It looks like Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is starting up a new bandВ called THE POOВ which includes his wife Adrienne and their two sons Joe and Jakob.В  Unfortunately there is not much more that we know about the band, but from the photo it does look like Adrienne will be the lead vocalist. To be […]

The Allman Brothers Band are among the artists to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Grammys in February. On Wednesday, The Recording Academy announced its 2012 Special Merit Awards recipients. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns, Diana Ross, and […]

A remix of Florence And The Machine’s new single ‘No Light, No Light’ by TV On The Radio’s Dave Sitek has surfaced online. The track – which you can listen to by scrolling down and clicking below – is set to feature on a special 12 inch version of the song, due out next month. […]

Richmond, Va death metal band Cannabis Corpse has announced the departure of vocalist Andy Horn (aka Weedgrinder) and guitarist Nick Poulos (aka Nikropolis). Here’s the official word: “Good news and bad news… Bad news: ‘Weedgrinder’ and ‘Nikropolis’ have decided to leave Cannabis Corpse. We wish them luck on there future endeavors. Good news: Cannabis Corpse […]

Legendary rhythm & blues/gospel/jazz/rock singer ETTA JAMES covers the GUNS N’ ROSES classic ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ on her new album, The Dreamer, which was released on November 8th, 2011. Check out the full audio clip below: James has been recording since 1954. She boasts 28 studio albums and 58 singles. She was inducted into […]

Slayer have toldВ BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ that they doubt there will be any more ‘Big 4 Of Thrash Metal’ shows. “If you look at how much work went into making it all happen in the first place, then I really doubt we can do the same thing again,” says guitarist Kerry King. “You had four headlining bands […]

R&B/soul singer Macy Gray has a new collection, ‘Covered,’ due for release on March 27. The album features Gray taking on covers by other artists, including songs by Metallica, Arcade Fire, My Chemical Romance and others. One of the tracks Macy recorded is a cover of Metallica’s 1991 tune, ‘Nothing Else Matters,’ from the band’s […]

Mr. Big are to release a live acoustic album at the end of February. It’s called Live From The Living Room, and was recorded at Wowow TV Studios in Tokyo at the start of this year. The full track listing is: 01. Undertow02. Still Ain’t Enough For Me03. As Far As I Can See04. Voodoo […]

The mesmerizing singer and her band will headline one of the concerts this Spring for the radio Tangra Mega Rock SIXTH Anniversary bash. This will be the first EVER concert of ANNEKE Van GIERSBERGEN and her band in Sofia. They closed the party at the JD Rock Arena at the Spirit of Burgas 2011 festival […]

MELEKH has been on hiatus since vocalist BoroВ went to pursue his university studies abroad, but nowВ the band is back. MELEKH will go onstage of Hardcore X-MassВ festival on 26 DecemberВ withВ several guest vocalist, includingВ Mihail Velchev–Кimura (ex-B.F.D.M.),В Georgi DimitrovВ (EXPECTATIONS), Anguel Simitchiev (THROAT FISTING)В and Alexander Petrov (REDOUND). AsВ previously reported,В the 12 edition of the Annual gathering of Bulgarian hardcore society will […]