California’s punk gods Rancid finally entered studio to begin work on their seventh studio album. The follow-up to 2003’s “Indestructible” shall be produced by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and is promised to surfaceВ this year… Rancid – “Salvation“

Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Mika, Take That, Leona Lewis, Kate Nash and Mark Ronson lead the 2008 BRIT Award nominees, it was announced yesterday, January 14. The BRIT Awards ceremony is set to be held on February 20 at Earls Court, with Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne hosting, and the list of nominees looks like this: […]

In Flames have revealed the final details about their upcoming new full-length studio album. The follow-up to 2006’s “Come Clarity” shall be entitled “A Sense of Purpose” (view cover in the left) and is going to surface in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast. The CD, which was recorded at the Swedish band’s own […]

The tracks “Duna” and “Tutti Frutti” off Kultur Shock‘s upcoming concert CD “Live in Europe” can already be heard on the band’s MySpace profile at myspace.com/kulturshock. The effort was recorded during the group’s show at the Tangra Mega LiveВ 3 mini-fest in Sofia, Bulgaria in December 2006, and was mixed by Jack Endino in Seattle and […]

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have uploaded the video for “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” off their upcoming album of the same name (view cover in the left) on the Internet, including a few lines below. The follow-up to “Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus” (2004) shall surface in Europe on March 3 via Mute Records, and […]

Courtney Love announced she wants actor Ryan Gosling (on the photo) to play her late husband Kurt Cobain in the movie “Heavier Than Heaven”, based on Charles Cross’s biography of Nirvana’s frontmn. Love, who is executive producer of the film, has asked Scarlett Johansson to portray her… Nirvana – “Rape Me” (live)

Las Vegas-based indie rockers Panic! At the Disco have officially dropped the exclamation mark off their name. The band, known from now on as Panic at the Disco, shall release its new studio album, entitled “Pretty. Odd.”, on March 24 via Atlantic Records. Panic at the Disco – “The Only Difference” (live)

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder took home the best original song honour at the Golden Globe awards last tonight, January 13, for “Guaranteed” – his contribution to Sean Penn’s movie “Into the Wild“. This is the Seattle musician’s first career Golden Globe win, and here’s the song itself: Eddie Vedder – “Guaranteed“

Guitarist Glen Drover has officially left Megadeth “in order to focus on family life”. His replacement is Chris Broderick (on the photo), known for his work with bands like Nevermore and Jag Panzer. Chris Broderick in action:

Germany’s industrial godfathers Einstuerzende Neubauten have uploaded the video for “Nagorny Karabach” on the Internet. You may check it out below. The song comes off the group’s latest album, “Alles weider offen” (2007). Einstuerzende Neubauten – “Nagorny Karabach“