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Perfect Spanish scrawl
Ian Gillan appeared on a Spanish talk show La Resistencia, managing to overcome at the end some hilarious and some not so much language barriers.
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Dan McCafferty R.I.P.
Roger Glover got in touch and asked us to post this message on the passing of Dan McCafferty: The news that Dan has died hits hard. A friend of over fifty years, we shared many a tour and much studio time. With his mischievous smile and, endowed with a unique voice of grit and whisky, […]
Read more »Shadow of the Moon 25th
A 25th anniversary edition of Blackmore’s Night’s Shadow of the Moon will come out on March 10, 2023, via Edel/earMusic. This edition has been remixed and remastered from the original multitrack tapes. It will come out in the usual multitude of formats, from CD+DVD digipak at €19, to a €105 super deluxe package that includes […]
Read more »Little bit of a musical snob
Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night were interviewed for their local paper Long Island Weekly, seemingly promoting their last album Nature’s Light that actually came out in March 2021. The mood throughout the album is one of lightness and brings to mind tankards of ale being tossed back, peasant blouses, madrigals, and the kind of fanfare […]
Read more »At the oxygen
Another audience film of a full show from the current tour. This one is from London O2 gig on October 20, 2022. It is shot quite a bit further from the stage than the Milan offering. On the plus side, the singer is in top form right from the beginning.
Read more »Deep, meaningful, and mercifully short
Deep Purple are currently touring the country where it all started some 54 years ago, and here is a selection of gig reviews so far from the UK press. (Updated Oct 29)
Read more »Security advice special
Caramba TV resumes their semi-irregular issues with a hotel security special — Big Ian offers timely advice on how to keep your valuables and cards safe when travelling.
Read more »Trail of happiness and misery
The record company has posted a third video track from the Düsseldorf 2005 gig — this time it’s Strange Kind of Woman.
Read more »Hell of a thing on a resume
Joe Lynn Turner was a guest on BraveWords’ Streaming For Vengeance podcast promoting his upcoming solo album. And he was asked about his stint as the Purple’s lead singer. BraveWords: What is a project that you had your heart and soul set on, but it didn’t click? Turner: That’s an interesting question. Nobody has ever […]
Read more »Nobody is happier than Simon
An outfit called VWMusic spoke recently to Simon McBride, and that resulted in an interesting interview. Andrew: Can you recount the initial call you received to fill in for Steve Morse? Simon: Well, there was talk of me stepping in for Steve temporarily towards the end of last year in 2021, but I never really […]
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