Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has announced that the band’s first album since 1993’s cover versions compilation “The Spaghetti Incident?” is finally ready. The singer’s personal manager Beta Lebeis has also confirmed that “Chinese Democracy” was “finished before Christmas”. Rumours report of a possible late summer release… Guns N’ Roses – “Don’t Cry” (live […]

Jane’s Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins is currently assembling a box set of memorable and previously unheard live performances from the group. The effort shoudl surface in the autumn via Warner. Besides, Perkins is looking into creating an accompanying DVD, which should include all three previously issued Jane’s Addiction home videos – 1989’s “Soul Kiss”, 1993’s […]

Portishead announced they will release their long-awaited third full-length studio album on April 14. The follow-up to 1995’s “Dummy” and 1997’s “Portishead” shall be simply entitled “Third” and, as the the British trip-hop act writes on its homepage, it “has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long”. Portishead – “Glory Box” (live)

Goth legend David J, known as bass player for Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, has written a musical play based on the life of Edie Sedgwick (1943-1971) – the American actress who starred in many of Andy Warhol’s short films in the 60’s. Entitled “Silver for Gold”, the play will run at the Met Theatre […]

Continuum Books has set an April 15 release date for “33 1/3: Reign in Blood” – a book about the classic 1986 album by the legendary thrashers Slayer. The issue was written by D.X. Ferris – a regular contributor to Cleveland Scene, Alternative Press and the Village Voice Media. To find out more about it, […]

Bulgaria’s ethno masters Kayno Yesno Slonce shall do a live performance at the Fans BarВ inВ SofiaВ on February 12. The show starts at 9 p.m., and the poster for the gig can be seen in our GIG GUIDE. Meanwhile, check out the project’s music at myspace.com/kaynoyesnosloncebg.

Joker Media announced that Chris Rea shall perform a two-hour set during his first ever concert in Bulgaria. The show is scheduled for March 5 at Sofia’s 4,000-capacity National Palace of Culture. Chris Rea – “The Road to Hell” (live)

The recently reborn Blind Melon will release their first studio album in more than a decade on April 22. Entitled “For My Friends“, the CD unites original members Rogers Stevens (guitar), Christopher Thorn (guitar), Brad Smith (bass) and Glen Graham (drums) with new singer Travis Warren as a replacement for late frontman Shannon Hoon, who […]

Welsh metallers Bullet for My Valentine are streaming their new album, “Scream Aim Fire” (view cover in the left), in its entirety on their MySpace profile at myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine. The follow-up to 2006’s debut “The Poison” is officially due on January 29 and is pceded by the same-single – just check out its video below: Bullet […]

Def Leppard have announced the release date for their long-awaited 11th full-length studio album. The follow-up to “X” (2002), entitled “Songs from the Sparkle Lounge“, shall surface on March 17 via Universal Music, preceded by the single “Nine Lives” (featuring country star Tim McGraw). Afterwards the British hard rock quintet shall hit the European roads… […]