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Compilation of rare 1960s tracks by 10cc’s Kevin Godley and Lol Creme due out in June

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

A collection of rare recordings by 10cc co-founders Kevin Godley and Lol Creme from the late 1960s will be released on June 10.

Frabjous Days — The Secret World of Godley & Creme 1967-1969 includes tracks that the duo made under the name Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon for a planned 1969 album for British music impresario Georgio Gomelsky‘s Marmalade label that was never released.

The compilation also features a 1969 solo track that Godley and Creme’s future 10cc band mate Graham Gouldman recorded for Marmalade called “The Late Mr. Late,” and two unreleased songs written by Gouldman that the duo recorded in 1969 — “Hot Sun” and “Virgin Soldiers.”

Other tracks on the album include two songs from a January 1968 single that Godley and Crème released under the moniker The Yellow Bellow Room Boom, and two unreleased tracks from a June 1968 acetate recording.

Frabjous Days comes packaged with a 28-page booklet featuring a new essay, as well as rare photos and memorabilia.

“These songs sound like they were written and recorded before we were born…and in a sense they were,” Godley says. “It’s the sound of two young art students messing around at weekends, stringing chords and words together for the sheer, explosive buzz of hearing what happens. There’s a thrill in not knowing what you’re doing but aiming high anyway and that, I believe, is exactly what’s going on in these recordings.”

You can pre-order Frabjous Days at CherryRed.co.uk.

Here’s the album’s full track list:

The Marmalade Sessions 1969
1. “I’m Beside Myself” (album version)*
2. “Chaplin House”*
3. “Cowboys and Indians”*
4. “It’s the Best Seaside in the World”*
5. “Fly Away” (Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon LP version)*
6. “Take Me Back”*
7. “Today”*
8. “Hot Sun”*
9. “Virgin Soldiers”*
10. “The Late Mr. Late” — Graham Gouldman
11. “To Fly Away” (Marmalade sampler LP version)
12. “I’m Beside Myself” (single version)
13. “Animal Song”

Bonus tracks (recorded 1967-1969)
14. “Seeing Things Green”
15. “Easy Life”
16. “One and One Make Love”*
17. “Over and Above My Head”*
18. “Hello Blinkers”
19. “Goodnight Blinkers”

1-7: Unreleased Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon album, recorded circa September 1969
8-9: Unreleased acetate of Graham Gouldman songs performed by Godley and Creme, recorded circa July 1969
10-11: From label sampler Marmalade – 100% Proof, released June 1969
12-13: Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon single, released September 1969
14-15: The Yellow Bellow Room Boom single, released January 1968
16-17: Unreleased acetate, recorded circa July 1968
18-19: Promo vinyl pressing for Blinkers nightclub, circa late 1969

* = previously unreleased.

Music notes: Josh Groban, Train, Pink and Taylor Swift

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Train is teaming with Spice Girls singer Melanie C for a brand-new remix of their song “AM Gold.” The band teased of their upcoming release, “I’ll tell ya what I want, what I really really want… and it’s for the #AMGold (@tobtokmusic Remix) with @melaniecmusic to be out already.” The track drops on Friday.

Got a Mork & Mindy lunchbox? Pink is looking for one. “When I was a kid I had a mork and mindy lunchbox with matching thermos,” she tweeted Thursday. “Anyone have one they wanna sell me?” Soon after, she announced, “Thanks y’all! I knew I could count on you! Got it!”

Taylor Swift will be honored by the GRAMMY museum in a new exhibit, called The Power of Women in Country Music, which honors the genre’s biggest stars. Taylor will be featured alongside the likes of Dolly Parton, Shania Twain, and Maren Morris. The exhibit opens May 27 and runs through October.

Speaking of Taylor, Josh Groban is super-pumped she had a millipede named after her. He told TMZ, “I’m delighted for her, personally. That’s awesome! I love the animal kingdom! I’d love to have a bug named after me.” As previously reported, the Nannaria swiftae millipede, otherwise known as the Swift-claw millipede, was named after the “Shake It Off” singer.

Music notes: Charlie Puth, Pink, Taylor Swift and Psy

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Charlie Puth channeled Risky Business in his latest Instagram post, opting to wear just blue boxer briefs, socks and a loosely buttoned shirt — similar attire to what Tom Cruise wore in the 1983 movie classic. The “Light Switch” singer also threw in a thirst trap, sharing a photo of him just wearing those briefs.

PSY is teasing yet another song, this time called “Celeb,” featuring Bae Suzy from the K-pop group Miss A. The “Gangnam Style” rapper shared a colorful, 20-second teaser of the video for the upbeat song, which shows him parodying the lavish lifestyles of the rich and the famous. The track drops April 29 at 6 p.m. Korean time.

“Vaxxed and boosted” Stephen Colbert “feeling fine” after positive COVID test; ‘Late Show’ taping canceled

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Thursday’s taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been canceled, following host Stephen Colbert‘s testing positive for COVID-19.

“Yep! I tested positive for Covid, but basically I’m feeling fine,” Colbert told fans on Twitter.

He added that he’s “grateful to be vaxxed and boosted,” and thanked fans for “the well wishes.”

The host also made a quip about one of tonight’s scheduled guests, writing, “This just proves that I will do anything to avoid interviewing Jason Bateman.”

The Late Show had already scheduled repeats for the rest of the week, and will return with new episodes starting May 2, according to the show’s Twitter feed.

Incidentally, Colbert’s fellow talk show hosts Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, and James Corden all tested positive in January of this year, despite having also been vaccinated and boosted.

Rammstein announces theatrical ‘Zeit’ listening event

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Rammstein is bringing Zeit to the cinema.

