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The contagious yawning experiment
During the band’s last visit to Montreux, Ian Gillan sat down to chat with the Independent Culture
Read more »Archive for July, 2026
Flight of the paradiddle
A Maiden t-shirt wearing drum teacher reacts to a deep cut from the Purple catalogue — Flight of the Rat.
Read more »Creativity and volatility in equal measure
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 »It’s a killer machine
Here are some grey-haired gentlemen and a whizz-bang guitar player slightly awkwardly fulfilling their part of the deal with the purveyors of status symbols.
Read more »A proper forum
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 »Never any animosity at all
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 »With just enough prog thrown in
Doug the classical composer reacts to Arrogant Boy and Guilt Trippin’, and gives a highly technical analysis of what went into both compositions. Brush up on your Phrygian tetrachords beforehand.
Read more »The kind that gets written down in history
Ritchie Blackmore Official channel posted this clip of Deep Purple miming on Italian TV to Strange Kind of Woman
Read more »A remarkable torrent of energy
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 »Far from being finished
Blue News reviews Deep Purple’s appearance on the 2026 edition of Montreux Jazz Festival: On Monday evening, the Stravinski Auditorium was transformed into a rock temple. That may sound like a cliché—but for someone who isn’t very familiar with this genre of music, that’s exactly how it felt. After an explosive opening act by Danko […]
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