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“This s*** needs to stop” — ‘The Boys’ star Karen Fukuhara reveals she was the victim of an anti-Asian hate crime

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) On her Instagram, The Boys‘ Karen Fukuhara reveals that she was hit in the head in what’s become a disturbing trend of anti-Asian attacks in this country.

“Today I was struck in the head by a man,” the 30-year-old American actress began a series of messages, explaining that although she’s “physically fine,” after the “hate crime,” she’s fed up.

She added, “This s*** needs to stop. Us women, Asians and the elderly need your help.”

The actress, who plays the super-powered Kimiko on the Amazon series, said she was walking to a cafe when a male came up behind her and hit her in the head so hard her hat flew off.

“I thought about confronting him at first, but he started coming towards me and I didn’t think it was worth the risk,” she revealed.

After he yelled at her, the man walked away, Fukuhara noted, adding, “This is the first time I’ve been harmed physically, although racial slurs and hurtful actions have been directed to me in the past.”

She added that “multi-racial friends of mine…had no idea these hate crimes happen to [us] everyday, regular people…I felt it was important to raise awareness.”

She also vented, “Why is this something we as ‘victims’ have to think about? What satisfaction are these perpetrators getting from hitting women, Asians, the elderly? They need to be held accountable [for]…these horrible crimes.”

The actress’ post comes days after the arrest of a suspect caught on tape punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times in the lobby of her Yonkers, New York, building. According to WABC-TV, Tammel Esco, 42, was charged with attempted murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime — both violent felonies.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame says Dolly Parton’s still on the ballot, even though she declined her nomination

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Dolly Parton’s still in the running to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite the fact that she asked the organization earlier this week to remove her from consideration.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation issued a statement Thursday acknowledging Dolly’s request, but saying they’ll move forward with her as a nominee.

“From its inception, Rock and Roll has had deep roots in Rhythm & Blues and Country music. It is not defined by any one genre, rather a sound that moves youth culture,” the statement reads, in part. “Dolly Parton’s music impacted a generation of young fans and influenced countless artists that followed.”

Along with Dolly, 16 other nominees have been named for possible inclusion in the Class of 2022 to join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Twenty One Pilots dropping “The Outside” video Friday

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Twenty One Pilots will premiere the video for their single “The Outside” on Friday.

The announcement is accompanied by a teaser clip, which shows frontman Tyler Joseph crawling from the ocean onto a freezing beach.

A tweet alongside the clip reads, “Before this, the odds seemed insurmountable. But now, an equalizer. Everything will be in position. All of the pieces on the board, ready for the final push.”

“The Outside” appears on the new Twenty One Pilots album Scaled and Icy, which was released last May. It’ll be the fourth Scaled and Icy track to get a video, following lead single “Shy Away,” “Choker” and “Saturday.”

While you wait for “The Outside” video to premiere, you can listen to drummer Josh Dun play on a new song called “In My Head” from alt-pop artist Lights. Dun previously collaborated with Lights on her 2017 song “Savage.”

Olivia Rodrigo shares trailer and key art for upcoming ’driving home 2 u’ Disney+ documentary

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

We have one week to go before Disney+ releases its hotly anticipated documentary Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film).

Olivia took to social media to not only share the key art of her upcoming documentary, but also tease some behind-the-scenes photos she recently snapped. In addition, she directed fans to check out the complete trailer, which dropped Thursday.

The upcoming documentary follows Olivia as she puts the finishing touches on her debut album, which went on to earn her multiple Grammy nominations. The trailer shows the range of emotions she experienced as she toiled over her debut work and the feedback she received from her team. One such clips shows a nervous Olivia pacing around as she’s told she’s “overthinking” the song-making process.

Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u premieres on Disney+ on March 25. In addition to Olivia sharing her memories and thoughts of her debut album, she will also perform an assortment of new arrangements of her biggest hits off SOUR and share her insight of breaking into the music business at such a young age.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News.

Check out a sneak peek of The Weeknd’s guest appearance on ‘The Simpsons’

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Weeknd’s dream of becoming a Simpsons character is coming true this weekend.

The long-running Fox animated comedy series gave a sneak peek of the singer’s guest appearance in Sunday’s episode.

“Look who’s dropping in on The Simpsons this Sunday,” the show tweeted, sharing a photo of The Weeknd’s animated character sitting next to Bart Simpson on a skate ramp.

“Dream come true,” The Weeknd replied, retweeting the post.

According to TV Insider, The Weeknd will voice two roles in the episode — a famous kid influencer who owns a skatewear brand and his equally-as-cool father.

“The Weeknd is a huge animation fan so he reached out to us, which we were super excited about,” the episode’s writer Ryan Koh told the site. “He’s obviously a very cool human, so he seemed like a natural fit to play a very cool boy and his very cool dad.”

The Simpsons airs Sunday at 8 p.m. on Fox.

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters adds three new shows to his 2022 This Is Not a Drill Tour

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters has added three new shows to his upcoming This Is Not a Drill tour of North America, bringing the total number of dates on the trek to 40.

The tour, which originally was supposed to kick off in July 2020 before being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off on July 6 in Pittsburgh runs through an October 8 show in Dallas.

The newly added concerts are scheduled for August 10 in Columbus, Ohio; October 3 in Glendale, Arizona; and October 6, in Austin, Texas.

