PJ Harvey will be back in the studio this coming November, working again with Flood and John Parish (who will share production duties.)What will be notable about the next album will be the fact most of the songs are based around and written on the piano, a new departure for Polly.A brand new album can […]

The New York Dolls will kick off their first extended headlining tour in more than 30 years on Nov. 6 in San Diego. The Supersuckers will support on the outing, which runs through Dec. 2 in St. Louis.The group will be out behind its Roadrunner album “One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even […]

TWISTED SISTER‘s song “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” has been posted online at the band’s official MySpace page. The track will be included on TWISTED SISTER recently completed “final” disc, “A Twisted Christmas“, featuring metal versions of holiday classics, including “Deck the Halls” and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful“.

October 9, 2006 – After a year of wishlists, speculation and even a bit of “slipped” information, RedOctane finally has revealed to us the final licensed tracklist for Guitar Hero II. Totaling 40 tunes in all, spread over eight difficulty levels, the sequel to our Best Music Game of 2005 seems to have an even […]

Four interpretations of Danny Elfman‘s beloved Nightmare Before Christmas compositions have posted on the official myspace page for the 3D “reissue” of the film. The selections include covers performed by Fall Out Boy, She Wants Revenge, Marilyn Manson and Fiona Apple.Originally released in 1993, the film, directed by Henry Selick, used stop-motion animation and computer […]

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR are about to commence the recording sessions for their new album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik NordstrГ¶m.Commented guitarist Silenoz: “Finally we arrived in Studio Fredman. It’s now located outside Gothenburg in a godforsaken place in the middle of fucking nowhere, which couldn’t be more perfect.“Things started […]

MEGADETH has tapped British producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY, CRADLE OF FILTH) to mix its long-awaited new album, “United Abominations“, tentatively due in March 2007 via Roadrunner Records.“United Abominations” will include a cover of LED ZEPPELIN‘s “Out on the Tiles“, which Mustaine has previously described as one of the CD’s highlights. “It […]

ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com‘s Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit the Oxfam […]

Ten of the biggest fans of the cult UK band Duran Duran will meet them personally thanks to Sofia Music Enterprises and Ticketpro Bulgaria! The names of the lucky winners are published at www.ticketpro.bg. The gig will take place on October 20, Friday at the Winter Hall of Sports in Sofia. Organizers of this event […]

U2 have announced the release date of their new greatest hits compilation.The collection titled ‘U218 Singles’ is released on November 21 and features 16 of the band’s best known songs, plus two additional tracks.The new songs were recorded with Rick Rubin at Abbey Road Studios last month, one of which is the Green Day collaboration […]