While gearing up for an Australian tour with Sonic Youth in February, Thurston Moore has lent his talents to score the adult film “Extra Action (And Extra Hardcore)“, due out in the USA on March 18 on DVD. A description of the movie says that it “documents 60 amateur women (unpretentious, unadorned and undressed) set […]

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos revealed that the band, which is currently working in Glasgow on its next, as-yet-untitled album, is making “a dirty pop record… It’s the opposite of punk/pop,” the singer explained. The CD should surface this summer via Epic Records. Franz Ferdinand – “Do You Want to?“

Motley Crue’s frontman Vince Neil and Carnival Cruise Lines have organized “four days of rock n roll on the high seas…filled with music, fun and sun – and of course plenty of Girls Girls Girls!”. The word goes about the so-called Motley Cruise, which goes from Miami to Mexico on Janaury 24-28, featuring performances by […]

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Whitesnake will release “Good to Be Bad” via SPV in the end of April – their first studio album in a decade. The CD features 11 new songs written by David Coverdale and guitarist Doug Aldrich (8 rocking tracks and 3 ballads). To celebrate the release and the anniversary, Whitesnake […]

Bulgaria’s Gravity Co. have found a new vocalist. The 19-year-old guy’s name is Nikolay Bakalov (on the photo). Gravity Co. – “Empty World“

Contrary to reports that Rob Patterson (ex-Otep) is replacing Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer on the band’s current Bitch We Have a Problem European Tour, today it was confirmed that the person to take the role of lead guitarist in the Bakersfielders’ treck is not Rob, but Shane Gibson (on the photo), known from playing […]

Portishead, the reunited The Verve, My Morning Jacket, Jack Johnson, The Breeders and Rilo Kiley have been confirmed for this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will be held April 25-27 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. This will be Portishead’s first show on American soil in nearly a decade. At the […]

Mike Skinner of The Streets has declared new film “Sweeney Todd” an “absolute inspiration” after being bowled over by the new musical at the cinema. The movie, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alan Rickman and Sacha Baron Cohen, is an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the mythical murderous barber […]

The reunited New York Dolls shall release a concert album in March. Entitled “Live at the Fillmore East“, the CD will contain audio footage recorded during the band’s two-night stand at the New York venue in December 2007. New York Dolls – “Personality Crisis” (live 2006)

Muse shall release a live DVDВ on February 18, recorded during the band’sВ June 16-17,В 2007 performances at the legendary London Stadium. Entitled “The Haarp Tour: Live from Wembley”, the effort shall come out both as a singe DVD and a CD/DVD box set, containing following tracklist: Knights of Cydonia Hysteria Supermassive Black Hole Map of the Problematique […]