The music and legacy of ZZ Top has been part of the world’s musical landscape for over 40 years. On October 11, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” is being honored with ‘A Tribute From Friends,’ a high-profile salute from fellow rockers, including Nickelback, Steven Tyler, Wolfmother, Daughtry, Filter and more. The album features 11 […]

French retailer Fnac has posted what appears to be the cover artwork for “Evermore Darkly…”, the new mini-album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH. Due on October 10 via Peaceville Records, the follow-up to last year’s triumphant “Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa” album will arrive as a CD/DVD package including new tracks and rarities, with […]

I hope some marketing students are paying attention to the work of Dream Theater and their team in the past month…there’s lots to learn. The prog rockers have regularly been releasing short previews of songs from their upcoming album, “A Dramatic Turn Of Events,” due September 13. In terms of promotion and marketing, it’s a […]

Cornershop have posted the video for their new single ‘Don’t Shake It (Let It Free)’ online – scroll down and click to watch. The band worked on the video for the track with the non-profit organisation Free Tibet, which campaigns to bring an end to the country’s occupation by China and fights for rights on […]

One of music’s all-time greats, and a recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall-of Fame, Tom Waits will soon return with his first new studio album in seven years. According to iTunes, Waits’ new LP, Bad As Me, will see release on October 25th via ANTI- Records. Amongst the 13 songs is the album’s […]

Drum-cam footage of Mike Terrana’s performance with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen at this year’s edition of the Summer Breeze festival in DinkelsbГјhl, Germany can be seen below. Turunen was presented with a gold plaque at Summer Breeze for sales in excess of 120,000 copies in Germany alone of her debut solo album, ‘My Winter […]

After last week’s announcement of “Jitball” host Koko Stoynov’s retirement, the show’s remaining two protagonists Vassil Varbanov and Sector F can now reveal that he is to be replaced by Peter Herakov! Herakov, who’s main forte is football, describes himself as “a Levski Sofia legend, who has attended more Levski games than their current captain […]

Originally slated for release September 27th – The Great Escape Artist, the new album from JANE’S ADDICTION – will now hit store shelves October 4th via Capitol/EMI. In other news, Jane’s Addiction has teamed up with Indaba Music to run a remix contest for their new single ‘Irresistible Force’. The grand prize winner will win […]

Eagle Records will release ‘Live at Montreux 2010’ on 19th September 2011 The concert will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Eagle Rock’s press release “2010 saw Gary Moore make a return to rock music after a long period of time exploring the blues. He was writing and working on a new rock album […]

Steel Panther have a title for their new alnum. It’s to be called Balls Out and will be released in mid-October. The first single is the song If You Really, Really Love Me. Check out footage of the band working on this song below. There should be an announcement shortly of a major UK tour […]