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Sarah Michelle Gellar celebrates 25th anniversary of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer celebrated the show’s 25th anniversary on Thursday with mixed feelings. Following director Joss Whedon‘s fall from grace and alarming allegations of misconduct made by former cast members and those who worked with him on other projects, it leaves fans worried that has permanently tainted the show’s legacy.

Star Sarah Michelle Gellar looked past the controversy to celebrate those who helped turned Buffy into a cult classic — the fans.

“25 years ago today I had the honor to introduce the world to my version of Buffy Anne Summers. It was an uphill battle,” she wrote Thursday on Instagram. “A mid season replacement, on a new network based on a movie, that was by no means a giant success. But then there was you. The fans. You believed in us. You made this happen.”

She continued, “You are the reason 25 years later we are still celebrating. So today we celebrate you as well,” and closed with the hashtag “#wwbd,” which means “What Would Buffy Do?”

ABC Audio caught up with Gellar ahead of the show’s silver anniversary, and the actress spoke about why a series about vampires and mad gods resonated so fiercely with fans.

“I think what makes any great entertainment is when a story transcends time and place, when everybody finds a little bit of themselves in the character. You know, whether you’re a guy, a girl, age, whatever, everyone understood that we used the demons as the manifestation of the horrors of adolescence,” said Gellar about why the show has survived the test of time. “No matter who you are, we all experience the horrors of adolescence. That is one of the commonalities among us.”

Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered March 10, 1997, and ran for seven seasons, airing its final episode in 2003.

“Tickets are on me”: Tim McGraw makes a couple’s wedding anniversary extra special

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Just call him Cupid: Tim McGraw helped out a fan this week by providing her with tickets to his show so she could surprise her husband on their anniversary.

“I have done EVERYTHING I could to get tickets to your show this weekend,” the fan tweeted. “I wanted it to be a surprise for my hubby for our 20th wedding anniversary 2/22/22. But it’s sold out. I told him I had a surprise for him. The surprise now is no concert.”

So the country star came to the rescue: “Happy anniversary! Tickets are on me. Enjoy,” Tim replied.

If anyone knows about the importance of celebrating anniversaries, it’s Tim. He and his fellow superstar wife Faith Hill celebrated 25 years of marriage last fall.

AMC drops final season trailer for ‘Better Call Saul’

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

AMC has released a trailer and a release date for the start of the last season of Better Call Saul: April 18.

The Emmy-winning Breaking Bad prequel series ended its penultimate season with Bob Odenkirk‘s Jimmy McGill getting increasingly tangled in the deadly dealings of the Salamanca drug cartel.

Set in part to Andy Williams‘ “The Days of Wine and Roses,” the trailer shows Jimmy and wife Kim Wexler, played by Rhea Seahorn, plotting to legally target their law partner, Patrick Fabian‘s Howard.

Meanwhile, Tony Dalton‘s Lalo is plotting to lethally target Jonathan Banks‘ Mike and Michael Mando‘s Nacho in revenge for their botched hit on Lalo, which killed his family.

“Whatever happens next, it’s not gonna go down the way you think it is,” Mike warns in voiceover.

The sixth season of Better Call Saul was supposed to debut last year, but was delayed both by the pandemic and by Odenkirk’s near-fatal heart attack on the show’s New Mexico set.

Watch: Elton John/Stevie Wonder duet “Finish Line” now has a heartwarming video

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

On his most recent album The Lockdown Sessions, Elton John teamed up everyone from Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa to Stevie Nicks to Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, but he was really excited about duetting with his old friend Stevie Wonder on the song “Finish Line.” Now, you can watch the emotional and heartwarming video for the track.

The clip mixes vintage home movie footage and photos of pivotal moments in people’s lives with scenes from the pandemic, so in addition to couples with their babies, weddings and family gatherings, you’ll see overwhelmed healthcare workers and masked-up people going about their daily lives.

In the middle of it all is footage of Elton and Stevie performing together over the years, including clips of video for their 1985 #1 charity hit “That’s What Friends Are For,” which also featured Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight.

When the album was first released, Elton said that “Finish Line” marked his first-ever vocal duet with Stevie, who also played harmonica and acoustic piano on the track.

“It sounds simply incredible. Stevie sounds like he’s 19 again,” Elton noted. “It was a special experience making this record with Stevie.”

Released in October 2021, The Lockdown Sessions peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200.

Jackson Browne joins lineup of tonight’s Keith Richards-headlined Love Rocks NYC! benefit concert

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Jackson Browne has joined the star-packed lineup of the 2022 Love Rocks NYC! benefit concert, which takes place tonight at the Beacon Theatre in New York City and also will be livestreamed for free online.

Browne will appear as a special guest during the show, which, as previously reported, is being headlined by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and his solo band The X-Pensive Winos.

The Love Rocks NYC! concert raises money for the God’s Love We Deliver charity, which provides nutritious meals to seriously ill people in the New York City area who have difficulty leaving their homes or cooking for themselves.

You can access a link to watch the event for free by signing up at LoveRocksNYC.com, while you’re also encouraged to contribute funds to the charity, which is offering a special “$20 = 2 Meals” donation option. Donations also can be made at Give.GLWD.org.

The show’s lineup also features Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, ex-Allman Brothers Band singer/guitarist Warren Haynes, Hozier, Jimmy Vivino and many more.

The event will be co-hosted by Mario Cantone, Gina Gershon, Kiefer Sutherland, Steve Schirripa and Michelle Buteau.

