In early January 2011, System of a Down leader SERJ TANKIAN heard reports of mass bird and fish deaths around the world. It was then, he says in a press release, that he started writing Harakiri, the brand-new solo album he’ll release July 10. “The omen was not lost on me,” Tankian says. “Varied creatures […]

‘Headlong Flight,’ the first single from RUSH’s forthcoming album, ‘Clockwork Angels,’ has surfaced online. The song officially goes to rock radio today. “‘Headlong Flight’ was one of those songs that was a joy to write and record from beginning to end,” bassist Geddy Lee tells Rolling Stone. “Alex [Lifeson] and I had blast jamming in […]

MONY PANCHEV’s very special ROCKENROLL radio show today is dedicated to STEELY DAN. We’ll have the chance to go through the story of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and their bandmates. Rolling Stone has called them “the perfect musical antiheroes for the Seventies.” ROCKENROLL kicks off at  4:00 pm BG time (3 pm CET) on radio Tangra Mega Rock. For the several […]

ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN will be headlinig the next concert of the special live series for radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK’s SIXTH ANNIVERSARY bash this Spring. She will play with her full band in Sofia’s *MIXTAPE 5* club on Saturday, April 21. There will be no support act for the gig and ANNEKE will go on stage at 8:30 […]

A new documentary film, Mission To Lars, will be out in Picturehouse cinemas this June. The film follows Metallica fan Tom Spicer as he tries to meet his hero, Lars Ulrich. Spicer, who has the autism-like Fragile X Syndrome, and his journalist sister Kate and film maker brother William, go on a quest to track […]

SKRILLEX and DAMIAN MARLEY have put out a collaborative track called ‘Make It Bun Dem’. A demo of the track was previously available online under the name ‘Rudeboy Bass’. SKRILLEX has also been recording with girlfriend Ellie Goulding and Swedish House Mafia of late, reportedly for Goulding’s new album. Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia […]

Yesterday (April 17th) AMORPHIS performed a special acoustic set at YleX Studio B Live in Helsinki, Finland. Setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Empty Opening 02. I Of Crimson Blood 03. Enigma 04. Sign From The North Side 05. Rusty Moon The full show can be found at this location. AMORPHIS are currently on […]

PAUL McCARTNEY has posted 3 brand new, self directed music videos of ‘My Valentine’ featuring Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp online. McCartney premiered the three new videos at at an exclusive screening event in LA this past Friday. ‘My Valentine’ is one of two original compositions on McCartney’s new studio album ‘Kisses on the Bottom’, […]

British rockers STATUS QUO – who have scored over 60 chart hits in the U.K since the ’60s – are finally getting some silver screen action. The Daily Telegraph reports that the pair are filming “a 60-minute action caper” – in Fiji, of all places. It’s set to hit cinemas next year. Besides Francis Rossi […]

SOUNDGARDEN’s first new song in 15 years, ‘Live to Rise,’ will be available as a free download on iTunes beginning April 17 as part of the promotion of Disney’s film ‘Marvel’s The Avengers.’ The iTunes promotion, which runs through April 24, includes an exclusive clip, ‘The Face Off,’ from the movie, which opens May 4. […]