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Thunder-strike hard: ‘Cobra Kai’ co-creator keeps trying to use this AC/DC song in the show

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Cobra Kai co-creator Jon Hurwitz is hoping to add a bit of “Thunder” to the titular dojo’s “Strike First Strike Hard No Mercy” motto.

As Hurwitz tells Entertainment Weekly, he’s been trying to use the AC/DC classic “Thunderstruck” in the Karate Kid sequel series for some time now. In fact, “Thunderstruck” was specifically written into a script for a montage season in the recently premiered fourth season of the show.

“We’ve written ‘Thunderstruck’ into the script several times over the years,” Hurwitz shares. “We’ve never been able to afford it in that moment or to make that choice [to spend the money on it] right now.”

“Our fantasy is having the kind of music budget that would allow for us to have nonstop AC/DC and Bon Jovi and Guns N’ Roses,” he adds.

While viewers have yet to hear “Thunderstruck” soundtrack any epic Cobra Kai karate showdowns, the show does feature a lot of Karate Kid-era appropriate rock music, including Mötley Crüe, Poison and Ratt.

“[Music supervisor] Michelle Johnson has done an amazing job, she’s been phenomenal in understanding the tone of the show,” says Hurwitz. “She’ll pitch us many, many songs or send music to our editors and we’ll narrow it down. There’s nothing we love more than finding the right song for a montage.”

Cobra Kai season 4 also featured a wink to metalheads in an episode when a neighbor of the character Stingray yells at him for “blaring s***ty Metallica all night.” Stingray, who’s played by Richard Jewell star Paul Walter Hauser, then replies, “That was actually Exodus‘ Bonded by Blood, but it’s not your fault, you don’t know the genre.”

Selena Gomez admits her anxiety and depression make it “difficult for me to be me”

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Selena Gomez opened up about the difficulties she has with her mental health and how she advocates for herself.

Speaking to InStyle, the “Lose You to Love Me” singer candidly spoke about how the pandemic affected her thoughts and feelings, which she now manages with self care and therapy.

“I became aware that my little world is complicated, but the picture is much bigger than the stuff I deal with,” Selena said when assessing the past two years. “I have problems with depression and anxiety, and I found it difficult for me to be me.”

While she grappled with her mental health, Selena said she also made strides in becoming a better version of herself.

“At one point Instagram became my whole world, and it was really dangerous. In my early 20s, I felt like I wasn’t pretty enough. There was a whole period in my life when I thought I needed makeup and never wanted to be seen without it,” she admitted. Selena said she learned to “take control of what I was feeling” as she grew older, and worked on her self-confidence — and that involved “taking a break from social media.”

She said that “was the best decision that I’ve ever made for my mental health.”

“The unnecessary hate and comparisons went away once I put my phone down,” Selena explained. “I’ll have moments where that weird feeling will come back, but now I have a much better relationship with myself.”

The Grammy nominee says she is a “big believer in therapy” and revealed that “taking care of myself” allows her to know when she is “not in the best headspace.” Now, she is working on “changing the narrative of mental health” with her new platform, Wondermind, adding that she has “big aspirations for that field.

The Longer Run: Eagles add 12 US dates to their 2022 Hotel California tour

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

The Eagles have more than doubled the number of scheduled U.S. concerts for their Hotel California 2022 Tour, adding 12 new shows in a variety of major cities in March, April and May.

The new dates run from a March 17 concert in Cleveland through a May 25 performance in Salt Lake City, and also include shows in Chicago. Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Nashville and the New York City suburb of Belmont, New York.

Tickets for the newly announced dates will go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 14, at 10 a.m. local time, and a limited number of VIP packages will be available that same day. There also will be opportunities to purchase pre-sale tickets; visit Eagles.com/events and Ticketmaster.com for more info.

The Eagles already had 10 other U.S. concerts lined up, spanning from a February 19 performance in Savannah, Georgia, through a May 19-20 stand in Austin, Texas.

As previously announced, the Hotel California trek features the current Eagles lineup performing the band’s classic 1976 album of the same name in its entirety, as well as other memorable tunes by the group, accompanied by an orchestra and a choir.

‘The Last Picture Show’, ‘Paper Moon’ director Peter Bogdanovich dead at 82

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Peter Bogdanovich, a film critic-turned Oscar-nominated director of classics including The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died, ABC News has confirmed. The filmmaker was 82.

Bogdanovich was born in New York and worked as a film journalist in his early years, before a career turn working with low-budget icon Roger Corman on the 1966 film The Wild Angels.

