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Never thought of doing that

Paicey reacts to Tosh Petersen’s take on Fireball

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Before the smoke hit the water

Roger Glover and Ian Paice are unboxing the super deluxe edition of the Machine Head remix

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Live from the Badger and Pussycat

Ritchie Blackmore was in a talkative mood, allegedly, after partaking at his in-house pub.

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Three out of four

Watch a drummer from a different style and different generation listen to Fireball for the first time and play through with his own parts. The drummer in question is Tosh Peterson, who is 22, have been a touring musician since he was 16, and played with a bunch of bands most of us never heard […]

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Break a leg, Frank

The much touted video for the remix of Smoke on the Water has arrived.

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Some sort of hip-hop dance thing

Put Simon Mcbride into a studio, give him a guitar he’s never played, stick him with a track he’s never heard, and put the whole thing on YouTube. Sounds like fun!

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Swiss time was running out

[Updated: Pt 5] A brand new video for Smoke on the Water was produced to promote the upcoming reissue of Machine Head. The video will be an animated one. Here is a preview and interview with the creators Dan Gibling and Luke McDonnell.

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In the shadow of Made in Japan

Here’s a documentary on the making of Who Do We Think We Are. It is a fan-made affair, but it is fairly well researched and lovingly put together. Cherry on top: it was done by a Led Zeppelin fan.

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Little melodic pieces

Steve Morse plays a bespoke piece The Pledge written for him by Jason Sidwell and proceeds to explain what, how, and why.

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Chicken pickin’ counterpoint

Steve Morse talks to Rick Beato and plays some music. Dig in!

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