Iron Maiden shall release a new 80’s best-of-collection, entitled “Somewhere Back in Time” (view cover below), as a free high-quality download from ironmaiden.com on May 12. However, the 320 kbps WMA files can only be played three times before expiring. Afterwards listeners will be able to purchase the album as a DRM-free download. “Somewhere Back […]

Free Kitten – the supergroup featuring Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon (on the photo), Pussy Galore’s Julie Cafritz and Yoshimi P-We, have announced they’re coming back to life with a new album. Entitled “Inherit“, it shall is the band’s first since 1997’s “Sentimental Education”, and is scheduled for release on May 20 via the Ecstatic Peace […]

Nick Cave is working on his second screenplay for director John Hillcoat, who previously filmed the singer’s script for “The Proposition”, released in 2006. Besides, the dark Australian is is writing his second novel, the follow-up to 1989’s “And the Ass Saw the Angel”. There is no rest for the wicked…

Magic Circle Music and Manowar are launching a Battle of the Bands Contest where bands from around the world will compete against each other to win the once in a lifetime chance to play on the main stage at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The winning band will be invited to play 3 songs on […]

The entire DVD “Heima” by Iceland’s Sigur Ros became the first full-length music-related movie to be streamed in its entirety on YouTube. Just be sure to have 97:21 minutes of spare time, sit back relax, push play and watch: Sigur Ros – “Heima“

Tickets for the first ever concert by Mexico’s latino rock gang Molotov in Bulgaria, also featuring Babyface ClanВ andВ Svetlio & The Legends, can be purchased not only via Eventim.bgВ and Ticketstream.bg, but also from the Ticket Center in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The show is scheduled forВ April 11В at the 3,000-capacityВ Hristo Botev Sports HallВ in Sofia. […]

Radiohead are to release “Nude” as the second single from their current album, “In Rainbows”. The song will be released on March 31 in two different formats featuring an exclusive track each – “4 Minute Warning” on the 7-inch LP and “Down Is the New Up” on the CD. Radiohead – “Nude“

A competition for Bulgaria’s best school rock/pop band started officially yesterday. For details, check out cokemusic.bg.

One of the world’s best known saxophone players, Jan Garbarek, and his quartet shall perfom live in Sofia, Bulgaria at this year’s edition of the Jazz + Festival. The show is scheduled to take place on May 15, 2008В at the 4,000-capacity Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, starting at 7 p.m. Jan Garbarek […]

The compositions “O.K.”, “Zaydi” and “Prayer” by the Bulgarian string quartet StrringS were included in the soundtrack to the new movie “The Hamlet Adventure”, due to be aired for the very first time at this year’s Sofia Film Fest 2008. Meawnhile, StrringS are putting the finishing touches to their debut album.