The 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar that Jimi Hendrix famously set fire to at the London Astoria on March 31, 1967 has been brought back from the dead. After 40 years in storage the guitar will be put up for auction this summer. It is believed to be the first guitar that Hendrix destroyed on stage […]

According to the UK’s Total Guitar Magazine, Celine Dion‘s cover version of the AC/DC track “You Shook Me All Night Long” has been voted the worst cover song. The 40-year-old singer has luckily never released the song, but performed it as a duet with Anastacia in Las Vegas in 2002, as you can see in […]

Slash is featured in the new video “Gioca con me” by the 56-year-old Italian pop-rock superstar Vasco Rossi. Watch the clip below (the guitarist appears around the 2:05 mark). The track comes off Rossi’s new album, “Il mondo che vorrei“. Vasco Rossi – “Gioca con me” (feat. Slash)

A three-minute clip featuring professionally filmed video footage of Judas Priest‘s performance at this year’s Download Festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK, can be viewed below. Also included is interview footage with the group’s singer Rob Halford and guitarist K.K. Downing:

Nick Cave‘s nasty blues-rock side project Grinderman is already thinking about its next album. The CD, due out in early 2009, is said to “more adult” than the band’s 2007 self-titled debut. Besides, Mr. Cave has promised it won’t sound too much like its predecessor or The Bad Seeds’ “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!”. Grinderman – “Electric […]

The Dresden Dolls‘ frontwoman Amanda Palmer will leave her cabaret-punk gang for a while to focus on the release of a solo album. Entitled “Who Killed Amanda Palmer“, the CD will surface on September 16 via Roadrunner Records, featuring plenty of guest appearances, a.o. by Dead Kennedys guitarist East Bay Ray. The Dresden Dolls – […]

Who’s the lucky Grammy Award winner on the photo in the left? Post your suggestions in the comment box below. Those who recognize the guy shall win a Slayer week on Tangra Mega Rock. Those who don’t… shall also win a Slayer week on Tangra Mega Rock! The prize shall be delivered next week, starting […]

The former home of Johnny Cash‘s parents is up for sale on eBay. Bidding for the ranch, located just outside of Nashville, starts at $1.4 million. The package deal includes the country legend’s gold record for “I Walk the Line”, guitars and family photos of Johnny and his wife June Carter Cash, who briefly lived […]

Oasis have announced that their next full-length studio effort is going to surface by the end of the year via their own label, Big Brother Recordings. To make sure all shall go well (and profitable), the band has signed a three-album deal in partnership with Sony BMG yesterday. The Big Brother label will also look […]

Staind are to release their new album on August 18. Entitled “The Illusion of Progress“, the follow-up to “Chapter V” (2005) shall be preceded by the single “Believe“, set to hit radiostations next Tuesday. Staind – “Outside“