Category Archives: Brian Peck's Blog

Paul Simon set to celebrate his birthday on SNL
Paul Simon will celebrate his birthday with an appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The October 13th performance marks the singer-songwriter’s first live date since closing out his far...
Cumulus Media Oct 01, 2018

‘Twerk,’ ‘frowny’ and ‘sheeple’ among 300 new words allowed in Scrabble
Scrabble just added 300 new words to its list of approved words, and they include many that would puzzle the first players of the popular board game when it was introduced in the 1950s. The new words ...
Cumulus Media Sep 25, 2018

VIDEO: Weezer releases music video for ‘Africa’ featuring ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Weezer has shared a video for its popular new version of the 1982 Toto classic “Africa,” featuring an appearance from comedian and song satirist “Weird Al” Yankovic. The clip f...
Cumulus Media Sep 25, 2018

CD’s are dying three times as fast as vinyl is growing
People sure love their vinyl. The Recording Industry of America (RIAA) released its mid-year report yesterday (September 20th) and it revealed some interesting details about how physical platforms for...
Cumulus Media Sep 21, 2018

Modern Family will kill of a main character in new season
Co-creator Christopher Lloyd has teased to Entertainment Weekly that the family of ABC’s massive hit, “Modern Family” will be losing a member of the family. Modern Family is now ente...
Cumulus Media Sep 14, 2018

Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Electric Ladyland’ set for deluxe 50th anniversary reissue
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Jimi Hendrix Experience‘s third and final album, Electric Ladyland, a new Deluxe Edition box set will be released on November 9th. The package will ...
Cumulus Media Sep 14, 2018

Joan Jett releases first new song in five years
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts have released their first new song in five years, “Fresh Start.” The new track was recorded especially for the new Jett documentary Bad Reputation, which op...
Cumulus Media Sep 12, 2018

Olivia Newton-John staying confident in 3rd diagnoses of breast cancer
Grease icon Olivia Newton-John has been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in three decades. "I'm one of millions in this fight…in this journey," the actress, 69, explained on the Australi...
Cumulus Media Sep 11, 2018

McHenry VFW will stop ‘Queen of Hearts’ jackpot from getting any bigger
The VFW Post 4600 has declared that is there is no winner of the ‘Queen of Hearts’ jackpot on Tuesday, September 11th, they will keep pulling until they pick a winner on September 18th. Th...
Cumulus Media Sep 10, 2018

83-year-old woman named ‘World’s Oldest DJ’ by Guinness World Records
An 83-year-old Japanese DJ has been named by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest DJ. Sumiko Iwamura is known as DJ Sumirock spins regularly as Decabar Z in Shinjuku but has also pla...
Cumulus Media Sep 07, 2018




