Green Day had bad news for fans in MelbourneВ last Monday, the band’s frontman came down with what they suspected was food poisoning. (A bad vegemite sandwich perhaps?). As a result they rescheduled their show on Monday night for tomorrow (Wednesday Dec 16th). At press time it looks like that new show is still a go. […]

Grammy Award-winner Brian Setzer was unable to complete a performance in Albuquerque and was briefly hospitalized because of dehydration, high altitude sickness and vertigo. But he recovered quickly and planned to perform as scheduled Tuesday night in Phoenix, a posting on his Web site said. The rest of his current tour will continue as planned. […]

Genesis and The Stooges are to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year. The induction happens on March 15 in New York. However, both Kiss and the red Hot Chili Peppers, who were on the short list, have failed to make the cut.

They will be headlining the Grind Till Death Festival promoted by the local ‘Grind bar’. BUT, the show will happen at the Sea Casino venue in the Bulgarian city of Varna! Several local extreme bands are set to appear at the festival as well -ENTRALLMENT, SEGMENTED, V.O.A., CRIPTIC TOMB, X-ГРУПА and SAUER KRAUT. Tickets – […]

Glastonbury festival organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that an England World Cup 2010 match will definitely be broadcast at the bash. England are due to play Slovenia in their final group game of the World Cup at 3pm (BST) on June 23 – the same day the festival opens to the public. Eavis used her […]

Courtney Love has reportedly lost custody of her daughter Frances Bean Cobain with the 17-year-old’s care being assigned to members of Kurt Cobain’s family. New York Daily News reports “According to legal documents, the court has appointed Kurt Cobain’s mother, Wendy O’Connor, and sister, Kimberly Dawn Cobain, to watch over the minor The surprising turn […]

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor called on Friday for Pope Benedict to step down over a Irish government report that said church leaders covered up widespread sexual abuse of children for 30 years. The Vatican issued a statement on Friday saying the pope felt “outrage, betrayal and shame” over the scandal and would write to the […]

DEEP PURPLE’s final concert of 2009, which will be held at Paladozza in Bologna, Italy, on Wednesday, December 16th, will be broadcast live by Radio2, a radio station operated by Italian public service broadcaster RAI. The live broadcast will start at 9 PM (Italian time), 8 PM (GMT). Radio2 can be hear online at this […]

Members of Panican Whyasker, Babyface Clan and Bluba Lu have formed a new band quite out of the blue. Calling themselves The Jasmine Whale, they are Nufry (guitar/vox), Bobby Strukanski (bass & dodgy moves) and Kosyo K (drums & filthy grooves). The world premiere of their debut single “Transitions” will take place this very afternoon, […]

As you well know, radio Tangra Mega Rock not only lives and propagates the rock’n’roll way of life and ethos, but we also keep a close eye on city culture in general, it’s progress and regress. It’s no wonder then that a member of the “Jitball” crew – Tangra’s sport/urban/adult entertainment rock’n’roll show – quickly […]