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That’s frenetic!
A probably final (at least, for a while) instalment in the restored classic Gillan video series. Behold the infamously frenetic version of the rock’n’roll classic Lucille
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Moon Rising
Another single from the upcoming Don Airey’s solo album Pushed To The Edge has been released. Moon Rising
Read more »Coming home
Globe and Mail writes that Bob Ezrin has renounced his U.S. citizenship and returned home to Toronto from Nashville. The paper quotes his motivation: In the last few years, it seems as if America is split in half. The voices of a radical right have become so much louder. Conspiracy theories abound, people are armed […]
Read more »Chosen years in South America
A Glenn Hughes’ South American tour has just been announced for November 2025. The São Paulo date on November 16th has been on sale for a while, and listed in our calendar as unconfirmed. It is confirmed now, along with 10 more shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, albeit the last one with an […]
Read more »Play a little something
In this instalment of Tales from the Tavern, Ritchie Blackmore plays a tune that he heard in ’64 or ’65. That’d be 1564-65, presumably.
Read more »When the trees stop growing
The penultimate instalment of the freshly restored classic Gillan videos. This week, it is Long Gone
Read more »Canadian, eh!
Bob Ezrin is among the recipients of the Canadian 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. This award recognizes artists who have “made an indelible contribution to cultural life in Canada and around the world”. The awards ceremony will be held on June 14, 2025, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. […]
Read more »Alive at sea
Black Country Communion has posted a video of he band’s past live performances, including one in March 2024 on board of the Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea cruise.
Read more »Grit, edge, and balls
Louder Sound teases Gillan’s interview appearing in the current (#337) issue of the Classic Rock magazine. The interview largely deals with Gillan the band years, and the teaser is the story that most of us have heard before — of Blackmore trying to recruit Gillan to sing for Rainbow. The reason I had left Deep […]
Read more »Solo album from Simon
Simon McBride’s new album is due to be released on March 14 via Edel/earMUSIC. It is called Recordings 2020-2025, but contrary to what it may seem, does not include any of the tracks already released during these years (such as on his 2020 Trouble EP, or 2022 The Fighter album). Track listing: Uniform Of Youth […]
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