The Tommy Bolin Archives is reporting that Greg Hampton (producer of the Tommy Bolin Whips and Roses CDs) is currently finishing up production on ‘Teaser Deluxe’, a CD which will contain alternate versions of all the tracks that appeared on the original 1975 ‘Teaser’ album plus bonus tracks, for release March 11, 2011 via Samson […]

It’s to be titled Raw Power: Live In The Hands Of The Fans, and was recorded on September 13 last year at an All Tomorrow’s Parties show. It’s to be released on April 5. Says Iggy of this album: “Getting this top-notch performance of the entire Raw Power album by The Stooges realized a life […]

One week after announcing the title and tracklist of their seventh studio album, ‘Wasting Light,’ the Foo Fighters have unleashed the album’s artwork and its first official single, ‘Rope.’ The track features a meaty guitar lick that sounds ripe for ‘Rock Band,’ a rip-roaring extended instrumental solo and a few choice “Yow!”s from frontman Dave […]

UK crust punk pioneers EXTREME NOISE TERROR’s vocalist Phil Vane was found dead yesterday by friends. No cause of death has yet been reported. The band’s website has been updated with the following: “The rumors are true – we’re sorry to announced that Phil (Vane) passed away recently. The band will make a full statement […]

The seventh studio effort by Seattle’s gipsy outfit KULTUR SHOCK will be officially out on March 1 and will be called ‘Ministry of Kultur’!В  “If these guys play at a wedding, the bride will go to bed without teeth!” Yes, such punk-folk dances surely would lead to a marvelous Balkan fight be it during a […]

The Melvins’ latest offering Sugar Daddy Live, a thirteen-track live recording, will see a May 31 release on Ipecac Recordings. Recorded at The Busta-Guts Club in Downey, CA. the album features fan favorites such as “Boris,” “A History of Bad Men” and “The Kicking Machine.” The band recently completed a month-long residency at Los Angeles’ […]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and Amanda Palmer have been forced to postpone gigs in New Zealand after a devastating earthquake struck on Tuesday. At least 65 lives were claimed in the powerful tremor, which took down dozens of buildings in downtown Christchurch and prompted officials to declare a state of emergency in the city. […]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have a title for their new album… and it’s a real mouthful! According to frontman Anthony Kiedis, the record is to be called (wait for it) Dr Johnny Skinz’s Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head. This rather rambling title comes from experiences of a friend of the band while on acid: […]

Head Tyrolia Winter Sports, a division of Head USA, Inc., has introduced the MOTГ–RHEAD line of big mountain skis. Without sacrificing style or innovation, the MOTГ–RHEAD series combines groundbreaking technology with an edgy appeal, featuring graphics designed by the seminal metal band MOTГ–RHEAD. Lemmy and his group of mountain marauders have designed what may be […]

The Horrors will release their third album this July, according to frontman Faris Badwan. Badwan responded to a forum post on Thehorrors.co.uk, which speculated that the release date for the band’s new album had been delayed following the launch of his new band Cat’s Eyes. In the post, entitled ‘Album delayed?’, Badwan replied to the […]