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Blackmore’s Night will have their annual appearance at the ZDF Fernsehgarten show on 22nd July. The show should begin around 10.45 local time, but check www.zdf.de if in doubt. Thanks to Mike Garrett and Rainer Klos for the info.
Read more »Norwegian TV has broadcast a short pre-show interview with Jon Lord. Luckily it has neither been dubbed or subtitled, so click along and enjoy: Jon Lord on Norwegian TV. Here is the interview on YouTube:
Read more »Although we have no official data as to how well “They All Came Down To Montreux — Live At Montreux 2006” DVD have sold, here are the highest Amazon chart positions (in Music DVDs category) that this release have achieved since early June: #14 in the UK, (amazon.co.uk) #1 in the Canada (amazon.ca) #5 in […]
Read more »A Village Lanterne CD, autographed by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, is one of several prizes at a charity raffle being held in Kent (UK), on the 21st July 2007. British Academy of Dance and Drama (B.A.D.D.) Productions, together with 14 other youth drama/theatre groups in the Maidstone/North Kent area, are attempting to raise £100,000 […]
Read more »Here are two short video clips from Ian Paice’s birthday party. It happened after the show last Friday (June 29) in Montodine (Italy).
Read more »Trondheim, Norway. Saturday saw Jon Lord and his entourage move into the city’s Nidaros cathedral in preparation for what looks like another Norwegian Jon Lord extravaganza. The show – which will be his second at the cathedral – will consist of pieces from his solo albums, performed by himself on piano, the Trondheim Soloists (a […]
Read more »Joe Lynn Turner’s latest solo album Second Hand Life will be released in USA on August 28 on Friday Music label (distributed by RYKO). It is currently available in the US for online purchase at the Apple iTunes store, including bonus tracks from the European and Japanese releases. According to JLT management’s press release, the […]
Read more »It looks like the band has developed a great relationship with French and Italian promoters. This November they will be returning to France for the fourth time in less than 12 months with an 11-date tour (plus another date in Belgium). A little bird told us recently that another tour of Italy might also be […]
Read more »Norwegian singer Jorn Lande will join Jon Lord onstage at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway next Sunday July 1. A gifted vocalist with numerous projects in his own right, Jorn Lande was previously linked to the Purple family via Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden’s The Snakes. See more at jornlande.com. Jon Lord first performed […]
Read more »On Saturday June 23, a new guitar world record was set in Stuttgart: 1,803 guitarists (preliminary number) played “Smoke on the Water” at the same time at the same place. Previous record of 1,683 guitarists was set only three weeks ago in Kansas City. Jon Lord could not make it to the event and sent […]
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