Rockers Queen have beaten The Beatles to be crowned greatest British band of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners. After them came The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Take That. More than 20 000 listeners voted by email, text and phone. The five finalists had been selected over the previous week by Radio […]

Bob Dylan is attempting to block the release of a biopic of Sixties icon Edie Sedgewick in a row over his role in the pop icon’s death. Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol’s New York Factory hipsters, died aged just 28 from an overdose of barbituates in 1971. It is thought that the film, “Factory Girl”, […]

DAVID LEE ROTH doesn’t seem very delighted with the reunion of Van Halen and predicted a disaster. He said that he’s excited that VAN HALEN was nominated for a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but wondered whether the band would spontaneously combust if they reunited. For months, the band has hinted […]

SYSTEM OF A DOWN insist they are not splitting up – but admit the band has an uncertain musical future. В John Dolmayan, Daron Malakian, Serj Tankian and Shavo Odadjian announced their hiatus from the band earlier this year to work on separate projects. В And frontman Tankian believes the break was long overdue. В He says, “I’ve […]

Country icon Willie Nelson will reunite with Jessica Simpson in “Blonde Ambition,” a loose remake of the 1988 film “Working Girl.” В The story follows a young woman (Simpson) who becomes the unwitting pawn of two ruthless business executives in their bid to usurp and replace the head of an international conglomerate. Nelson is playing Simpson’s […]

Gert Hof, the creator of the mind-blowing light and pyroeffects ot Rammstein’s concerts, will do the light-show on Battenberg square in Sofia on the occasion of New Year and Bulgaria’s accession to the EU.В В  Hof arrives in Sofia with impressive technical equipment and promises to create a breathtaking spectacle. Organiser of the show from Bulgarian […]

Rob Zombie, who recently is more involved with movies, than with music, has started a new project. After his last year’s scary movie “The Devil’s Rejects”, which even got some awards, Zombie started a prequel to John Carpenter’s classic “Halloween”. Zombie’s film will also be called “Halloween”. In his online blog, Zombie revealed that he […]

GUNS N’ ROSES is planning another European tour beginning on February 24 in Russia. No further details are currently available on the band’s website. Rose announced two weeks ago on GUNS N’ ROSES’ official web site a “tentative” March 6 release date for the band’s eternally delayed new album, “Chinese Democracy”. In the posting, Rose […]

Johnny Depp is stepping into Freddie Mercury’s flamboyant shoes – he’s set to play the late Queen singer in a new bio-pic. Queen guitarist Brian May has confirmed the project – thought to be funded by Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Productions – is being developed, with the “fantastic” DeppВ favoured to play Mercury, who died of […]

Singer James Brown, known as the “Godfather of Soul”, has died at the age of 73, his agent has said. He was admitted to hospital in Atlanta after being diagnosed with severe pneumonia but died this morning. The star was famous for hits including “I Got You (I Feel Good)”, “Papa’s Got a Brand New […]