The next edition of the Rock Nights on Bulgaria’s MM TV shall be aired next Sunday at midnight. Entitled Heavy & Progressive Rock Night, it shall feature video footage of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Hammerfall, Manowar and many more.

After selling 243,000 copies of his “Into the Wild” soundtrack in the USA alone and winning a Golden Globe award for the song “Guaranteed”, Eddie Vedder will embark on his American first solo tour in April. Besides, the singer is preparing to start writing stuff for the next Pearl Jam album… Eddie Vedder – “Hard […]

Asia will return in their original all-star lineup since 1983’s “Alpha” in April, when the quartet will release its new studio album. Entitled “Phoenix“, the 64-minute, 12-track offering was recorded by drummer Carl Palmer (ex-Emerson, Lake & Palmer), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (ex-Yes, Buggles) and singer-bassist John Wetton. Besides, Asia plans to […]

Bulgaria’s leading ethno projects Kayno Yesno SlonceВ and Smallman shall perform live on March 4 at Sofia’s Swingin’ Hall. The event starts at 9 p.m., tickets cost 3 Euro, the poster can be seen in our GIG GUIDE, and the music by both bands can be heard at myspace.com/smallmanbandВ and myspace.com/kaynoyesnosloncebg. Smallman – “On the Road“

PJ Harvey is preparing to issue the third single off her latest album, last year’s “White Chalk”, on March 10. The word goes about the track “The Devil” (hear and see it below), which shall be backed by a previously unreleased track from 1998, called “Liverpool Tide“, as B-side. PJ Harvey – “The Devil” (live)

Marilyn Manson’s foray into the beverage world with his own brand of absinthe, “Mansinthe”, has been panned by critics, who compared the drink’s odour to “sewage water, swamp mud and rubbing alcohol”. One taster even said about the drink, which is produced in Switzerland as it is illegal in the USA, “If a smell could […]

From now on theВ Arossita GalleryВ in Sofia, Bulgaria host an art axhibition by Nevena Vaklinova and Vesselin Mitev, known mainly as vocalist and bagpipe player in the local ethno bands Kayno Yesno Slonce and Isihia. The gallery’s address in 126 Vrabcha Str., and the official opening is today at 6 p.m.

Stroeja ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria hosted four live events celebrating the release of the double CD alternative rock compilation “Credit to the Nation”. Below you may click on the links to galleries containing photos of all four Credit to the Nation Live events, featuring following bands: Credit to the Nation Live 1 – Kuln, Cigaretta, Macrophone […]

The American punk rockers The Low Budgets and their Bulgarian colleagues A-Moral shall do two shows in Bulgaria – respectively onВ March 5В at the Area 51 Club inВ Varna, and onВ March 8В at the 8th Ball Club inВ Sofia. Additonal info and posters for both events can be found in our GIG GUIDE.

At the end of this news you can see the front cover artwork, as well as the complete tracklist for the sountrack to Martin Scorsese’s movie about the Rolling Stones, “Shine a Light“. The double CD is scheduled for release inВ April 2008В via Universal Music. 01. Brown Sugar02. Champagne & Reefer (feat. Buddy Guy)03. Connection04. All […]