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Slash, Zakk Wylde, Dee Snider & more contributing to upcoming Leslie West tribute compilation

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Slash, Zakk Wylde and Dee Snider are among the many hard rock artists featured to an upcoming compilation paying tribute to late Mountain frontman Leslie West.

The Guns N’ Roses icon plays guitar on a rendition of Mountain’s signature song, “Mississippi Queen,” with vocals from Dirty Honey‘s Marc LaBelle. Wylde contributes a cover of “Blood of the Sun,” while Snider sings on two songs: “Theme for an Imaginary Western” and “Never in My Life.”

The album, dubbed Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West, arrives March 25, 2022. You can download Wylde’s version of “Blood of the Sun” now via digital outlets.

Other contributing artists include The Doors‘ Robby Krieger, The Cars‘ Elliot Easton, Randy Bachman, former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, ex-Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre, former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse, former Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner, current Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero, Dokken‘s George Lynch, and Yngwie Malmsteen.

West passed away last December at age 75.

Here’s the Legacy track list:

“Blood of the Sun” feat. Zakk Wylde
“Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)” feat. Joe Lynn Turner & Marty Friedman
“Theme for an Imaginary Western” feat. Dee Snider, Eddie Ojeda, Rudy Sarzo, Mike Portnoy, Francesco Saglietti
“For Yasgur’s Farm” feat. Joe Lynn Turner & Martin Barre
“Why Dontcha” feat. Steve Morse & Ronnie Romero
“Sittin’ on a Rainbow” feat. Elliot Easton & Ronnie Romero
“Never in My Life” feat. Dee Snider & George Lynch
“The Doctor” feat. Robby Krieger & Ronnie Romero
“Silver Paper” feat. Charlie Starr
“Money (Whatcha Gonna Do)/By the River” feat. Bachman & Bachman
“Long Red” feat. Yngwie Malmsteen & Teddy Rondinelli
“Mississippi Queen” feat. Slash & Marc LaBelle

Missing Hawaii girl’s adoptive parents arrested and charged with murder

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(NEW YORK) — The adoptive parents of missing Isabella “Ariel” Kalua have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after more than two months of investigations, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

Isabella would have turned 7 years old last week.

“It’s clear that [Isabella] was loved and missed by many people,” said Rade Vanic, HPD’s interim police chief. “Unfortunately, what began as a search for a missing girl turned into a murder investigation focused on the Kaluas. We believe that the evidence leads to the Kaluas and no one else.”

She was first reported missing on Sept. 13 in Waimanalo, Hawaii. HPD, the FBI and community members searched for Isabella for more than a week.

“Her photo and story touched the hearts of many in the community,” Vanic said. “We thank all of you for your efforts and concerns.”

Isaac and Lehua Kalua were arrested Wednesday. Investigators allege the couple murdered Kalua in mid-August, a month before she was reported missing. Police claim the Kaluas lied in their initial report, saying they last saw Isabella on Sept. 12 — a day before she was reported missing.

The Kaluas are being held without bail and will make their first court appearance on Friday.

Isabella’s four siblings have been taken into the custody of Child Welfare Services, according to police.

Isabella’s remains have not yet been recovered.

Lawyers for the Kaluas couldn’t immediately be reached by ABC News.

Investigators are urging anyone with information, including witnesses or people who had contact with Isabella and the Kalua family between August and September, to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at (808) 955-8300.

Anyone who may have witnessed neglect or abuse against the Kalua children is urged to call Child Welfare Services at 1-888-380-3088.

Why Adele isn’t interested in going on tour right now: “It’s too unpredictable”

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Now that Adele’s new album, 30, is a little more than a week away, fans want to know if the singer plans to bring them her new music live with some kind of tour, or even a Las Vegas residency. Well, sorry, but it’s not happening — at least not right now. And you can blame the pandemic for that.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Adele explains the idea of touring right now is “too unpredictable, with all the rules and stuff,” adding, “I don’t want anyone coming to my show scared. And I don’t want to get COVID, either.”

As for those rumors of a Las Vegas residency, Adele says she hasn’t lined one up “because there’s f***ing nothing available.” Presumably, she means that all the venues where she might have considered playing are booked up. However, Rolling Stone says next year, Adele plans to do “a few big shows,” including the two already announced for London’s Hyde park.

