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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
Read more »During the band’s last visit to Montreux, Ian Gillan sat down to chat with the Independent Culture
Read more »Guitar World has a feature on every Deep Purple banjo player, from Ritchie Blackmore to Simon McBride. Deep Purple’s longevity is remarkable on a number of levels. Aside from a relatively brief split between 1976 and 1984, they’ve been a working band since 1968 – a striking achievement, attributable in part to their willingness to […]
Read more »Twenty years ago we had a forum on this site. In 2026, we decided it was time for a return with a new forum. I can’t seem to remember why the old forum shut down. Since Facebook launched at that time, I have a feeling the sign of the times then was that these kinds […]
Read more »In an interview done by Daniele Purrone for the Italian magazine Rock Hard, Don Airey addresses rumours originating from this site’s comment section that he didn’t get along with Steve Morse. I’ve read that recently, and I think it comes out of nowhere from somebody on The Highway Star. It’s just rubbish. No, Steve and […]
Read more »It’s time for another batch of Splash! reviews from around them old interwebs. The Prog Report: Over its 51 minutes, ‘Splat’ traverses various diverse universes, from Rock to Blues, Pop to Celtic, Classical to AOR, and yes, there is even a little Prog sprinkled in here and there. Despite the conciseness of the songs, there […]
Read more »Leicester Mercury has a short interview with the two Ians. The bigger one states his view on the alleged upcoming AI armageddon of creativity: My feeling about anything artistic is the beginnings of it should be organic but the development and production values, that can be technical. We’ve always benefited from advances in technology, whether […]
Read more »The Dead Daisies have announced a second show featuring their reunion with Glenn Hughes. It is scheduled for October 2, 2026, in the Los Angeles area. What started as a one-night-only event at Chicago’s Arcada Theatre in May has become something much bigger! Following an incredible fan response and overwhelming demand, The Purple Daisies continue […]
Read more »Steve Morse has appeared on the RealMusicAI podcast. In this special excerpt from a full conversation with Dr. Bill Evans, legendary guitarist Steve Morse joins the discussion to react to something unexpected. Using AI, Bill was able to recreate a missing portion of one of Steve’s live performances, filling in a section that was never […]
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