AC/DC‘s new album, “Black Ice“, is available for streaming in its entirety HERE. The CD (view cover in the left) will be available for purchase starting Monday, October 20. A week later, on October 28, AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour opens at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania…

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was inducted into Hollywood’s RockWalk yesterday, October 13 – just a day before today’s official premiere of “Perpetual Flame“. The new album from the six-string virtuoso comes out via Rising Force Records and marks the debut of Malmsteen’s new singer – former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim “Ripper” […]

“Spirit of Burgas is among the 15 finalists competing for the Yourope Award for Best European Festival 2008. You can still vote for it here.

Tarja Turunen’s show in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 28, 2008 has been moved from the previously announced Universiada Hall to the quite bigger Festivalna Hall. Get tickest via ticketpro.bg.

Neil Young is preparing to release an album that chronicles his famous two-night stand at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1968. “Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968” is due out November 25 and features songs including “Expecting to Fly”, “Mr. Soul” and “Out of My Mind”. It was recorded just a […]

Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl is having a street named after him, thanks to a local campaign. The former Nirvana drummer is the subject of a successful petition to get Market Alley in his hometown Warren, Ohio, changed to Dave Grohl Alley…

Massive Attack man Robert Del Naja a.k.a. 3-D has provided soundtrack music for a new film. The word goes about the song “Herculaneum“, which appears over the end title credits of the Italian movie “Gomorrah“. The film, based on Roberto Saviano’s book of the same name, comprises six short stories about Italy’s modern-day mafia and […]

Bulgarian avantgardist BlubaLu uploaded five high-quality live recordings of tracks performed as BlubaLu Collective in August 2008. Check them out here: BlubaLu Collective – “Free Me” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Breath” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Break Through” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Vienna” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Airam” (live 2008)

Britain’s blues rock saviours Firebird have set “Grand Union” as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The follow-up to “Hot Wings” (2006) was recorded in a line-up featuring band leader Bill Steer (vocals, guitar; ex-Carcass, Napalm Death), drummer Ludwig Witt (Spiritual Beggars), and […]

At 4:48 p.m. on October 5, 2008, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night were pronounced husband and wife. It was a small gathering of friends and family at at Castle on the Hudson. Ritchie was overheard saying, “This is the first wedding I’ve been to where I’m not looking for the exit sign!”