Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs, Klaxons and My Chemical Romance are among the bands who lead the way in the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 nominations. The ceremony shall take place on February 28 at the Indig02 in north Greenwich, London, and the winners shall be picked until February 25 from the nominees, some of which are: […]

A Simon & Garfunkel concert recordings compilation, simply entitled “Live 1969“, shall surface as a Starbucks exclusive on March 11. The effort features previously unreleased cuts from Simon & Garfunkel’s November 1969 U.S. tour. To be more precise, here’s the CD’s complete tracklist: “Homeward Bound” (Long Beach, CA) “At the Zoo” (New York) “The 59th […]

Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, Kirk Windstein (Down, Crowbar), Steve Gibb (Crowbar, ex-Black Label Society), Derek Kerswill (Unearth) and Matthew Brunson, collectively known as Kingdom of Sorrow, shall release their self-titled debut album (view cover in the left) on February 25 via Relapse Records. You may check out the U.S. metal bulldozers’ music at myspace.com/kingdomofsorrow, and […]

After Robert Plant announced his plans to start a world tour in April with Alison Krauss in support of their album “Raising Sand”, guitarist Jimmy Page also cooled down the fans’ desire to see Led Zeppelin on the road again. “Robert is really busy with that project, certainly until September,” Plant said. “So I can’t […]

The Filipino-American thrash metal veterans Death Angel return with a strong new album on February 26, 2008. Vocalist Mark Osegueda presented “Killing Season”, its creation process, what it’s like working with a producer known for helping out a.o. Rush and Foo Fighters in Dave Grohl’s studio… and what’s so funny about The Organization. Read the […]

After releasing the song “Sex in the Morning” (watch its video below), Bulgaria’s indie rock leadersВ Ostava announced a second single off their upcoming studio album. The track is called “Baby”, and a video for it should be ready next month. As for the full-length CD, the follow-up to 2004’s “Mono” shall contain 11 tracks sung […]

The godfathers of all boy bands, NKOTB Reunite! Hell Yeah!, are going to reunite this year. Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg sold more than 70 million albums worldwide during their 10 years together from 1984 to 1994, so it’s high time to kick some ass again! Kick some ass, […]

The biopic documentary “Kurt Cobain: About a Son” (not to be mistaken with the movie “Heavier Than Heaven”) shall get its release on DVD on February 19 via Shout Factory Records. The front cover of the disc may be seen in the left. As for the tracklist for the film’s soundtrack, it was revealed by […]

The Croatrian melodic hardcore band Diverzija shall do a couple of live shows in Bulgaria for the first time ever. The first gig shall take place on February 9В at the 8th Ball ClubВ in Sofia, with local support coming from Old Joe’s Anger, The LivingdeadВ and Bring It Back. The second concert is scheduled for February 10 […]

Former Mr. Big and Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert has just released a brand-new instrumental CD in Japan. Entitled “Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar“, the album features 11 tracks and is planned to surface in Europe and the USA in the near future as well. The exact release dates shall be announced soon. Paul […]