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David Coverdale was a guest on US syndicated radio show In The Studio on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the eponymous ’87 album, The conversation meandered far enough to touch his departure from Purple and management problems of the early Whitesnake days. You can listen to it online at In The Studio’s website (requires […]
Read more »Pearl Drums will launch Ian Paice signature drum kit on April 23, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Machine Head UK release. The kit will feature nine drums, including Masters Premium Legend Maple toms and bass drum, with the signature snare. All drums will feature “unique motif” inside and some will come in sizes unique […]
Read more »The Live at Montreux 2011 is about to be released on vinyl by a small label called Night of the Vinyl Dead. The release will be a limited edition, hand numbered to 500 copies, triple purple glitter vinyl in flip top opening cover and inner sleeves (that’s a lot of bells and whistles). The material […]
Read more »Guitar World has a lengty interview with Glenn Hughes, where he talks about everything from his humble beginning as a trombonist in a school orchestra, to Deep Purple, to Black Country Communion, to the late Gary Moore. Would you say you were the driving force behind Deep Purple’s groovier sound in the mid-’70s? That’s a […]
Read more »Jeb Wright did an interview with Steve Morse for Classic Rock Revisited. In this lengthy interview, Steve talks about Flying Colors, Purple, and his obsession with Native American art. Jeb: You are not an egomaniac musician and neither is Neal Morse. Did that make the process of having all that creativity manageable? Steve: I certainly […]
Read more »Ian Paice will appear at the Musikmesse this year during the signing session(s) organized by Paiste (his cymbal company). The sessions are scheduled for Friday, March 23rd – 12:00 Friday, March 23rd – 14:00 Saturday, March 24th – 12:00 Saturday, March 24th – 15.00 When exactly he will appear has not been announced. The other […]
Read more »The Learn To Play Day is a British national event taking place on March 31. The event will include free musical lessons to the public and “is designed to welcome people into music shops and to inspire them to get playing”. The event will take place in music shops across the UK. Ian Paice is […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes will do a tour of Latin America late April/early May as a part of the package billed under the moniker Rock’N’Roll Allstars. Other names on the bill include Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke (all three of Guns N’Roses fame), Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Sebastian […]
Read more »Flying Colors have published a first batch of Steve Morse’s answers to fan questions submitted through their Facebook page: Steve, are there any young guitar players who you particularly like? I mean we all know what your influences are but is there any new name that has caught your attention lately? I’m not sure how […]
Read more »A message posted on the official Whitesnake website informs us that the band will be put on hiatus for the rest of 2012: At this time the band plan to spend 2012 in the studio, mixing live recordings made during the 2011 tour. There are also plans to edit & mix a live in-concert DVD […]
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