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Hughes’ studio report

Glenn Hughes is in the studio in Nashville, working on a new album throughout December. Read his studio reports on GlennHughes.com: [December 11th, 2013] Today is the first day of the new album… I’m ready. Full of glorious passion and fire ~ wish you were here!! It’s all going splendid here @ the Studio. Reckless… […]

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Keyed Up

Don Airey’s new solo album is set to be released in February. Full press release follows: ‘Keyed Up’, the new studio album from renowned keyboard maestro Don Airey will be released through Music Theories Recordings, a division of Mascot Label Group on 17 February 2014 [Cat. No. MTR 7408 2]. This is Don’s fourth studio […]

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The kind of people

It’s official — Deep Purple have been passed over for induction to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame again.

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At a noisy café…

Back in October Roger Glover gave this interview to Vigier Guitars. It was probably recorded around Deep Purple’s date in Paris on October 20. He talks about Bob Ezrin, the guitars that just stay in tune, Love is All, and Ronnie James Dio: Thanks to Something Else! Reviews and Andrey Gusenkov for the info.

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Flying Colors 2

Mike Portnoy tweeted yesterday that they have finished writing sessions for the second Flying Colors album: Wrapped the writing on FC2! Another magical experience indeed…hopefully we can get it out by the end of 2014! Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.

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JLT’s Legacy X

Joe Lynn Turner revealed to The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy that he is starting a new project with Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin and Jeff Watson: I can leak it now. I got the e-mail last night, we finally found it. We’re now Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin and Jeff Watson from Mother’s Army & Night Ranger. Originally […]

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Rainbow singles box set

Universal/Polydor is set to release a Rainbow Singles Box Set 1975-1986 that will include 19 CD singles spanning these years. CD 1 Man On The Silver Mountain (7″ Edit) 03:57 Snake Charmer 04:28 CD 2 Still I’m Sad 03:53 Temple Of The King 04:43 CD 3 Man On The Silver Mountain (7″ Edit) 03:57 Snake […]

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Rising sun in April

Japanese promoter Udo Artists has announced three Deep Purple dates in the country: April 9 in Nagoya, 10th in Osaka and 12th at the historical Nippon Budokan in Tokyo. Tickets for the latter two are already available with Nagoya going on sale on December 13. The 2014 touring schedule for the band is shaping up […]

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Theory of the Zen archer

Back in September, the BassPlayer.com published an in-depth interview with Roger Glover, which for one reason or another, went under our radar until now. It covers most of Roger’s illustrious career, from his first band The Lightnings, to Now what?! How do you come up with your bass parts during the jam-to-recording journey? Do you […]

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First impressions of Didi Zill’s new photobook

[Updated with ordering links] Didi Zill’s photobook Deep Purple Fotografien has been spotted in the wild. Just like the first edition, it is a massive and heavy 465 pages thick book, with lots of brilliant pictures. According to the publisher, the first 3,333 copies are a limited edition, numbered and signed by Didi Zill.

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