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Coverdale/Aldrich interview, part 3

Messrs Coverdale and Aldrich continue talking and singing some blues (if you like Starkers in Tokyo, you gonna love this). (watch inside)

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Hughes on TV Rock Live

Glenn Hughes continues to promote the new Black Country Communion album and gave an interview to the French site TV Rock Live. He talks about BCC, David Coverdale saving him from his cocaine addiction, the late Jon Lord, and other things. (watch inside)

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Wood for the trees

In this new interview with his drum stick company ProMark, Ian Paice talk about working on the new album, peculiars of working in the studio in general, and not seeing the wood for the trees in the first place.

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Agreed to disagree

In this interview conducted for the 30th anniversary of Deepest Purple, Jon Lord talks about tensions within the band that led to demise of Mk2 in 1973. (watch inside)

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The story of Babyface

Classic Rock Magazine has the story of the short lived supergroup Babyface comprised of Blackmore, Paice and Phil Lynott. It is based on Colin Hart’s memoirs with additional input from Paicey. Colin Hart: Ritchie used to love his singing. Kind of like a young rod Stewart or Paul Rodgers. They did a couple of covers. […]

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Ritchie on Jim Sullivan

The legend of British music scene guitarist “Big” Jim Sullivan has passed away on October 2. Ritchie Blackmore had some of his early guitar lessons from him and admired Big Jim for the rest of his life: I first met Jim Sullivan in 1958. He was introduced to me by my sister in laws brother. […]

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Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

Deep Purple have been nominated for the 2013 unduction to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of fame. Vote here. Top 5 bands on list will comprise a “fan’s ballot” that will count as one of the more than 600 ballots that determine the 2013 inductees.

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California Jam book preorders

Rufus Stone is now taking preorders for the California Jam book. There will be three editions: Standard, Signature and Vinyl. Between the three of them only total of 1000 copies of the book will be available. The book content remains consistent throughout, but the extras and production techniques change according to the package. Use coupon […]

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Jackie and Paicey talk Sunflower jam

Before this year Sunflower Jam, Jackie and Ian Paice were interviewed for ExclusiveTV. They talk about the event, it’s origins, and how raised money is being spent. You can watch the interview on ExclusiveTV.

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Airey: “Nothing in the world quite like Deep Purple”

An interesting chat with rather rarely interviewed Don Airey have appeared on Hungarian ekultura.hu before the start of current Don’s solo tour. On his solo career: ekultura.hu: What happened after your second album with Deep Purple? What prompted you to launch a new solo career? Don Airey: Ed van Zijl from Mascot Records offered me […]

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