NEWS

08 January 2008

According to reliable sources, AC/DC‘s long-awaited new full-length studio album “is on the last stage of the mixing process”. The follow-up to “Stiff Upper Lip” (2000) has reportedly been produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange (a.o. Def Leppard) and should surface in the very near future… The release shall be followed by a massive wourld […]

08 January 2008

Rolling Stone Magazine published the best live photos taken throughout 2007 – “from the Grammys, VMAs and big festivals to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Kanye West and many more.” You may check them out HERE. Rolling Stone showed also various 2007 charts, including The 100 Best Songs of 2007, The Top 50 Albums of 2007, […]

08 January 2008

Eels frontman Mark Oliver Everett a.k.a. E has written his autobiography. Entitled “Things the Grandchildren Should Know“, the book takes a look at the life of the singer, his formative years and early days in rock music. “Things…” arrives on British booksellers’ shelves on January 17. Eels – “Novocaine for the Soul“

08 January 2008

After Radiohead and Paul McCartney, Coldplay may become the next artist to crumble from EMI‘s quickly diminishing roster. The band’s considering making a break with EMI-owned labels Parlaphone and Capitol, according to The Daily Star. However, Coldplay still owes the company another two records on its contract. The band’s set to release its still-untitled fourth […]

08 January 2008

On Friday, January 11, Bulgaria’s indie rock quartet MacrophoneВ shall play live atВ The Club in Sofia. The show starts at 10:30 p.m., with tickets costing 5 Euro. Keep checking our GIG GUIDEВ for additional info. Macrophone – “The Path“

08 January 2008

Opeth, Katatonia, Comus, Leaf Hound, AnekdotenВ and Plankton are among the bands confirmed to play at the Melloboat Festival, set to take place on March 8-9 on a… boat! That’s right – the Melloboat Festival 2008 shall be held on 4 stages on the deck of the Silja Symphony Boat, which shall travel fromВ Stockholm, SwedenВ to Helsinki, […]

08 January 2008

Ignite – next to Jaya the Cat Рё Whiskey Avengers – are the third American band confirmed to participate with a song in the Credit to the Nation double CD compilation, due out in the end of January via Stroeja. Other bands that will be featured in the effort are Panican Whyasker, Awake, Cigaretta, Lovers […]

08 January 2008

Radiohead made their expected arrival at No. 1 on the new UK album chart on Sunday, January 6, with “In Rainbows“, released internationally on December 31, 2007 via XL Recordings. This is the fifth time Thom Yorke & Co. top their native album charts.

07 January 2008

Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator announced that the British progressive rock veterans shall release a brand-new studio album in the end of March. The CD shall be entitled “Trisector” and is going to contain 9 tracks. Van der Graaf Generator – “Darkness” (live 2005)

07 January 2008

Three hotel workers in Canada have been arrested following the theft of a guitar signed by Alice Cooper. The shock rocker had donated the $3,000 Les Paul in December to be sold at a forthcoming charity auction. The guitar was left at the the Ontario Hilton hotel’s front desk for safekeeping prior to the fund […]