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Ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo rejoins Testament: “Pure brutality awaits”

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Testament has a new member: Dave Lombardo.

The former Slayer drummer has rejoined Chuck Billy and company after previously playing with the thrash metallers on their 1999 album, The Gathering.

“I’ll state the obvious,” Billy says in a statement. “We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament…Dave added immense power when he joined the band for The Gathering, and we are ecstatic to see what new flavor he will bring back to Testament.”

Lombardo adds, “This is a long-awaited reunion that was bound to happen. Once upon a time, we created a thrash masterpiece. I have no doubt that our musical chemistry will pick up exactly where we left off. I love the Testament family and am very excited to be joining them once again. Pure brutality awaits.”

Lombardo takes the place of longtime Testament drummer Gene Hoglan, who left the band earlier this year.

You can catch Lombardo live with Testament on their upcoming The Bay Strikes Back tour, which launches in April.

Historic anti-lynching bill passed by House, makes its way to Senate

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

“The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act,” designating lynching as a federal hate crime, was passed by the House on Monday and is now on its way to the Senate to possibly be signed into law.

The historic bill was approved on the last day of Black History Month and 65 years after Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, was murdered in a brutal lynching in Mississippi in 1955.

Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, who authored the House bill, said its passage marked “a day of enormous consequence for our nation.”

“I was eight years old when my mother put the photograph of Emmett Till’s brutalized body that ran in Jet magazine on our living room coffee table, pointed to it, and said, ‘This is why I brought my boys out of Albany, Georgia,'” Rush said. “That photograph shaped my consciousness as a Black man in America, changed the course of my life, and changed our nation.”

This is not the first time the lynching bill was introduced; according to the Washington Post, passage of the bill failed nearly 200 times. In 2020, GOP Sen. Rand Paul blocked the bill from passing, worried it would “conflate lesser crimes with lynching.”

According to ABC News, the senator now supports the bill, saying in a statement, “I’m pleased to have worked with Senators Cory Booker and Tim Scott to strengthen the final product and ensure the language of this bill defines lynching as the absolutely heinous crime that it is, and I’m glad to cosponsor this bipartisan effort.”

The bill passed in a 422-3 House vote, with Republican leaders Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and Chip Roy of Texas all on the opposing side.

If signed into law, the hate crime is punishable by up to 30 years in prison.

HBO pulls Larry David documentary hours before its premiere

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

In a real-life moment that seems exactly like a move “TV Larry” pulled in the 1999 mockumentary Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David has instructed HBO to pull a documentary about him hours before it was to premiere.

Tonight’s The Larry David Story was to take a look at the creative mind behind Curb and Seinfeld, including the 74-year-old reminiscing about his early life and first years in the spotlight. Set to debut tonight at 9 p.m., HBO sent out a surprise tweet today, noting, “Larry has decided he wants to do it in front of an audience. Stay tuned for more info.”

Deadline reports the mercurial David “wasn’t satisfied” with the finished product, in which he spoke, long-form interview style with Larry Charles, a fellow Emmy winner and a key figure behind both hit shows.

In Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, David was to mount a comeback special on HBO, but then cooks up an excuse to get out of it at the last minute.

Ukrainian support to be on full display during State of the Union

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(WASHINGTON) — While President Joe Biden is laying out his agenda for the U.S., he and some members of Congress will be sending a message of support to Ukraine as it fights back invading Russian forces.

Several House and Senate members will be wearing a ribbon in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag on their congressional pins during the speech.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be wearing a pin with a combination of the Ukrainian and U.S. flag.

Some of those in Congress will demonstrate their support beyond their lapels.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., sported a blue suit and yellow blouse on Tuesday. She told reporters that more members will be wearing those colors during the president’s speech.

“We must do everything we can to preserve our democracies from those that wish to hurt them,” Bustos tweeted.

Earlier in the day, the White House tweeted a photo of Biden on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Biden wore a blue and yellow tie.

There will be at least one Ukrainian official on hand during the president’s remarks, according to the White House.

