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Roger Glover is in a very interesting conversation with Michael Bradford. It is indeed more of a conversation rather than an interview, and Michael is a fabulous host. This was recorded some time towards the end of 2025, while work on Splat! was being finalized, but before the bout of touring in Tbilisi, Dubai, and […]
Read more »There’s a Deep Purple tribute album in the works. It is called Purple Storm, and is due out on November 13, 2026, via Cleopatra Records. The album will be available on CD, 2LP, and digital. Track listing: Highway Star — Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Chris Adler, Girish Pradhan, Gus G Smoke On The Water — […]
Read more »Goldmine magazine reviews the latest Deep Purple album: When the album finally debuted, there was a noticeable surprise waiting inside the record for all to hear. SPLAT!, still with slight but noticeable progressive rock elements, it very much weighs heavier than their previous effort, =1, and in many ways mirrors a return to more rudimentary […]
Read more »Steve Morse demonstrates his signature DiMarzio pickups. Everything you need to know about electric guitar pickups, and then some.
Read more »Doug Aldrich spoke to BraveWords in an in-depth interview that clears up a lot of confusion about what is going on with the Dead Daisies and Glenn Hughes (TL;DR summary: Corabi wasn’t fired, the reunion with Glenn was supposed to be a one-off that turned to a two-off, and back to one-off). That’s one of […]
Read more »Live in Limbo reviews the Deep Purple gig in Toronto on August 18, 2026: There is a particular kind of hush that falls over a crowd just before the house lights drop, not silence but a collective held breath of anticipation. That was the mood at RBC Amphitheatre last night where Deep Purple proved that […]
Read more »Guitar World has a short interview with Simon McBride on what the Blackmore’s guest appearance at the Deep Purple gig in Jones Beach looked like from his perspective: I got to stand on stage beside the guy who started this whole thing. Ritchie is a legend, a great player, and a great innovator. I think […]
Read more »Guitar Player posts Blackmore’s reaction, both given directly to the publication, and collected from social media, in the aftermath of his guest appearance on stage with Deep Purple at the Jones Beach in Long Island on August 12, 2026. It was very moving because I went on very quickly and had to play immediately. I […]
Read more »Classic Rock has a long feature on Deep Purple, the latest album Splat!, and complete with an off-the-beaten-path interview with all five gentlemen. There’s the snatch of a moment tacked on at the close of Diablo, the rolling and tumbling second track on Deep Purple’s new studio album Splat!, that’s as good a summation as […]
Read more »Just as anticipated, on August 12, 2026, Ritchie Blackmore joined Deep Purple on stage at the Jones Beach Theater for a guest performance of Smoke. As an engineering wisdom goes, with sufficient thrust pigs fly just fine. Here is the evidence.
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