NEWS

06 April 2006

Canadian crew Saga play the London Highbury Garage on May 24. Get tickets via the ticket link at www.totalrock.com

05 April 2006

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd performs April 4 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where David Crosby and Graham Nash were guest performers. Gilmour‘s third solo album (his first in 22 years), “On an Island,” is a collection of songs and instrumentals that had its origins in Gilmour‘s 2002 London Festival Hall concerts.

05 April 2006

For the second time in a year, R.E.M. reunited with original drummer Bill Berry on stage in the group’s Athens, Ga., home base. The action took place Saturday (April 5) at the end of a performance by the Minus 5, which features R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Berry eschewed drums to play bass on a version […]

04 April 2006

On April 4, 2006, Queensryche – singer and chief songwriter, Geoff Tate; guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone; bassist, Eddie Jackson and drummer, Scott Rockenfield – will release the much-anticipated sequel, Operation: Mindcrime II. Set 20 years after the original, the 15-song story arc continues the story of Nikki, Dr. X and Sister Mary.

03 April 2006

Iron Maiden recently confirmed a full European leg of their world tour for this coming winter 2006. The trek will start in Scandinavia on November 9 and will include new album material, which will be released prior to the tour. They are currently considering album artwork and the production for the tour, which will be […]

03 April 2006

The Cure took part in an one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Sat) which marked the grand finale to the week-long Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) series, also featuring Goldfrapp, Bloc Party and Razorlight. The veteran goth rockers took a break from working on the new material, to play an epic three-hour set […]

03 April 2006

Franz Ferdinand have announced details of the release of a new double A sided single, The Fallen / L. Wells. Rousing new song L.Wells was recorded a mere couple of weeks ago in Melbourne Australia while the band were in the country as part of the Big Day Out Festival. Band and label were so […]

03 April 2006

Iceland’s premier music festival returns in 2006 with the Kaiser Chiefs (pictured) announced as initial headliners. Check out the following full line-up SO FAR: Kaiser Chiefs, Wolf Parade, Brazilian Girls, Jenny Wilson, Alli is Love, Apparat Organ Quartet, Benni Hemm Hemm, Dr. Spock, Ghostigital, Hermigervill, HjГЎlmar, Jakobinarina, Kalli from Without Gravity, Leaves, MammГєt, Mr. Silla, […]

03 April 2006

Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha (left), R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe (center) and Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner pose before taking stage at the March 20 Bring ‘Em Home Now concert in New York. The show, which took place on the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, also included performances by Rufus Wainwright, […]

03 April 2006

Although the Foo Fighters are taking it easy until frontman Dave Grohl‘s first baby is born, the band is still planning to follow through on an acoustic tour. “We’re going to start rehearsing very soon,” drummer Taylor Hawkins says about the trek, which will focus on the less aggressive songs on the 2005 double album […]