NEWS

15 December 2009

DEEP PURPLE’s final concert of 2009, which will be held at Paladozza in Bologna, Italy, on Wednesday, December 16th, will be broadcast live by Radio2, a radio station operated by Italian public service broadcaster RAI. The live broadcast will start at 9 PM (Italian time), 8 PM (GMT). Radio2 can be hear online at this […]

15 December 2009

Members of Panican Whyasker, Babyface Clan and Bluba Lu have formed a new band quite out of the blue. Calling themselves The Jasmine Whale, they are Nufry (guitar/vox), Bobby Strukanski (bass & dodgy moves) and Kosyo K (drums & filthy grooves). The world premiere of their debut single “Transitions” will take place this very afternoon, […]

15 December 2009

As you well know, radio Tangra Mega Rock not only lives and propagates the rock’n’roll way of life and ethos, but we also keep a close eye on city culture in general, it’s progress and regress. It’s no wonder then that a member of the “Jitball” crew – Tangra’s sport/urban/adult entertainment rock’n’roll show – quickly […]

15 December 2009

They will be headlining the Grind Till Death Festival promoted by the local ‘Grind bar’. BUT, the show will happen at the Sea Casino venue in the Bulgarian city of Varna! Several local extreme bands are set to appear at the festival as well -ENTRALLMENT, SEGMENTED, V.O.A., CRIPTIC TOMB, X-ГРУПА and SAUER KRAUT. Tickets – […]

15 December 2009

Glastonbury festival organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that an England World Cup 2010 match will definitely be broadcast at the bash. England are due to play Slovenia in their final group game of the World Cup at 3pm (BST) on June 23 – the same day the festival opens to the public. Eavis used her […]

15 December 2009

Courtney Love has reportedly lost custody of her daughter Frances Bean Cobain with the 17-year-old’s care being assigned to members of Kurt Cobain’s family. New York Daily News reports “According to legal documents, the court has appointed Kurt Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, and sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain, to watch over the minor The surprising turn […]

14 December 2009

Axl Rose denies releasing a press statement regarding the rumored LAX incident in a recent posting at www.myspace.com/gunsnroses, the same site that originally posted the press statement. Axl claims, “I did not release any statement or authorize either any statement or anyone to release a statement regarding anything at any airport anywhere. We had recently […]

14 December 2009

An amplifier used by Randy Rhoads on the European leg of the first Blizzard of Ozz tour is being auctioned at eBay.com. The opening bid for this rare amp is set at $12,500! According to the auction; I, being a Randy Rhoads fan, purchased it for myself when Jet Records offered it in trade on […]

14 December 2009

Band working with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer! It would appear that John Frusciante is no longer working with the Red Hot Chili Peppers – so says a source close to the band in an exclusive interview with MusicRadar. “Josh Klinghoffer has been playing with the group for a couple of months now,” says the source. “Optimistically, […]

14 December 2009

Marc Rizzo once again has stepped out from his six-string tour of duty with SOULFLY and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY to deliver his new solo project, LEGIONAIRE on Phlamencore Records. This new albums reveals a phenomenal command of the guitar that Rizzo has become known for. LEGIONAIRE was written and recorded over a two year period, while […]