NEWS

18 May 2006

Queensryche‘s new video for the song ‘The Hands’ is available for viewing at the Windows Media website here. ‘The Hands‘ is lifted from the band’s Operation: Mindcrime II album, which was released on April 4th by Rhino.

18 May 2006

Funk-rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers topped the U.S. charts for the first time in its 22-year history on Wednesday. The Chili Peppers‘ two-disc set, “Stadium Arcadium,” opened with sales of 442,500 copies, a record for the Los Angeles-based quartet.“Stadium Arcadium” was also tops in Austria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, […]

18 May 2006

Elbow, The Divine Comedy, Jose Gonzalez and Damian Marley are among the acts who will play at The Summer Series.The gigs kick off on July 6 and run until the July 16 at the London venue.Robert Plant and Corinne Bailey Rae also perform.

18 May 2006

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are slated to join Keith Urban, the Black Crowes, Big & Rich and Nickelback at Rock ‘n the Rally, a five-day music festival to be held this August in South Dakota during the celebrated Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

18 May 2006

Muse have confirmed the tracklisting for their forthcoming fourth album ‘Black Holes And Revelations’.The follow-up to 2003’s ‘Absolution‘ is released on July 3. A single, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’, is released a week earlier (June 27) but is currently available as a download via online music shops.The tracklisting for the album is:‘Take A Bow’‘Starlight’‘Supermassive Black Hole’‘Map […]

17 May 2006

Sumerian black metal thrashers Melechesh have delayed the release of new album ‘Emissaries‘ until September. According to the band’s label, Osmose Productions, this is because the record is going to be re-mixed by Dennis Koehne.

17 May 2006

Peaches has confirmed full details of her eagerly awaited new album ‘Impeach My Bush’.Рўhe album features a host of special guests – Joan Jett provides vocals and guitar on ‘You Love It’, Josh Homme and Feist appear on ‘Give ‘Er’, while ex-Hole star Samantha Maloney provides live drums on ‘Give ‘Er’, ‘Do Ya’ and ‘You […]

17 May 2006

Snow Patrol have recorded a cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Isolation’ for a new Amnesty online video campaign for justice in Sudan.In the online video, images and interviews from Darfur and a short message from Hollywood star Don Cheadle are played out over the song.

17 May 2006

Dirty Pretty Things are to release a new single to coincide with their summer festival appearances.‘Dead Wood’, the follow-up to Top Five smash ‘Bang Bang You’re Dead’, is the second track to be taken from the band’s debut album ‘Waterloo To Anywhere’. The new single is released on July 10. Extra tracks have yet to […]

17 May 2006

KT Tunstall and Sparks are among the attractions announced for this year’s Isle Of Skye Music Festival. Both acts will play on the Main Stage of the second day of the two-day Scottish event on June 17 alongside Fun Lovin’ Criminals. The bash takes place at Ashaig Airstrip, Broadford.The full line-up so far is:DJ MesRalph […]