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Die with your boots on
Ritchie Blackmore reminisces about the dress code with the Nero and The Gladiators, and the perils he had to endure as a hired hand. [updated]
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One day in the year of the fox
Another box set is in the works — Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976. It comprises the first two albums, remastered, the three German 1976 live shows: Köln, Düsseldorf, and Nurnberg (all three previously available both separately and as the Deutschland Tournee 1976 6CD box), and a disc of “rarities”.
Read more »Before we forget
There’s a new book on Jon Lord being prepared for publication. It is called Before We Forget – A Work in Eight Movements, and promises to be a well researched tome. Before We Forget – A Work in Eight Movements is not just a book — it is set to become the reference work on […]
Read more »Get yourself tangled up
Ian Gillan contributed vocals to a track on a new album from Italian band UROCK. The band is led by singer Umberto Urock, and the track in question is called The Line, which is the title track of the band’s second album. Umberto lives just down the road from me in Portugal. He did a […]
Read more »Golden dust not included
An 8CD box set of Ian Gillan Band remasters and rarities is being prepared for release. It is titled Down The Road: The Complete Ian Gillan Band Story and includes the three studio albums, alternative mix of Clear Air Turbulence, backing tracks, demos, and 3 live shows. The promo blurb reads: 8-CD Box Set – […]
Read more »You have to slow down
In this latest microdose of his video memoirs, Ritchie Blackmore talks about discovering for himself Eric Clapton, and playing fast vs playing slow.
Read more »Aged by typhoons and sweat
Music Radar has an interview with Steve Morse that appears to be a revised and expanded version of the one we reported a couple of weeks ago. Is there any style or technique that you find hardest to get under your fingertips? Anything that’s written on keyboards is gonna have some difficult stretches in them. […]
Read more »A brilliant emulator
In these two episodes, the banjo player talks about banjo strings and the genius of Jon Lord.
Read more »Fastest music you’ll ever hear
A new instalment of Ritchie Blackmore reminiscing abut his early days.
Read more »Lost in Hollywood Again
Graham Bonnet has appeared on the Different Stages Radio podcast. The occasion was an impending release of his new live album Lost in Hollywood Again, recorded in 2024 at the storied Los Angeles club Whisky A Go Go. The album is due out on December 12, 2025 via Frontiers, and Graham mentions a studio album […]
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