JIMI HENDRIX’s iconic 1969 Woodstock set will be shown in cinemas worldwide to mark what would have been the guitarist’s 70th birthday. Hendrix 70: Live At Woodstock showcases one of the defining moments in rock history. It’s been assembled from the archive of Oscar-winning director Michael Wadleigh. At 9am on August 18, 1969, HENDRIX premiered […]

Earlier this Wednesday, a tragedy occurred on the site where LINKIN PARK were set to take the stage in Cape Town, South Africa. Before the band started playing at the Cape Town Stadium, an advertising scaffolding collapsed due to strong winds, killing one female concertgoer and injuring twenty others. The show went on as scheduled, […]

ANTHRAX have brought in former Testament/Slayer drummer JOHN DETTE (pictured) for their UK and European tour supporting MOTORHEAD. This is because CHARLIE BENANTE is dealing with ‘personal stuff’. The last show of the track is on 5 December in Berlin.

MONY PANCHEV’s very special ROCKENROLL radio show today is dedicated to the music of the fantastic bands: THE KEEF HARTLEY BAND (pictured) and QUINTESSENCE ROCKENROLL kicks off at  4:00 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. For the several reruns of the show – CHECK in our SCHEDULES. 

German melodic metallers MASTERPLAN have revealed their new band lineup. Joining recently announced new drummer Martin “Marthus” Skaroupka (CRADLE OF FILTH) are vocalist Rick Altzi (AT VANCE, SANDALINAS, THUNDERSTONE), who replaces Jorn Lande, and bassist Jari Kainulainen (pictured below, ex-STRATOVARIUS, SYMPHONIA). The band are currently recording the follow-up to their 2010 release, Time To Be […]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have a new drummer. It’s sort of their old drummer. You might recognize him. His name is Dave Grohl. Moments before QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman/nucleus Joshua Homme broke the news to Zane Lowe on BBC’s Radio 1 today that longtime drummer Joey Castillo had left the band, the […]

Not only is Public Image Ltd. back in action these days, but two of that band’s key early members — bassist Jah Wobble and guitarist Keith Levene — have reunited to record their first full-length collaboration since PiL’s classic 1979 album Metal Box. Their new record, Yin & Yang, is due out Nov. 12 in […]

One of Bulgaria’s best alternative bands of the 90s,  ANIMATSIONERITE will play a reunion gig at Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* club on Friday, 9 November. MOBY’s bass player SVETLANA VASSILEVA is joining the band for this event.  ANIMATSIONERITE will present new material at the gig and will release it soon after. Here are the running orders for the show: 19:30 – doors […]

AEROSMITH marked yesterday’s release of their new album, ‘Music From Another Dimension,’ with a free Boston street concert on Monday and fans can watch it online. The band played live at their first home when they arrived in Boston, located at 1325 Commonwealth Avenue. AEROSMITH also marked the occasion by putting their handprints in the […]

SOUNDGARDEN are streaming their reunion album, King Animal, in full on iTunes. The band’s first album in over 15 years spans 13 tracks and includes the crunchy rock anthem ‘Been Away Too Long’ and the politicized throwback ‘Non-State Actor’. The album arrives officially November 13th via A&M. King Animal Tracklist: 01. Been Away Too Long […]