Guitarist James Murphy, of Death/Testament fame, has suffered a relapse of the brain tumour from which he suffered a decade ago. Fundraising is now underway for his treatment. For details, go here: http://www.facebook.com/jamesmurphyproducer Murphy was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001 but recovered. In October 2011,В he stated that the tumor had returned but that […]

Two full releases into the career ofВ  his Arnold Schwarzenegger thrash parody band Austrian Death Machine, As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis still can’t get enough old Ahhhhnold movies. On Dec. 6, the Death Machine will release its second Christmas single, ‘Jingle All the Way,’ with songs based on the the titular 1996 family […]

VRANI VOLOSAВ will be supporting Duncan Patterson (Anathema, Antimatter) on his gig at Sofia’s 4 km party center on 16В December. This will be the band’s first concert in Bulgaria after the tourВ Serbia, Romania,В Austria andВ Germany. VRANI VOLOSA are playing in BurgasВ at RoyalВ on December 10В with FAULTВ and in Plovdiv atВ Stage 51 on the 17th with INHUMANITY.

Sir Jimmy Page? It could happen, if one British MP has her way. The Daily Mail reports Tory MP Louise Mensch (pictured below) is lobbying for a knighthood for Led Zeppelin guitar legend Jimmy Page, who just happens to be one of her husband’s former clients. “I’ve proposed Jimmy Page,” Louise wrote on Twitter. “Waiting […]

An unusual music video of Britney Spears lip-synching to Marilyn Manson’s Eurythmics cover of ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ was leaked to youtube yesterday. So what’s the deal with the clip? Apparently the video was recorded by Britney for use in her 2009 tour and shown during musical interludes. It’s typical Britney, with her […]

Babyface Clan guitarist Charlie posted online a new editВ of cult Bulgarian 80s band TANGRA and the song ‘Sunday’. You can listen to this brand new versionВ at this location. Earlier this month, CHARLIE has reacted rather angrily after watching a morning show on Bulgarian TV. Afterwards he posted this on the band’s Facebook page: “Musicautor has […]

The Man-Eating Tree has posted a teaser trailer online for the ‘Harvest’ album, which is due out on November 28th, 2011. The video clip is available below. The track listing for ‘Harvest’ is as follows: 01. Harvest Bell02. At The Green Country Chapel03. Code Of Surrender04. Armed05. Like Mute Companions06. Exhaled07. Down To The Color […]

Tangra Mega Rock is accouncing the last live show for 2011. And it is aВ Last MinuteВ show – cult UK punk band THE BUSINESS will be playing for the first time in Bulgaria. It’s a pretty short notice -В 23В November at Sofia’s The Box clubВ and the other bands on the bill are: CRITICAL POINTВ (Portugal), Bring It Back […]

“Writing about one of your all-time favourite bands is never easy”. Now, have many times have we heard that one? Nevertheless, it is, more often than not, quite true. At least if you decide/try to be objective, that is. Particularly when writing about a band as unique, original, colourful and, erm, “legendary”, asВ  The band […]

Today at noon we push further our new experiment. We’re talking about Bulgarian National TV’s new youth culture show – RebelArt, on airing real time on Tangra Mega Rock radio. You can listen to RebelArt live (and then watch it on Bulgarian TV) every Tuesday and Wednesday from noon till 12.40 p.m. local time, direct […]