Tickets for the new shows go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 25, at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-sale tickets to the concerts will be available starting on Wednesday, March 23, at 10 a.m. local time. To buy tickets and for additional information, visit RogerWaters.com.

As previously reported, the This Is Not a Drill concerts will be staged “in the round,” a first for Waters.

In a statement, Roger explains that his performances will offer “a stunning indictment of the corporate dystopia in which we all struggle to survive, and a call to action to LOVE, PROTECT and SHARE our precious and precarious planet home.

He adds, “The show includes a dozen great songs from PINK FLOYD’S GOLDEN ERA along side several new ones, words and music, same writer, same heart, same soul, same man.”

A sign of the “after times”? The Broadway League resumes reporting ticket sales for the Great White Way

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The show must go on. With Broadway attendance picking up, and with more theater-goers expected to come as COVID-19 vaccine mandates for patrons are relaxed at the end of April, The Broadway League is resuming its reporting of shows’ ticket sales.

Charlotte St. Martin, president The Broadway League, announced the change Thursday. She said in a statement, “With the optimism that comes as spring approaches and as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, 16 new Broadway productions are preparing to open in March and April and audiences from across the country and around the world are returning to New York.”

Martin continued, “As we move forward into this more ‘normal’ time, Broadway sales figures will be reported on a weekly basis beginning March 22, 2022.”

Even as recently as January of this year, with the surge of omicron cases, Broadway’s bottom line had been devastated because of the pandemic. Nine shows closed — some temporarily, like To Kill a Mockingbird, others permanently, like Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations — as attendance plummeted.

Arcade Fire announces new album, ‘WE’; listen to songs “The Lightning I” & “The Lightning II”

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Arcade Fire fans: prepare to get struck by “Lightning.”

Earlier this week, the indie rockers announced the release of “Lightning I, II,” their first official new music in five years. As it turns out, “The Lighting I, II” is actually two different songs: “The Lightning I” and “The Lightning II.”

Both “The Lightning” songs are available now via digital outlets, and are combined for a single video streaming now on YouTube.

But that’s not all: “The Lighting I” and “The Lightning II” will appear on the just-announced new Arcade Fire album, titled WE. The follow-up to 2017’s Everything Now will arrive on May 6.

Here’s the WE track list:

“Age of Anxiety”
“Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)”
“Prelude”
“End of the Empire I-III”
“End of the Empire IV (Sagittarius A*)”
“The Lightning I”
“The Lighting II”
“Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”
“Unconditional II (Race and Religion)”
“WE”

Pearl Jam is recorded “killer” new material with Andrew Watt: “So far, so good”

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pearl Jam has been recording new music with producer Andrew Watt, and, so far, the results have been “killer.”

That’s according to guitarist Stone Gossard, who tells SPIN that the grunge icons have “recorded a little bit” with Watt.

“We’ve got some things going already, and they’re killer,” Gossard says. “We’re psyched. Andrew is a total character. Really, like immediately, we were writing quickly. Spontaneously. Bring in a riff. Let’s knock it out.”

The guitarist adds, “[Drummer] Matt Cameron is playing his a** off. We didn’t bring any gear down. We were just doing some recording in Andrew’s basement in Beverly Hills, basically. So far, so good.”

Watt was primarily known for producing pop music, having worked with artists including Post Malone and Justin Bieber before linking up with Ozzy Osbourne for the metal legend’s 2020 solo album, Ordinary Man. He then produced PJ frontman Eddie Vedder‘s solo effort Earthling, and played in his live backing band.

“He’s known for some of his pop hits, which I personally love, but he really is a great musician and he knows the band well enough to know when we’re hitting something,” Gossard says of Watt. “His perspective has been great. I hope we continue with that process. It’s been fruitful, everything that we’ve done so far. We’ll see how long it takes to finish it off.”

Earlier this week, Pearl Jam confirmed the details of their North American tour, which will finally kick off in May after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ll be supporting their latest album, Gigaton, which dropped in 2020.

The Kid LAROI tells fans to be patient about upcoming album: “I still gotta finish it. It’s not done!”

March 17, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Kid LAROI is taking his time with his sophomore album and is letting fans know they need to be patient.

Speaking to Sony as part of their Set the Stage concert series, the “Stay” singer responded to fan questions about the album’s release date with “I don’t know. I still got to finish it. It’s not done!”

The Kid LAROI also shared the strangest thing that’s happened while he was recording music. “I was working with Post [Malone] and we tattooed each other,” said LAROI, though he didn’t share details about the song the two were recording together. He did say he plans to release it “hopefully on my own,” then again dodged a release date question and followed up with, “We have one for his [album] too. I don’t know if I was supposed to say that, though.”

Speaking about his rise to fame, LAROI said, “It’s been really cool. It definitely wasn’t overnight, but it does feel really quick.” He also insisted he’s not “thinking about it too much,” because other artists who became “enamored by it” began taking themselves too seriously.

“You just got to keep it moving onto the next thing,” LAROI stated, saying that’s what allows him to stay “100 percent” connected to his music.

When another fan asked how he chose his stage name, LAROI agreed “It’s a sick name,” but did not elaborate.

He was also asked what Australia smells like, which he says is “fresher than LA.”

LAROI also performed his smash-hit single, “STAY.”

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