Pat Metheny Launches New Album On His Own New Label

January 25, 2026

It’s a complex but rewarding adventure: to be following Pat Metheny‘s path from record to record, through the platters which are bountiful. One of the guitarist’s latest releases was “Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)” – issued in 2021 as a document of his 2019 outings – and now Pat brings the same concept to the studio. To be out on February 27th, “Side-Eye III+” – where Metheny is accompanied by keyboard player Chris Fishman and drummer Joe Dyson – features eight original compositions, including “Urban And Western” that reflects the veteran’s sense of humor.

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Rupert Hine’s Soundtrack To “The Shout” Is Out

January 24, 2026

“Weird electronic music”: that’s how Tony Banks described, in an interview which will soon be published on this site, Rupert Hine‘s score to “The Shout” – the Jerzy Skolimowski-directed 1978 film based on a short story by Robert Graves. Tony and his colleague Mike Rutherford contributed to the soundtrack too, and it was their pieces most of the listeners concentrated on, while Rupert’s sonic experimentalism remained overlooked for decades – but not anymore.

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Mick Rogers Releases Third Solo Album

January 22, 2026

Often busy in the company of Manfred Mann but regularly finding time to play concerts of his own, Mick Rogers has never been in a hurry, however, to offer up solo material. The veteran’s individual discography numbers a mere two longplays, 2002’s “Back To Earth” and “Sharabang” from 2013 – both potent brews of Rogers’ originals laced with choice covers – so to see Mick issue a third one, molded in similar way, will be one of this year’s greatest pleasures. His new album is titled “The Guitarist” and scheduled to hit the shelves on January 30th.

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Kip Winger’s Light Symphony To Be Out

January 20, 2026

Kip Winger is no stranger to classical music – he studied composition before shooting to fame as a writer, performer and leader of WINGER and continued to do so after attaining a star status. This artist’s symphonic debut was 2008’s “Ghost” – a suite, which would become a ballet – that “Conversations With Nijinsky” followed up on in 2016. Ten years forward, and there’s another orchestral work is ready for release on April 10th.

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Kim Simmonds’s Autobiography To Be Published

January 18, 2026

It’s been a little more than three years since Kim Simmonds left this mortal coil, leaving a stunning number of recordings, with and without SAVOY BROWN, and a lot of untold stories – the tales he was planning to share with the world in a book yet didn’t have time to finish the tome, which will finally be published on January 21st.

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