Last night the bus of Bulgaria’s ska band Wickeda has been stolen. If you’ve seen a blueВ Volkswagen TransporterВ with No.В CA 8222 KX, please call 166 in Bulgaria. Shit happens…

A brand-new interview with Mr. Steve Albini shall be aired on Tangra Mega Rock tomorrow, April 24. The reason for the conversation? The upcoming show by the legendary producer and his band Shellac at the Backstage ClubВ in Sofia, Bulgaria on May 12, of course!

Mayhem guitarist and songwriter Rune Eriksen a.k.a. Blasphemer has decided to leave the legendary Norwegian black metal band after 13 years on board. “The main reason behind this conclusion lies in the fact that I simply don’t see any future for me in the band anymore, at least not a future I’d like to participate […]

Portishead‘s entire new full-length studio album,В “Third” (view cover in the left), can be listened to HERE. The CD itself is going to surface in Europe on Monday, April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Joy Division’s successors New Order have announced the release of a new live DVD. Simply entitled “Live in Glasgow“, the effort shall surface on June 2 and is going to feature footage recorded over two nights at the Glasgow Carling Academy in October 2006. Except for New Order classics, there are also four Joy Division […]

Peaceville Records are about to launch a new progressive rock subsidiary called KScope. The first releases will be albums by The Pineapple Thief (“Tightly Unwound”, due on June 2) and No-Man, featuring Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson (“Schoolyard Ghosts”, out on May 12). There will also be various re-issues from Porcupine Tree later in the year. […]

On May 7 Bulgaria’s ethno-ambient masters Irfan shall play live at theВ Red HouseВ inВ Sofia. The start shall be given at 8 p.m., with tickets costing 3 and 4 Euro. Irfan – “Otkrovenie“

“Pray for Me“, the new video from Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx‘s side project Sixx: A.M., can be viewed below. The track is taken from “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star” – the soundtrack that accompanied Nikki’s 2007 sook of the same name. Sixx: A.M. – “Pray for […]

The iconic co-founder and former leader of Savatage, Jon Oliva, returned with a new album by his current project Jon Oliva’s Pain, premonitorily entitled “Global Warning“. HERE is what he told us about it… Jon Oliva’s Pain – “Edge of Thorns” (live)

Long-running New York-based metalcore beasts Merauder will enter Big Blue Meenie Studio on June 10 to begin recording their new album, due before the end of the year. A song off it, entitled “Until“, can already be listened to on myspace.com/merauder. Merauder – “Master Killer“