Reuters reports that legendary rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs. Satriani’s copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, claims that Coldplay’s song “Viva La Vida” incorporates “substantial original portions” of his 2004 instrumental “If I Could Fly”. The 52-year-old guitar […]

The Bulgarian town Vratza shall host a two-day rock fest onВ December 26-27, 2008, dubbed the Down Fest 2008. The event, scheduled to take place at the underground parking lot on Macedonia Square, schall feature sets by following bands: December 26:WickedaВ Panican WhyaskerВ Vasko the PatchВ SiluetВ Doctors Gogo BandВ 4 Gang Play Right Ciroza M.I.D. December 27:OstavaP.I.F. Bassein Hyperqube Junkyard […]

SepulturaВ shall play live atВ Sofia, Bulgaria‘s Blue Box Club onВ February 6, 2009! Get tickets via Eventim.bgВ and Ticketstream.bg! Price – 35 leva / 18 Euro (presale); 40 leva / 20 Euro (at the door). Sepultura – “Dead Embryonic Cells” (live)

Tori Amos has signed a new deal with Universal Republic, and is eyeing a late spring/early summer 2009 release for her tenth album. Amos is also writing a musical for the British National Theater, entitled “The Light Princess”.

Iron Maiden shall play at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia on February 10, 2009. Iron Maiden – “Fear of the Dark” (live)

Disturbed are to release a live DVD at the end of this month. It’s to be called “Indestructible in Germany”, and we think the title says it all.

Biohazard’s frontman Evan Seinfeld is currently working on a joint autobiography with his wife, pornstar Tera Patrick. Logically, the book shall be entitled “Rockstar/Pornstar: An American Love Story”…

Filmmaker Eddie Martin is working on a movie about AC/DC legend Bon Scott. The yet-to-be titled film is in its early stages. “We’ve been working heavily on it for a couple of months. It’s early days,” Martin tells Undercover News. “We are in the writing process. We’ve been meeting with Gaby, Mary, Irene and THE […]

Gary Moore has lost a plagiarism case in Germany, brought by guitarist Juergen Winter. The latter claimed that Moore’s solo in his 1990 hit “Still Got the Blues” copied his on the track “Nordrach” by the band Jud’s Gallery, which was written in 1974. Judge by yourselves by watching both songs: Jud’s Gallery – “Nordrach” […]

Judas Priest, Metallica, Ministry, Dragonforce and Slipknot have been nominated in the “Best Metal” category for the upcoming Grammy Awards, which happen in Los Angeles on February 8. The “Best Hard Rock” award will be a battle between Disturbed, Judas Priest, The Mars Volta, Motley Crue and Rob Zombie. Metallica, Kid Rock, Coldplay, The Raconteurs […]