The German metallers have announced a listening event for their upcoming album that will be held in movie theaters across the globe on April 28.

Attendees will get to hear Zeit in its entirety, and in cutting-edge Dolby Atmos audio, ahead of the record’s official release on April 29. Additionally, the event will feature the premiere for the music video for the Zeit song “Angst.”

For the list of participating theaters and all ticket info, visit Rammstein.com.

Rammstein will launch their long-awaited North American stadium tour in August. The outing was originally planned for 2020 before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Production on Aziz Ansari film stopped to investigate reportedly “inappropriate behavior” by Bill Murray

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Deadline is reporting that production on Being Mortal, a movie that was to star Bill Murray, is being halted while claims of the comedy legend’s alleged “inappropriate behavior” on set is investigated.

Parks and Rec vet Aziz Ansari was making his directorial debut on the project, which also stars Seth Rogen, and is based on Atul Gawande‘s nonfiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.

The project was reportedly halfway done shooting before the red light was given, Deadline says.

The trade reports that a memo was sent from Searchlight Pictures to crew members on Wednesday night, updating them as to what was going on behind the scenes.

It read in part, “Late last week, we were made aware of a complaint, and we immediately looked into it. After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decided that production cannot continue at this time.”

The message thanked the crew, and added, “Our hope is to resume production and are working with Aziz…to figure out that timing.”

Gawande’s book deals with his experiences with end-of-life care and disease treatment as a surgeon, stressing the importance of patients living their life, even if they’re technically dying.

Madonna is selling the mansion she bought from The Weeknd

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

If you’ve been wanting to own a home that once housed music royalty, you’re in luck. Madonna has listed her sprawling Hidden Hills, California, estate that she previously bought from The Weeknd for a cool $26 million.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Madge purchased the home from the “Take My Breath” singer about a year ago for $19.3 million. The contemporary farmhouse offers nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms and spans over 12,500 square feet. Not only that, the property boasts a separate, two-bedroom guest house on its nearly three-acre plot.

Additionally, Madonna reportedly renovated the barn so that its new owners can enjoy a private gym and dance-Pilates studio. In addition, the main house offers a home theater, music lounge, indoor/outdoor bar, infinity saltwater pool with adjacent 10-person hot tub, a steam shower, stone bath, a full-sized basketball court and an outdoor kitchen, among other expensive perks.

While the “Express Yourself” singer resided in the estate for a little over a year, The Weeknd previously called it home for four years after acquiring it in 2017. He listed the property in 2020.

“Who Says” a rocker can’t open a Nashville bar? Jon Bon Jovi linked to new venue in Music City

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The latest trend among country music superstars is opening their own bar, restaurant or music venue in downtown Nashville. Now it seems as though Jon Bon Jovi may want a piece of the action.

The Nashville Business Journal shared reports this week that Jon might be attaching his name to a new venue at the prime downtown location of 405 Broadway. That site is currently a vacant lot situated between a famous honky tonk and an upscale restaurant, on the same block as iconic Nashville locations like Tootsies Orchid Lounge.

The Business Journal cites multiple unnamed reports linking Jon to the new development. Though his involvement hasn’t been confirmed, the Nashville Post reports that work is underway at the site, with a “celebrity partner” in the mix.

Nashville-based investment group Big Plan Holdings owns the property, and founder and CEO Josh Joseph has hinted that he’ll soon reveal the star who’s partnered in the project.

Though Bon Jovi isn’t country, the band has had a country hit: In 2006, they put out a duet version of “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” with country star Jennifer Nettles, which hit number one on the country charts. It won Bon Jovi their only Grammy, for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Bon Jovi re-teamed with Jennifer in 2020 for a duet version of “Do What You Can.”

Bon Jovi also recorded songs with country acts Big & Rich and LeAnn Rimes on the band’s 2007 album Lost Highway.

Mike Tyson reportedly punches “aggressive” airline passenger

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

ABC News has learned that the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dept is actively investigating, after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson allegedly punched a fellow passenger on a still-grounded airplane.

Tyson was caught on video seemingly punching a fellow passenger on a Jet Blue flight from San Francisco to Florida Wednesday night. However, his rep said the boxing legend was provoked.

TMZ showed the unidentified passenger both before the incident, mugging next to Tyson, who was seated directly in front of him and a buddy. He was also shown after, bloodied from scrapes on his head.

Eyewitnesses tell the gossip site that one passenger took a picture with Tyson, but the other, who was intoxicated, kept bugging him through the seats, leading to the physical scrap.

Tyson then exited the plane, which was still at San Francisco International Airport at the time.

A rep for the champ noted, “Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.”

The injured passenger reportedly sought medical attention, and also spoke with police about the incident.

Brothers Osborne’s TJ Osborne is a Grand Marshal in this year’s Nashville Pride Parade

April 21, 2022 by WDNY Radio

TJ Osborne, one half of the sibling duo Brothers Osborne, is one of the Grand Marshals in this year’s Nashville Pride Parade.

He’ll share the role with Leslie Jordan, who recently starred in the music video for Brothers Osborne’s “I’m Not for Everyone,” as well as Greg Cason — who’s held board positions on an array of LGBTQ+ Nashville organizations — and Alberta Hardison, whose activism work with the HIV community dates back to 1998.

TJ came out as gay in early 2021 and, in so doing, became the first openly gay act signed to a major country label. Subsequently, Brothers Osborne put out their song “Younger Me,” which they wrote in part as a reflection on TJ’s experience of growing up and moving into an industry that he never thought would accept him.

The Nashville Pride Parade will be held on June 25. It’s free to attend.

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