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Loving every moment of it
Simon McBride gives the rundown of his stage rig, admitting in the process that he’s not terribly technically minded, and talks a bit about the whole experience of playing in Deep Purple.
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Sweet jazz o’ mine
[Updated Jul 25]: European channel Arte TV this year is showing performances from the Jazz Open Stuttgart festival. Deep Purple are playing at the festival on July 18, 2023, and it will be broadcast live online, as well as made available for replay for 90 days afterwards.
Read more »If you look closely
RAMzine has a preview of the updated edition of Illustrated Biography, listed by the publisher as slated for shipping in September/October 2023. The book is now called Deep Purple – The Visual History 1968-76. Unlike many other similar books about bands of this stature, this isn’t just a collection of pictures. The contents are divided […]
Read more »Das making-of Machine Head
German edition of the Classic Rock magazine has “Das making-of Machine Head” as the cover story for their July/August 2023 issue (a.k.a. #121). This may or may not be somehow related to the English version of the same story published earlier this year. Anyways, our correspondent on the ground tells us that there’s nothing in […]
Read more »Mo Foster R.I.P.
Roger Glover posts a eulogy to an old friend Mo Foster: Deep sadness at the news that Mo Foster has died. I met him on the Butterfly Ball sessions in 1974 and we always remained friends. Not only was he a warm and charming man but an inspiring bass player and endowed with a superb […]
Read more »Down to the crypt with ouija board
Glenn Hughes appeared on the Rockonteurs podcast hosted by Gary Kemp (of Spandau Ballet fame) and session bassist extraordinaire Guy Pratt. That happened on or around June 27, 2023. Listen to this rather interesting conversation
Read more »Twenty-one and life is beautiful
Glenn Hughes was a guest on Bulgaria’s Z-Rock radio (his gig in Sofia was on June 24th, and he mentions it as being “tomorrow”). Glenn reminisces about writing and recording Burn, leaving Trapeze and joining Purple, working with Blackmore, meeting Coverdale and the prospects of collaborating with him again. On the last issue, in particular, […]
Read more »Coverdale’s guitar up for sale
David Coverdale has donated his 1974 Yamaha FG-160 acoustic guitar to the Download 20 Auction for Heavy Metal Truants to be auctioned for charity. It is claimed to be the very guitar used to write nearly every song ever written by DC for Deep Purple and Whitesnake. The minimum bid is £1,000. The auction will […]
Read more »Parco Ducale viene travolto dal Rock
Deep Purple played a gig in the picturesque setting of the Ducal Palace of Parma, Italy, on June 27. Local press carries reviews of the proceedings. Unfortunately, none of us speak the language, but judging just by the pictures, good times were had by everybody involved.
Read more »Portraits of Rainbow
Rufus is gearing up for another photo book — this time it’s Portraits of Rainbow — The Dio Years with words by Geoff Barton. From the publisher blurb: Portraits of Rainbow – The Dio Years book is a photographic celebration of Ritchie Blackmore’s supergroup, formed in 1975 by the guitarist as he left Deep Purple […]
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