Bogdanovich’s 1971 film The Last Picture Show, starring Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd, earned eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won Best Supporting Actor trophies for Cloris Leachman and Ben Johnson.

Bogdanovich was also adept at comedy, working with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal in 1972’s What’s Up, Doc?, before reuniting with O’Neal for the period drama Paper Moon two years later. That film also starred O’Neal’s real-life daughter, Tatum O’Neal, who at age 10 won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, the youngest performer to have ever won the prize.

Bogdanovich directed the Oscar-winning 1985 drama Mask, starring Cher and Eric Stoltz. He also was an actor, appearing in a variety of shows and movies, including as therapist Dr. Elliot Kupferberg on The Sopranos, and on the big screen as recently as 2019 in It: Chapter Two.

Bogdanovich’s personal life wasn’t free of tabloid headlines. His 1971 affair with a then-unknown Cybill Shepherd led to the divorce from his first wife, while his Playboy playmate girlfriend Dorothy Statton was infamously murdered in 1980 by an ex. In 1988, Bogdanovich married Stratton’s sister, Louise. They split in 2001.

Bogdanovich was also an accomplished author and documentarian, having called the shots on films on subjects ranging from directors John Ford and Howard Hawks to musician Tom Petty. His 2007 collab with the latter, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream, earned the filmmaker a Grammy for Best Music Film.

Young Dolph murder suspect has been identified

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Law enforcement officials have released the name of a man wanted for the murder of Young Dolph.

The U.S. Marshals Service, Memphis Police Department, Crime Stoppers, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are offering a combined reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the capture of 23-year-old Justin Johnson.

A first-degree murder warrant has been issued for Johnson, who is accused of shooting and killing the late rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., on November 17, 2021, at Makeda’s Cookies in south Memphis. Johnson also has an outstanding warrant for violation of federal supervised release on a weapon offense, and has been added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s “Most Wanted” list.

U.S. Marshals say Johnson has ties to organized criminal gangs and should be considered armed and dangerous.

As previously reported, on December 16, Young Dolph was honored at a public memorial at the FedExForum arena in Memphis as fans and community members gathered to pay tribute to the slain rapper one month after his death. The memorial included a series of tributes from stars who’d collaborated with the rapper, including Gucci Mane, 2 Chainz and T.I., as well as a message from jailed rapper C-Murder, and a tribute from Grammy-winning singer Monica.

Dolph is also being remembered with a street named after him in his Castalia Heights neighborhood of Memphis.

🚨#TNMostWanted: We need your help to find Justin Johnson, wanted by @MEM_PoliceDept and TBI for 1st Degree Murder, Criminal Attempt-1st Degree Murder, & Theft of Property $10,000-$60,000.

He should be considered armed & dangerous.

Seen him? Call 901-378-3132 or 1-800-TBI-FIND pic.twitter.com/38OkN4zWko

— Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (@TBInvestigation) January 5, 2022

Jill Scott responds to sex tape rumors: “Say word!?!”

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

After Twitter exploded Tuesday with rumors of a Jill Scott sex tape, the three-time Grammy winner has responded.

“Say word!?!” Scott tweeted alongside a GIF of herself taking her bows onstage in front of an adoring crowd. “I expect this energy when my new movies, albums and tv show drop. Ya’ll too much. #headedbacktowork #hydrate.”

After numerous people tweeted that they searched for an X-rated Jill Scott video and could not find it, they realized that the rumors were simply idle gossip.

“It’s no Jill Scott sex tape that mf was lying. How you gone start a rumor like that?! Report his account,” one person wrote.

Another fan chimed in, “You know what, if y’all lying about this Jill Scott flic you’re going to hell and ya mami cant save ya.”

Yet another person referenced the Jussie Smollett scandal, writing, “Honestly this is worse than Jussie telling the world he was jumped at 3 a.m. outside of a subway restaurant in the middle of the winter for no reason.” The former Empire star was convicted in December on five felony counts of disorderly conduct for making false police reports and staging a fake hate crime against himself in Chicago in January 2019.

As the rumors about Scott die down, she’s continuing to focus on acting after a very successful recording career from 2001-2015. She starred in the BET series The First Wives Club from 2019-2021, and in November, she starred in the Lifetime movie Highway to Heaven. Scott also starred for one season in 2008 in the HBO series The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

Say word!?! I expect this energy when my new movies, albums and tv show drop. Ya’ll too much. #headedbacktowork #hydrate pic.twitter.com/9uGO2PFhtK

— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) January 5, 2022

Jon Stewart flames ‘Newsweek’, says he never called ‘Harry Potter’ creator JK Rowling “antisemitic”

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Jon Stewart is casting curses — and spells — at Newsweek for its coverage of comments he made about Harry Potter.

