by Eric Kohn (September 10, 2008)For certain movies, placement in the Discovery section of the Toronto International Film Festival almost seems like a plea. The festival catalogue calls the program "your introduction to gifted and innovative directors who are certain

by Michael Koresky (September 10, 2008)[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot.]Not far into his feature directorial debut, "Towelhead," Alan Ball offers us the sight of a thirteen-year-old girl having her first period in a bathroom stall; this is shot from

For one extraordinary week only, December 17-21, 2008, Wynton and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) will join with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for a live music celebration of America-s two great art forms - modern dance and

Long-running Polish death metallers VADER performed their upcoming sold-out anniversary show at Stodola Club in Warsaw on August 30th. Guest on the night included GRAVE,...

Live Dominance, the first-ever DVD from Connecticut metal-hardcore unit HATEBREED has debuted at #1 on the Billboard DVD Music chart. Front-man Jamey Jasta says, "Hatebreed fans...

Roadrunner Records Australia reports: "Wanna see what it's like to record a music video when you're in a band called Dragonforce. The video (here)...

Photos of QUEENSR CHE frontman GEOFF TATE rehearsing for his upcoming solo dates have been posted online at this location. Tate and his eight-piece band...

PIG DESTROYER has announced the dates for their first-ever headlining tour of Australia and New Zealand. Pig Destroyer will begin this tour in Hobart, on...

Sweden's Ulterium Records and Nightmare Records (US) have inked a deal for the North American release of the new HARMONY album, Chapter II: Aftermath. The...

BW&BK has received the following: Four years might seem like a lifetime for most bands to have between recordings, but Washington, D.C.'s progressive/rock BRAVE used that...

With JUDAS PRIEST's recent magnum opus Nostradamus still sinking in, BW&BK recently asked the molten metal trio of guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, along...

Serbian death metallers AMON DIN check in with the following update: "Buona sera, We have just finished our first gig in Bologna, Italy. So far this...

FaceCulture recently spoke to Jon Schaffer from ICED EARTH about rock records, his youth influences, IRON MAIDEN, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, religious teachers, the birth of...

The 8th édition of the Trois-Rivières Metalfest will be presented at the Bâtisse Industrielle, November 7th and 8th in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The confirmed bands...

As recently reported, Montreal's technical death metallers NEURAXIS have confirmed the band's first return to the United States since 2006 in support of their latest...

Reactivated Danish thrashers ARTILLERY see their Forum updated with the following quick message from the band's webmaster; "Someone's going to the studio... and can you guess...

Century Media Records reports: As previously reported, Seattle metal masters NEVERMORE have started a fan-photo competition for their upcoming Live DVD/CDThe Year Of The Voyager. Now,...

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have issued the following update: "Deathstars have finished the recordings in the studio and have now entered ToyTown Studios to start the mixing...

The Pulse Of Radio is reporting that TOOL will have three songs featured on the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour video game, according to a...

MOTÖRHEAD's 20th studio album, Motörizer, has hit the official Belgium album charts at #55. Motörizer's worldwide chart positions are as follows:Germany - #5Finland - #9Sweden:...