Il Tempio delle Clessidre announces Änglagård's drummer Mattias Olsson has joined them as their new drummer. He will replace Paolo Tixi at the kit, and steps in almost exactly a year since the band announced the opening. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2016-01-20)
Glenn Frey, guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of The Eagles passed away on January 18th, 2016 at the age of 67. In recent weeks, Frey had been fighting complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia. » Read more (Posted by Peter Thelen 2016-01-19)
Giorgio Gomelsky was one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in rock music of the 60s and 70s. He died on 13 January at the age of 82. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2016-01-18)
Music has lost one of the true originals of popular culture, a man whose career is unmatched in breadth and influence. David Bowie has died, just days after his 69th birthday and the release of one of the landmark albums of his life – and not just because it was the last. He had been privately battling cancer for 18 months, and passed away on 10 January, 2016. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2016-01-10)
One of the icons of heavy rock, Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, lost his battle to cancer yesterday, 28 December, 2015. The 70-year-old bass player and singer was best known as the frontman for Motörhead, but played with a number of other bands during his long career. His aggressive style influenced generations of bassists around the world. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2015-12-29)
We've been telling you about the great Texas band Proud Peasant for a while now, and of course we've also covered just about everything the Fruits de Mer label has released. So the news that the two are getting together is... really good news. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2015-12-17)
Earlier this month, some comments made by Rush drummer Neil Peart were published by a magazine called Drumhead. He's probably been quoted a lot in that publication over the years, but these words set a significant portion of the internet ablaze. Did he just say he's retiring? Say it isn't so! » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2015-12-14)
Hot on the heels of the success of 2015's 13th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival in August, Pete Bingham/Sendelica and Keith Jones/Fruits de Mer are already promoting the 2016 festival. Some artists who are already booked include Sendelica (of course), Germany's Vibravoid, Twink (legendary drummer from The Pretty Things), and Guru Guru's guitarist Ax Genrich. » Read more (Posted by Henry Schneider 2015-11-16)
Bassist Lothar Meid, who was a founding member of Embryo, died on 3 November, 2015 in Hamburg. While not individually well-known, Meid was a key player in several of the central bands of the German rock scene of the 70s. He also composed a number of film soundtracks. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2015-11-10)
North America's traveling progressive music festival, Sonic Voyage, will carry on their journey this fall with a series of events in New York and Michigan from October 16 through November 28. Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius will be familiar to our readers, and they feature on most of the dates. A number of other artists will fill out the bills for a chance to hear some new music. » Read more (Posted by Jon Davis 2015-09-22)