The magazine published a headline on Tuesday reading, “Jon Stewart accuses [creator] JK Rowling of antisemitism in Harry Potter.” The article then expanded on comments that Stewart made about how the goblins in the Potter films, who run Gringotts, the bank of the wizarding world, reflect common antisemitic tropes.

But Stewart is now saying he wasn’t accusing Rowling of antisemitism.

During a podcast, a portion of which he posted to Twitter Wednesday, Stewart explained that his “lighthearted conversation amongst colleagues and chums” during an installment of the podcast “a month ago” was taken “out of context.”

Stewart explained that in his comments, he was merely pointing out how such tropes are so “embedded in society that they’re invisible, even in a considered process like movie making.”

“This morning I wake up, it’s trending on Twitter, ‘Jon Stewart accuses JK Rowling…of antisemitism,” he said. “So let me just say this…as clearly as I can. I do not think JK Rowling is antisemitic…I do not think the Harry Potter movies are antisemitic. I really love the Harry Potter movies — probably too much for a gentleman of my considerable age.”

“So let me say this instead, to Newsweek: Your business model is f***ing arson,” Stewart continued, noting that the publication’s headline caused, “all the sh**heads [online to] pile into this ridiculously out of context nonsense.” He added, “Get a f***ing grip.”

Pentatonix’s Matt Sallee weds girlfriend Sarah Bishop

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Pentatonix member Matt Sallee is a married man. The bass singer revealed on Twitter that he recently tied the knot with girlfriend Sarah Bishop.

“Mr. & Mrs. Sallee,” he captioned the announcement, along with a green heart emoji. He shared a happy photo of the two at their wedding; Matt’s wearing a classy black tuxedo while Sarah’s dressed in a strapless lace gown with intricate floral stitching. The photo also clearly shows their wedding bands.

Writing about the wedding, Matt shared in an emotional Twitter update, “Overwhelmed!!! Yesterday was perfect.”

One Twitter user shared additional photos of the ceremony, which show the two moments after saying “I Do,” stepping onto the dance floor at their reception and enjoying a sweet kiss.

Matt proposed to Sarah on October 11, 2020 and shared a sweet video on his personal Instagram detailing how he popped the question.

Matt and Pentatonix wrapped up their Evergreen tour at the end of December.

Mr. & Mrs. Sallee 💚 pic.twitter.com/GQVtuHVL47

— Matt Sallee (@mattsalleemusic) January 4, 2022

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Listen to Spoon cover David Bowie’s “I Can’t Give Everything Away”

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Spoon has released a cover of the David Bowie song “I Can’t Give Everything Away.”

The original track appears on the late “Life on Mars?” legend’s final album Blackstar, which was released just days before his death in 2016. You can listen to Spoon’s version streaming now exclusively on Amazon Music.

“I Can’t Give Everything Away” was also memorably covered by Nine Inch Nails during their 2017-18 tour.

Bowie would’ve celebrated his 75th birthday this Saturday, January 8. To mark the occasion, the streaming platform Rolling Live Studios is airing a Bowie tribute concert that day, featuring artists including Billy Corgan, Noel Gallagher and WALK THE MOON.

In other Spoon news, the band recently released a live video for their latest single, “The Hardest Cut.” The clip, which you can watch on YouTube, was filmed last September in Los Angeles.

“The Hardest Cut” is the lead single off Spoon’s upcoming album Lucifer on the Sofa, due out February 11.

Betty White reportedly requested a no “fuss” private funeral, says her agent

January 6, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Entertainment icon Betty White “never wanted people to make a fuss over her,” her longtime friend and agent Jeff Witjas tells People, noting the Emmy-winner wanted a “private” funeral.

As previously reported, White died on December 31 at her home in Brentwood, California. Witjas told ABC News she passed from “natural causes” in her sleep.

Regarding White’s funeral plans, Witjas tells People, “The arrangements are being handled privately and that was Betty’s wish.”

Witjas didn’t indicate when the funeral would be held, or whether or not there would be a public memorial. He suggested that anyone wishing to honor her donate to one of her favorite charities, including The Los Angeles Zoo, The Aquarium of the Pacific and Guide Dogs For the Blind.

The iconic Golden Girls and Mary Tyler Moore actress would have turned 100 on January 17.

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