R.E.M., Iggy Pop, The Melvins, Bad Brains and David Bowie are among the artists that have contributed songs to the soundtrack for the movie “Kurt Cobain about a Son”, due to be premiered in late 2007. The soundtrack itself will be released in the USA on September 11. It won’t feature any songs by Nirvana, […]

Just a year and a half after coming to life and 3 months after releasing their self-titled debut EP, a terrible tragedy happened to the US indie rock/wave sextet Ra Ra Riot. Yesterday afternoon (June 3), 23-year-old drummer John Pike (on the photo) was found dead in seven feet of water in Buzzards Bay near […]

Korn have decided to put no title on their upcoming full-length studio album. In other words, the follow-up to “See You on the Other Side” (2005) shall appear under the moniker “Korn”. The CD is going to contain 12 tracks and shall officiallny appear in Europe on July 30 via Virgin Records/EMI.

On Sunday, June 3, exactly atВ 2:36 p.m. Iron Maiden landed with a prvate charter flight at Sofia Airport. After beeing welcomed in the VIP area by the local promoters of the band’s show at the Locomotive Stadium tomorrow – Sofia Music Enterprises – Bruce, Steve, Dave, Nicko, Adrian, Janick and the group’s seventh member, long […]

On Saturday, June 2, Iron Maiden performed in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana on their current A Matter of the Beast Summer Tour ’07. What’s been most curios is that the British sextet played four songs from their 25-year anniversary album “The Number of the Beast” rather than the previously announced five. Here’s the exact Ljubljana setlist: […]

“Carry On”, the second studio solo album by former Audioslave, Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog vocalist Chris Cornell (view cover in the left), is available for streaming in its entirety on the singer’s official MySpace profile. The CD shall be released in Europe on Monday, June 4, via Suretone/Interscope Records.

Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick has revealed the second part of the “Kissology” DVD series is already on the way to be completed soon. While the first part of the video documentary went from 1974 to 1977, “KISSology: Volume 2” picks up in 1978 and goes to 1995, showing documentary and concert footage from Kiss’ […]

Samples of the 3 audio tracks featured on Velvet Revolver’s EP “Melody and the Tyranny” (view cover in the left), which is being released today, can be heard HERE. Here’s the exact tracklist of the current effort by Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Dave Kushner and Matt Sorum: 01. She Builds Quick Machines 02. Just […]

On June 12 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release “They All Came Down to Montreux – Deep Purple Live at Montreux 2006”. The issue will be available as a deluxe 187-minute-long two-DVD set featuring 26 tracks (16 from Montreux and 10 from a London show), and as audio CD with 12 songs. The performance was recorded […]

Today, June 1, The Beatles’ classic album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” celebrates its 40 birthday. To mark the event, some of Britain’s most prominent contemporary rock bands are re-recording the LP. Acts confirmed to take part in the tribute so far include a.o. Oasis, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, The FrayВ and Razorlight.