They’ve sold millions of records, and influenced several generations of fans and musicians. So why isn’t Kiss in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
That’s what Gene Simmons would like to know.
“There are disco bands, rap bands, Yiddish folk song bands in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but not Kiss,” the band’s outspoken [...]

(Lacuna Coil, november 18, 013, Tilburg. Photo: Tim van Veen)

(Sigur Rós,  november 17, Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam. Photo: Dennis)

After watching Shania Twain (and her amazing twins) rocking the Country Music Awards, we suddenly realized just how many super hot Country stars are out there that we hadn’t been paying nearly enough attention to. So instead of just googling these sweet-singin’ vixens ourselves, we’ve put together a wall of the hottest country and western [...]

(N.E.R.D., november 9, Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam. Photo: George)

In the spirit of the recent election, what follows is a list of the top 10 metal dudes who would make the absolute worst US Presidents if nominated four years from now, accompanied by our interpretation of what their inauguration speech might sound like. The criteria for entry were the same as the criteria for [...]

Let’s get right to it: The first Guns n’ Roses album of new, original songs since the first Bush administration is a great, audacious, unhinged and uncompromising hard-rock record. In other words, it sounds a lot like the Guns n’ Roses you know. At times, it’s the clenched-fist five that made 1987’s perfect storm, Appetite [...]

Okay, these guys were allowed to record just one song. After that they were fired and asked to never be part of the music business ever again. But do you know the name of their song?

You heard the news, MTV Europe named Rick Astley the Best Act Ever at the European Music Awards. Let’s celebrate. We are going to prove you how well deserved this title is. In this mashup tribute album Rick is rocking with Nirvana or the Clash, he gets emotional in a beautiful ballad, he gets wild [...]

(Jeremy’s, November 8,  Mercuriustheater, Assen. Photo: Klaas)

German pop rockers Tokio Hotel have taken out the headliner award for Best Live Band at the MTV Europe Music Awards held in Liverpool.
The quartet, which sprang out of the German city of Magdeburg, upstaged the likes of The Cure, Metallica and Foo Fighters to claim the prize.
Tokio Hotel shot to stardom after recording German-language [...]

There is no other way to describe this: the highway guitar

Simon Iddol brings you more rock this week! Last time we had the Monsters of Rock, this week please welcome the Evil himself. Lemmy of Motörhead is in the house!!!! DJ Morgoth made a weird and wonderful Ace Of Spades mashup and I guess there is no need for more words. Turn it loud!!
The Mashup [...]

Amy Winehouse was lined up to sing the theme for Quantum of Solace, but it never happened. Jude Rogers looks down her gun-barrel at other tunes that nearly made the 007 title sequence.

Mildly insane actor Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting this week. The reason? He wants to concentrate on his “music”, of course. From our experience that just about always translates to wanting to concentrate on doing drugs, but either way we’re pretty sure Joaquin will be reconsidering his bankable acting career sooner rather than [...]

Once there was a great band. That band made many great albums. Then they made their very best album ever: bloodsugarsexmagic! It was a great album! The best they ever made. With one rotten song. That song was called ‘Under the bridge’. Fans did not like that song, but a big crowd did because it [...]

It would be so awesome if the next big slasher movie had a psychopathic killer that wore headphones on his ears while he hacked up unsuspecting teenagers. What would Jason Voorhees be listening to in the mist of getting revenge for his mother’s death? Have you ever wondered what Freddy Krueger was into his early [...]

Booty, Ass, Butt, Derriere, Arse, Behind, Buns, Buttocks, Keister, Nates, Posterior, Prat, Fanny, Tooshie, Backside, Bottom, Tush, Rump, Stern, Bum, Can, Heine. There are lots of words for butts, but there are even more songs about ass, representing all genres and spanning decades. Clinton Schaff compiled 25 of his fave butt themed songs into this [...]

Simon Iddol gives you monsters this week. The monsters of rock!! If you ever complained about the lack of huge, classic rock mashups, then today is your lucky day! Voicedude mashed one of the most known Metallica song Enter Sandman and the Rolling Stones’ classic Sympathy For The Devil. This is twisted, evil loud and [...]

(Amanda Palmer, oktober 28 , Melkweg, Amsterdam. Photo: Dennis)

(Solange, october 27, Ahoy, Rotterdam. Photo: George)

(Alicia Keys, october 27, Ahoy, Rotterdam. Photo: George)

Phil Clandillon and Steve Milbourne, who work at a digital design boutique division of Sony/BMG in London, have put together what they call “the world’s first music video in Excel format,” for AC/DC. They decided on this unusual format because they wanted the video to penetrate even the most Draconian corporate firewalls. After all, [...]

Canadian soft rocker Bryan Adams is the latest star to grumble at fans for plastering his name and face on unofficial websites.
The crinkly Eighties star and sometime number one slot hogger has enlisted the help of Web Sheriff to convince the likes of bryanadamsfanclub.nl, bryanadams.nu and badfan.com to play nice and agree to a set [...]

It’s too bad it took a professional photographer and and some nifty photoshop work to finally get some decent pictures of Christina Aguilera. Here she is as a sexy spacegirl riding a giant rocket in some promo pics for her greatest hits album. I don’t understand how someone in their twenties can have a greatest [...]