NEWS

14 October 2008

Neil Young is preparing to release an album that chronicles his famous two-night stand at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1968. “Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968” is due out November 25 and features songs including “Expecting to Fly”, “Mr. Soul” and “Out of My Mind”. It was recorded just a […]

14 October 2008

Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl is having a street named after him, thanks to a local campaign. The former Nirvana drummer is the subject of a successful petition to get Market Alley in his hometown Warren, Ohio, changed to Dave Grohl Alley…

14 October 2008

Massive Attack man Robert Del Naja a.k.a. 3-D has provided soundtrack music for a new film. The word goes about the song “Herculaneum“, which appears over the end title credits of the Italian movie “Gomorrah“. The film, based on Roberto Saviano’s book of the same name, comprises six short stories about Italy’s modern-day mafia and […]

14 October 2008

Bulgarian avantgardist BlubaLu uploaded five high-quality live recordings of tracks performed as BlubaLu Collective in August 2008. Check them out here: BlubaLu Collective – “Free Me” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Breath” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Break Through” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Vienna” (live 2008) BlubaLu Collective – “Airam” (live 2008)

14 October 2008

Britain’s blues rock saviours Firebird have set “Grand Union” as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The follow-up to “Hot Wings” (2006) was recorded in a line-up featuring band leader Bill Steer (vocals, guitar; ex-Carcass, Napalm Death), drummer Ludwig Witt (Spiritual Beggars), and […]

14 October 2008

At 4:48 p.m. on October 5, 2008, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night were pronounced husband and wife. It was a small gathering of friends and family at at Castle on the Hudson. Ritchie was overheard saying, “This is the first wedding I’ve been to where I’m not looking for the exit sign!”

13 October 2008

Former Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen, who’ll perform at the Universiada Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 28, has announced the backing band for her upcoming European solo tour. Tarja will be joined by the following musicians: Mike Terrana (Masterplan, ex-Rage) – drums Maria Ilmoniemi – keyboards Oliver Holzwarth (Blind Guardian, ex-Sieges Even) – bass […]

13 October 2008

Tonight Krechetalo show on Tangra.tv shall feature videos by Depeche Mode, Thin Lizzy, Juno Reactor, Lordi and more…

13 October 2008

Helloween‘s brand-new video for the song “Paint a New World” can be viewed below. The track comes off the German heavy metal veterans’ twelfth studio album, “Gambling with the Devil”, which was released exactly a year ago via SPV. Helloween – “Paint a New World“

13 October 2008

Suicidal Tendencies have recruited a new drummer. Actually, the guy’s an old friend of Mike Muir – it’s Eric Moore of Syco Mico’s side-project Infectious Grooves.