Debabani Majumdar of BBC News reports: It has played its part in rock history and was named after Britain’s first foreign secretary. But one of London’s oldest pubs — the Intrepid Fox in Soho — is facing closure, inspiring 5,000 people to back a campaign to save it. These days those seeking a night of […]

Vitamin Records has set a September 19 release date for the CRADLE OF FILTH tribute album, “Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Cradle of Filth: The Orchestral Tribute” (view cover artwork below). A description of the album on the Vitamin web site reads as follows:“With a revolving-door line-up and fanbase that is equally ready to embrace and […]

Several video clips of SUPERNOVA members Tommy Lee (MГ–TLEY CRГњE), Jason Newsted (VOIVOD, ex-METALLICA) and Gilby Clarke (ex-GUNS N’ ROSES) recording the group’s debut album have been posted online at their official web site.SUPERNOVA is using the “Rock Star” TV program to search for a lead singer from a pool of 15 contestants selected in […]

The Rolling Stones, long identified with their lips-and-tongue logo, are about to get the cartoon treatment in “Ruby Tuesday,” an animated film featuring 12 of their songs set to begin production later this year.EuropaCorp. and Mick Jagger‘s Jagged Films are co-producing the project, which will be written and directed by Paul and Gaetan Brizzi. The […]

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY‘s Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, has posted its version of the often-covered “I Fought The Law” by the BOBBY FULLER FOUR […]

ELIS, the Liechtenstein-based gothic metal band whose singer, Sabine DГјnser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital, has decided to continue with a new vocalist. The group has posted the following message on its official web site:“We have decided to continue on our path. For […]

Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of “Ghost Reveries Special Edition“, the expanded version of the band’s “Ghost Reveries” CD. Due on October 31, the set will include band’s cover of DEEP PURPLE‘s “Soldier of Fortune“, a 40-minute documentary about the making of the record complete with the band’s own private tour footage, the video […]

Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and the Dave Matthews Band will perform alongside Neil Young at the 20th anniversary Bridge School Benefit, to be held Oct. 21-22 at Shoreline Amphitheatre outside San Francisco. The event benefits the Bridge School for children with severe speech and physical disabilities, which Young and his wife Pegi […]

AEROSMITH‘s Steven Tyler and Bruce Rossmeyer, CEO of 13 Harley-Davidson locations, including the world’s largest Harley-Davidson dealership located at Bruce Rossmeyer‘s Destination Daytona, along with guidance of Rossmeyer’s personal custom motorcycle designer, Tim Gabel, have teamed up to design and produce “The Steven Tyler Signature Series,” a one-of-a-kind collection of Steven Tyler-inspired, custom designed motorcycles.Limited […]

Rush has penned eight songs for its next studio album, which should be out in early 2007, according to drummer Neil Peart. The artist tells Billboard.com his lyrics for the as-yet-untitled set were greatly influenced by his motorcycle journeys throughout the United States, chronicled in the new book “Roadshow: Landscape With Drums.”Peart says he was […]