WMEX

5508 Results / Page 29 of 612

Background

Music News

Soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ coming in February

Cover of 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' (Legacy Recordings)Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, is set to open in theaters in February, and it will be accompanied by a new soundtrack.EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will feature 27 recordings heard in the film, along with updated mixes of live performances, new remixes and two new medleys. One of those medleys, “Wearin’ That Night Life Look,” is […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

Music News

Jimi Hendrix improvisational recordings part of new Third Man Records Vault release

;Jimi Hendrix's Valley of Jams 1969-1970' (Third Man Records/Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings)The legendary Jimi Hendrix is the latest artist to be featured as part of Third Man Records’ archival audio series, The Vault.The label, founded by The White Stripes’ Jack White, is set to release Jimi Hendrix's Valley of Jams 1969-1970, featuring previously released improvisational recordings. The set is made up of three colored vinyl LPs, and comes with a bonus 7-inch standard vinyl, a patch and a bumper sticker.Recordings on […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

The US experienced nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025

Cal Fire Firefighters do a prescribed burn ahead of oncoming new wildfire called 'Hughes Fire' as it tore through northern Los Angeles County, burning over 9,000 acres just hours after it was first reported in California, United States on January 22, 2025. Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States experienced nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025, causing at least 276 fatalities and costing a total of $115 billion in damages. For the first […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

Music News

On This Day, Jan. 8, 2016: David Bowie released his final album, ‘Blackstar’

On This Day, Jan. 8, 2016 ...David Bowie released his 25th album, Blackstar, to coincide with his 69th birthday.The record, produced by longtime producer Tony Visconti, wound up being Bowie’s final release, as it came out just two days before his death from liver cancer. The album had been recorded in secret while he was battling the disease; Visconti described it as Bowie’s “parting gift” to fans.Blackstar debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, making it Bowie’s only […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

NASA may end ISS mission early due to medical situation

Crew-11 mission astronauts walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before heading to pad 39A for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at the Kennedy Space Center on August 1, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A mission to the International Space Station may end early due to a medical situation involving one of the astronauts aboard the station.NASA announced that it was postponing Thursday's spacewalk because "the agency is […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

New York Gov. Hochul proposes legislation to block 3D printing of guns

Confiscated "ghost guns" are displayed before a news conference with New York Mayor Eric Adams and Attorney General Letitia James and others to announce a new lawsuit against "ghost gun" distributors on June 29, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- New York would become the first state to require manufacturers of 3D printers to block production of guns and gun parts under new legislation Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed Wednesday. The proposed legislation would also make it a […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

Uvalde officer trial: Judge tosses testimony of key prosecution witness

A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24,2022 during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on January 05, 2026 in Uvalde, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- A judge sided with defense lawyers on Thursday and is instructing jurors to completely disregard the testimony of a former teacher who is a key prosecution witness in the trial of former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales.Former teacher Stephanie Hale returned to the […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

Agriculture secretary says new dietary guidelines are ‘a whole flipping of the narrative’

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks with ABC News, Jan. 7, 2026. ABC News(NEW YORK) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said she wants to "get Americans away from the highly processed packaged foods," saying those foods are driving the obesity epidemic in America, following the release on Wednesday of new federal dietary guidelines."This is a whole flipping of the narrative," Rollins said in an exclusive interview on "Good Morning America" that aired on Thursday. "It's a flipping of […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

National News

Amid search for answers in Minneapolis ICE shooting, Trump says woman killed tried to ‘run over’ agent

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) -- President Donald Trump said the 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was at fault because she tried to "run over" the officer, according to an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday.  "I want to see nobody get shot. I want to […]

todayJanuary 8, 2026

CONTACTS

ABOUT

WMEX Boston can be heard at 1510 AM, and 101.1 FM. Playing the greatest hits from 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and more!

SPONSORS