Elton John has sparked a storm of internet protest after suggesting Jesus Christ was gay in a new online interview. The Rocket Man has been targeted by outraged bloggers and Tweeters over comments he made to Parade.com as part of an article which will appear in the website’s sister weekend magazine. In the article, the […]

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers’ guitarist John Frusciante has created a new band dubbed Swahili Blonde, who will release their ‘Man Meat’ debut album this summer. The group comprises Frusciante and former Weave! percussionist Nicole Turley. ‘Man Meat’ will also include guest appearances from Duran Duran’s John Taylor, The Like’s Alina Meyer along with her […]

We are TOTALY hypnotized! There is just one track that isВ non stop onВ in Tangra Mega Rock studios and if someone stops the loop by accident there is aВ cloud of beer bottles a Doc Martens flying on his head. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is returning on March 9 with Beat The Devil’s Tattoo, the band’s sixth […]

Not a picture of yourself or your relatives but a photo that you may have taken of the band through the years. SIGNAL are now collecting pictures to include them in a spcial book dedicated to the history of one of Bulgaria’s most famous rock bands of all time.В  UnfortunatelyВ we couldn’t findВ the SIGNAL photos in […]

After cruising around the world for several months, Tangra Mega Rock’s charming Maya Davidoff checks in from an unidentified city in South Africa to tell us the story of the new MASSIVE ATTACK record: “Horns, eerie and grand orchestrations, bleeps and clicks, trippy beats gone slightly berserk – all this and so much more within […]

No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani has revealed that the sound of their new album is being influenced by 80’s music, particularly “one-hit wonders”. Currently working on their first album since 2001’s ‘Rock Steady’, Stefani explained how they’ve been inspired by the music from that decade. “The last few weeks we’ve been listening to the worst of […]

We are now entering a stage whereupon only TMR listeners can vote! As you all know, the “Hottest Bulgarian Rock Band” contest will determine who gets to open up for Er Maluk, Insmouth and Odd Crew at Tangra Mega Rock radio’s 4th anniversary show on 24th March at ‘Universiada Hall’. We had over 50 demo […]

Dancefloor-rockin’ NYC gypsy-punks Balkan Beat Box have released a new song off their upcoming album, Blue Eyed Black Boy, due out April 27 on Nat Geo Music. Download ‘War Again’ below! Self-produced and recorded in Tel Aviv and Belgrade, Serbia, the song melds Eastern European musical elements with dub rhythms and hard-charging lyrics that bemoan […]

Providence, Rhode Island death metal outfit Vital Remains is currently looking for a lead guitarist. Requirements include professional gear, a valid passport, a valid driver’s license, a clean record, ability to tour “anytime, anywhere,” and a willingness to relocate to Rhode Island. Candidates must create a video of themselves performing solos from the songs “Icons […]

The other bands on tha bill are OBRATEN EFFECT andВ M.O.G As previously reported Tom Angelripper, frontman of German thrash legends SODOM is coming back to Bulgaria with his solo punk-thrash-drink project ONKEL TOM. The concert is set to happen on 24 April at the newly open music club in Sofia – ‘Open Stage‘ – TICKET […]