New wave rockers Blondie have announced that they plan to release their ninth studio album in 2011. Titled Panic of Girls, the release was recorded last November and December in Woodstock, New York. Frontwoman Debbie Harry wrote most of the lyrics on the new album. Blondie have been playing some of the new songs while […]

‘Memories,’ the first single from Weezer’s upcoming Hurley album is now available for free download over at Spinner, so you can download it at this location. ‘Hurley’ is out Sept. 14, and as previously reported, its artwork features a huge photo of Jorge Garcia, who played Hugo “Hurley” Reyes on Lost.В 

A Facebook campaign has been launched to get statues erected in Stoke-On-Trent, honouring both Lemmy and Slash. Nile Plumb feels that both of these legends, who are strongly connected to Stoke, should have statues to acknowledge their contribution to music. So far, 400 people have signed up. Find out more at www.facebook.com/StokeStatues

BRUTAL TRUTH has premiered the second video from their latest album, Evolution Through Revolution, for the track ‘Get A Therapist… Spare The World’. Check it out below. The video was directed by Tyson Montrucchio for Heretic Digital Demonics. The band previously worked with Montrucchio on their ‘Sugardaddy’ video that also can be viewed below. In […]

According to a spokesman for the Reading And Leeds Festivals, Axl Rose’s Twitter account was hacked and all of Guns N’ Roses’ UK dates are set to go ahead as planned [via NME] Rock’s biggest pantomine continued in earnest last night. All of Guns N’ Roses’ forthcoming tour dates – including their UK Reading Festival […]

Singer Faris Badwan attended St Martins College Of Art, using his skills to craft inventive cover designs for the band. Releasing fanzines and t-shirts, his aesthetics have helped to define the group’s visual appeal. In addition to this, Badwan has designed artwork for Hatcham Social, Lumina and The Charlatans. Back in 2007 the frontman opened […]

Crazy as it may sound the veteran punks have gone into business with Elat Libre D’Orange to launch what’s claimed to be a ‘revolution in a bottle’. Here’s the official description of the fragrance: ‘Fresh, restless bite of lemon, sharpened and intensified by deiant black pepper. It’s the unruly turbulence of a prune and an […]

BABYFACE CLAN wrapped up this year’s Spirit of Burgas festival with a storming ultra-charged performance, showcasing five new songs, four of which were premiered live for the very first time. The seminal alternative band from Sofia began their set on the Jack Daniel’s Rock ArenaВ after a delay caused by the fact that their drummer was […]

“Kultur Shock are a great band, I know them pretty well,” said the smiling musician for Tangra Mega Rock. In roasting temperatures, System of a Down’s frontman rushed back to his air-conditioned hotel right after soundcheck at Spirit of Burgas 2010 where he had a quick informal meeting with the city mayor and then a […]

After all negotiations with a number of bands in the quest for a last-minute replacement for Everlast brought no joy, the festival promoters asked the Jack Daniel’s rock stage at Spirit of Burgas to lend them one of our headline acts on Saturday evening. Being the cool chaps we are, we helped them out of […]