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There’s a full-page interview with Don Airey in the September issue of BBC Sky at Night magazine. In the interview, Don talks about his passion for astronomy and how it inspired his solo album Light in the Sky. Interestingly, he also mentions how he takes inspiration from Rob Hodgkinson, Deep Purple’s sound engineer. Rob recently […]
Read more »Steve Morse will hold a guitar clinic in Bocholt on November 13 before the Purple show in Oberhausen later that day. He will present his Music Man signature guitar. The clinic will be at the Alte Molkerei and will start at 16:00 (doors open at 15:00). Entrance is free, but interested parties are advised to […]
Read more »Bernie Marsden’s Party in the Paddock is back for a third time! After a two year rest the event is back with a bang and a great lineup featuring: Roger Daltrey (The Who) Zak Starkey (The Who) Don Airey (Deep Purple) Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) plus members of Marillion, The Earth Band and a host […]
Read more »Jon Lord has published a new piece of music on his website. Titled Air on the Blue String, the piece – which is a work in progress – was partly inspired by classical musicians’ ability to improvise and blends blue(s) notes with a classical theme. Air on the Blue String was first performed and filmed […]
Read more »Jon Lord’s official website is offering the chance of winning two tickets to see Deep Purple at this year’s Sunflower Jam in London on September 25. Forming just one part of a star studded charity event, Deep Purple will be joined by special guest Jon Lord for a few numbers. Other artists at the event […]
Read more »Goldmine magazine has a feature article on David Coverdale, complete with an extensive interview covering everything from The Government to Good To Be Bad, including his Purple years: I left Purple after the show in Liverpool. It was so f**king embarrassing. I did not want to be part of dragging Purple into the mud, the […]
Read more »The are more developments in the Fall tour schedule: All Russian dates in October are now confirmed. Another gig has been confirmed for Israel: Caesaria on September 18. Please note, that the September 7th show in Caesaria has disappeared from the tour dates list on both official sites, despite the claim by Jerusalem Post that […]
Read more »Some time in late July, Paicey spoke to the Jerusalem Post, who have just published his interview in anticipation of Deep Purple’s visit to Israel: When Roger and I play together, it’s like second nature. We don’t even have to think about it. When something’s about to happen, we know about it, even if we […]
Read more »Roger contemplates the end of the tour leg: If you think I’m going to sit here and look for words of complaint about the rapid passing of time, you’d be right. I realise that the precious time spent with my mother before she passed away took a large chunk out of the year but even […]
Read more »A Gibraltar website reports that Deep Purple concert on September 11 in Marbella, Spain has been rescheduled to September 12th at the same venue (Plaza De Toros in Estepona) “due to rescheduling of the band’s tour”. Tickets already purchased for the 11th September in Estepona will now be valid for 12th September. This will be […]
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