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One night in Coburg
Simon McBride and a local music instruments retailer made the day for one lucky fan. This happened in Coburg on June 27, 2026.
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Don Airey chats with Phil Aston on the Now Spinning Magazine podcast. In this exclusive interview, Don talks about working with Simon McBride, the band’s creative chemistry, recording together in the studio, Bob Ezrin’s influence on the songwriting process, the role of the Hammond organ, and why Deep Purple continue to sound inspired more than […]
Read more »There’s no reason to stop
Rock & Blues Muse reviews the new album Splat! in most glowing terms. Deep Purple has created a complex, heavy, and instantly sonically recognizable album that, along with peers like Alice Cooper (another Ezrin client), respects and nods to their sound while never slavishly imitating it. More interestingly, these songs are built around a theme, […]
Read more »Why we should all move to Finland
The venerable fan club Perfect Strangers of Finland will hold a preview listening party for the new Deep Purple album Splat! one day ahead of its release. The album will be played twice in its entirety during the evening. First round starts at 18:00. Guests will have a chance to give their review of the […]
Read more »Clenched fist and shining eyes
German magazine GoodTimes has Deep Purple on the cover of their issue #3/2026, with a feature story inside. The magazine also reviews Splat! in their blog online: Following the philosophical approach of their 2024 album =1, Deep Purple have once again taken a conceptual approach to the lyrics on SPLAT!. But as with its predecessor, […]
Read more »The Talking Gib’rish Tour
Ian Gillan will undertake an extensive spoken word tour of Britain in the spring of 2027, dubbed as the Talking Gib’rish Tour. And we mean extensive: 24 dates in a month, visiting many nooks and crannies of the island. The Talking Gib’rish Tour will offer fans a rare opportunity to hear behind-the-scenes stories from Ian […]
Read more »Three-quarters of one percent
Ian and Ian have appeared on the Rockonteurs podcast talking to Gary Kemp (of Spandau Ballet fame). It was a long conversation, and a very interesting one. Some stories we’ve heard before, others are new. Enjoy!
Read more »Nürnberg 1976 on vinyl
Rainbow Live in Nürnberg 1976, recorded at the Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle on September 28, 1976, will be released on vinyl on August 28, 2026. This is the first time this show will be available in analog format, and it completes the vinyl trifecta of Rainbow 1976 live releases: Köln/Cologne was released for the Record Store […]
Read more »Before We Forget: A deep dive in Richmond
Books on the Rise are hosting a Jon Lord “Before We Forget” launch evening on Thursday 25th June at 7pm in Richmond, London TW10, UK. Author Naqvi Ovais will do a deep dive into the career and life of Jon Lord with his book ‘Before We Forget: A Work in Eight Movements’. Read more and […]
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