The concert’s house band will be led by longtime CBS Orchestra bassist Will Lee, and will include former Bob Dylan and Levon Helm touring guitarist Larry Campbell, Eric Clapton touring drummer Steve Gadd and Fleetwood Mac touring keyboardist Ricky Peterson.

More information about the concert is available at LoveRocksNYC.com and GLWD.org.

Meanwhile, Browne, who last year released a new studio album titled Downhill from Everywhere, will kick off a Canadian leg of his joint tour with James Taylor on April 21 in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

The xx’s Oliver Sim premieres debut solo single, “Romance with a Memory”

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The xx‘s Oliver Sim has premiered his debut solo single, “Romance with a Memory.”

“I’m thrilled, excited, ecstatic, over caffeinated and overjoyed to be sharing ‘Romance with a Memory’ with you all,” Sim says. “Terrifyingly, this is the first song I’ve ever released under my own name, I really hope you all enjoy it.”

“Romance with a Memory” is available now via digital outlets. You can watch its accompany video, starring a dancing Michael Myers — the Halloween one, not the Wayne’s World one — streaming now on Sim’s YouTube channel.

Sim is now the third and final xx member to release solo material, following band mates Jamie xx and Romy Madley Croft. The trio’s most recent album together is 2017’s I See You.

In related news, The xx has launched a new series on Apple Music 1 called Interludes Radio. The first episode, hosted by Sim, is out today.

Kid Rock details upcoming new album, ‘Bad Reputation’

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Kid Rock has announced the details of his next album, Bad Reputation.

The record is set to premiere digitally on March 21, followed by a physical release on April 6. Among the songs on the 18-track album are the “snowflake”- and “millennial”-bashing Monster Truck collaboration “Don’t Tell Me How to Live” and the “Let’s Go Brandon”-cheering “We the People,” both of which were previously released as digital singles.

Bad Reputation is the follow-up to 2017’s Sweet Southern Sugar.

Rock will be supporting the new record on his Bad Reputation tour, which kicks off in April and features openers Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening on select dates. The “Bawitdaba” singer has previously said that he’ll refuse to play any venue that requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend.

Here’s the Bad Reputation track list:

“Don’t Tell Me How to Live” — featuring Monster Truck
“We the People”
“My Kind of Country”
“Bad Reputation”
“Never Quit”
“Shakedown” — featuring Robert James
“Rockin'”
“The Last Dance”
“See You Again”
“Still Somethin'”
“She’s Your Baby (Now Rock Her)”
“Never Enough”
“Everything to Me”
“Cold Beer”
“Ala-F***in’-Bama”
“Am What I Am”
“The Nashville I Know”
“Fifty”

The Kid LAROI, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons and Khalid to headline NCAA March Madness Music Festival

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

March Madness is upon us, and to help hype basketball fans for the main event, the NCAA unveiled this year’s headliners for its March Madness Music Festival.

People reports that The Kid LAROI, Macklemore, Khalid and Imagine Dragons will be hitting the stage as the Division I Men’s Final Four gets underway between April 1 and April 3. LAROI will kick things off on Saturday, April 2, at the Infinite Sounds by Coca-Cola Starlight stage, performing alongside other musical guests Lucky Daye and BIA. Khalid will close Saturday’s festivities.

Then, on Sunday, April 3, Imagine Dragons and Macklemore will perform at the Capital One JamFest show alongside Grouplove and New Orleans musician Trombone Shorty.

The headliners of Friday’s AT&T Block Party event have yet to be revealed.

Registration to buy tickets for Infinite Sounds is now open, while Capital One JamFest registration starts Wednesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. ET. Capital One cardholders will get early access on Monday, March 21. It is unknown when registration for the Block Party opens.

The three-day event will tip off the NCAA’s Men’s Final Four tournament and will wrap up as the national championship gets underway in New Orleans on April 4.

Walker Hayes, Florida Georgia Line score Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards nominations

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Walker Hayes and Florida Georgia Line are both getting some love at the 2022 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.

FGL is one of the six nominees for Favorite Music Group, alongside Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5, BTS, Black Eyed Peas and Migos. The country duo are currently on hiatus, announcing their break last month.

Meanwhile, Walker gets a shoutout in the Favorite Breakout Artist category. He’s going up against Saweetie, Olivia Rodrigo, Chloë, Glass Animals and Jack Harlowe.

They’re the only two country acts to be nominated at the awards show, though country star turned pop icon Taylor Swift is nominated in several categories, and the “Taylor’s Version” iterations of her country albums Red and Fearless are both nominated in the Favorite Album category.

The fan-voted Kids Choice Awards show will take place April 9 and air on Nickelodeon at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Watch trailer for Tom Morello executive music produced-movie ‘Metal Lords’

March 10, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Earlier this year, it was announced that Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello will be the executive music producer on the upcoming Neftlix film Metal Lords. Now, we have an official trailer.

The clip lays out the plot for the movie, which follows a pair of high school friends Hunter and Kevin, played by Adrian Greensmith and It‘s Jaeden Martell, who start a metal band together. In search of a bassist, they recruit school band cellist Emily, played by Isis Hainsworth. Teen drama ensues, this time with a heavy metal soundtrack.

Metal Lords is directed by Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist filmmaker Peter Sollett, and was written by Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss. It premieres on Netflix April 8.

By the way, Metal Lords isn’t the first time Morello and Weiss collaborated. The two previously jammed together on an all-star version of the Game of Thrones theme song alongside Anthrax‘s Scott Ian, Extreme‘s Nuno Bettencourt, composer Ramin Djawadi and country star Brad Paisley.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.)

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