QUIET SUN’s “Mainstream” Gets A Fresh Deluxe Upgrade

May 12, 2026

A supergroup in the making, QUIET SUN hadn’t left a sizeable dent on the Canterbury scene before they broke up in 1972, with guitarist Phil Manzanera ending up in ROXY MUSIC and bassist Bill MacCormick in MATCHING MOLE, but the ensemble, who also included drummer Charles Hayward and Dave Jarrett and keyboard player Dave Jarrett, reunited in 1975, when Manzanera allocated a part of studio time booked for the recording of his “Diamond Head” album to the creation of a longplay which was based on the quartet’s early material – upgraded then and using the services of Brian Eno. The resulting platter, titled “Mainstream” and spanning nine cuts, brought them a lot of accolades – only the band weren’t really happy with the heavily ED-ed mix that removed all the immediacy from what got laid down at first or second takes, and this is why there’s a new version of the classic prepared for release on September 11th.

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Rabbit Bundrick To Release His Final Record

May 10, 2026

John Bundrick, aka Rabbit could have been a legend if he wasn’t as unassuming a character as he is, and it doesn’t matter that the American keyboard player served as a member of FREE – he wrote or co-wrote a half of their “Heartbreaker” album – and recorded and toured with THE WHO, as well as appeared on such notable platters as John Martyn’s “Solid Air” and "Whale Meat Again" by Jim Capaldi to name but two. Rabbit also issued quite a few solo albums, such as "Run For Cover" from 1995, although the last one out dates from 2003, and following “A Tribute To John Entwistle” were only two volumes of a movie soundtrack John composed composed together with his old friend Johnny Nash. However, May 29th will see the appearance of a song cycle Bundrick calls his last… probably.

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THE DAMNED And D.I. Members Bring Back PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN

May 8, 2026

The entire pandemic and post-pandemic period without an album could make anyone doubt whether PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN stopped their run. The band featuring THE DAMNED power station of bassist Paul Gray and drummer Rat Scabies, who joined D.I. guitarists Sean Elliott and Alfie Agnew, the project’s instigators, haven’t issued anything since 2020’s "Séance" which followed the ensemble’s first two platters, all released with a two-year gap between them. However, August 7th will see the foursome return with a new offering – recorded in 2024, with the entire quartet being, for the first time ever, in the same studio.

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Bernie Marsden’s Live Documents Scheduled For Release

May 6, 2026

More than two years after his untimely passing, Bernie Marsden‘s legacy keeps on keeping his blues spirit alive. While many fans safely assumed last year’s "Icons" was an addendum to the late guitarist’s “Inspiration” series, which spans three records, there’s another title scheduled to arrive soon. Titled “Stage” – not to be confused with 2013’s “Stages Live” – and prepared to be available in vinyl and CD variants, it captures the veteran run through not only WHITESNAKE classics but also FLEETWOOD MAC and Rory Gallagher’s perennials.

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Jan Schelhaas Issues Long-Overdue Fourth Solo Album

May 5, 2026

Over the last year, Jan Schelhaas released quite a few interesting tracks, including his collaborative efforts with artists he worked with in the past: Andy Latimer, Phil Lynott and Jimmy Hastings – but now the keyboard wizard has finally put out, via Bandcamp, an entire album, a long-overdue follow-up to “Ghosts Of Eden” from 2018. Titled “Vandals” and comprising the whopping sixteen pieces, it’s a sort of anthology, with material spanning more than half a century but brought to fruition only recently.

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