Friday, July 31, 2026
RICK WAKEMAN TO RELEASE "RETURN TO THE RED PLANET" IN OCTOBER
Following his acclaimed 2020 album The Red Planet, Rick Wakeman makes a triumphant and inevitable return to Mars with "Return To The Red Planet", a sweeping new progressive work that fuses science, imagination and musical virtuosity into one of the most ambitious recordings of his career.
Thursday, July 30, 2026
STEVE VAI'S RHINE RIVER CRUISE
June 26 to July 3, 2027, Steve Vai will participate in a cruise on the river Rhine, travelling from Basel to Amsterdam.
https://toursandwine.com/svrhine1/
ANDY EDWARDS, CHANAN HANSPAL & SUNNY MOHINDRA - FOR JOHN
Chanan Hanspal (guitar), Sunny Mohindra (tablas) and Andy Edwards (drums) recorded a beautiful John McLaughlin tribute.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
THE VANDALS - FEAR OF A PUNK PLANET
The Vandals' "Fear Of A Punk Planet" featured Dweezil Zappa, Moon Zappa, and Scott Thunes as special guests, although not all on the same track.
Orginally released on CD and on LP in 1991, it got some some exiting re-releases :
The Japanese edition, from 2001, had different artwork:
Here's 'Hey Holmes', feat. Dweezil Zappa:
TED NUGENT & THE AMBOY DUKES
A couple of years ago, the Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes albums that were originally released on the Frank Zappa co-owned Discreet Records (in 1974) have been re-issued by the Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra Records label.
"Call Of The Wild" album got a vinyl re-release both on black and on white vinyl, next to a remastered CD edition.
"Tooth, Fang & Claw" got a vinyl re-release on red marble vinyl, next to a remastered CD edition.
JOHN TABACCO HAS A NEW ALBUM OUT: 'JUKEBOX ORACLE'
Earlier this month, John Tabacco released "Jukebox Oracle".
MAURIZIO ODDONE
Guitarist Maurizio Oddone reworked George Duke / F. Zappa's 'Uncle Remus'.
But I guess there's quite some A.I. involved...
But I guess there's quite some A.I. involved...
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