The American Paul McPike has filed a lawsuit against GREEN DAY claiming that he wrote their entire American Idiot album. McPike who works in a grocery store in Oregon claims that he wrote the material when he was a teenager in college and used to perform the songs in front of his friends. McPike alleges […]

The legendary band QUEEN enters the studio to record new material for the first time in 15 years. The band’s guitarist Brian May revealed the news on his official website although there are no solid plans as yet to release an album. He wrote: “This is our first Queen new recording session for about 15 […]

On October 27, the rock band Gabana will present its debut album Do Not Cover. The album contains 13 studio recordings of the trio, made in the period 2003-2006. It contains a new version of the single A Fuckend and a song with Bulgarian folklore motifs and folklore singers, Todoro Darling. A double disc with […]

Former Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain has become the highest earning dead celebrity, according to US business website Forbes.com. He has overtaken Elvis Presley, who held the position in the past four years. Cobain’s work earned $50m in the 12 months to October 2006, compared with Presley’s $42m. Peanuts cartoon creator Charles Schulz was third, followed […]

On October 29 (Sunday) the rock band DAILY NOISE CLUB will celebrate the birthday of their frontman 5co with a “super cool rock ‘n’ roll concert” in rock bar Fans in Sofia. At it the band will present the long awaited songs from their upcoming new album. The concert starts at 10 pm and the […]

Nasso Ruskov’s band The Imbeciles and the Poison Umbrella, will play tonight at a private ball masque in London, which will be aired for live stream on the internet. At www.showstudio.com can be viewed the entire event. The Imbeciles and the Poison Umbrella will go on stage at 9.45 pm British time (11.45 pm Bulgarian […]

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will release their new DVD, entitled “VГ¶lkerball“, in Europe on November 20. It will be made available in the following three formats:Standard Edition: 1 DVD 140-minute Live Concert + 1 CD 75-minute audio concert footageSpecial Edition: 1 DVD 140-minute Live Concert + 1 DVD documentaries 90 minutes + 1 CD 75-minute […]

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, DREAM EVIL) has been named the new singer in THERION. The group’s new album, “Gothic Kabbalah“, was recorded and mixed in Stockholm by Stefan Glaumann (RAMMSTEIN, EVERGREY, EUROPE) will be released in January 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Snowy shares the vocal duties with Mats LevГ©n (YNGWIE […]

Courtney Love is nearly finished with her first album since 2004’s “America’s Sweetheart,” her lone release under a much-trumpeted deal with Virgin. The artist is now signed to producer Linda Perry‘s Custard imprint; Perry has also been behind the boards on the as-yet-untitled new album, due sometime next year.“Courtney is the queen of rock’n’roll to […]

Experimental pioneers Sonic Youth are releasing a album of B-Sides and rare tracks in December.The collection, aptly named ‘The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities’, will be available from 11 December.Presumably timed to capitalise on their acclaimed album of original material ‘Rather Ripped’ earlier this year, the track listing has yet to be confirmed.