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Goin’ metaphysical
The record company has dropped on us another promo video for Splat!. It is for the title track of the album
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Handpicked, no less
Ian Gillan is scheduled to appear on British TV channel NOW Rock this Sunday, October 18, 2026, between 1:00 PM and 3:30 PM. Perhaps that either won’t happen in person, or his bits will be pre-recorded, as he will be busy travelling from Milan to Barcelona at the time, but that’s just a guess. The […]
Read more »Windows up, or down?
Episode 4 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore, wherein the latter talks about the exciting drive home from Jones Beach.
Read more »Eight days later
Glenn Hughes shared an update on his health woes on October 14, 2026, via Instagram: Now home after an eight day stay, and a 10 hour open heart surgery, operation, at UCLA, Ronald Reagan, Medical Center. Gratitude beyond.
Read more »No time for fashion either
Another interview that Ian Gillan did during the last lull of touring, promoting his Talking Gib’rish spoken word tour. This one was done by Louise Penn for her blog LouReviews, and announced in our forum. What’s one thing you regret doing, and one thing you regret not doing? Shooting a blackbird when I was a […]
Read more »Old men talking about their illnesses
Here’s the third part of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore. In the third instalment of my exclusive 13-part interview series, Ritchie talks about meeting the band backstage, how his family reacted to the occasion, his concerns before walking onto the stage — and how the evening felt once it was all over. Previous episodes: […]
Read more »Beverly hillbillies in Jones Beach
Part 2 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore
Read more »Rising again
Darker Than Blue reports that Ritchie Blackmore has been booked to appear on UK radio station Planet Rock on Sunday, October 11, 2026, between 5 and 6pm. The show is called The Longer Player with Mark Jeeves, and his appearance will be on occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rainbow Rising. One can listen to […]
Read more »The best-dressed Leprechaun
In this new interview with The Chap Ian Gillan discusses the Hounslow Heath, Terry-Thomas‘ inheritance, dress codes, hairstyles, music styles, wireless apartheid, and skinny dipping, among other things. Do you prefer the term heavy rock or hard rock for Deep Purple? If you want to pick a genre, then I would prefer hard rock. Only […]
Read more »Thinking outside the box
Ritchie Blackmore’s official channel has recently posted a couple of videos of interest. Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night discussing their 2013 album Dancer and the Moon in what appears to be a contemporary electronic press kit for the release. Caveat: it is incomplete and ends rather abruptly. Same, being interviewed a very picturesque setting circa […]
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