Back in 1989, Joe Lynn Turner and Yngwie Malmsteen played over a dozen sold out shows in Leningrad and Moscow in Russia. Seventeen years later, the two were invited back to Russia’s capital by the Prime Minister for a performance […]

Undoubtedly sparked by a little scientific debate in our news comments, two scientist decided to find out for sure exactly how Smoke on the Water sounds on Mars. Their verdict?

Forget trying to listen on Mars, though. The Martian atmosphere is […]

Gillian Glover and her band have the following dates lined up in July:

• The Bull & Gate, opposite Kentish Town tube, London, Thursday 19 July, doors 7:30pm.
• The Prince of Wales, Woodham Road, Stowmaries, Nr Woodham Ferries, Essex, Saturday 21 July, performance […]

Montreal radio station CHOM 99.7 will feature music of Deep Purple and an interview with Ian Gillan tonight, June 13 at 10pm .

Thanks to Gary Poronovich for the info.

Deep Purple will appear on Swiss TV tomorrow, June 9 on Musicnight at 22:45. The show will feature band’s performance at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival, which is also being released now on DVD.

Thanks to Denis Zürcher for the info. […]

This is another excerpt from the 1995 Rainbow interview for Japanese TV. Messrs Blackmore and White have their act down to a T.

We have reported previously that Perfect Strangers is conspicuously missing from the Montreux’2006 release. One fan actually contacted the record company and that’s what they had to say:

Unfortunately the material for Perfect Strangers was not usable so a decision was […]

Ian Paice will be doing several gigs in June:

• June 9 - Agriturismo Amicizia, Cassano Murge (Bari), Italy, with Deeper
• June 16 - Festa d’Estate, Vascon (Treviso), Italy, with Tolo Marton
• June 22 - Open Air Montecarasso, Canton Ticino, Switzerland, with Matt […]

June 3 is the date of a new world record for the most guitar players simultaneously playing together. Location was Kansas City and the song was Smoke on the Water. The new record was set at 1,680 people and that’s […]

Tired of the old setlist debate? Here’s your chance to vote for a setlist you like (although there’s no guarantee that anybody will listen).

It works like this:

• We have assembled a list of 60 songs played live since Steve […]