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Glenn Hughes has announced his retirement from touring and live performances “for the foreseeable future”. This past year, I’ve had some health issues. The results from numerous MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram have alerted my medical team, that I need another open-heart surgery. I really have no option and no choice as health is […]
Read more »Here is a bit of boogaloo. Big Ian channels his inner Elvis in this (mostly) acoustic performance, supported by Roger and Steve.
Read more »Yet another review of Splat! — this time, it’s from the Silent Radio. The psychedelic, prog and classic rock legends Deep Purple have returned. And boy, have they come back heavy. The rock legends are best known for their hard rock edge, especially on classics like ‘Smoke On The Water’ (you know the riff), and […]
Read more »Aficionados of artificial scarcity and vintage formats, rejoice! The first Trapeze self-titled album is being reissued on vinyl apparently for the first time since 1970. Or so it is hyped. Discogs actually says that the album saw vinyl reissues in 1976 (Japan) and in 2019 (New Zealand, of all places). Anyhow, it’s on blue vinyl […]
Read more »An outfit called Echoes and Dust reviews Splat! from a casual fan point of view. I’ve always loved both the Rod Evans and Ian Gillan eras, spanning the band’s first two Marks, from Shades of Deep Purple through Who Do We Think We Are. That’s generally where my listening stopped. Now, here I am in […]
Read more »A site called Blue News carries a feature on Splat! with quotes from Ian and Ian. It attributed to the Swiss press agency Keystone-SDA and apparently based around an interview that both gave to DPA. It is dated today, July 29, 2026, but reads like was written some time before the album release (July 3). […]
Read more »Good news, everybody! Another track from Splat! is getting a live outing. Here’s The Only Horse in Town as performed in Pisa on July 16, 2026. And it comes with a bonus side of Scriblin’ Gib’rish.
Read more »Guitar World continues their Purple streak of late with an interview with Simon McBride: What’s next for you and Deep Purple? With Purple, there’s talk of another record, so we won’t stop. This year, we’re on tour until December and we have another 86 shows. And next year, we have shows booked as well, so […]
Read more »Yahoo! News has a few quotes from Ian Gillan regarding his next year’s spoken word tour that will apparently include memories of Jesus Christ Superstar, Garth Rockett And The Moonshiners, and Repo Depo, among other things. I am ecstatic in anticipation of sharing tales not only from the road and studios, but also my early […]
Read more »Montreux Jazz Festival organizers have posted a pro shot of Scriblin’ Gib’rish as performed at the 2026 edition of the festival. Behold
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