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At the end of June 2008, just a day before the official release of her debut solo album “Calm Before the Storm“, Steve Harris’ charming daughter Lauren Harris talked live on Tangra Mega Rock…В and HERE’S the entire conversation.

Area 51 Booking announced the final details for the upcoming East Noise Attack Fest IV. The punk/hardcore/metal event is scheduled to take place on August 15-17В in the so-calledВ Northern Industrial AreaВ in Varna, Bulgaria. Tickets costВ 15 EuroВ for the three days, and here’s the schedule: August 15:Minddread D.S.O.L. The Revenge Project PropagandaG.O.T.C. Overdawn Symbolic Past Redemption Deadrise Melekh […]

Undercover News reports that legendary Australian hard rockers AC/DC have three titles that they are considering for for their upcoming album, including “Black Ice” (which is said to be “a frontrunner at the moment”) and “Runaway Train“. AC/DC’s first album in eight years is tentatively due in October and is expected to be followed by […]

Connecticut metalcore beasts Hatebreed will release their first-ever live DVD, entitled “Live Dominance“, on September 2 via Koch Records. It was shot at Harpo’s in Detroit on March 29, 2008 in front of a sold-out crowd. A month later, in October, the band shall issue an all-covers album, “For the Lions“, featuring renditions of songs […]

Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen has revealed she’s been spending the last couple of weeks writing new songs on the Caribbean island of Antigua. So far there’s one song ready, entitled “The Crying Moon“, however no further info when the follow-up to the debut “My Winter Storm” shall be ready…

Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and drummer Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta) have joined forces in a project called One Day As a Lion. Their debut release shall be a five-track, self-titled EP, due out July 22 via Anti-Records. Keep checking onedayasalion.org for additional info…

Tickets for theВ Summer Ska Fest 2008В inВ Sofia, BulgariaВ are on sale now. Get them for 15 leva / 8 EuroВ via ticketstream.bg. The event is scheduled to take place onВ July 19В at the Blue Box Club, staring at 4 p.m.В BandsВ confirmed to perform areВ Bibi Ribozo & The Banditos, Steff Tej Trio,В Svetlio & The Legends, 63 High, Root Souljah, La Muchedumbre, […]

In an interview with the Liverpool Daily Post, Gordon Brown picked “All My Loving” as his favourite Beatles track. “This was my early favourite because it was the first I learnt to play on the piano when my parents sent me for lessons when I was young,” he told. Leader of the Conservatives David Cameron […]

Britain’s indie rock stars Arctic Monkeys are set to reconvene this month to begin writing their third album. The process of creating the songs for the follow-up to 2007’s “Favourite Worst Nightmare” shall take place in the their hometown of Sheffield.

The Verve are offering fans to download an exclusive free song over six weeks before the release of their forthcoming album. The track is called “Mover” and is available to download from vervedownload.com. It will not appear on the reunited band’s new CD, “Forth“, due for release on August 18.