Rick Wakeman, best known as the keyboard wizard for Yes,В shall play live in Plovdiv, Bulgaria onВ September 1, 2008. A week later, on September 7, the ancient Roman Theater in the same town shall host a performance by Keith EmersonВ of Emerson, Lake & Palmer! Tickets for the shows costВ 25 EuroВ (Rick Wakeman)В andВ 10-20 EuroВ (Keith Emerson Band) and can […]

Swedish doom metallers Grand Magus, featuring current Spiritual Beggars frontman Janne Christoffersson, will release their fourth full-length album on June 9 via Lee Dorrian’s Rise Above Records. The CD (view cover in the left) shall be entitled “Iron Will” and is going to feature 9 tracks.

Tori Amos has ended her tenure with Epic Records and “has chosen the path of independence for her next work.” Her last album for the major label was 2007’s “American Doll Posse“. Amos’ next offering is due in spring 2009.

American rock legend Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel, better known as Bo Diddley, died yesterday morning, June 2, of heart failure. He was 79. Rest in peace. Bo Diddley – “Road Runner“

Toma Zdravkov – the only metalhead competing at this year’s edition of Music Idol (the Bulgarian version of the Pop Idol TV show) – became the big winner at the big final on June 2, 2008!В Rock’s not dead, ladies and gentlemen! Toma ZdravkovВ – “Crying in the Rain“ Photo: www.netinfo.bg

After offering an exclusive track to their so-called Supporters Club for download via their homepage Neubauten.org from March 2006 to August 2007, Germany’s industrial pioneers Einstuerzende Neubauten decided to collect the 15 songs and release them on CD sometime this summer. The effort (view cover in the left) shall come out under the title “Jewels” […]

Kurt Cobain‘s ashes have apparently been stolen. According to the News Of The World, Nirvana frontman’s remains – the location of which has previously been kept secret – were taken from the Los Angeles home of his widow Courtney Love. The ashes were said to have been kept in a “pink teddy bear-shaped bag along […]

David Gilmour is to play Pink Floyd‘s six-part instrumental opus “The Atom Heart Mother Suite” off the group’s “Atom Heart Mother” album live on June 15 at the Chelsea Festival. The performance is going to feature a 10-piece brass ensemble from The Royal College of Music, cellist Caroline Dale, the 40-strong chorus Canticum, and Italian […]

Morrissey has decided to entitle his next full-length studio album “Years of Refusal“. The CD by the former Smith will be released in September and is going to feature 12 songs.

Max and Igor Cavalera and Mark Rizzo have decided to bring in Fireball Ministry bassist Johnny Chow (on the photo below) for the upcoming European shows of Cavalera Conspiracy. This is because Joe Duplantier (on the photo in the left) has commitments with his main band – Gojira.