New York Dolls will release their fifth full-length record Dancing Backward in High Heels March 15 on 429 Records. Featuring original members David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, the album was recorded in Newcastle, England and produced by Louis XIV’s Jason Hill. Dancing Backward in High Heels is the follow-up to 2009’s ‘Cause I Sez So’. […]

A little while ago, Damon Albarn said that he was making the new Gorillaz album on his iPad. He also said that he hoped to release it by the end of 2010. Well, on December 25, Albarn’s Christmas wish will come true: Gorillaz new album will be released for free on the holiday. In an […]

Soul legend Aretha Franklin previously cancelled all upcoming tour dates, simply citing “medical reasons”. Through some investigative reporting far greater than ourselves, it has been confirmed that Franklin has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. However, her family and the Huffington Post both assure that she is doing far better than doctors expected, and will return […]

The band has updated the official site with the following message: “Friends, family and followers! No Christmas would be complete without a special treat from Kula Shaker. So before Santa fills your stockings with unwanted gifts, we thought we’d surprise you with not ONE but TWO early Christmas crackers sent via our express e-sleigh! Christmas […]

The annual gathering of the Buglarian hardcore society will be held at the 4 KM party center in Sofia starting at 5 pm. This will be the eleventh editionВ of theВ HARDCORE X-MASS festival with several big shots on the bill: – VENDETTA – LAST HOPE– COLD BREATH -В A-MORAL– DEATH SQUAD– BROTHERS IN BLOODВ – C4 – РЕЗЕРВЕН […]

Vincent Cavanagh‘s spot on CARLSEN’s s new record is more than natural since it was ANATHEMA who opened some international doors to the NorwegianВ bardВ taking him as support actВ for their latest European tour this Autumn, including theВ memorable gigВ at Sofia’s Bulgaria hall onВ 20 November. PETTER CARLSEN’s new recordВ ‘Clocks Don’t Count’ will be released in the early days […]

Hurtsmile, a new band featuring singer Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen), will release their self-titled debut album on January 21, 2011 in Europe and February 8, 2011 in the US. According to Frontiers Records, Cherone teamed up with his brother Mark to write his most succinct record to date. “Hurtsmile was a long time coming… […]

The original line up of one of the most influential hardcore punk metal bands, BIOHAZARD, is gearing up to release their first album together in sixteen years.В  The as yet untitled album will be released in Spring 2011 via a new partnership with Nuclear Blast for the world outside of North America. Founding members Billy […]

Around 200 people assembled today at noon in front of Sofia’s National Theatre building to protest against the current government’s policy on culture and arts. The event was planned as a gathering of both musicians and film makers, but there were significantly more of the latter in attendance. In absolute glorious weather, only a handful […]

While driving throughout the winter, watch out for black ice! It’s advice ROSS THE BOSS vocalist Patrick Fuchs wishes he had heeded as he drove on the Autobahn after departing a Kaiser Slautern, Germany recording studio on Wednesday morning. Neither speeding, nor under the influence, Fuchs hit a patch of ice on a sharp turn […]