Ali Shirazinia, known by his stage name Dubfire, left the comforts of a storied career as one-half of Grammy-winning duo Deep Dish in order to pursue new life as a producer of "jet-black, polished chrome techno." Such daring reinvention is not for the faint of heart - yet Dubfire in just three short ...

Roadburn is very proud to report that New York’s legendary and recently resurrected SWANS have been confirmed as the headliner at Roadburn Festival 2011. Featuring band members Michael Gira (original SWANS), Norman Westberg (original SWANS), Christoph Hahn (mid-period SWANS and most Angels of ...

Praise for Knut‘s Wonder (Hydra Head) from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records:  It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Swiss heavies Knut, who we’ve always loved, their sound a head caving hybrid of mathy crush and epic post metal majesty, they were exploring Neurosis / ...

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In vier Tagen ist es so weit: Zum siebten Mal findet in Hardenburg/Bad Dürkheim das Alternative Rock Festival Rock die Burg statt. Sechs Bands aus Deutschland und den USA haben sich vorgenommen, euch einzuheizen. Die Spanne der Musikrichtungen reicht von Punk bis Elektro, eben alles was rockt. All ...

Der Festivalsommer ist fast vorbei, und auch wenn es jetzt schon draussen aussieht wie Herbst, das Beste kommt noch! Das diesjährige Kurt-Festival steht vor der Tür. Freut euch am 17 & 18 September auf: Die Orsons; Ja, Panik!; Lingua Loca; Herr Stilz seine Freunde u.v.a. Stattfinden ...

Tomorrow night (Tue 31st August) BBC4 are having a bit of a Glastonbury special, with almost eight hours of programming dedicated to the Festival. The schedule is as follows: 20:00–20:50 Hello Glastonbury! Filmmaker Rachel Davies’s documentary follows three unsigned acts playing Glast ...