Former Skunk Anansie drummer Robbie France passed away on Saturday 14 January aged 52 after reportedly suffering a ruptured aorta. In a lengthy career, drummer France played on Diamond Head’s 1983 album Canterbury and spent a year with UFO from 1984. France was also a member of Wishbone Ash, recording the 1991 album Strange Affair. […]

Legendary US prog metalВ outfit FATES WARNING is joining the list of bands to play at the special TANGRA MEGA ROCK SIXTH Anniversary bash concert series. FATES WARNING’s gig is on March 22 at Sofia’sВ *MIXTAPE 5* club.В  FATES WARNING 2012 Line-Up: Ray Alder (vocals)Jim Matheos (guitar)Frank Aresti (guitar)Joey Vera (bass)Bobby Jarzombek (drums) TICKETSВ priced 35В BGN (18 Euro)В are […]

Riot’s Mark Reale has been hospitalized with complications brought on by Crohn’s disease. The guitarist has suffered from this condition for most of his life, but is said now to be in a critical state. As a result he might well miss the US band’s upcoming gigs.

It seems that after 24 years Lookout Records has officially called it quits. The news of Lookout’s demise come from a blog post that Ted Leo posted in regards to his back catalog longer being available online digitally. Lookout Records was known for putting out Green Day’s early releases as well as releases by Screeching […]

Dee Snider is to have his autobiography published in May by Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. It’s called Shut Up And Give Me The Mic. Talking to BritishВ Classic Rock magazineВ last year about what people should expect, the Twisted Sister frontman said: “Unlike others, I can remember what happened. I wasn’t so out of it that I […]

VELVET REVOLVER reunited with singer Scott Weiland for a one-off show last night (Thursday, January 12th) at the Love You Madly: A Concert For John O’Brien which was held at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The band’s set paid tribute to award-winning ASCAP composer John O’Brien, who was found dead in his […]

The Velvet Underground are taking legal action – over a banana! The band are angry that the Andy Warhol Foundation has sold the iconic banana design, which was used on the cover of the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico, to Apple. This is for use in iPad and iPhone products. In the lawsuit, […]

This new song is called ‘Classic’ and will be featured on the forthcoming brand new studio release fromВ BABYFACE CLAN. This is a live version, recorded during the band’s concert with other seminal Sofia alternative bandВ – PANICAN WHYASKER on DecemberВ 30В atВ *MIXTAPE 5* club. Videos and interviews from the show are available on Bulgarian National TV’s RebelArt program […]

В Legendary female metal icon LITA FORD has signed a worldwide deal with SPV/Steamhammer. Her new album entitled ‘Living Like A Runaway’ is tentatively set for a May 2012 release.В  В Best known for her work with The Runaways and her solo career, featuring hit singles ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ and the Billboard charting duet ‘Close My Eyes […]

OPETH will hit the ‘Hristo Botev Hall’ on 1 March for the first of altogether SIX big shows organized for radio by Tangra Mega Rock’s 6th birthday. The concert is promoted by Tangra Mega Rock in association with Loud Concerts. OPETH are coming back to Bulgaria after headlining the second night of Kavarna Rock Fest […]