First lady Jill Biden invited Oksana Markarova, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, as a guest. She will be sitting in the viewing box with the first lady; the second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff; the president’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens; and eight other VIPs.

ABC News’ Mariam Khan and Devin Dwyer contributed to this report.

Zendaya and Labrinth release new gospel-inspired song from ‘Euphoria’

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Following the season-two finale of HBO’s Euphoria, superstar actress Zendaya and show composer Labrinth released the full version of the gospel-inspired track “I’m Tired.”

A snippet of the track was first heard in the season’s second episode, during an emotional church scene with Zendaya’s character, Rue, who struggles with sobriety. At the end of the season finale, the last minute of the song — and Zendaya’s vocals — are heard while Rue reflects on her sobriety journey.

Zendaya sings, “Hey Lord, you know I’m trying. Hey Lord, you know I’m trying. It’s all I got, is this enough? Hey Lord, I wanna stay.”

The star expressed gratitude to Labrinth in a Monday Instagram story, saying, “Thank you bro for allowing me to write, create and share space with you on this very special song. I learn so much from you every time we work. Excited for what’s to come.”

In an interview with Variety, Labrinth discussed what it was like writing the track and even appearing in the final episode.

“I [sang], ‘Hey lord, you know I’m tired.’ And then she was like, ‘Oh s***!’ And we just started writing the song,” the singer, songwriter said. “It was all of that impulsive inspiration, you know? And then being in the scene, I was like, ‘I haven’t performed for a while and I’ve not been on American TV before or been an actor before… I [was] like, just be in the moment.”

“I’m Tired” isn’t the first track produced by the duo. Labrinth started contributing music to the show during season one, composing “All for Us” for the season’s finale.

Considering Euphoria was greenlit for season three, fans may get much more of the Zendaya-Labrinth dynamic combo. The show is available to stream on HBO and HBO Max.

New Travis Barker reality series ‘Inked and Iced’ in the works

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Blink-182‘s Travis Barker has a new reality TV show in the works.

According to Deadline, the series will be called Inked and Iced, and will explore Barker’s passion for tattoos and diamond dental implants alongside so-called “diamond dentist” Dr. Tom Connelly.

Episodes of Inked and Iced will feature “celebrities and musicians undergoing high-end diamond dental implants while simultaneously receiving full-body tattoos, all while under anesthesia,” Deadline reports.

“Inked and Iced is about self-expression, the human body as an art canvas, capitalism, eccentricity and entrepreneurship,” says Aengus James of This Is Just a Test Media, one of the entertainment companies developing the show with Barker.

The premiere date for Inked and Iced has yet to be announced.

Barker previously starred in the reality show Meet the Barkers — alongside his two kids and then-wife Shanna Moakler — which aired 2005-2006 on MTV.

Caitlyn Smith is “grateful” to find a place in country music, and the women who helped pave the way

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

Caitlyn Smith still remembers being a kid in Minnesota, watching country music award shows like the ACMs, so she’s in awe of the fact that she’s now a nominee for New Female Artist of the Year.

“My manager told me, and I remember a surreal feeling of ‘pinch me is this a dream? Is this real?'” she describes. “I grew up watching the ACMs and all the award shows, so I’ve definitely dreamed of this for a very long time. It feels very weird to finally be ‘it’s here now.’ It feels crazy.”

Though she’s been part of the Nashville scene for several years, Caitlyn recently scored her first top-40 country hit with the Old Dominion collaboration, “I Cant.” She says that when she first signed her record deal in 2017, country radio was lacking in representation of female artists, with only Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert in the top 20. But Caitlyn’s grateful for the shift she’s seen in recent years that’s allowed her to make her mark in country music.

“A lot has changed in the last five years. I came here to write country songs, but I didn’t know there was a place for me in country music when I first started recording music,” she explains. “In that time, so many incredible females like Maren [Morris], Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, they’ve all paved this way in country radio for there to be more room for women. It’s a place that I’ve always wanted to be and not knowing if I’ve had a space, and thank goodness for all those women.”

Caitlyn continues, “I feel like I finally do have a space, and I feel grateful for Old Dominion for hopping on the song and really bringing me out on the road and helping me out.”

