Ever since it was founded by Michael Tilson Thomas in 1987, the New World Symphony has been a leader in the use of new technology to spread classical music. For example, the orchestra is a pioneer in the use of

MP3.com is currently streaming the entire new album from Japanese all-girl trio GALLHAMMER.

According to a posting on the KORN fan site Kornspace, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis will embark on a solo acoustic tour beginning early November.

Swedish metallers REVENGIA have made two more audio clips from their upcoming "Eraser" album available for download: "Pain": Audio "Holy Lies": Audio REVENGIA recently parted ways with ARCH ENEMY drummer Daniel Erlandsson.

TRIVIUM's video for the track "Becoming the Dragon", directed by Ramon Boutviseth and produced by Ramon Boutviseth and TRIVIUM, will premiere on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on October 13.

Death metal juggernaut DYING FETUS will embark on a month-long tour of the States starting November 1 in support of their brand new album, "War of Attrition".

Several episodes of a 1990s public access comedy show that aired in Rockland County, New York starring current EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes have been posted online at this location.

DEMON HUNTER's video for the track "Fading Away" can be viewed below (courtesy of Headbanger's Blog).

THE TOILET BOYS will release their long-awaited new album, "Sex Music", on December 11, 2007 via Austin, TX-based indie label Dead City Records.

The well-known American film editor Richard Nord ( The Watcher , Species 2 , Passenger 57, The Fugitive ) who is editing the film In Search of t.A.T.u. in Mosfilm, carried out several master-classes for lung men being taught in

Comedy melodramas come back to screens. Professionals of the Mosfilm Tonestudios finish working on speech scoring of the new film in this genre - Our Common Friend by the well-known film director Igor Maslennikov ( Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and

In Mosfilm one prepares to shootings of the 16 part film Ivan the Terrible by the film director Andrey Eshpy. An historic subject is always interesting from the film art designer's point of view, so it was interesting for us

The interest to shows on the ice remains keen. Two years running the legendary First film stage of Mosfilm, a biggest Russian one, turns into the skating rink with stands for plenty of spectators.

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Tim Robey reviews The Counterfeiters, Mr Brooks, Black Sheep, Resident Evil: Extinction, The Nanny Diaries and The Invasion.

Rats, cookery, Paris - unusual ingredients for a big-studio animated project, but with 'Ratatouille', director Brad Bird has created a Pixar movie that's a joy to behold, says Sukhdev Sandhu.

Warren Beatty's hair is the least of his worries in this paranoid political thriller, writes Sheila Johnston.