Richard Barbieri Yearns For The Past And Years To Come

February 13, 2026

“After two years of writing mostly rubbish, quite suddenly the music, themes and visuals fell into place”: this is how Richard Barbieri describes the road to his forthcoming record, the British soundmeister’s first offering in half a decade that passed since "Under A Spell" saw the light of day. Its follow-up “On High” wasn’t a full-fledged album – issued solely through Bandcamp, those eight cuts emerged from the cracks they fell through during earlier sessions – which would plug the gap in the musician’s discography, so the eleven numbers forming “Hauntings” are more than welcome.

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AYREON Release Report From Their Anniversary Concerts

February 12, 2026

Given how theatrical AYREON music is and how spectacular are the project’s performances are, the success of the shows staged in Tilburg in September 2025 to celebrate three decades of Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s mindchild was hardly surprising. Fans from all around the world flocked to Holland to be a part of the festivities, but those who couldn’t make it will have an opportunity to tap into that experience remotely, via live album titled “30th Anniversary: Amazing Flight Through Time” and scheduled for release on May 22nd.

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Interview with Deborah Bonham

February 11, 2026

England may have produced its fair share of blues chanteuses, yet very few of those could demonstrate such stylistic versatility as Deborah Bonham did – still does! – and very few of those warblers could bear the weight of their name with such poise and pride. She built a stellar career , all the while remaining down-to-earth – often literally so, running a farm and tending to animals with the same care and attention as reigning in concert. Of course, the elephant in the room is a totally different animal to ignore, and this was where we started our conversation with the lady.

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Robin Trower Restores “Live!” To Its Original Glory

February 9, 2026

It may seem like oversaturating the market, given Robin Trower‘s “One Moment In Time: Live In The USA” saw the light of day as recently as January 30th, to bring back his classic “Live!” album from 1976 as soon as April 3rd, but as far as anniversary editions go, there’s no better way to bridge the veteran’s past and present. The details of this release almost leaked a few months ago, with the listings removed from all the platforms – until now.

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Anthony Phillips Returns To Piano On New Record

February 9, 2026

Forty-five years have passed since “1984” shifted many a follower’s perspective of Anthony Phillips as performer, if not composer, as the artist primarily seen as a guitar player issued a keyboard-based album. And even though it wouldn’t be his last record of such a shape, with “Ivory Moon” and "Soirée" – two volumes of Ant’s “Private Parts & Pieces” series – found Phillips move to an acoustic instrument, any new platter of this sort still surprises his listeners. No doubt the same emotions will be reserved for the veteran’s forthcoming opus, titled “Gemini – Pieces For Piano” and scheduled for release on April 10th.

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