Bulgarian rockersВ Kaskadiori entered Sofia’s Graffitti Studio to record their fourth full-length album. The CD (working title: “Keep Silence”) shall contain 10 tracks and is due out later in the year. KaskadioriВ – “River of Time“

While gearing up for an Australian tour with Sonic Youth in February, Thurston Moore has lent his talents to score the adult film “Extra Action (And Extra Hardcore)“, due out in the USA on March 18 on DVD. A description of the movie says that it “documents 60 amateur women (unpretentious, unadorned and undressed) set […]

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos revealed that the band, which is currently working in Glasgow on its next, as-yet-untitled album, is making “a dirty pop record… It’s the opposite of punk/pop,” the singer explained. The CD should surface this summer via Epic Records. Franz Ferdinand – “Do You Want to?“

Motley Crue’s frontman Vince Neil and Carnival Cruise Lines have organized “four days of rock n roll on the high seas…filled with music, fun and sun – and of course plenty of Girls Girls Girls!”. The word goes about the so-called Motley Cruise, which goes from Miami to Mexico on Janaury 24-28, featuring performances by […]

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Whitesnake will release “Good to Be Bad” via SPV in the end of April – their first studio album in a decade. The CD features 11 new songs written by David Coverdale and guitarist Doug Aldrich (8 rocking tracks and 3 ballads). To celebrate the release and the anniversary, Whitesnake […]

Bulgaria’s Gravity Co. have found a new vocalist. The 19-year-old guy’s name is Nikolay Bakalov (on the photo). Gravity Co. – “Empty World“

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 […]

Florida’s legendary technical metallers Cynic, who reunited last summer for a series of live shows, have announced they intend to record a brand-new album. So far the band has recorded the 3 demo tracks “Integral Birth”, “Evolutionary Sleeper” and “Adam’s Murmur” with producer Jason Suecof (a.o. Trivium, Chimaira, DevilDriver), but the musicians plant to release […]

German metallers Gamma Ray, Helloween and Axxis have filmed their sold-out concert in Barcelona on the Hellish Rock Tour ’07-’08. So far it’s been confirmed that Gamma Ray will include the recordings in their upcoming DVD (view cover in the left). The issue’s complete title is “Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And the Finnish Keyboarder […]

Former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale will release his first solo album in April. The still untitled effort was recorded last year in Hawaii with former Metallica producer Bob Rock. Gavin RossdaleВ – “Adrenaline“