‘1883’ star Sam Elliott blasts ‘The Power of the Dog’ as “a piece of s***”

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) The Western film The Power of the Dog is on the march to the Oscars, but don’t count Sam Elliott as a fan — in the least.

Elliot went off on Jane Campion‘s multiply-nominated film, during a chat in a new installment of Marc Maron‘s WTF Podcast, and he didn’t hold back. “F*** no,” he replied when Maron asked him if he liked it.

The 1883 star said, “There was a f***ing full-page ad out in the LA Times and there was a review, not a review, but a clip, and it talked about the ‘evisceration of the American myth.’ And I thought, ‘What the f***?’ This is [coming from] the guy that’s done Westerns forever,” Elliott says.

“The evisceration of the American West? They made it look like — what are all those dancers that those guys in New York who wear bow ties and not much else,” he asked, meaning of Chippendales dancers.

“That’s what all these f***ing cowboys in that movie look like,” Elliott says of The Power of the Dog. “They’re all running around in chaps and no shirts. There’s all these allusions to homosexuality throughout the f***ing movie,” to which Maron correctly noted, “that’s what the movie’s about.”

In the film, Benedict Cumberbatch‘s Phil Burbank is an apparently a closeted gay man who lashes out against his brother and his new wife.

Elliott calls Campion a “brilliant director,” but added, “What the f*** does…this woman from down there, New Zealand, know about the American West? And why in the f*** does she shoot this movie in New Zealand and call it Montana and say, ‘This is the way it was.’ That f***ing rubbed me the wrong way, pal.”

“I took it personal,” the Lonesome Dove veteran noted.

Live Nation unveils its exclusive Lawn Pass option that’ll allow fans to catch up to 40 shows this summer

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

With more and more artists coming out with a summer tour, Live Nation is making sure you get to see as many as possible. Their all-new Lawn Pass allows concertgoers to attend shows at their venue of choice throughout summer 2022.

A Lawn Pass ticket allows you to attend up to 40 concerts this summer at one of a select number of Live Nation amphitheaters for a total of $199, plus fees.

The promoter says Lawn Pass not only will allow fans to catch concerts at their local selected music venue, they will also be able to access some select sold-out shows. “Each Lawn Pass purchaser will receive a custom personalized credential with their name that serves as their ticket on each show day,” Live Nation says, adding that the pass is good up to 40 shows.

The Lawn Pass will allow concertgoers to check out 5 Seconds of Summer, AJR, Goo Goo Dolls, Halsey, OneRepublic, Backstreet Boys and many others at their local venue, with more artists to be announced.

Only a limited number of Lawn Passes will be available per venue and go on sale today, March 1, at 10 a.m. PT at LawnPass.LiveNation.com on a first-come-first-served basis. Check out the website to find eligible venues and artists.

Kane Brown wanted to stay on brand when naming daughter Kodi Jane

March 1, 2022 by WDNY Radio

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Kane Brown is revealing the inspiration behind his daughter Kodi Jane‘s name.

Just before the new year, Kane and his wife, Katelyn, made the surprise announcement that they had welcomed their second child into the family, joining two-year-old daughter Kingsley.

In an interview with the Superstar Power Hour podcast, Kane shares that he and his wife wanted to stay on the theme of using “K” in the name, and originally had another idea in mind.

“We were of course trying to think of a ‘K.’ The whole time when we had Kingsley, our next baby we were going to name them Knight,” he explains, according to People. “We were hoping it was going to be a boy at first, but when we found out it was going to be a girl I was like, ‘We could still name her Knight.'”

But during the couple’s gender-reveal party, Kane suggested the name Kodi, which was a hit among the intimate crowd of family and friends in attendance, and led to a discussion about how they were going to spell it. Kodi’s middle name, Jane, is taken from that of Katelyn’s grandmother.

The couple welcomed the baby on December 30 in Nashville. “New year, New family member. Welcome to the family Kodi Jane. Secrets finally out,” Kane shared in an Instagram post, alongside a photo taken at the hospital about her birth.

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