Motley Crue will have to finish up their Canadian tour without drummer Tommy Lee, who’s still suffering from tendonitis. His replacement is former Skrape man Will Hunt, with Dark New Day.

Simply Red, fronted by Mick Hucknall will play a gig in Sofia on September 1st. The gig will take place at Festivalna Hall starting at 8 pm. Simply Red‘s gig in Sofia is a part of their European tour, which is set to start with UK-gigs in June. The tour will feature 31 live dates […]

Extreme, one of the biggest bands of the late 1980s, are to re-form for a show in their home town, Boston, on June 30. The line-up is Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass) and Paul Geary (drums).

Swedish metalheads Wolf are to start recording their new, as yet untitled album in June. It’s to be produced by Fredrik Nordstrom, and released towards the end of the year.

The Southport lads Gomez release their new long-player ‘How To Operate’ on May 29, which will be preceded by the single ‘Girlhshapedlovedrug’ a week earlier. The band then play a nine date jaunt around the UK in June.

Paul Weller is to release a double live album with songs spanning his entire career. ‘Catch – Flame!’, out on June 12, was recorded at London Alexandra Palace on the star’s UK tour last December. The set features a host of Weller solo tracks, as well as classics from his former bands The Style Council […]

The Lostprophets are to call their new album ‘Liberation Transmission’. It’s to be released in late June.

Earache Records have teamed up with Metro 3D for develop a new computer game called ‘Earache: Extreme Metal Racing’, which is to be launched in various formats on July 7. Featured on the soundtrack are such bands as Napalm Death, At The Gates, Cathedral, The Haunted, Hate Eternal, Cult Of Luna, Beecher, Urkraft, Anata, Mistress […]

As I Lay Dying are to release an album of early recordings next month. It’s to be called ‘A Long March: The First Recordings’. This is also to feature new versions of old songs.

Robert Plant is to be the main attraction at the Cornbury Oxford Music Festival 2006, which happens on July 8/9.