Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos revealed that the band, which is currently working in Glasgow on its next, as-yet-untitled album, is making “a dirty pop record… It’s the opposite of punk/pop,” the singer explained. The CD should surface this summer via Epic Records. Franz Ferdinand – “Do You Want to?“

Motley Crue’s frontman Vince Neil and Carnival Cruise Lines have organized “four days of rock n roll on the high seas…filled with music, fun and sun – and of course plenty of Girls Girls Girls!”. The word goes about the so-called Motley Cruise, which goes from Miami to Mexico on Janaury 24-28, featuring performances by […]

The “Greek Blink 182” Athens-based punk rockers Suave Gap and their Bulgarian colleagues Catalyst shall do two shows in Bulgaria, respectively at Sofia’s Backstage ClubВ on January 25 and Plovdiv’s Puzzle Club on January 26. Additional info about both events can be found in our GIG GUIDE. Suave Gap – “Want You Back“

Kaiser Chiefs are set to release a series of brand-new EPs and downloads in 2008, as they strive to break free of the conventional album release cycle. “We want to break the routine of having to make an album every two years. It’s totally boring,” drummer Nick Hodgson explained. Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby“

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Saul Hudson a.k.a. Slash has revealed that his current band Velvet Revolver shall start working on its third full-length album in April. The musician has also stated, “I have a solo record that I’m looking forward to doing. But I’m not going to do it until the Velvet Revolver record […]

Saul Williams has released the video for his cover version of U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday“. You may check it out below. The song comes off the experimental hip-hop artist’s new album, “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggytardust“, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and released as a download version only. Read more […]

Bulgaria’s rockersВ Saltriver have self-released their full-length debut album. Entitled “Tombstone Without a Name” (view cover in the left), the CD can be ordered for 6 leva / 3 Euro directly from the band – just drop them a line at satriver@saltriverbg.comВ and find out more. Saltriver – “Hey” (live at Tangra Mega Live II)

A Roxy Music DVD anthology, entitled “The Thrill of It All: A Visual History (1972 – 1982)”, is due out on February 5. The double issue spans the decade between 1972-1982 in the history of Bryan Ferry‘s cult art rock band and includes 38 music videos, concert clips and television performances, a.o. the Roxy Music’s […]

Florida’s legendary technical metallers Cynic, who reunited last summer for a series of live shows, have announced they intend to record a brand-new album. So far the band has recorded the 3 demo tracks “Integral Birth”, “Evolutionary Sleeper” and “Adam’s Murmur” with producer Jason Suecof (a.o. Trivium, Chimaira, DevilDriver), but the musicians plant to release […]

German metallers Gamma Ray, Helloween and Axxis have filmed their sold-out concert in Barcelona on the Hellish Rock Tour ’07-’08. So far it’s been confirmed that Gamma Ray will include the recordings in their upcoming DVD (view cover in the left). The issue’s complete title is “Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And the Finnish Keyboarder […]