As Metal Director/DJ at WRUV, plus owner of this website, I get sent a metric shit ton of new music every year. I was once able to house my entire MP3 collection on a 160 GB iPod Classic, but as the inevitable digital shift progressed, my virtual library grew exponentially.

Four Worlds Media releases Killing Joke (with all original members) and Thin Lizzy (with lots of newer dudes), while Niji Entertainment Group reacquaints us with The Elves (before they became Elf).

The following message was posted from Portnoy’s Twitter:

“Mike Portnoy & John Sykes: 2/3 of the three headed musical beast coming soon!”

Plastic Head Music today confirms the launch of its North American office.  The newly created American division will be headed up Paula Hogan with Edward Christie coordinating details in the company’s London office.  Logistics and distribution will be handled with existing label partners Candlelight Records and EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution.. Currently ranked England’s seventh largest distributor, Plastic Head Music carries a diverse range of music and dvd titles from over 300 record labels.  Founded by Director Steve Beatty, the company’s title base exceeds 40,000 including over 6,000 exclusive clothing items and 5,000 specialist vinyl titles.  The American division is [...read more]