Contrary to reports that Rob Patterson (ex-Otep) is replacing Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer on the band’s current Bitch We Have a Problem European Tour, today it was confirmed that the person to take the role of lead guitarist in the Bakersfielders’ treck is not Rob, but Shane Gibson (on the photo), known from playing […]

Portishead, the reunited The Verve, My Morning Jacket, Jack Johnson, The Breeders and Rilo Kiley have been confirmed for this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will be held April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. This will be Portishead’s first show on American soil in nearly a decade. At the […]

Mike Skinner of The Streets has declared new film “Sweeney Todd” an “absolute inspiration” after being bowled over by the new musical at the cinema. The movie, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen, is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the mythical murderous barber […]

The reunited New York Dolls shall release a concert album in March. Entitled “Live at the Fillmore East“, the CD will contain audio footage recorded during the band’s two-night stand at the New York venue in December 2007. New York Dolls – “Personality Crisis” (live 2006)

The “Greek Blink 182” Athens-based punk rockers Suave Gap and their Bulgarian colleagues Catalyst shall do two shows in Bulgaria, respectively at Sofia’s Backstage ClubВ on January 25 and Plovdiv’s Puzzle Club on January 26. Additional info about both events can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Suave Gap – “Want You Back“

Kaiser Chiefs are set to release a series of brand-new EPs and downloads in 2008, as they strive to break free of the conventional album release cycle. “We want to break the routine of having to make an album every two years. It’s totally boring,” drummer Nick Hodgson explained. Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby“

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Saul Hudson a.k.a. Slash has revealed that his current band Velvet Revolver shall start working on its third full-length album in April. The musician has also stated, “I have a solo record that I’m looking forward to doing. But I’m not going to do it until the Velvet Revolver record […]

Saul Williams has released the video for his cover version of U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday“. You may check it out below. The song comes off the experimental hip-hop artist’s new album, “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggytardust“, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and released as a download version only. Read more […]

Bulgaria’s rockersВ Saltriver have self-released their full-length debut album. Entitled “Tombstone Without a Name” (view cover in the left), the CD can be ordered for 6 leva / 3 Euro directly from the band – just drop them a line at satriver@saltriverbg.comВ and find out more. Saltriver – “Hey” (live at Tangra Mega Live II)

A Roxy Music DVD anthology, entitled “The Thrill of It All: A Visual History (1972 – 1982)”, is due out on February 5. The double issue spans the decade between 1972-1982 in the history of Bryan Ferry‘s cult art rock band and includes 38 music videos, concert clips and television performances, a.o. the Roxy Music’s […]