Sting will be joined by recent duet partner Sheryl Crow and James Taylor for the 2006 Rainforest Benefit. The event will be held May 19 at New York’s Carnegie Hall and will feature additional performers to be announced. Sting and Crow‘s new duet, “Always on Your Side”, is No. 14 this week on Billboard’s Adult […]

Tangra Mega Rock correspondent in London and frontman of Imbeciles & The Poison Umbrella, the amazing fellow Nasso gave us the rights to post for free download here one of the 2 new tracks of the band. More details about the recording process etc soon. Get Virus from the MP3 section.

Amorphis, H.I.M., Silentium and Carmen Gray have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as visual art exhibitions, film screenings, classic music performances, lectures and […]

Tom Petty is putting the finishing touches on a new solo album, “Highway Companion,” expected to be released in June. Although Petty previously said the disc would be released by Rick Rubin’s American Recordings label, confirmation of the deal is still pending at deadline. “I’m reaching there to try and find a theme,” Petty tells […]

Katatonia‘s live performance from last year’s Summer Breeze Festival in Germany shall be released as a live double-disc featuring the audio on CD and the show on DVD. Entitled “Live Consternation” and scheduled for release on May 28, the package’s artwork was once again designed by Travis Smith, following the visual concept of the Swedes’ […]