So far more than young 60 Bulgarian bands have entered the competition JD’s Battle of the Bands -В Bulgaria 2008,В promoted byВ Jack Daniel’s. The deadline is March 1, so hurry up, visit www.jackmusic-bg.comВ for all the details and sign up…

It was announced that all 5,000 tickets for Pete Doherty’s forthcoming solo show at London’s Royal Albert Hall sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 16. The concert by Babyshambles’ frontman is scheduled for April 26. Pete Doherty – “Fuck Forever” (acoustic)

Paul Weller (ex-The Jam) will headline the second evening of this year’s Exit Festival in Serbia, set to take place on July 10-13. The Modfather joins Nightwish, who will play during the event’s first day, and The Sex Pistols and Ministry, scheduled to close the fest. For additional details about the Exit Festival, keep checking […]

Bristol’s trip-hop geniuses Portishead have revealed the substance of their long, long-awaited third full-length album. Simply entitled “Third” (view cover in the left), the band’s first studio offering in 11 years shall contain 11 songs and is going to surface on April 28. Here’s the CD’s final tracklist: 01. Silence02. Hunter03. Nylon Smile04. The Rip05. […]

After selling 243,000 copies of his “Into the Wild” soundtrack in the USA alone and winning a Golden Globe award for the song “Guaranteed”, Eddie Vedder will embark on his American first solo tour in April. Besides, the singer is preparing to start writing stuff for the next Pearl Jam album… Eddie Vedder – “Hard […]

Asia will return in their original all-star lineup since 1983’s “Alpha” in April, when the quartet will release its new studio album. Entitled “Phoenix“, the 64-minute, 12-track offering was recorded by drummer Carl Palmer (ex-Emerson, Lake & Palmer), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (ex-Yes, Buggles) and singer-bassist John Wetton. Besides, Asia plans to […]

Bulgaria’s leading ethno projects Kayno Yesno SlonceВ and Smallman shall perform live on March 4 at Sofia’s Swingin’ Hall. The event starts at 9 p.m., tickets cost 3 Euro, the poster can be seen in our GIG GUIDE, and the music by both bands can be heard at myspace.com/smallmanbandВ and myspace.com/kaynoyesnosloncebg. Smallman – “On the Road“

Cleopatra Records has released a two-CD set entitled “LedBox – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute“. The 25-song cover versions compilation features appearances by some of the world’s best known rock musicians and singers, among them Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Bruce Kulick (Kiss), Manny Charlton (Nazareth), Dweezil Zappa, Rick Wakeman (Yes), John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia), […]

The next edition of the Rock Nights on Bulgaria’s MM TV shall be aired next Sunday at midnight. Entitled Heavy & Progressive Rock Night, it shall feature video footage of bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Hammerfall, Manowar and many more.

Swedish metallers In Flames have uploaded the video for their song “The Mirror’s Truth” on the Internet, as it gets obvious below. The track is the first single off the group’s new studio album, “A Sense of Purpose” (view cover in the left), due in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast. In Flames – […]