Chicago rockers Urge Overkill have recorded and released their first song in 15 years, according to Spin.com. The band, famous for their Neil Diamond cover (and soundtrack to Mrs. Mia Wallace’s overdose) ‘Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon’, are prepping a new album, the long-awaited follow-up to 1995’s Exit the Dragon. The band actually broke […]

Michael Monroe, the iconic rock’n’roll frontman and founding member of hugely influential Finnish outfit Hanoi Rocks, has revealed that Lemmy of Motorhead will be appearing on his upcoming solo CD. Says Monroe, “We’re busy working away here in L.A. and it’s going great! After 5 days of pre-production with Jack Douglas, we did our first […]

Glen Matlock, the dude best known for getting kicked out of The Sex Pistols in 1977, has a new solo effort turning up in stores. Matlock, who reunites frequently with his Pistols to play those lucrative reunion shows, drops a solo album, Born Running Sept. 20 in the United Kingdom. The album features James Stevenson, […]

John Lennon’s 70th birthday is Oct. 9, but the celebrations will go on after that. An all-star benefit concert in honor of the former Beatle is scheduled in November with a lineup that includes Jackson Browne, Patti Smith and Cyndi Lauper. The concert will be held at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on […]

Tim Burgess has revealed that he is collaborating with members of The Horrors, Ladyhawke and Klaxons on a new solo album. Set to be the follow-up to 2003’s ‘I Believe’, the frontman described working on the LP as being “explosive”. “I’ve been working with Josh [Hayward], the guitarist from The Horrors and Stefan [Halperin], the […]

How you can win ‘Freddie Mercury. His Life in His Own Words’! This week is Queen week on TMR as we bow before Freddie and the boys’ genius. Not only that, but ten of you will win the ‘Freddie Mercury. His Life in His Own Words’ book. We’ll be asking you questions about the band […]

Faith No More will go their separate ways after ending their reunion tour in Chile on December 5, the band have confirmed. The alt rockers reunited for a spectacular show at the Download festival last year and have been touring a best-of plus covers set ever since. Now they’ve confirmed the appearance in Santiago, in […]

Whitesnake have lost yet another member of the band. Keyboard player Timothy Drury has left to pursue a solo career – as a producer, composer, songwriter, singer and photographer. Phew, he’ll be busy. A tearful David Coverdale said: “We are sad to lose such a valued member of the band, but we understand, support and […]

“It’s hard to be critical towards PLACEBO. From the first chords of “Nancy Boy” it becomes crystal clear the band still has it – 7 years and some crucial line-up changes after their first concert here, they’re still going strong. – Tangra Mega Rock’s Nikola Shahpazov wrote in hisВ LIVE REPORT. The Monday night gig at […]

Bono and the Edge’s Spider-Man musical won’t hit Broadway until December but the U2 members offered a better glimpse of their new material this morning on Good Morning America. Castmember Reeve Carney—who plays Peter Parker in the musical—performed ‘Boy Falls from the Sky’ with his band.В (Check out the performance below) U2’s work on the play, […]