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In an interview to the Russian newspaper Kultura Ritchie Blackmore mentioned that he would be open to the idea of staging one-off shows shows playing his old material (in reverse translation from Russian, so take it with liberal serving of grains of salt): Yes, indeed, I’m proud of what I have written in the past, […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night were interviewed by the Russian English language broadcaster Russia Today: Thanks to Yvonne Osthausen for the info.
Read more »A guitar and (presumably, several) drum heads signed by Glenn Hughes, among many other people, are up for a charity auction to raise money for the Rock Against Multiple Sclerosis foundation. Guitar auction will close in the evening of Jun 23 (Pacific Time), while drum head auction will run until the supplies last. They also […]
Read more »Sunflower Jam has announced that the date for their special event to celebrate late Jon Lord has been set at April 4, 2014. It will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Artists confirmed so far include Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Don Airey and Steve Morse. Iron Maiden frontman and long-time supporter of […]
Read more »Watch Ian Gillan and Roger Glover being treated like royalty on a Georgian TV show. Their segment starts at around 21 minutes into the episode and runs for a good half an hour:
Read more »David Coverdale gave an interview to TeamRock Radio’s Classic Rock Magazine Show (to be broadcast next Wednesday, June 19) and said he wants to put his feud with Robert Plant to an end. The two exchanged bitter comments back in 1993, at the time of Coverdale/Page album, and have never spoken to each other since […]
Read more »What makes a great rhythm section? MusicRadar has a preview of the Greatest Ever Rhythm section feature to appear in July issue of the Rhythm magazine. Roger Glover: A great drummer. When I first played with Paicey my first impression was that he was just fluid and effortless. Most drummers back then were metronomic, they […]
Read more »Message from Roger Glover: Firstly, thank you for all the kind words you sent. I’ve been knocked sideways by the great reaction to Now What?! I kind of knew it was good but you never really know until people get to hear it and are interested enough to send feedback. I raise a glass to […]
Read more »On this tour Deep Purple have played two more countries they’ve never played before — Morocco and Georgia. Here are a few tidbits from the visit to Tbilisi. DFWatch has reports of band’s arrival and the gig: Next was the Subways, an indie rock band from England, followed by long-awaited Deep Purple, which played more […]
Read more »Vincent Price has won Classic Rock Track of the Week spot, and by a landslide: it got 67.53% of the total votes. Tracii Guns’ League Of Gentlemen came in second place with 5.4%, Megadeth third with 2.88%, and David Bowie fourth with 2.82%. Never underestimate the power of lingerie clad pole dancing nuns 😉 Thanks […]
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