Bernie Taupin To Put Out Ruminative Album

August 19, 2026

Those who assume Bernie Taupin doesn’t need an outlet beyond his lifelong collaboration with Elton John, know nothing about creativity. Of course, the great lyricist had a lot of side endeavors, including co-pepping the “From The Inside” album for his fellow Hollywood Vampire Alice Cooper, but the real Bernie could, to a certain extent, be perceived only on his solo records of which there are three – “Taupin” from 1971, 1980’s “He Who Rides The Tiger” and “Tribe” of the 1987 vintage – and perhaps on two FARM DOGS platters from the ’90s. Still, “The Sea Has No Mercy” that’s slated for release on October 23rd must become, in the Englishman’s own words, the veteran’s “most intimate” offering.

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Kavus Torabi Wraps Ups His Solo Trilogy

August 18, 2026

While most progressive rockers are quite content to be working around the templates outlined decades ago, Kavus Torabi remains one of those musicians who steadfastly refuses to forfeit is adventurousness, be it with GONG, from "I See You""I See You" onwards, KNIFEWORLD or other projects he’s been involved in. And then there’s the Brit’s solo career, which started with “Hip To The Jag” in 2020 and developed with 2024’s “The Banishing” before moving to form a trilogy with the forthcoming release of “October By Name” on, well, October 2nd.

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Glenn Hughes And Other Stars Honor Paul Rodgers And Geezer Butler

August 17, 2026

They may have never recorded together, yet Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers have left an indelible impression on the face of rock, and the two actually graced the same stage on March 2nd, when both Englishmen took part in the inaugural Palm Springs Sound & Vision Awards, where they were joined by a stellar cast of kindred spirits. Led by Matt Sorum, whose drums accompanied all the performances, and featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Phil X and Steve Stevens on guitars, the singers’ array included Glenn Hughes – voicing not only “N.I.B.” he used to deliver during his short stint with BLACK SABBATH, when Butler wasn’t there, but also BAD COMPANY’s “Can’t Get Enough” which he never did – and Corey Taylor and Lzzy Hale, one of the people lending vocals on the recent tribute to the latter band.

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MINISTRY Ready To Release Their Last-Ever Record

August 15, 2026

It’s been a bountiful forty-five-year run for MINISTRY – if one’s willing to discount the gap between 2008 and 2011 – but now Al Jourgensen is ready to fulfil his promise and bring the ensemble to a glorious end by releasing an album that will be their final offering. Slyly named “Hate To Go: Take Out Or Delivery” and set to appear on October 30th, the American band’s seventeenth studio opus – prefaced by the tellingly titled single “Burned Out” – sees the brief return, for the first time in more than two decades, of former bassist Paul Barker, which givs the whole affair a sense of coming full circle.

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Fred Frith And The Kreusch Brothers Access Urban Romanticism

August 13, 2026

Less than a year after Fred Frith offered his fans not one but two fresh collaborations, he’s ready to present another one. This time the British multi-instrumentalist conspired with the Kreusch brothers, fellow guitarist Johannes Tonio and pianist Cornelius Claudio, to create a tuneful suite that explores reflective moods via drone and repetition which, nevertheless, propel the listener’s focus forward. Still, it’s all about spontaneity and playing around with various techniques and aural post-modernism, where constructing and deconstructing sound follow and complement each other.

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