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Some tea perhaps, with Alice?..

Roger Glover is one of guest musicians on Alice Cooper’s new album Paranormal, due to be released on July 28 via Edel/earMusic: The 12-track album has been recorded in Nashville with long-time collaborator Bob Ezrin and features a very special bonus CD – a mini-album consisting of three brand new songs written and recorded together […]

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Butterfly Ball deluxe reissue

A PledgeMusic campaign is underway to raise funds for reissuing Butterfly Ball & The Grasshopper’s Feast: The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the children’s poem of a similar title. The work was originally conceived as a solo […]

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The magic fingers

Last Friday, May 5, Don Airey did a keyboard clinic in Milton Keynes, UK, here are a couple of videos demonstrating his prowess (like anyone had any doubts by now). A longer video has also been posted by the Music Kavern, the store that hosted the event, on Facebook.

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David the archaeologist

Blabbermouth has several quotes from David Coverdale’s interview published in the May 2017 issue of the Sweden Rock Magazine (the one with Gillan on the cover). About reissuing the hairspray era Whitesnake albums: We had digital transfers made of all… ‘Slide It In’, ‘Slip Of The Tongue’, the ’87 album… ‘Cause they’re all coming up […]

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From Chuck Berry to Bach

Roger Glover, Chuck Berry, Jon Hiseman, Roger Glover once again, Paicey’s father, John McLaughlin, and J.S. Bach — what do they all have in common? Watch About the band part 3 to find out.

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Waking up to the chickens at the House of Flowers

Ian Gillan talking (and jamming) with a Turkish musician Fuat Güner at the former’s place in Portugal. Big Ian says that the band have already done some writing for another new album and that studio time with Bob Ezrin is already booked for next February! As several people pointed out in the comments, Now what?! is indeed referred to as the latest album, so the interview is quite old and the new album sessions are, in fact, inFinite sessions. (watch inside)

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About the band

The best and worst moments on stage, the deepest secrets, first records bought and first shows attended, crying and laughing, hidden talents, and many other curious things — all in the new interview with the band posted by the record company.

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When the music is good and the feeling of humanity is there

Ian Paice spoke to the Ultimate Classic Rock, and he’s waxing philosophical in this one: I think that with these past couple of records that you guys have done, you really have made two of the strongest records in your overall catalog. We never felt that it was a risk. We know how good the […]

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Don Airey in Milton Keynes

Don Airey will make an in-store appearance at the Music Kavern in Milton Keynes on Friday, May 5, 2017, between 4 and 5 p.m. He will conduct a keyboard clinic followed by a Q&A session. The event is sponsored by General Music. And here he is ripping up Difficult to Cure at the Musikmesse in […]

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Actually enjoyed being in the studio

Ian Paice talks about the new album, its producer, the band, the setlist, the music, and the eventuality of retirement to France’s Metal XS. The questions are edited out, for some reason or another, but it’s not difficult to piece it together.

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