Queen were crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners. More than 20,000 fans voted by email, text and phone for the five finalists, however The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Take That were “severely beaten” by Queen. Congrats! Queen – “Tie Your Mother Down“

Warrior Soul frontman Kory Clarke is completing the vocals for the debut album by Mob Research – the project he played together with late Killing Joke, Ministry and Prong bass player Paul Raven. Entitled “Holy City Zoo”, the CD is due in the spring. Until then check out some music by Mob Research at myspace.com/mobresearch69.

Henry Rollins will be releasing a new spoken-word DVD on January 15. Entitled “Live in the Conversation Pit” (view cover in the left), the film was shot in Sidney during Henry’s recent “talking shows” tour in Australia. Here’s the DVD’s complete tracklist: 1. Democracy 2. Complacency 3. Springtime in New York 4. Siberia 5. The […]

There’s still no confirmation whether the long-awaited and several-times-postponed new studio album by The Cure shall surface this spring or not, however the band spread another intriguing news via its official homepage: “5th March 2008 the Spanish “City of the Arts and Sciences” (Valencia) will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of […]

Seattle’s alternative rock heroes Candlebox have entered an LA studio to start writing songs for their highly anticipated fourth full-length studio album. The follow-up to “Happy Pills” (1998) is due in late spring. Keep on checking myspace.com/candlebox for updates. Candlebox – “It’s Alright“

Trent Reznor and Saul Williams have revealed information about their free downloading experiment. As we informed you some time ago, Williams released his Reznor-produced solo album “The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust” via as a download version on niggytardust.com, where fans could either download it for free or pay $5 for the record. To […]

The Cleveland-based masked metallers Mushroomhead have won the MTV Headbanger’s Ball “2007 Video of the Year” award for their song “1200” off their latest album, “Savior Sorrow” (2006). Check it out here: Mushroomhead – “1200“

The Kinks are reportedly set to reunite for a highly anticipated reunion tour this year in their original line-up, featuring lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies, his brother and guitarist Dave Davies, bassist Pete Quaife and drummer Mick Avory. Although still not officially confirmed, the legendary British rock band’s reunion tour would likely coincide with […]

Sofia-based The Club venue shall open its new season with a show by Ostava. The concert shall take place tomorrow, January 4, starting at 10:30 p.m. “Sex in the Morning“

Bulgaria’s ska veteransВ Wickeda shall do a national tour, starting next week. The quartet shall play 8 live showsВ on January 8-19. The exact schedule, dates and venues can be found in our GIG GUIDE.