DOWNPOUR, the new band featuring Brian Fair (SHADOWS FALL, vocals), Derek Kerswill (ex-UNEARTH, drums), Matt LeBreton (guitar) and Pete Gelles (bass), have announced that they’re eponymous debut will arrive on Sept. 7 and have launched a new track, ‘Truth in Suffering,’ which can be heard above. “When I was first approached by Derek about getting […]

Iconic singer Aretha Franklin was reported to be “gravely ill” at home in Detroit, surrounded by her friends and family. Franklin, 76, retired last year after encountering a series of health issues. Showbiz411.com said: “Originally diagnosed with cancer in 2010, Aretha, who turned 76 in March, bravely battled back and refused to be knocked out […]

DAN REED NETWORK have announced that they’ll release their new studio album later this year. The follow-up to 2016’s Fight Another Day is titled Origins – and it’ll arrive on November 23 via REED’s Zero One Entertainment label. To mark the announcement, the band have released a video for lead single Fade To Light, which […]

Last weekend, hundreds of guitarists gathered in Sydney, Australia, to play AC/DC classic Highway To Hell in a bid to break a world record.   Reverb report that 457 musicians united at the city’s Guitar Festival in an effort to smash the record for the Largest Electric Guitar Ensemble – a record currently held by […]

 Новото издание на шоуто на ВЕЛИСЛАВ СТОЯНОВ – ‘BRAZZ JAMBOREE’ вече е в podcast. Всъщност, това е и началото на серия от предавания, посветени на най-доброто от изминалите издания на фестивала ‘BrazzObrazzie’. Ще имате възможност да чуете най-щурите, най-виртуозните, най-цветните, най-най-най брасаджии от родната сцена, редом с някои от чуждестранните им колеги, които са били на сцената на фестивала. С други думи, […]

 Месец август продължава с НАСО РУСКОВ, който тази седмица ще доминира по радиото с великолепни издания на ‘МОТЕЛ ХЕНТАЙ’.  Те ще изпълнят със задоволство всички почитатели на по-ексцентричната и нуобичайна музика, а другите (най-вероятно) ще изкара от релсите. Нещо, от което те така се нуждаят. Ще бръкнем и по-дъблоко в съкровищницата на радио ТАНГРА МЕГА РОК, за да изживеем […]

 On today’s edition of his ZOO radio show, ANDREY VLADOV will present some fantastic new sounds of the likes of: – JIMI TENOR;  – KASSIN;  – JAZZANOVA;  – ANGELIQUE KIDJO (pictured) playing TALKING HEADS;  – WARRIOR CHARGE.The ‘ZOO SHOW’ kicks off on Monday at 4 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. It has several reruns during the week – for details check HERE…  

TOTO‘s personal interpretation of WEEZER‘s ‘Hash Pipe’ can be streamed below. The smoking rendition of the song is a direct response to the runaway success being witnessed globally for WEEZER‘s covers of the hits ‘Africa’ and ‘Rosanna’. TOTO guitarist Steve Lukather shares: “We were blown away at the response WEEZER got doing our old songs. […]

Dave Grohl’s new film exploring musicians’ relationships with their instruments has been released. Play includes a 23-minute instrumental in which the FOO FIGHTERS frontman takes turns playing each of seven instruments. Producers described the project as “two part mini-documentary, directed by Dave Grohl, celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to playing music. […]

DEICIDE have released a stream of their new track ‘Seal The Tomb Below’.  It’s the latest material taken from upcoming studio album Overtures Of Blasphemy, which will launch on September 14 via Century Media Records, with the US outfit revealing ‘Excommunicated last month.   Speaking about the follow-up to 2013’s In The Minds Of Evil, vocalist […]