Dimiter Kovachev – The Funk is one of the hottest rockВ characters in Bulgaria. He’s theВ frontman of legenadry metal outfit ERA andВ recently has been the bass player ofВ ALIEN INDUSTRY! The might FUNK is turning 50 today. He will have a small party for his closest friends atВ Bulgaria’s oldestВ promoter’sВ agency – Sofia Music Enterprises’ office. left: THE FUNK […]

The long awaited secong coming to SofiaВ of one ofВ America’s greatest swing bands will possibly not happen. The show wasВ scheduled for 9 February at the Blue Box club, but CHERRY POPPIN’s leader Steve Posted have posted on the official band MySpace profile the following message: “Hey Everybody, I guess by now some of you have heard […]

Musicradar.com has revealed the newВ ficve-year-old drummer prodigee -В Jonah, you see, is five. Yes, you read correctly: he’s five. Check out the videoВ HERE in which Jonah absolutely rules System Of A Down’s Toxicity. Stunning? You bet. His fills, timing, control, ghost notes – the kid’s unreal. And look at that smile, too. That’s the smile of […]

It’s gonna be hot tonight on our ‘Tangra Metal Shock’ radio show: STUDIO GUEST – Bulgarian death metallers EUFOBIA who are set to release their debut album ‘Insemination’В later this week through Romanian label Axa Valaha. The distribution in Bulgaria is taken byВ  Wizard. The band will embark on a European tour of 40 dates with […]

Kiril Rusev is our undercover spy in the West…or Bremen, GermanyВ to be precise. This glorious fellow used to co-host the former Rock Radio Tangra’s legendary late afternoon show with his foil and current Tangra Mega Rock alumni Moni Panchev. At the beginning of the new century Mr. Rusev wisely decided to move to Germany, where […]

Legendary hip-hop/rock group Cypress Hill have signed an exclusive worldwide deal with Priority/EMI and are gearing up for the April 6th release of RISE UP, their first new studio album in six years. The deal is the first artist signing by Priority Records Creative Chairman Snoop Dogg. “My role as Creative Chairman of Priority Records […]

Melissa Auf der Maur has premiered the first music video from her current multimedia project of the same name, ‘Out of Our Minds’. Directed by Tony Stone, the stylishly noir video features MAdM on a mysterious journey into the woods after her car crashes. Out of Our Minds (OOOM), also includes a solo record that […]

Guardian has published an interesting article about Gallows and their brief stint on major label Warner Bros. The band’s lone album for the label, 2009’s Grey Britain, was generally received positively by critics, but according to the article has only sold 50,000 copies worldwide. The article alludes to the ‘Great Rock’n Roll Swindle’ perpetrated by […]

As previously announced Tangra Mega Rock radio will be celebrating its fourth birthday with one hell of a show at Sofia’s ‘Universiada Hall’ on March 24th, 2010. We have headliners Er Maluk, Bulgaria’s current hottest metal ticket – Odd Crew andВ Bulgaria’s most influential crossover band Insmouth confirmed for the show and are now delighted toВ inform […]

Drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) has joined forces with legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (ALICE COOPER, DREAM THEATER, KISS, BILLY IDOL) and guitarist Joe Bonamassa in a brand new project tentatively dubbed BLACK COUNTRY. The group is currently recording its debut album with producer Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, JOURNEY, […]