Wickeda’s frontman Erol Ibrahimov has startedВ his own one-manВ side-project called Guava Jelly. The first song recorded under that moniker is called “A Recipe for…” and can already be downloaded HERE.

Wolfmother, Snow Patrol, The Flaming Lips, The Killers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jet are among the acts contributing tracks to the “Spider-Man 3” soundtrack, due on May 1. Snow Patrol’s “Signal Fire” is the set’s first single and can be already streamed from the soundtrack’s website. Here is the compelete tracklist for the “Spider-Man […]

The winners of the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music 2007 shall be announced tomorrow, March 31. Among the nominees are Balkan Beat Box (on the photo), Gotan Project, Natacha Atlas, Mariza, Ojos de Brujo, Gogol Bordello, Ben Harper, Anoushka Shankar, Toumani Diabate and many more. A full list of the nominees can be […]

Paul David Hewson a.k.a. Bono became a knight of the British empire yesterday, March 29, in a ceremony at the Dublin home of British Ambassador David Reddaway. U2‘s frontman was named a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his humanitarian work and services to the music industry. However, the […]

Gamma Ray‘s guitarist and vocalist Kai Hansen has revealed that the German metallers are nearing completion of their upcoming live DVD, recorded during the band’s May 6, 2006 show at in Montreal, Canada. The effort’s working title is “Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And the Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn’t Want to Wear His Donald Duck […]

Swedish rockers Hardcore Superstar will enter studio in April to record a new single, “Bastards (Fade Away)”. The song shall be later included in the band’s upcoming studio album, which will also feature tracks like “Lesson in Violence”, “Sensitive to the Light”, “Dreamin’ in a Casket” and “Sophisticated Ladies”. A demo version of the last […]

Tony Lovato, former frontman of the US pop-punk band Mest which disbanded a year ago, was arrested and charged with murder last Sunday. This followed the death of 25-year-old Wayne Hughes in an underground parking lot in Los Angeles. Lovato is said to have stabbed Hughes, who was dating the singer’s ex-girlfriend. Two days ago […]

Austrian symphonic/psycho/prog/black metallers Dornenreich have extended their contract with Prophecy Productions 3 more albums. The band is currently working on the first of them. Entitled “In Luft geritzt” (“Carved in Air”), the CD shall consist of ten tracks, plus one bonus on the first edition. The follow-up to Dornenreich’s fifth studio album, 2006’s “Durch den […]

Chicago’s sax-metal avantgardists Yakuza entered studio to begin recording their new album, “Transmutations”, for a fall release via Prosthetic Records. The CD is being produced by Sanford Parker (Pelican, Minsk, Rwake), who made a guest appearance on the band’s latest release, “Samsara”. “The tracking and mix is complete,” frontman Bruce Lamont said of the progress […]

Reunited Madchester legends Happy Mondays (the term Madchester describes the alternative music scene that developed in Manchester at the end of the 80’s) have signed a deal with Sanctuary Records to release a brand new studio album. The band now features original members Shaun Ryder (vocals), Gary Whelan (drums) and dancer Bez (percussion). The CD […]