The third edition of the massive beachside fiesta is officially over. Boo-hoo. We were there though. En masse! Once again the TMR crew worked its socks off at the frontline. 19 of the 20 bands announced on the JD Rock Arena performed for you and one – Wickeda – was lent to the Main Stage […]

Jason Bonham is planning to do a duet with his late father Jon on the upcoming Led Zeppelin Experience tour of America. The drummer, who is also a member of Black Country Communion, will get the chance to play with his dad on Moby Dick. Says Bonham: “Dad and I are going to do it […]

My Chemical Romance have completed recording their new album. The band worked with producer Brendan O’Brien on the follow up to 2006’s The Black Parade. Frontman Gerard Way spoke to NME about the album: “We just finished the album so we’re excited about that. It’s the second attempt at the album and we’re really happy […]

Rock and roll legend and guitar god, Eric Clapton has said he will release a new studio album in September, according to Billboard.com. Simply titled Clapton, his 19th studio release will hit store shelves and online retailers on September 28. The album features guest contributions from Steve Winwood, Wynton Marsalis, Sheryl Crow, Allen Toussaint, Derek […]

Pearl is lovely! A true rock’n’roll chick! Her debut album ‘Little Immaculate White Fox’ was produced by her husband, Scott Ian of Anthrax. He also recorded the guitars and there are some name guest stars, such as Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. Pearl’s stepfather is the (literally) massive Meatloaf. The first single from her […]

A Facebook campaign has been launched to get statues erected in Stoke-On-Trent, honouring both Lemmy and Slash. Nile Plumb feels that both of these legends, who are strongly connected to Stoke, should have statues to acknowledge their contribution to music. So far, 400 people have signed up. Find out more at www.facebook.com/StokeStatues

BRUTAL TRUTH has premiered the second video from their latest album, Evolution Through Revolution, for the track ‘Get A Therapist… Spare The World’. Check it out below. The video was directed by Tyson Montrucchio for Heretic Digital Demonics. The band previously worked with Montrucchio on their ‘Sugardaddy’ video that also can be viewed below. In […]

The Orb have announced details of a new album which features former Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist David Gilmour. ‘Metallic Spheres’ is due out on October 4 and also includes Martin ‘Youth’ Glover on bass guitar and keyboards. Available as a digital download, double LP and double CD, parts of the album were recorded in […]

New wave rockers Blondie have announced that they plan to release their ninth studio album in 2011. Titled Panic of Girls, the release was recorded last November and December in Woodstock, New York. Frontwoman Debbie Harry wrote most of the lyrics on the new album. Blondie have been playing some of the new songs while […]

‘Memories,’ the first single from Weezer’s upcoming Hurley album is now available for free download over at Spinner, so you can download it at this location. ‘Hurley’ is out Sept. 14, and as previously reported, its artwork features a huge photo of Jorge Garcia, who played Hugo “Hurley” Reyes on Lost.В