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Holy s?!t

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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He’s a genius!

NJ.com has an interview with Candice Night and Ritchie Blackmore, full of family anecdotage and the story behind Carry on… Jon. Candice: We were in CVS and I said, ‘Autumn, what Easter card should we get for Daddy?’ And all of a sudden, she became Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ She said, ‘Don’t talk […]

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The Moon Is Shining video

A new promo video of Blackmore’s Night track The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea) from the new album Dancer And The Moon.

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Bob Ezrin on KLOS

Bob Ezrin was interviewed by Los Angeles radio KLOS, with a good half of the conversation revolving around Deep Purple and Now what?!. Ah, and he also tells an anecdote how way back then he turned down an offer to produce none other but Made in Japan:

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Tribute to Funky Claude

In a recent interview to Russian newspaper Kommersant Ian Gillan mentioned, among the usual, that the band is contemplating a special tribute to Claude Nobs during their visit to Montreux (they perform at the Jazz Festival on July 19). One idea being touted is to skip Smoke on the Water from the setlist on the […]

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Vincent Price single artwork

Edel/earMUSIC has revealed artwork for the new Vincent Price single which will be released on June 7.

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Roger In The Studio

The latest episode of In The Studio with Redbeard is completely dedicated to Now what?! A good chunk of the album was played during the one hour show, interspersed with what sounds like a prerecorded elsewhere interview with Roger Glover. This episode appears only online despite the fact that the show is syndicated on many, […]

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Just what the doctor ordered

Putting BBC to shame both in depth and breadth, Andi Fox from the Welsh community radio GTFM interviewed David Coverdale for his weekly Rockshow last Thursday. David talked about the UK tour, live album releases, nice memories of Jon Lord, other former members of Whitesnake, and even tells how after Jon’s death he reached out […]

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Paicey in Paderborn

On May 17, Ian Paice and Pete York openend the Drums ‘n’ Percussion in Paderborn, Germany, the biggest festival of its kind in Europe. So far only one clip is available, short but stunning (watch Paicey’s luminous sticks): A brief report of the performance (in German) with photographs appears on the festival website. Thanks to […]

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Vote for Classic Rock track of the week

Classic Rock Magazine has an online poll for the Track of the Week and Vincent Price is in the running. Vote here.

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