Continuing the current trend for low output valve amps, Marshall has announced the release of its new Class5 combo. The amp was unveiled 28 July at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in Soho, London, with Joe Bonamassa playing a sterling set through the combo in front of an audience of rock glitterati, Marshall dealers and press. […]

Look below, dear Pearl Jam fans, and find one of nine pieces of art to be featured on the alt-rock band’s September release, Backspacer. This image – exclusive to SPIN.com – is part of a collaboration between the band and graphic artist Tom Tomorrow. Click on the artwork to go to TenClub.net and enter the […]

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has admitted that he doesn’t know what the future holds for the band. Speaking backstage at Australia’s Splendour In The Grass 2009, Okereke confirmed that the band have no concrete plans on when their next album will be released, reports Triple J. The band’s third and last LP, ‘Intimacy’, was […]

We doubt five-year-old Wesley’s ever been to Reno. And we’re pretty sure he’s never shot a man just to watch him die. But man, check out the way this cute little tyke interprets Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues in the video below. Somewhere, the Man In Black is smiling just a little. Or maybe a […]

Kaiser Chiefs’ frontman Ricky Wilson broke a rib while performing in the US last Tuesday, July 28. The injury came as the band played ahead of Green Day at New York’s Madison Square Garden. A statement from the band explained that “Kaiser Chiefs’ Ricky Wilson fell jumping between the barrier and the stage, breaking a […]

The concert of the Biggest Black Metal band of The Planet in Kavarna is imminent. We spent a whole week here on the radio putting together dark rituals and asking you questions about the Dimmu Borgir World. And the response from our listeners was massive – we were getting hundreds of emails everyday. Because the […]

Matchbox Twenty singer Rob Thomas recently hooked up with INXS in Australia and laid down vocals for a newly recorded version of that band’s 1988 hit ‘Never Tear Us Apart’. Thomas, still a member of Matchbox Twenty, is currently promoting a brand-new solo album called ‘Cradlesong’. INXS, on the other hand, are currently without a […]

Coldplay is now officially two-dimensional. The British arena-rock act is slated to make an appearance on an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, according to EW.com. The band’s hired on by Homer after he strikes it big in the lottery and, apparently, pisses it all away on regrettable decisions.

Jello Biafra has unveiled a new band called Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine. The band’s other members include Billy Gould (Faith No More), Kimo Ball (Freak Accident), Ralph Spight (Victims Family), and Jon Weiss, and will release their debut entitled ‘The Audacity of Hype’ on October 20, 2009 through Alternative Tentacles. Two […]

Well, that Stone Roses reunion thing turned out to be just a rumor. No matter. Ian Brown is on the verge of releasing his next solo album ‘My Way’ in September, and he’s streaming a new song called ‘Just Like You’. To listen to the track, click on Ian Brown’s website. On the site, you’ll […]