NEWS 11/07/08 New Releases - The Haze - Spirits Are Rising (CD, debut release from Glasgow rockers) Feeder - Silent City (CD) Walter Trout - The Outsider (CD Journey - Revelation (CD) Stone Gods - Silver Spoons And Broken Bones (CD, features ex members of The Darkness) Hard Rock Hell 2 takes place at Pontins Resort, Prestatyn Sands, North Wales on the 5th & 6th of December 2008. Bands performing include Thin Lizzy, Logan, Glyder, Black Label Society, The Wildhearts and more. See www.hardrockhell.com/ for more info. 9/06/08 New Releases - Opeth - Watershed (CD) Disturbed - Indestructible (CD) Rush - Snakes & Arrows Live (CD) Uriah Heep - Wake The Sleeper (CD) Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (CD, features Tom Petty) Testament - The Formation Of Damnation (CD) BB King - Live At The BBC (CD) No-Man - Schoolyard Ghosts (CD) Judas Priest - Nostradamus (CD) Radiohead - The Best Of (CD) 14/05/07 New Releases - Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge (CD) Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time (Compilation CD) Glasgow band Wired Desire have released a 4 track debute EP titled Barely Illegal. See www.wireddesire.co.uk for more info. 9/04/08 New Releases - Nazareth - The Newz (CD) REM - Accelerate (CD) Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad (CD) Paul Gilbert - Silence Followed By A Defening Roar (CD) Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha (CD) The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light (DVD) Scottish rock legends Nazareth will play at the opening of "The Alhambra" a new venue in Dunfermline on the 7th of June 2008. 2/03/08 Guitarist Jeff Healey has died from Cancer at the age of 41. A  new studio album Mess Of Blues will be released this April. RIP. 2/02/08   Matchbox 20 are playing at The SECC on Sunday 04/05/2008. Def Leppard, Whitesnake & Black Stone Cherry are playing at The SECC on Tuesday 17/06/2008. New Releases - Fish - 13th Star (CD), released February 12th 08. Iron Maiden - Live After Death (DVD) Porcupine Tree - Nil Recurring (CD), released February 18th 08. 7/01/08 New Releases - Powderfinger - Dream Days At The Hotel Existence (CD) Glyder - Playground For Life (CD) Airbourne - Runnin Wild (CD) The Black Crowes - Warpaint (CD), released March 08. Steve Lukather - Ever Changing Times (CD), released February 22 08. Led Zeppelin`s recent show at the O2, London was filmed for future DVD release. American rockers Extreme have reformed and are currently recording new material. 15/12/07 - 96.3 Rock Radio celebrates it`s first birthday with a gig at The Garage (Glasgow) on January 10th 2008. The line up includes Thunder, Gun (Toby Jepson on vocals), Logan and Ricky Warwick & Stumpy from The Almighty. 14/11/07 New Releases - Led Zeppelin - Mothership (2 CD collection) Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden (CD) Thunder - Six Of One... (6 track EP) Steave Earle - Washington Squrae Blues (CD) The Dykeenies - Nothing Means Everything (CD) Innes Sibun - Tail Dragger (CD) 21/10/07 AC/DC - Plug Me In (box set) Waysted - The Harsh Reality (CD) Bruce Springsteen - Magic (CD) Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (CD) 14/09/07 New Releases - Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (CD) The Cult - Born Into This (CD) out Oct 1st. Alter Bridge - Blackbird  (CD) out Oct 8th. Hanoi Rocks - Street Poetry (CD) David Gilmour - Live At The Royal Albert Hall (DVD) out now. The European Rush convention (Eu Con 12) will be held on Sunday 14th October 07 at Manchester University. www.rusheucon.com 20/08/07 New Releases - Joe Bonamassa - Sloe Gin (CD) 27/08/07 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Sinner (CD) out now. Great White - back To The Rhythm (CD) out now. Diamond Head - What`s In Your Head? (CD) out now. Fish - Communion (CD) out now. Tesla - Real To Reel (CD) out now. Robben Ford - Truth (CD) out now. 3/07/07 New Releases - Gary Moore  - Close As You Get (CD) out now. Symphony X - Paradise Lost (CD) out now. 13/06/07 New Releases - Dream Theater - Systematic Chaos (CD) out now. Megadeth - United Abominations (CD) out now. Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain (CD) out now. Velvet Revolver - Libertad (CD) 2/07/07 Queens Of The Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (CD) out now. White Stripes - Icky Thump (CD) 18/06/07 Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long (CD) out now. Bon Jovi - Lost Highway (CD) out now. The Travelling Wilburys - box set (3 CD`s) out now. 29/04/07 New Releases - Chris Cornell - Carry On (CD) 28/05/07 Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers (CD) 7/05/07 2/04/07 New Releases - Kings of Leon - Because of the Times (CD) out now. Black Stone Cherry - Black Stone Cherry (CD) out now. Travis - The Boy With No Name (CD) 7/05/07 Rush - Snakes & Arrows (CD) 30/04/07 31/03/07 Canadian rock legends Rush play the SECC on October 3rd 07. Boston vocalist Brad Delp committed suicide on March 9th 07. 14/03/07 Scottish Rock Update - Biffy Clyro release new album "Puzzle" on May 21st 07. Idlewild`s new album "Make Another World" out now. Logan`s second single "Hallowed Ground" is out now and a new studio album is being recorded for release later this year. 8/03/07 New Releases - Saxon - The Inner Sanctum (CD), 5.03.07 Magnum - Princess Alice And The Broken Arrow (CD), 26.03.07 Yes - Live At Montreux (DVD), 19.03.07 Threshold - Dead Reckoning (CD), 26.03.07 Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (CD), 16.04.07 2007 Music Festivals In Scotland - T IN THE PARK (The Killers, Snowpatrol, Kings Of Leon, The Fratellis, Razorlight, Goo Goo Dolls, The View) - BALADO AIRFIELD, KINROSS, 7th & 8th July. THE WICKERMAN FESTIVAL (Fun Lovin' Criminals, Hayseed Dixie,  The Orb) - East Kirkcarswell, near Dundrennan, South West Scotland, 20 & 21st July. "DOON THE WATER" MUSIC FESTIVAL" (The Bluetones, Hothouse Flowers, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The Cosmic Rough Riders, The Hedrons)  - Morton Football Club Stadium – Cappielow Park in Greenock, Sat 19th May. 18/01/07 Audioslave split - On February 15th 2007, vocalist Chris Cornell officially announced that he was leaving Audioslave by issuing this statement: - "Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors." 19/01/07 UK band Winterville have split. Former frontman Peter Shoulder has recorded some acoustic demos which you can hear at www.myspace.com/petershoulder 10/01/07 Rock DJ Tom Russell will present the weekday mid-morning programme for 96.3 Rock Radio. 5/01/07 New Releases - THE VIEW - Hats Off To The Buskers (CD), released Jan 22nd. INCUBUS - Light Grenades (CD) MAGNUM - Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow (CD), released March 26th.