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Here’s a bit of the trainspotting boogaloo. The property known as the Horizons in Stowe, Vermont, has been renovated into a posh second home and was a subject of an extended exposé in the Stowe Magazine, issue Winter-Spring 2025/2026. For all your interior decorating tips of the historic venue, kindly proceed to the online version starting on page 208.
Thanks to George M. for the heads-up.
In the last couple of weeks Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel has posted several short clips of Jon Lord reminiscing about Deep Purple’s selected albums and tracks. Most (all?) of these had been available before in one form or another. Here they are as a playlist, albeit in reverse chronological order — starting with Stormbringer and going back in time from there. Continue Reading »
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 episode with Deep Purple’s Jon Lord, Ian Hunter, and Ozzy Osbourne. The episode aired in April 1974 following the California Jam festival, featuring conversation and insights into the music business.
Guests: Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople), and Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath).
Thanks to Orhun, Gary, steve4422, Karl, Simon, and Uwe for the heads-up.
In this video interview to Swedish Metall Magazinet, dated September 1993, Ritchie Blackmore speaks at length about many things, current and not, with his tongue firmly planted in cheek most of the time. Continue Reading »
The rest of the North American tour has been announced. It will start on August 4, 2026, in Raleigh, NC, and wrap up on September 12 in Reno, NV, for a total of 24 dates. 7 of which will be in Canada — that’s the most Canadian dates since the 2012 tour. Kansas will be supporting on all dates, plus Jefferson Starship added as a third act on selected ones.
Various ticket presales start tomorrow morning, March 30, password for the ‘artist presale’ is DPBAND. Most dates will go on general sale on April 2.
Full details in our calendar.
Thanks to Jim Corrigan and Tobias Janaschke for the heads-up.
Nick Fyffe of Jamiroquai and The Temperance Movement fame talks to the dopeYEAH podcast. Nick is, of course, a member of the Purple family, having stood in for Roger Glover on a couple of occasions, and also being family family as a son-in-law to Ian Paice. It is a long interview, for which we didn’t have the courage to sit all the way through. Thankfully, the moderately amusing Purple anecdotage get out of the way in the first 5-6 minutes or so. Please report in the comments if anybody finds something interesting further down the road.
Thanks to steve4422 for the heads-up.
Here is an interview with Ritchie Blackmore circa 1983, taken from an unidentified source.
In this fascinating archival interview, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore talks about his life and career, including his early beginnings, session work, forming and working with Deep Purple, the creation of his own band Rainbow, and his work with Ronnie James Dio. Blackmore also discusses playing up to the image portrayed of him, providing a rare glimpse into the mind of one of rock’s most enigmatic figures. Don’t miss this explosive interview with a true music icon.
Thanks to BACKSTAGE PASS ROCK-NEWS for posting this, and to Uwe for bringing it to your attention.
Craig Goldy recalls his interactions with his guitar hero Ritchie Blackmore when Giuffria was opening for Deep Purple on the Perfect Strangers tour Continue Reading »
Guitar Player has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore on the occasion of the latest Rainbow 75/76 box set.
After delving deep into the history, one of the questions was concerning the present day state of affairs:
What plans do you have for music ahead, if any, with Blackmore’s Night, Rainbow or anything else?
Despite having heart and back problems, I have never had such a horrible experience as that vertigo attack on our tour. I don’t wish that on my worst enemy. It started off with a virus which apparently went to my ears and upset the balance of the small crystals in the ear canals.
After this I have come to the conclusion I hate traveling. I’ve hated it ever since I was a child and I used to travel with my mother when we went to Bristol and Bath, where my relatives were. Every time we would leave in the coach I would throw up over the passenger in front of us. For some strange reason they didn’t like that. I have hated traveling ever since. I now seem to have a phobia about being confined in a car or a van or anything that travels.
Since we live on Long Island, I’m hoping we can put some shows together in small theaters where people can come and see us. That way, I wouldn’t have to travel more than an hour.
Read more in the Guitar Player.
Thanks to Georgius Novicianus for the heads-up.
This mini-documentary about the death of Randy Rhoads has an amusing Blackmore hearsay appearance, with his alleged premonition of the tragedy. Continue Reading »
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