Superchunk has its first solid release since 2001 ready to arrive in stores. The power-pop act’s Leaves in the Gutter arrives in stores April 7 from Merge Records. The five-song effort is the first since 2001’s ‘Here’s to Shutting Up!’. Better yet, the effort indicates the ‘Chunk might be at work on a new record. […]

The German industrialists have sent out a statement on how their new record is shaping up. Rammstein have offered the following update on work on their new album: “After finishing the first part of their studio recordings (for the new Rammstein album) successfully, Rammstein have started to put the final touches to their new songs”“For […]

The first single and video will be called ‘Harmony Korine’. SW has made an agreement with Kscope in the UK for the international release of 3 solo albums over the next few years, starting with the retail version of Insurgentes on 10th February 09. The track listing for the album is: 1. Harmony Korine 2. […]

Miika Tenkula, former lead guitarist and main songwriter of the acclaimed Finnish band SENTENCED, was found dead at his home yesterday. He was 35 years old. Teh sad news were confirmed byВ [former SENTENCED] drummer Vesa Ranta. “The fact remains that Miika had a serious drinking problem for many years which escalated after SENTENCED was buried. […]

SAMAEL are putting outВ theirВ 9-th studioВ record -В ‘Above’ (Nuclear Blast/Wizard) in early March. We decided to talk with them about it, not prior to their concert in Sofia(31.01.09) but just a couple of weeks after, so they have a settled impressions of the Bulgarian metal scene.В  So here we go – this is frontman Vorph on the […]

The 2009 BRIT Awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 18 February 2009. It was the 29th edition of the British Phonographic Industry’s annual pop music awards. The awards ceremony was held at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, and was broadcast live on ITV1, on Wednesday, February 18 at 8 pm (GMT). Duffy became the […]

Portishead have said that although they are free of a record deal and are considering various options for their next album release, they are unlikely to give away their music free. Producer/instrumentalist Geoff Barrow, writing on the band’s MySpace blog, wrote that the band had “lots of options” with regards to the follow-up to their […]

RockersВ INXS have sacked JD Fortune, the lead singer they recruited through a US reality show, with the star admitting fame drove him to drugs. The singer, who was picked to front the group after winning the series Rockstar: INXS, said he was now broke and living in his car in native Canada after being dumped […]

The amazing Liverpool born Mark Foggo is coming back to Sofia, Bulgaria in Spring, bringing th Skasters to play at another episode of Radio Tangra Mega Rock’s 3rd Anniversary bash. The show is on Friday, 24th April at theВ ‘Blue Box’ club. More details to follow

ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus has hit out at illegal downloaders and supporters of controversial website The Pirate Bay. Ulvaeus’ comments come during the trial of the four founders of the torrent website, which is currently underway in Sweden. Writing on Swedish website Newsmill, Ulvaeus lambasted internet users who steal online music, and think it’s OK to […]