Although doctors told him it would take 18 months for his hand to recover from an injury in December 2006, and that he would regain only 80 percent use of it, Paul Westerberg revealed he is writing songs again. The bad new is that there will be neither an album nor a tour by the […]

Richie Sambora has returned to rehab to receive additional treatment for his drinking problem. This time he’s in Utah, where he’s reportedly booked in a private room. Bon Jovi’s guitarist first went to rehab after the dissolution of his marriage to Heather Locklear, his subsequent break-up with girlfriend Denise Richards, and the death of his […]

Kai Hansen and his lads have announced they’ll call their next full-length studio album “Land of the Free II”. Obviously, the CD is going to be a concept record, following 1995’s “Land of the Free”. Its substance shall spread to 65 minutes divided in 12 songs. The album shall surface in Europe on November 19 […]

Blondie frontwoman Deborah Harry has announced she’ll release her first solo album in 14 years on October 8. Entitled “Necessary Evil”, the follow-up to 1993’s “Debravation” features 17 songs, a.o. the lead single “Two Times Blue”, “You’re Too Hot”, “Deep End”, etc.

Britain’s indie rock superstars Oasis shall release a double DVD, entitled “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down”, on October 29. The issue follows the band on their latest world tour through 26 countries, featuring also commentaries by the musicians and a 90-minute show at the City of Manchester Stadium. A week earlier, on October 21, Oasis’ […]

The Daily Star and other yellow papers are reporting that England’s drug lord Pete Doherty (Babyshambles, ex-The Libertines) and Kurt Cobain’s notorious widow Courtney Love have been seen making out in British bars. According to the media, it’s too early to call it romance, but it’s hard not to get giddy with speculation about the […]

Richard Reinhardt a.k.a. Richie Ramone, known as drummer for America’s punk rock godfathers The Ramones from 1983 to 1987, has filed suit against Apple Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for copyright infringement. According to Richie, the companies do not have permission to sell downloads of six songs that he wrote – “Smash You”, “Somebody Put […]

After playing in Bulgaria’s capital for the first time ever on March 7, America’s ska veterans The Toasters shall visit Sofia again on December 7, event promoters Re-Act Music confirmed. The venue and other details shall be announced soon.

On Sunday, September 30, exactly at midnight the seventh rock and metal night on Bulgarias РњРњTV is going to start. Compiled byВ Vasko KatincharovВ (on the photo), the six-hour-long edition shall be dedicated to women in rock. We’ll be offered more than 50 videos in 6 hours, a.o. by female-fronted bands like Nightwish, The Gathering, Theatre of […]

The side-project by Rammstein’s guitarist Ruchard Kruspe, Emigrate, shall release its first official single on October 15. Entitled “New York City”, the MCD (view cover in the left) will contain the title track in two version (the original one and a remix by Alec Empire), “My World” (in audio and video format), and “Blood”. The […]