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All German dates postponed

[Updated] German promoter KBK has announced that all Deep Purple shows organized by them and scheduled for 2020 in the country — and that includes even the three October dates — have been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Man Alive streaming

Another track from the upcoming Deep Purple album Whoosh. This one is called Man Alive. [Update]: Now with video.

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No quite yet

David Coverdale spoke to the Appetite for Distortion podcast clarifying his retirement comments from last week and he sounds like he’s not quite ready to retire yet: Appetite for Distortion · David Coverdale’s Slow an’ Easy approach to Quarantine | Ep. 189 I was asked a question, and I just thought it was amusing to […]

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Flying Colors’ online backstage summit

Taking advantage of the forced downtime (and probably trying to make up for some of the income lost due to no touring), Flying Colors will be holding an online event called Backstage Summit on May 5-8, 2020. It’s not quite a live performance, but more of a Q&A session with the band and a songwriting […]

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Coverdale on his retirement

Speaking about “those who can afford to retire, will retire”, David Coverdale said just that in his interview to Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown on Detroit radio station WRIF. Besides retirement, he’s promoting a new Whitesnake compilation and talks about the fate of ’84 album, noting that 50% of that band is now gone. I have […]

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Nothing seems important, yet everything is

Roger Glover posts a message to the world, in which he mourns the passing of John Prine on April 7 from COVID-19 complications. I sit at the computer attempting to describe feelings, views, thoughts, but nothing seems important right now, and yet everything is. Of course, I send my wishes for good health to anyone […]

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Unspoken and unplugged

Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich will perform an acoustic version of Unspoken — the first single from the new Dead Daisies album — live on Facebook on Sunday, April 19th, at 1:00pm PST. UNSPOKEN is the first powerhouse single to hit the digital airwaves from our highly anticipated finished album. Written during the bands first […]

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Live from Minstrel Hall, vol. 2

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night did another live performance from their home on April 9. Enjoy!

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Moscow cancelled

The Dreaded Lurgy took the first bite out of Deep Purple’s touring schedule — the opening night of the tour in Moscow on May 31 has been cancelled. Refund for the tickets will be available between May 1 and June 30 at the point of purchase. VIP upgrade ticket holders will be contacted directly.

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Steven darling

In a recent interview to Guitar World Steve Vai reminisces on his time in Whitesnake: David Coverdale had a lot of experience working with gifted players when you joined the fold and seems to be someone who really values the interplay between a frontman and a dazzling lead guitarist. What was he like to work […]

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