MARIJUANA DEATHSQUADS sound almost exactly like their name suggests: Brash, chaotic, and drugged out as hell. The “noise collective” can be traced back to Ryan Olson, who also founded the Gayngs collective (which also includes Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Mike Noyce). ‘Crazy Master’ is the title track of the group’s four-song debut (hear the […]

Music fans were in for a rare treat Friday night at New York’s Apollo Theater. Eric Clapton was joined by Keith Richards at Howlin For Hubert: A Concert to Benefit the Jazz Foundation of America. The event was a tribute to guitarist Hubert Sumlin, who played in Howlin’ Wolf’s band for decades and passed away […]

Punk rock band THE SEX PISTOLS have signed a record deal with Universal, it has been announced. An “expanded and repackaged edition” of the band’s Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols album will be released later this year. Universal said the release will tie in with the record’s 35th anniversary. “To be given […]

Swedish prog kings OPETH will play for the first time in Sofia on Thurdsay, 1 March. After finishing a string of dates in Asia, the band played one gig in Russia and are now back to Europe. The setilst from last night’s first European concert in Stodola club in Warsaw, Poland is available beow.. 120 MINUTES (!!!) is the time announced […]

DAVE MUSTAINE has courted controversy by claiming that African women should stop having kids if they can’t feed them! Talking to the LA Weekly, the MEGADETH mainman – who is a born again Christian – addressed the subject of responsible parenting. This is what he said: “There’s so many houses without a dad that it’s […]

German metallers PALACE (pictured above) will be joining the PRIMAL FEAR and BRAINSTORM tour called ‘METAL NATION TOUR 2012’. The Sofia date is 7 April and the gig is set to happen at the Hristo Botev hall.  Tickets priced 40 BGN are on sale via www.Eventim.bg and will go up to 45 BGN at the door.

Sofia outfit EXPECTATIONS has finished working on its debut album. The band has spent four days at Next Dog studio in Romania with producer Marius Costache (Mediocracy, Coins As Portraits, I Stared Into The Forest). Boris Nikolov – Brodnik of Melekh is now working on EXPECTATIONS’ first official video. Meanwhile a video of the recording process of a song […]

SINEAD O’CONNOR has revealed that she would like to do naked shoot for Playboy magazine before she dies. Speaking to Word magazine – via Digital Spy – the singer said: “There’s so much I [would have] liked to do when I was younger and I was too miserable and Irish. A Playboy shoot is on my […]

Ever since FAITH NO MORE reunited three years ago, several of Mike Patton’s “side” projects have remained mostly dormant. Among the most notable absences is TOMAHAWK, his group with ex-Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Deninson, ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, and, as-of-recently, ex-Mr. Bungle bassist Trevor Dunn. Thankfully, the band’s hiatus is finally coming to an end, as a […]

Sure, Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister has collaborated with a long list of rock stars, from Dave Grohl to Billy Gibbons. But, ask Mr. Kilmister, and he’ll tell you there are still a slew of peeps with whom he’s itching to lay down tracks. “Janet Jackson,” Kilmister told SF Weekly, laughing, when asked whom he’d like […]