Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC, a division of the Chicago-based intellectual capital merchant banc, Ocean Tomo, today announced it has been retained by the administrator of the estate of Michael Frank Jeffery to sell their rights, title and interest in the entire Jimi Hendrix music catalog. The catalog will be sold at The Ocean Tomo Fall […]

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has given up hopes of ever opening the Museum of Justice and Oddities (MOJO) he first announced in 2002. Davis intended to create the shrine to house his extensive collection of memorabilia relating to serial killers and gangsters. Among the items in Davis‘collection are a suit worn […]

Canadian quintet THE END has begun recording their new full-length album. This as-yet-untitled release is being recorded at B.W.C. Studios in Brampton, Ontario with producer Greg Dawson. The recording of the new album will wrap at summer’s end. An early 2007 release via Relapse Records is expected.

Danish death metal band KOLDBORN has signed a deal with France’s Listenable Records.The band’s new album, “The Uncanny Valley“, is scheduled for release on October 16. The follow-up to 2002’s “First Enslavement“, “The Uncanny Valley” was recorded in August 2005 and mixed in January 2006 at Smart ‘n’ Hard studios with producer Jacob Bredahl and […]

A two disc best of album is set to be released to mark what would have been Freddie Mercury’s sixtieth year.‘The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury Solo’ is released as a special edition on September 4 and comes complete with a bonus CD of rare tracks.The collection dates back to 1973 with Freddie’s cover of […]

A video clip of METALLICA performing a second new song — tentatively dubbed “The Other New Song” — during their headlining appearance Tuesday night (August 15) at SeoulOlympic Main Stadium in Seoul, South Korea has been posted online at YouTube.com.

Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl is set to release solo material.A track ‘Vile‘ will appear on the soundtrack to the film ‘Rising Son: The Legend Of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi’, which is released on November 13.The soundtrack also features Gnarls Barkley and Queens Of The Stone Рђge.The tracklisting for the album is:Gnarls Barkley – ‘Just A […]

Blur/Gorillaz principal Damon Albarn has formed yet another band, the Good the Bad and the Queen. He is flanked by former Clash bassist Paul Simonon, former Verve guitarist Simon Tong and Fela Kuti drummer Tony Allen in the group, which will release its Danger Mouse-produced debut album next year via Parlophone in the United Kingdom. […]

LINKIN PARK performed a brand new song, tentatively dubbed “Qwerty“, during its appearances at this past weekend’s Summer Sonic festivals in Japan. Listen to the audio of the song at YouTube.com.

Two full tracks from TOTAL DEVASTATION‘s upcoming third album, “Wreck” — “Aware” and “Collision Course” — are available for streaming at the band’s official MySpace page. A video for the song “Aware” can be viewed on the group’s official web site.“Wreck” is scheduled for release on August 23.