“We’re ready with the recordings for half of the new songs, but we won’t be able to finish work on our next album until the beginning of 2008 due to our tight live schedule,”В revealedВ Ian AndersonВ in an interview for Bulgaria’s printed cultural guide “Programata” about the upcoming first Jethro Tull full-length studio album in eight years…

R.E.M. are to release their first official live album on October 18. Simply entitled “R.E.M. Live”, the effort shall contain an entire show by the band recorded on February 27, 2005 in Ireland’s capital Dublin. “R.E.M. Live” is going to appear in the form of a two CD and one DVD set, featuring following tracklist: […]

The debut video by The Nightwatchman – the solo project by former Audioslave and current Rage Against the Machine guitar wizard Tom Morello, can already be watched below. The word goes about the song “Alone Without You”, taken from The Nightwatchman’s debut album, “One Man Revolution”, reviewed on Tangra Mega Rock’s website a few months […]

After reuniting for a series of concerts this summer, Scotland’s post punk legends The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced they intend to record a brand new album. The band is already in a studio for the first time in nine years, but there’s still no information about the title or the label that will […]

Manic Street Preachers have announced they’ll be releasing their next single, entitled “Indian Summer”, on October 1. What’s special about this effort by the Welsh is that it’s going to feature four brand-new tracks – “Heyday of the Blood”, “You Know It’s Going to Hurt”, “Lady Lazurus” and “Anorexic-Rodin”.

During the night of August 26–27 (Sunday to Monday) Bulgaria’s music television channel MMTV shall broadcast a so-called Rock Legends Night, featuring videos, live footage and interviews with bands like Metallica, Deep Purple, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper and many more.

Today, August 22, former Megadeth and Cacophony guitarist Marty Friedman is celebrating the release of two efforts by his solo band – the CD “Exhibit A – Live in Europe” (view cover in the left) and the DVD “Exhibit B – Live in Japan”. Both feature different setlists, however recorded with the same line-up, namely […]

OnВ September 11-12В the Toucan Bluzz & Rock ClubВ in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia shall host the second Blues & Rock’n’Roll Fest promoted by the venue itself. During the first day of the event the visitors shall be able to hear sets by Eridan,В Dancho Lazarov BandВ and Angel,В while the the second evening shall feature performances by Peci-Pecito Band, Er Goliam, […]

September 24 shall see the release of former The Stone Roses’ vocalist Ian Brown‘s fifth solo effort, entitled “The World Is Yours”. The CD shall be precede by the single “Illegal Attacks” – an anti-war song recorded as a duet with Sinead O’Connor. The video for the track can already be viewed here:

Two days, 23 band, 450 fans, a bit of moshing and stagediving… and tons of beer and fun – that’s what the second edition of Bulgaria’sВ punk/hardcoreВ festival East Noise Attack in Varna was all about, according to Tangra Mega Rock’s special agentВ Stefan Topuzov‘s REPORT…