The grand final of this year’s competition for young Bulgarian rock bands Battle of the Bands 2008 shall take place onВ May 9В at Sofia’sВ Party Center “4 km”. The event will feature live sets by all 8 finalists – Liquid Pension, Breakpoint, Collapso, Siluet, Hyperqube, Mental Architects, Saint ElectricsВ and Sposob – and shall end withВ the announcement of […]

Legendary American rockers Journey are going to entitled their new album “Revelation“. The follow-up to “Generations” (2005) shall surface on June 9 via Frontiers Records, and shall be the band’s first record with new vocalist Arnel Pineda. Journey – “Don’t Stop Believing” (live 2008)

Coldplay will release the first fruits from their forthcoming studio album, “Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends“, free with the next edition of New Musical Express magazine that comes out on May 7. The word goes about a 7-inch vinyl single (view cover in the left), which will feature two songs – […]

Nine Inch Nails are offering their brand-new single, entitled “Discipline”, for free download. Simply visit dl.nin.com/discipline/nin, register and enjoy.

Four professional Australian rugby players were arrested during a Korn gig on April 20 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for allegedly fighting. Ben Pomeroy, Dustin Cooper, Jacob Selmes and Brett Kearney, who all play for the Cronulla Sharks, were questioned by police in the city, following an incident at the show during which a man […]

The man who sang the immortal evergreen “Don’t Worry Be Happy” – Bobby McFerrin – shall perform live in Sofia, Bulgaria onВ July 21. The concert is scheduled to take place at the National Palace of Culture. Tickets go on sale next week via Eventim.bg. Bobby McFerrin – “I Feel Good” (live)

Mayhem guitarist and songwriter Rune Eriksen a.k.a. Blasphemer has decided to leave the legendary Norwegian black metal band after 13 years on board. “The main reason behind this conclusion lies in the fact that I simply don’t see any future for me in the band anymore, at least not a future I’d like to participate […]

Portishead‘s entire new full-length studio album,В “Third” (view cover in the left), can be listened to HERE. The CD itself is going to surface in Europe on Monday, April 28. Portishead – “Machine Gun“

Joy Division’s successors New Order have announced the release of a new live DVD. Simply entitled “Live in Glasgow“, the effort shall surface on June 2 and is going to feature footage recorded over two nights at the Glasgow Carling Academy in October 2006. Except for New Order classics, there are also four Joy Division […]

Peaceville Records are about to launch a new progressive rock subsidiary called KScope. The first releases will be albums by The Pineapple Thief (“Tightly Unwound”, due on June 2) and No-Man, featuring Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson (“Schoolyard Ghosts”, out on May 12). There will also be various re-issues from Porcupine Tree later in the year. […]