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A new documentary focussing on Deep Purple Marks 2, 3, & 4. There are no groundbreaking revelations, no original footage, it looks like it was compiled from previously known sources. But it’s nicely put together. For whatever reason, the playback on other sites is disabled for this video, so if you have an hour to […]
Read more »Ian Paice returns with a rare issue of his DrumTribe video channel. It is a drum cam studio video for Arrogant Boy.
Read more »Dino Jelusick spoke to the Rolling Stone Brazil, and about half the conversation revolved around Whitesnake. He told how exactly their final tour has unravelled, spoke about the ill-fated one-off Whitesnake Experience show, and the prospects of resurrecting the band with him on the vocals. TL;DR: the serpens albus bits start at around 14’50” into […]
Read more »Steve Morse in conversation with Larry DiMarzio: What does it take to revolutionize guitar tone? In this unscripted conversation, legendary guitarist Steve Morse sits down with Larry DiMarzio to discuss the birth of aftermarket pickups and the evolution of the modern electric guitar. Larry shares the story behind inventing DiMarzio pickups, how his creative process […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore’s YouTube channel has posted a video clip for Anya. The video material appears to have been sourced from Come Hell or High Water and synced up with the album version. The video creation is credited to one Russell Wagus.
Read more »Classic Rock publishes an account of Ritchie Blackmore appearing on stage with Deep Purple on this past tour, with some input from Ian Gillan and a few Blackmore quotes taken from the recent Guitar Player interview. Nothing was said that we haven’t really heard before, yet here it is. “It was an absolute pleasure to […]
Read more »Having worked in the World Trade Center, this day has been miserable for 24 years. Finally, the day provided some joy. In the shadow of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Deep Purple completed their return to California. It’s been seven years since they’ve been here. Another installment in the summer of the Deep Purple […]
Read more »You might recall that the Rolling Stones Mobile truck has found a permanent home at the Canadian National Music Centre in Calgary. Deep Purple were in town on August 31, 2026, and Ian Gillan paid a visit to the old chap. His story of recording Smoke is by now so thoroughly rehearsed that it has […]
Read more »Ian Gillan was a guest on the Joann Butler In Studio With… podcast, and here is the result. Some of the stories we’ve already heard before, others are new.
Read more »The Mercury News carries a pretty scathing review of the band’s performance from September 5, 2026, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Deep Purple really had no business following Kansas and, not surprisingly, its headlining set felt quite anticlimactic. Even though it appeared (at least on paper) to have the most impressive lineup […]
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