Scott Weiland’s Live Album Slated For Release

March 7, 2026

For all the high profile of his work with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER, the late Scott Weiland‘s solo oeuvre – numbering a mere three studio albums; four, if we count a comp of covers the singer laid down here and there; five, if his platter with THE WILDABOUTS is added – remains criminally underrated, which is why the emergence of his first-ever on-stage document should be more than welcome. Titled simply “Live” and appearing on the shelves on April 18th as part of Record Store Day, it’s going to be out, initially, only om vinyl, but as usual with things like this, a CD variant will be forthcoming as well – hopefully, with more than nine cuts that form the longplay.

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Martin Barre Brings Forth Electric And Acoustic Stage Report

March 6, 2026

Since he and Ian Anderson parted ways, Martin Barre has released not only a slew of studio works but also no less than four concert albums, his latest being "Live At The Wildey" from 2021, and there’s a new one on the way, titled “The Acoustic Trio & The Electric Quartet: Live In The USA & Europe” and scheduled for May 1st. Preserving for posterity the guitarist’s recent tour outings, in 2024 and 2025, it presents an interesting mix of his former band’s classics alongside pieces from Martin’s solo platters, and choice covers.

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Brian Robertson’s Solo Debut Gets Fleshed Out With Instrumental Set

March 5, 2026

Lately, there’s been a resurgence interest in Brian Robertson‘s work, but neither expanded reissues of THIN LIZZY’s classic albums nor the collating of WILD HORSES material focused on him, and the 70-year-old remains one of the most underrated Scottish axemen. Not that Robertson’s had much going in terms of solo career, as Brian’s only longplay under his own name was 2011’s “Diamonds And Dirt” – and it’s this platter which will go under the microscope on May 29th, when the record’s expanded reissue is to hit the shelves.

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MOTÖRHEAD Box Up “On Parole”

March 4, 2026

Sometimes, first albums by a musician or a band are underwhelming but labels have enough faith in their signings that they send such a record to languish on a shelf – for some time, at least. That’s exactly what happened with MOTÖRHEAD‘s “On Parole” back in 1976, when the ensemble’s original line-up delivered a very unusual record, on which Lemmy penned or co-penned less than a half of its nine pieces, and the PINK FAIRIES element proved to be more prominent than the heavy HAWKWIND vibe United Artists counted on. Fast-forward three years, to 1979 when the collective amassed quite a huge following, and the company decided to cash in on what they had been so dismissive of – and what was partially cut afresh for “Motörhead” in 1977 – and issued the archival tapes. The players weren’t happy, yet now, five decades down the line, this classic sees in expanded release.

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Why did Paul Rodgers refuse to sing on a Van Halen album?

March 3, 2026

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