Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will be joined by the following “special guests” during his headlining appearance at this year’s edition of the Quart festival on June 30 in Kristiansand, Norway: Ron Wood (THE ROLLING STONES)Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH)Fergie (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson of BLACK EYED PEAS) Slash’s band will […]

One-time Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic filed Wednesday to run for county clerk in Wahkiakum County as a member of the ‘Grange Party’ in a bid to bring attention to problems he sees in the Top Two primary election system. Wahkiakum County Auditor Diane Tischer confirmed this morning that Novoselic filed for the one-year unexpired term […]

Ratt and Extreme have teamed up to bring you this summer’s most rockin’ tour lineup? The tour, which will feature sets from both bands with Ratt closing, kicks off on July 12 in Amarillo, TX and runs through August 7th in Hampton Beach, NH. It will cross the U.S. and cover 16 markets, with more […]

Kiss star Gene Simmons has raised $15,000 for a good cause – by selling his kidney stone in a bizarre online auction. The rock wildman reveals he recently suffered the ailment, but came up with a unique use for the solid formations of urinary minerals after passing it through his body. He says, “I passed […]

Congratulations to all the SLAYER maniacs! We are going to blast you with the ball bustin’ live energy of SLAYER on theВ ‘Tangra Mega Live’ show tonight at 9 pm CET! And at the same time The Black Lodge metal bar in Sofia – Bulgaria will host a very special SLAYER party. No entrance fee!!! There […]

Singer Kobi Farhi from Israel’s progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND have issued the following studio update regarding the progress of their upcoming album, ORwarriOR: “We are still in the studio, working hard to give birth to our new album and the warrior of light – ORwarriOR. Drums, percussions, bass, all kinds of guitars, violins, […]

Pearl Jam performed their new track ‘Get Some’ on ‘The Conan O’Brien Show’ and you can see the footage below. Pearl Jam have also confirmed that their new album will be called ‘Backspacer’ and will be released in the autumn.

Kaliakra Rock Fest 2009 starts in less than a month, on July 1st and the promoters of Joker media and the Kavarna county have announced some interesting details. “The biggest stage on the Balkan peninsular and certainly the biggest this Festival have ever had…MOTLEY CRUE, SCORPIONSВ and DREAM THEATER will benefit a 26С…16Рј stage, with the […]

Rocker Eddie Van Halen started drinking to battle crippling nerves. The Van Halen guitar great has revealed he was just 12 years old when his father gave him a shot of vodka – and alcohol became his “wonder drug”. The rock star has been a heavy drinker ever since and had to halt Van Halen’s […]

2 days before the release of the new album ‘Battle For The Sun’, PLACEBO are enteringВ our Tuborg Top 40 Mega Rock chart with the first single – ‘For What It’s Worth’. PLACEBO will be our Jack Daniel’s band N 1 next week. The album was produced by David Bottrill and wil be the follow-up to […]