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A very gentle, satisfying evening
Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.
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Tears to his eyes
Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night have appeared on April 14, 2026, on SiriusXM’s show Ozzy’s Boneyard. The interview is available to SiriusXM subscribers only (apparently there’s a free trial, if you’re inclined), but BraveWords has a quote from Ritchie about late Jon Lord: I said to Jon Lord of Deep Purple, when we got together, […]
Read more »Theoretically possible, but hasn’t happened yet
Some time ago (posted March 5, 2026) Steve Morse spoke to a gentleman called Jordi Pinyol. Steve talks about his writing process, work ethics, reminisces about rubbing shoulders with the likes of Pat Metheny and Narada Michael Walden, surfing with Jaco Pastorius, and how being in Kansas was different from being in Deep Purple.
Read more »Get a lawyer, immediately!
Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.
Read more »Mr. Airey, what went wrong with your gear?
While being in Japan, Don Airey sat down to chat with Roppongi Rocks. Caveat: the host seemed to be more interested in Don’s stints with Ozzy and everybody else rather than Deep Purple.
Read more »Can’t happen here
More details have surfaced on the William Shatner’s upcoming “metal” album, and it sounds like Blackmore will not be appearing on it after all. AntiMusic reports: Cleopatra Records shared a new update on William Shatner’s forthcoming metal album and revealed that the Star Trek icon reached out to Deep Purple legend Ritchie Blackmore to record […]
Read more »Once upon a time in Budokan
After a year-long hiatus of 2025, Deep Purple have started their massive world tour on April 11 at the place that helped them to get propelled into the superstardom — Tokyo Budokan. Potential spoilers ahead.
Read more »That woman from Tokyo
Deep Purple are about to start this year’s massive tour. The first dates are in Japan, where they met with the positively giddy Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (who is a huge fan and plays drums herself).
Read more »There will be hell to pay
A Deep Purple vinyl release is joining the roster for the 2026 Record Store Day. It is a reissue of The Infinite B-Sides And Bonus Songs on vinyl with different artwork.
Read more »Speakeasy 1974
Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel presents Jon Lord, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ian Hunter in conversation with Chip Monck in 1974. Ritchie Blackmore has opened up his tape archive and found a great interview following Deep Purple’s triumphant California Jam show in April 1974. Chip Monck hosted the 1974 rock talk show Speakeasy, which featured an […]
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