Gian Frantik caught up with the ultra-talented, super-sexy, 23 year old cellist virtuoso, Tina Guo, on location on her recent video shoot for her song "Queen Bee" and chatted it up about her new solo album and everything in the World of Tina Guo. Gol

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MUNICIPAL WASTE frontman TONY FORESTA loves tearing up stages around the world with his bandmates, but the singer has another passion which you may not know about - art. Join TONY FORESTA as he takes you around his apartment in Virginia, showi

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Every Time I Die Drummer Mike Novak has parted ways with the band as a result of "personal conflicts." He has issued the following statement: "I have officially quit Every Time I Die due to personal conflicts. I feel like I'm getting myself ou

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Los Angeles (E! Online) – The question of whether Michael Jackson had a valid will at the time of his death just got a little more complicated. Yesterday, parents Joe and Katherine Jackson sought control of Michael's estate, claiming in cour

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Video footage of MASTODON's performance at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy, can be viewed below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded more than fifty photos fr

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New Bedford, MA – Today Paper + Plastick Records is pleased to announce that punk mainstays A WILHELM SCREAM have joined its growing and already impressive roster. The label will release a self-titled 12” EP early this Fall, which will be sold ex

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Video footage of DOWN performing the song "Losing All" at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy, can be viewed below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded more than

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Bat For Lashes has announced a UK autumn tour. Natasha Khan and her band will hit the road at the start of October. Support will come from Yeasayer, who collaborated with Khan on some of this year's 'Two Suns' album. The dates are: Bourne

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BEIJING (Reuters) – What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health. Beijing h

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Steven Kowalski of Swigged! recently conducted an interview with bassist Paul Romanko of Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL. A couple of excerpts from teh chat follow below. Swigged!: SHADOWS FALL is unique because you first started off by g

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The Used are pleased to announce their first single, “Blood On My Hands” is on sale now at iTunes and www.TheUsed.net. For one day only (June 30th) the band will stream the song in it’s entirety at www.theused.net. The track, from their upcomi

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Fans of Michael Jackson have been hit hard by the star's death - 12 devotees have allegedly killed themselves following the tragic news. The King Of Pop passed away on Thursday from a cardiac arrest and millions of his fans worldwide went into mo

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White Heat, Cetan Clawson’s debut album hits stores tomorrow; so he celebrated the national release of the album by recording two new songs with a musical hero in that hotbed of the blues, Austin, Texas. Growing up, Clawson idolized the great S

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Göteborgs-Posten's GP TV conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival on Friday, June 26 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch the eight-minute chat below. SLIPKNOT w

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Kings Of Leon's show at London's O2 Arena tonight (June 30) is being filmed for future release and the band want the audience to look especially good. The band play their third date at the venue this month, and drummer Nathan Followill has jokingl

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Reactivated British extreme metal legends CARCASS performed at this year's Gods Of Metal festival, which was held June 27-28, 2009 in Monza, Italy. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the concert below (courtesy of "ginmetal"). Italian news blog Mus

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KATAKLYSM are headlining the Summer Madness European Tour featuring label mates DEATH ANGEL and KEEP OF KALESSIN. According to Keep Of Kalessin, the July 5th date at Stadio Comunale in Rome, Italy has been cancelled due to licence issues.

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LONDON (Reuters) – Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. Until now doctors have debated whether or not men should refrain from sex for a few days be

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Roadrunner Records has released four interview clips with members of Massachusetts' KILLSWITCH ENGAGE in which they discuss their current touring activities and include some details about the making of their forthcoming, self-titled album. Watch the

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Phish have revealed they will perform a three-day festival this year, announcing the dates on their website. The message, which reads ‘Save the Date ... A 3-day festival 10/30, 10/31, 11/01’, does not reveal the location of the festival. T

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SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has announced three solo dates for the US, due to take place after the band wraps up their current European tour. They are as follows: July 23 - Fat Baby - Manhattan, NY 30 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA 31 - O

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AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke with John J. Moser from The Morning Call about a number of topics including the band's new album. Here are a few excerpts from the chat: The Morning Call: I’ve been reading about all the delays in recording y

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As previously reported, Irish rockers THE ANSWER and Canadian metal band ANVIL will join AC/DC in the much-anticipated second instalment of the Magnetic Hill Music Festival on August 6th in Moncton, NB. "I know a lot of people have been anxio

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Music file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been sold. It is set to be transformed into a legal music site that sees artists and record labels get paid for the downloads they provide. The Sweden-based website - whose four founders and hosts

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LONDON – More than 750,000 Michael Jackson fans can get full refunds for the pop star's canceled 50-night "This is It" concert extravaganza — or opt to receive souvenir tickets instead, the promoters announced Monday. In a move that could help

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