Magic Circle Music and Manowar are launching a Battle of the Bands Contest where bands from around the world will compete against each other to win the once in a lifetime chance to play on the main stage at the Magic Circle Festival 2008. The winning band will be invited to play 3 songs on […]

The entire DVD “Heima” by Iceland’s Sigur Ros became the first full-length music-related movie to be streamed in its entirety on YouTube. Just be sure to have 97:21 minutes of spare time, sit back relax, push play and watch: Sigur Ros – “Heima“

Tickets for the first ever concert by Mexico’s latino rock gang Molotov in Bulgaria, also featuring Babyface ClanВ andВ Svetlio & The Legends, can be purchased not only via Eventim.bgВ and Ticketstream.bg, but also from the Ticket Center in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The show is scheduled forВ April 11В at the 3,000-capacityВ Hristo Botev Sports HallВ in Sofia. […]

Radiohead are to release “Nude” as the second single from their current album, “In Rainbows”. The song will be released on March 31 in two different formats featuring an exclusive track each – “4 Minute Warning” on the 7-inch LP and “Down Is the New Up” on the CD. Radiohead – “Nude“

A competition for Bulgaria’s best school rock/pop band started officially yesterday. For details, check out cokemusic.bg.

One of the world’s best known saxophone players, Jan Garbarek, and his quartet shall perfom live in Sofia, Bulgaria at this year’s edition of the Jazz + Festival. The show is scheduled to take place on May 15, 2008В at the 4,000-capacity Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture, starting at 7 p.m. Jan Garbarek […]

The compositions “O.K.”, “Zaydi” and “Prayer” by the Bulgarian string quartet StrringS were included in the soundtrack to the new movie “The Hamlet Adventure”, due to be aired for the very first time at this year’s Sofia Film Fest 2008. Meawnhile, StrringS are putting the finishing touches to their debut album.

Ohio-based metalcore masters Integrity will finally release a new full-length studio album. Entitled “The Blackest Curse“, the CD shall surface by the end of the year via the label Deathwish Inc. It shall feature about 13 tracks and, according to frontman Dwid Hellion, “it is a concept album based on a book I have written…” […]

Bulgaria’s ska leadersВ Wickeda shall start a three-month European club tour at the end of this week. All dates and venues confirmed so far can be seen in our GIG GUIDE.

Former Pop Will Eat Itself members Graham Crabb (vocals) and Adam Mole (guitar) shall release the debut effort with their new project Vileevils on March 25. The word goes about a maxi-single entitled “Fucking and Fighting“, which can already be checked out at myspace.com/vileevils. No details on a full-length album were revealed, nor on a […]