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Steve Morse recently was a guest on the Pod and Mr. Music podcast. He talked about playing drums in the town square, coming of the angels, mechanics of playing Bach, being busy and busier, learning to drink tea, and walking into the room with suitcases, among other things. A good part of the conversation revolved […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes appeared on the Jay Jay French Connection podcast. Jay Jay is, of course, of the Twisted Sister fame, is a fabulous storyteller himself, as well as able to elicit stories from his guests. Enjoy!
Read more »Houston Press has a quite in-depth (for a mainstream publication) review of Martin Popoff’s book Seven Decades of Deep Purple: An Unofficial History. Like some of his previous books, Popoff waltzes chronologically through the band’s discography as the spine for telling the story. What makes Seven Decades of Deep Purple likely more aimed toward the […]
Read more »Classic Rock has online a new interview with Ian Gillan. It was done on the occasion of his guest appearance on the new UROCK album, and there are some bits and pieces we have heard before. There are also some that we haven’t. Is the idea that rock’n’roll is a young man’s game a myth […]
Read more »Extra! Extra! Ian Paice announces his first ever solo album, which should be out some time before the end of the next (2026) year, and promises this to be “not a drumming album”. Bonus: a drum cam(s) video of Lucifer from the Turning to Crime sessions.
Read more »We welcome a new Steve Morse fan site to the family. It is run by Katya Hast-Ekström of Katya Arts, Steve’s official jeweller, and Marije Essink, admin of the Steve Morse Fan Page group on Facebook. Katya got the original idea for this fan site and created the web design and technical stuff, Marije provided […]
Read more »Steve Morse was interviewed by the Guitar Interactive Magazine. Steve talks about the importance of jamming, influence of John McLaughlin, praises John Petrucci, reflects on his years in Deep Purple, and shares thoughts on why he prefers the album format for his music.
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore reminisces about the dress code with the Nero and The Gladiators, and the perils he had to endure as a hired hand. [updated]
Read more »Another box set is in the works — Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976. It comprises the first two albums, remastered, the three German 1976 live shows: Köln, Düsseldorf, and Nurnberg (all three previously available both separately and as the Deutschland Tournee 1976 6CD box), and a disc of “rarities”.
Read more »There’s a new book on Jon Lord being prepared for publication. It is called Before We Forget – A Work in Eight Movements, and promises to be a well researched tome. Before We Forget – A Work in Eight Movements is not just a book — it is set to become the reference work on […]
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