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Another BCC album before the tour?

In an interview with billboard.com, Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham says the band is talking about recording a second album before going on tour in 2011. The band’s debut album is released in the UK and the rest of Europe on Monday September 20th, followed by a North American release on Tuesday September 21st.

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BCC single available as free MP3 download

Black Country Communion have today posted a free MP3 download of their debut single “One Last Soul” on their official website. BCC’s debut album is released in the UK/Europe by Mascot Records on 20th September, followed by 21st September North American release on the J&R Adventures label.

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From Snakepit to Whitesnake

The latest press release from the Whitesnake camp informs us that the band is back in the studio, working on the follow up to Good To Be Bad, and with a new lineup to boot. Out are bassist Uriah Duffy and drummer Chris Frazier. Brian Tichy (whose resume includes Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Glenn […]

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Fireball remastered by Steve Hoffman

Steve Hoffman, who has a cult following among some audiophiles, has reported in his blog that he’s working on a Fireball remaster which will be released on the Audio Fidelity label: All done mastering this album. I think this is the first time these tapes were used in over 30 years…. Now, this is going […]

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Bumweasel shock

Big Ian in the latest installment of Dear Friends addresses the contentious rumours of the band’s “last tour” amidst contemplating the viscous membrane of our finite universe: It would be an exaggeration if I said there have been ten band meetings since ’69, and most of them ended down the pub with nothing decided at […]

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Deepest Purple DVD outtakes

EMI Music will be releasing in late October a new anniversary version of the Deepest Purple compilation (which in itself was a bestseller going straight to #1 spot in UK). The anniversary release will include a bonus DVD featuring a range of video clips presented by Jon Lord. Several bits and pieces had to be […]

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“Last tour” rumours denied

A couple of days ago both Deep Purple official sites have posted denial of unspecified rumours “from an unknown source” that the current European tour will be the band’s last: This is not the end. We frequently receive emails from fans saying that they hear in the news that the fall/winter tour is the last […]

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Autumn Sky

Blackmore’s Night will release its new album called Autumn Sky on September 3 via Spinefarm/Universal throughout the world, and on Sony for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Additional cover art will be used for different territories. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include All The Fun of the Faire, Journeyman, Vagabond (Make A Princess of […]

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Gettin’ Tighter: The Story of MkIV

The Deep Purple Mark 4 documentary has been completed for release in December 2010. The exciting news are that the footage of the infamous visit to Indonesia in December 1975 has been located and will be included in the documentary. Titled Gettin’ Tighter, the 70 minute video will be a part of Mark 4 package […]

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All Star Bolin Tribute Album

Four years in the making, a new all star tribute album to Tommy Bolin is getting closer to release. This weekend’s Tommy Bolin Music Fest is, in addition to live music, a pre-release for for the album, called “Mr. Bolin’s Lake Night Revival.” The album is a collection of artists doing creative renditions of Bolin’s […]

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