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Dino Jelusick spoke to the Rolling Stone Brazil, and about half the conversation revolved around Whitesnake. He told how exactly their final tour has unravelled, spoke about the ill-fated one-off Whitesnake Experience show, and the prospects of resurrecting the band with him on the vocals. TL;DR: the serpens albus bits start at around 14’50” into […]
Read more »Steve Morse in conversation with Larry DiMarzio: What does it take to revolutionize guitar tone? In this unscripted conversation, legendary guitarist Steve Morse sits down with Larry DiMarzio to discuss the birth of aftermarket pickups and the evolution of the modern electric guitar. Larry shares the story behind inventing DiMarzio pickups, how his creative process […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore’s YouTube channel has posted a video clip for Anya. The video material appears to have been sourced from Come Hell or High Water and synced up with the album version. The video creation is credited to one Russell Wagus.
Read more »Classic Rock publishes an account of Ritchie Blackmore appearing on stage with Deep Purple on this past tour, with some input from Ian Gillan and a few Blackmore quotes taken from the recent Guitar Player interview. Nothing was said that we haven’t really heard before, yet here it is. “It was an absolute pleasure to […]
Read more »You might recall that the Rolling Stones Mobile truck has found a permanent home at the Canadian National Music Centre in Calgary. Deep Purple were in town on August 31, 2026, and Ian Gillan paid a visit to the old chap. His story of recording Smoke is by now so thoroughly rehearsed that it has […]
Read more »Ian Gillan was a guest on the Joann Butler In Studio With… podcast, and here is the result. Some of the stories we’ve already heard before, others are new.
Read more »AntiMusic reviews the band’s latest studio offering Splat!: Don’t spend too much time being concerned with where the title of Deep Purple’s latest album comes from. Just know that the long-running classic rockers have another winner on their hands with Splat!, a set of melodic hard rock that on occasion harkens back to their early […]
Read more »Louder Sound reprints a Metal Hammer feature for newbies A metal fan’s guide to hard rock pioneers Deep Purple. Our regulars won’t find anything new in there, but if you happen to be reading this and wondering what this site is about, there’s your chance to educate yourselves. There are some minor inaccuracies here and […]
Read more »Accept is celebrating its own 50th anniversary with the release of an album (of what we understand are remakes of the tracks from their heyday) called Teutonic Titans 1976-2026. In addition to the current lineup of the band led by Wolf Hoffmann, more than 50 guest artists made their contributions, including Joe Lynn Turner.
Read more »Ultimate Guitar celebrates 50th anniversary of Tommy Bolin’s Private Eyes with a feature penned by Greg Prato: Fifty years ago, Tommy Bolin offered his second solo effort, “Private Eyes”, an album that found the gifted guitarist and songwriter moving in a noticeably different direction from both his work with Deep Purple and his eclectic 1975 […]
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