Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen has revealed she’s been spending the last couple of weeks writing new songs on the Caribbean island of Antigua. So far there’s one song ready, entitled “The Crying Moon“, however no further info when the follow-up to the debut “My Winter Storm” shall be ready…

Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and drummer Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta) have joined forces in a project called One Day As a Lion. Their debut release shall be a five-track, self-titled EP, due out July 22 via Anti-Records. Keep checking onedayasalion.org for additional info…

Tickets for theВ Summer Ska Fest 2008В inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ are on sale now. Get them for 15 leva / 8 EuroВ via ticketstream.bg. The event is scheduled to take place onВ July 19В at the Blue Box Club, staring at 4 p.m.В BandsВ confirmed to perform areВ Bibi Ribozo & The Banditos, Steff Tej Trio,В Svetlio & The Legends, 63 High, Root Souljah, La Muchedumbre, […]

Britain’s dark wave gods The Sisters of Mercy shall play live in Bulgaria for the first time ever at the Spirit of Burgas Festival, set to take place onВ August 15-17В at the central beach in the town ofВ Burgas). Other acts scheduled to perform at the open-air event include Asian Dub Foundation, Groove Armada, Pendulum, Gravity Co. […]

Russia’s pagan folk metal heroes ArkonaВ shall play live inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ onВ August 3, 2008. Keep checking our website, as well as arkona-russia.com for additional details… Arkona – “Rus” (live)

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Whitesnake released a triple CD collection via EMI, suitably entitled “30th Anniversary Collection” (view cover in the left). Here’s the effort’s complete tracklist: CD 1:01. Walking in the Shadow of the Blues 02. Sweet Talker 03. Would I Lie to You 04. Trouble 05. Gambler 06. Love Hunter 07. Ready […]

Robert Smith (The Cure), Tom Waits, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Davies (The Kinks), Black Francis (Pixies), Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Chaka Khan, Neil Finn (Crowded House), Loretta Lynn, Darryl McDaniels (Run DMC), John Mayall, Chris Hillman (The Byrds), Paul Van Dyk, Youssou N’Dour, DJ TiГ«sto and Weird Al Yankovic are among the extraordinary line-up of […]

Former Morbid Angel guitarist Richard Brunelle was released from the Zephyrhills Correctional Institution, located just north of Tampa, on June 21, 2008 after serving 14 months for cocaine possession. The official Florida Department of Corrections photo of Brunelle can be viewed in the left. Brunelle was in Morbid Angel from 1985 until 1992 and appeared […]

Moby, Blondie’s Chris Stein, Current 93’s David Tibet, Bolt’s Brian Chippendale, Gumball’s Don Fleming and Matisyahu’s Josh Werner are some of the guest stars to appear on Lee “Scratch” Perry’s new CD. Entitled “Repentance“, this 54th studio album (!!!) by the Grammy Award-winning Jamaican reggae and dub artist was co-produced by Andrew WK, and is […]

Carbon/Silicon – the band fronted by Mick Jones of The Clash – are set to release a limited edition live album. Entitled “Carbon Casino“, it will be available via Carbonsiliconinc.com, and is restricted to 2,000 copies. The CD was recorded on February 29 in London and features 11 tracks.