QMI Agency is reporting that J.D. Fortune is writing new material with Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith. The Canadian singer, who replaced the late Michael Hutchence after winning the Rock Star reality TV show in 2005, also says that one of their songs has been picked up by Jerry Bruckheimer for an undisclosed film project. […]

The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. says the New York-based band has finished recording the tracks for their new album, having discarded initial work done at the start of this year. As reported by Rolling Stone, the tracks for the yet-to-be-titled disc, which features 10 songs, are set to be mixed soon. “I’m positive that […]

Doom metal legends Saint Vitus have released the following statement to Blabbermouth.Net regarding the passing of their former drummer, Armando Acosta: “It is with great regret that we announce a great loss to the world of heavy metal with the passing of former Saint Vitus drummer Armando Acosta. “Armando’s last show with Saint Vitus was […]

After selling out Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov 16, Kings Of Leon moved 300,000 tickets in 48 hours recently, for U.K. shows slated for the spring of 2011. The sold out dates in such large venues as Dublin’s Slane Castle (79,000 tickets sold out in less than hour) and London’s Hyde Park […]

Iron Maiden, Soundgarden and Ozzy have all picked up Grammy nominations. The three are among those named in the nominations list for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, which happen in Los Angeles on February 13. Here’s a list of theВ TMR friendly nominees: Best Hard Rock Performance Alice In Chains – A Looking In ViewOzzy Osbourne […]

Coldplay have released a new song called ‘Christmas Lights’, and you can watch the video by scrolling down and clicking below. The track was made available as a digital downloadВ yesterday (December 1). As previously reported, Coldplay revealed that that the song is “in the key of G“, before adding that they hoped fans “have a […]

Welcome to the new series on our website and radio – in here we’ll be going back a year, to reminisce about momentous events in TMR’s short, but rich history and keep the tradition alive. Soon we’ll be able to look five years back. Last December 2 we were all excited about the big TMR […]

After experimenting with muted keys and haunted melodies on here last album, White Chalk, PJ Harvey is back. Once again she’s brought the keyboards with her, but it appears she’s also bought a sampler. Oh yes ladies and gentlemen PJ Harvey is still getting weird with it. ‘Written On The Forehead’ is the first track […]

Most professional musicians in the UK earn far less than the national average wage, recent figures reveal – with most sitting below the official poverty line. The music licensing agency PPL says nearly all musicians make less than ВЈ16,000 a year – compared to the 2010 average salary of ВЈ25,500 across all types of employment. […]

SIX FEET UNDER has issued the following statement: “Circumstances and events beyond our control has forced the cancellation of our December tour in Europe. We are deeply aware of the burden this puts on our loyal fans and we apologize. We live to play in front of our fans and our commitment to our European […]