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On April 2 this year, Don Airey appeared on the Mick Wall’s LIVE POD podcast to talk about his newly released solo album Pushed To The Edge, among other things. The other things included a compendium of amusing stories regarding the who-is-who of rock luminaries Don has worked with: queueing at the US embassy, reading […]
Read more »Drummer Les Binks has passed away at the age of 73. He played on Roger Glover’s Butterfly Ball and Eddie Hardin’s Wizard’s Convention. Later on, he joined Judas Priest on Roger’s recommendation and appeared on two of their albums Stained Class and Killing Machine (a.k.a. Hell Bent For Leather), both released in 1978, and the […]
Read more »In this interview with the Classic Album Review podcast, Candice Night tells a story, among others, how Rainbow album Stranger in Us All US release was sabotaged by sheer miscommunication.
Read more »Guitar Player magazine celebrated Ritchie Blackmore’s 80th birthday by reprinting online a 1996 feature, including an extensive interview with him. This interview originally appeared in the December 1996 issue of Guitar Player under the title “Mistreated: Will Ritchie Blackmore Ever Get His Due?” Deep inside a German castle, Ritchie Blackmore sits at a long table, […]
Read more »In this latest instalment of Tales from the Tavern Ritchie Blackmore discusses the genius of Django Reinhardt and how to get thrown out of a hotel.
Read more »Record Collector magazine has announced a special Deep Purple issue featuring foreword by Opeth’s frontman (and a card-carrying Purple fan) Mikael Ã…kerfeldt. Join us on a 57-year odyssey through the chaotic career of Deep Purple, the original British heavy rock band. There will be deaths along the way. There will be arguments and near-fatal pranks. […]
Read more »MetalTalk has a positively glowing review of Don Airey’s new album Pushed To The Edge: For a bloke who is one of the most revered and reliable musicians in the business, Don Airey appears to take it all in his stride. Playing with global heavyweights like Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow and Whitesnake and breathing life into […]
Read more »This cover of Highway Star was done by a band of siblings from the Philippines, who apparently have become a minor YouTube sensation with a following of reactions, no less. The band is called Missioned Souls and includes ICE (age 11) on the drums, Stacey (12) on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Neisha (14) on […]
Read more »Internationally renowned graphic artist and designer Ioannis Vasilopoulos has passed away. Ioannis was the author of the cover art for Abandon and Rapture of the Deep and graphic designer for Bananas. He also designed numerous other record covers and merchandise for other bands, from Alan Parsons Project to Sepultura. The following message has been posted […]
Read more »Vermonter.com has an article about the connection that Deep purple formed in the 1980s with the quaint ski resort town of Stowe, Vermont. With input from Colin Hart, and some locals what befriended the band. The piece is well illustrated with photos, some of which may have never been published before. In the tranquil mountains […]
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