Elsewhere in the interview, Adele says 30 goes in chronological order, unfolding the story of “the emotional development she faced as her life was rapidly changing at the dawn of her thirties.” One song, “My Little Love,” includes voice memos of her son Angelo, asking her questions about her divorce.

Two other songs — “Woman Like Me” and “All Night Parking” — are about the first relationship Adele had after she and her husband Simon split up. “[It] was a great learning curve and nice to feel loved, but it was never going to work,” she said of the now-defunct romance.

As for Adele’s current boyfriend, Rich Paul, they met on the dance floor at a friend’s party. She describes that relationship as “incredible, openhearted, and [the] easiest” one she’s ever been in.

Maxwell, Ashanti, Silk Sonic and more to perform at the ‘Soul Train Awards’

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Maxwell, Ashanti, and Silk Sonic will be among the performers at the 2021 Soul Train Awards.

As previously reported, Maxwell will receive the Legend Award, and Ashanti will be honored with the Lady of Soul Award. Silk Sonic, consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, has three nominations for “Leave the Door Open”: Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award.

The list of performers for the Soul Train Awards includes Ari Lennox, Leon Bridges and Lucky Daye. The annual Soul Cypher, originated by former show host Erykah Badu, will feature D-Nice, Musiq Soulchild, Jac Ross, Koryn Hawthorne, Elle Varner, and Tone Stith. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the late Aaliyah‘s 2001, RIAA double-Platinum, self-titled album, the third single from the project, “Rock the Boat” will be the theme for the cypher.

Presenters at the show will also include H.E.R., who leads all artists with eight nominations, plus Tristan Mack Wilds and the casts of the BET series Games People Play and Sacrifice.

Jazmine Sullivan and Chris Brown follow H.E.R. with six nominations each. For the fourth year in a row, former Martin stars Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold will return as co-hosts.

The 2021 Soul Train Awards, which will be held for the first time at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City, airs Sunday, November 28, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and BET Her.

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Radiohead shares new trailer for ’Kid A Mnesia Exhibition’ virtual project

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Radiohead has shared a new trailer for Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, an upcoming video game/virtual experience based on the band’s new Kid A Mnesia release.

The 48-second clip shows footage from the game based on the artwork of frontman Thom Yorke and Radiohead’s longtime artistic collaborator, Stanley Donwood, along with sound design by frequent producer Nigel Godrich. You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.

Kid A Mnesia Exhibition will be released November 18 as a free download for PlayStation 5, PC and Mac. It was made in collaboration with Epic Games Publishing, the company behind the massively popular Fortnite.

The Kid A Mnesia box set, meanwhile, dropped last Friday. It includes reissues of Radiohead’s albums Kid A and Amnesiac, as well as a bonus disc featuring previously unreleased material from those records’ eras, including the songs “Follow Me Around” and “If You Say the Word.”

“Truly get to know” Bruce Springsteen by watching him take ‘The Late Show’ “Colbert Questionert”

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

After Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert a couple of weeks ago, The Boss appeared on the program again on Wednesday night in a new — likely pre-recorded — interview segment.

Springsteen took part in an installment of the program’s ongoing “Colbert Questionert” segment, during which host Stephen Colbert fires off 15 questions to a celebrity guest designed to help people “truly get to know” that star.

Here are some of the questions Bruce was asked, and his responses:

What is the best sandwich? “That’s easy. Three a.m. Peanut butter and jelly. Big glass of milk.”

What is the scariest animal? “[It] used to be the shark because I was a surfer…when I was younger, but I have been bit several times by a brown recluse spider…and they leave a nasty necrotic sore.”

Apples or oranges? “Apples.”

Have you ever asked someone for their autograph? “Yes. I was with my son watching the New York Yankees in 1998, and…we had a baseball that the whole team signed.”

What do you think happens when we die? “Individual consciousness, adios. But our souls and our spirits, I think, grow and live on with the people that we’ve loved and who’ve loved us and with people we’ve had impact on with our work or with our in our daily experience. So I’m going with that.”

Favorite action movie? “Vanishing Point.”

Favorite smell? “My wife, Patti.”

Least favorite smell? “Sulfur.”

Most used app on your phone? “Siri, how do I get to…?!”

