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Catastrophe after catastrophe

Classic Rock History has a feature on Machine Head based on an interview with Roger Glover: In retrospect, Deep Purple’s 1972 record, Machine Head, reads as an iconic proto-metal masterpiece. Given that its track listing boasts classic cuts like “Lazy,” “Highway Star,” and the forever-loved FM radio staple, “Smoke on the Water,” that’s no surprise. […]

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BCC V is coming

Release date for the Black Country Communion’s fifth studio album V is set for June 14, 2024. A track from the album, called Stay Free, has been posted for your listening pleasure

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There be cobras

Last year’s December visit to India has certainly renewed the interest in the band in that country’s press. Just witness the string of interviews promoting Machine Head 2024 remix. Here is another one, with Ian Paice.

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Break a leg, Frank

The much touted video for the remix of Smoke on the Water has arrived.

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It’s for the kids

Ian Paice is auctioning for charity one of his drum kits. In this video, he explains what exactly is being auctioned, how it sounds, and where the money will go.

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So they went and wrote the lyrics

Paicey talks about the legacy of Machine Head to promote the upcoming remix of the album.

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Made in dire circumstances

Roger continues promoting the 52nd anniversary Machine Head remix in Indian press: “It’s all going according to the plan- we sat down and said ‘let’s write an iconic song’… of course things don’t happen that way!,” laughs Roger Glover, one part of the legendary rock band Deep Purple over a video call. The band’s most […]

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That mix of naive and finesse

Roger Glover was interviewed by Zeenews India and he shared his retrospection and introspection: Q: Deep Purple have been the legends of rock and roll, it is the timelessness of your music and the appeal, that has been passed on to generations. What do you think is the timeless appeal of your music? Roger Glover: […]

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Some sort of hip-hop dance thing

Put Simon Mcbride into a studio, give him a guitar he’s never played, stick him with a track he’s never heard, and put the whole thing on YouTube. Sounds like fun!

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The story of Trapeze

Louder Sound publishes online a Classic Rock 2018 feature on the band that gave Glenn Hughes to the world — Trapeze. Fronted by the future Voice Of Rock, Trapeze were soon on board the Express To Success. But then Deep Purple came calling and walked off with the golden-throated goose Growing up in the mid-60s […]

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