Launch Radio Networks reports: Freddie Mercury would have been 60 years old next Tuesday (September 5), but there’s some dispute in his homeland about whether he should be celebrated. The late QUEEN frontman was born Farrokh Bulsara on the East African island of Zanzibar, which is now part of Tanzania, and some conservative Muslims want […]

MARILYN MANSON is among the artists paying tribute to Tim Burton‘s classic Halloween movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas” on a new soundtrack album.MANSON, FALL OUT BOY, PANIC! AT THE DISCO, FIONA APPLE and SHE WANTS REVENGE will all appear on a special two-disc edition of the “Nightmare” soundtrack, contributing cover versions of songs featured in […]

Widely acknowledged as one of the finest guitarists the British Isles have ever produced, Gary Moore has been making music for over 30 years. From his early days with SKID ROW to his time with THIN LIZZY to his extraordinarily successful solo career, Gary is truly part of U.K. rock royalty and all of his […]

The remaining members of The Beatles are launching legal proceedings against music labels EMI and Capitol.Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr plus the families of John Lennon and George Harrison allege that the companies fraudulently “pocketed millions of dollars” from the band between 1994 and 1999.The lawsuit was launched back in December and claims that […]

This Sunday, September 3, AUDIOSLAVE guitarist and diehard Chicago Cubs fan Tom Morello will throw out the first pitch prior to the Cubs/San Francisco Giants game at Wrigley Field in Chicago.AUDIOSLAVE will release its third album, “Revelations“, on September 5. The CD is preceded by the first single, “Original Fire“. The album’s title track is […]

AOL Music has confirmed that former JANE’S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell has unearthed a lost track featuring the vocals of THE DOORS’ Jim Morrison and will be releasing the song, “Woman in the Window“, on his SATELLITE PARTY project, due early next year. According to AOL Music, Farrell composed the music to complement a tape […]

Virginia Records /Universal Music are releasing in Bulgaria a compillation of U2 songs, entitled “BEST OF 1980-1990“That is an amazing collection combining the best songs written by U2 from the beginning of their history.“BEST OF 1980-1990” full tracklist:1. Pride (In The Name Of Love)2. New Year’s Day3. With Or Without You4. I Still Haven’t Found […]

In the last few days of August, the band Fyeld are completing the recordings of their new demos, which will appear on their second album. The whole process will end at Stain Studio in mid October, and the new album, which working title is “Not Too Blond to Survive the Holocaust” will be in the […]

The new double album of unreleased material by THE BLACK CROWES, titled “The Lost Crowes“, was originally scheduled to be in stores August 29 (Rhino). However, due to a recently discovered manufacturing error, the release date has been moved to September 26.“The Lost Crowes” contains two previously recorded albums that THE BLACK CROWES never officially […]

Norwegian quintet MORTAL LOVE will release its third album, “Forever Will Be Gone“, on September 22 via Germany’s Massacre Records. The follow-up to 2005’s “I Have Lost…” was recorded at Space Valley Studios and is the final chapter of the trilogy “All the Beauty I Have Lost Forever Will be Gone“. A teaser for the […]