‘Lennon’s Wall’ is the back of the ex- Notary building, in central Sofia and has, for a few decades been a landmark in Bulgarian rock culture. In the years of Communist oppression, the capital’s free spirits and rebels would go there at night and write poems and various messages on the wall, mostly dedicated to […]

December 8, 1992 saw the first test broadcasts of the now legendary rock radio Tangra. Full on broadcasting began a few days later, on December 12 at 96.7 FM, Sofia. Ten and a half years later, on April 1, 2003, the original Tangra was transformed into a sports station by its new owners. The latter […]

One of the foremost figures in Bulgarian music and culture, Review’s leader Vassil Giurov, has sent out the following announcement: “On Thursday, December 9, at 10:30 a.m. there will be a gathering in front of the National theater, in protest against the government’s policy when it comes to culture and the arts. There will be […]

On December 8, 2004, Abbott was shot onstage while performing with Damageplan at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. The gunman was Nathan Gale, who shot Abbott six times, including four times in the head, killing him instantly. Gale then continued shooting, killing four others and wounding a further seven. Gale fired a total of […]

Dave Grohl is one of many music superstars who are appearing on Michael Jackson’s posthumous album, simply titled Michael. The songs were taken from recording sessions that Jackson had begun before his 2009 death. The current Foo Fighter, former Nirvana member drums on “(I Can’t Make it) Another Day,” which also features Lenny Kravitz on […]

Anthrax have almost finished their ninth studio album. Tentatively titled ‘Worship Music’, the album is the first the band have made since 2003’s ‘We’ve Come For You All’. It’s also the first album the band has recorded with singer Joey Belladonna since 1990. Speaking to the Artisan News Service, guitarist Scott Ian said: “We’re almost […]

Pearl Jam will be celebrating their twentieth anniversary with a new live album titled Live on Ten Legs. Along with a selection of the band’s live favourites, the album will feature covers of both Public Image Limited and Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. The set actually opens with Strummer’s “Arms Aloft” which comes from 2003’s […]

‘Get Back In Line’, the new video from MOTГ–RHEAD, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band’s new album, ‘The WГ¶rld Is Yours’. The album is a vital, scorching statement of intent from MOTГ–RHEAD as they launch MotГ¶rhead Music, their very first record label. MOTГ–RHEAD have never just been the best rock n […]

It’s been another record-breaking year for the biggest rock band in the world: AC/DC made over $130 million in the past twelve months, and sold nearly two million of the planet’s 34 million concert tickets in the same time. But at the other end of the spectrum, frontman Brian Johnson may have played to his […]

The members of KISS star in their own special-within-a-special onВ last night’s (Monday, December 6) episode of Cartoon Network‘s ‘Family Guy: A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas’. In the episode, the Christmas season is in full swing, and dad Peter Griffin cannot find the time to rest and watch his favorite Christmas special, the classic […]