You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: What is it? “‘Summer Wind,’ Frank Sinatra.”

Describe the rest of your life in five words. “Damn, what a f****** ride.”

Tom Holland praises “most incredible person” Zendaya after her Fashion Icon award win

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

His Spidey sense was tingling. Tom Holland has taken to social media again to praise his Spider-Man series love interest and reported IRL girlfriend, Zendaya.

The actress became the youngest person ever to be given the Fashion Icon honor at the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers) Awards Wednesday night.

Zendaya stunned in a red, two-piece, midriff-baring Vera Wang gown to accept the prize, while Holland swooned in response.

“Naaa stop it,” Holland said, posting a red carpet shot of Zendaya, with the actor adding a “heart eyes” smiley face. “An incredible achievement for the most incredible person.”

Holland, 25, also shouted-out Zendaya’s stylist, Roach Law, with, “Congrats @zendaya and @luxurylaw you guys deserve every bit of this.”

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Volbeat premieres video for “Shotgun Blues”

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Volbeat has premiered the video for “Shotgun Blues,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Servant of the Mind.

The clip takes us to New York City in the year 1902, and finds the Danish rockers providing the soundtrack to a condemned man’s final moments before his execution by electric chair. You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.

Servant of the Mind, the follow-up to 2019’s Rewind, Replay, Rebound, arrives December 3. It also includes the single “Wait a Minute My Girl.”

Volbeat will hit the road next year in support of their new album on a co-headlining tour with Ghost, kicking off January 25 in Reno, Nevada.

Phoebe Bridgers cried when working with Taylor Swift on ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’ song

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

(NOTE LANGUAGE) Less than 24 hours stand in the way between us and Taylor Swift‘s re-recorded Red album. To amp up the excitement, one of the album’s collaborators admits just being able to be a part of it made her cry.

Phoebe Bridgers, who is featured on the song “Nothing New,” tells Billboard that working with Taylor has “just been a dream.”

The indie rock artist teased, “I just am so excited to have people take it at face value the day that it comes out, because I got teary recording it. I just couldn’t be more excited.”

Red (Taylor’s Version) — her remake of the 2012 Grammy-nominated album — drops Friday.” Nothing New” is a song Taylor wrote when recording the original album, but it didn’t make the cut. Now, it’s being released as one of the “Songs from the Vault” tracks on the re-recording.

Bridgers says Taylor’s decision to rerecord her old albums has taken the music industry by storm.

“It’s really inspiring for me and a lot of musicians,” she said. “I think a lot of people make a couple of records [and are] like, ‘Oh wow, I hit the top, I’m great now,’ and the fact that she just has always wanted more from the world — like, “No, no, no, f*** you, I’m going to make it again, I’m going to make it better, and it’s going to belong to me’ — is the coolest.”

Rob Thomas not worried about new Santana collaboration “Move” matching “Smooth”

November 11, 2021 by WDNY Radio

Trying to follow up one of the biggest songs of the last 20 years or so is a tall order, which is why Rob Thomas says he isn’t concerned about whether or not “Move,” his new duet with Carlos Santana, is as successful as their first duet, “Smooth.” But Rob says the reason he specifically doesn’t worry about that stuff is because of some advice that Carlos gave him 21 years ago.

“I’m three years younger now than Carlos was when we first did ‘Smooth,'” Rob tells ABC Audio. “And at that very, very young age, Carlos taught me something that was very, very important that I hold on to, which is: The world is not as complicated as you make it seem sometimes, and you really are only in control of your motive, your intention and your purpose.”

According to Rob, Carlos told him, “Those are the three things that you can control. And whatever the outcome is, that’s going to be the outcome, but you can’t worry about it while you’re putting something into [the universe].”

“So, I don’t think I’ve ever really been concerned about whether something was going to perform,” Rob says, addressing the topic of “Move’s” success versus that of “Smooth.”

“When I do something and I’m creative and I’m listening to that frequency in the universe that gives me a song, then I feel like I’ve already succeeded,” the Matchbox Twenty frontman states. “And I think the only time that I fail is if I stop listening to that — or I start trying to control it.”

In addition to “Move,” which in addition to Carlos also features American Authors, Rob has a new holiday album out, Something About Christmas Time.

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