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A day in history

City of Münster, Germany, publishes this historic photo. Deep Purple in the window of city history The Deep Purple concert on December 4, 1970 in the Halle Münsterland was completely sold out. Numerous disappointed fans without tickets then tried to storm the entrance to the hall. Only a massive police operation prevented them from entering. […]

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Barely made a dollar

You guessed it right — yet another classic Gillan video has been restored and posted to the intertubes. Living for the City

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No, not swimming

Another classic Gillan video has been restored and posted.

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The Frank Sinatra of rock´n´roll

A 1981 vintage Jon Lord interview, where he talks about the bogus Purple, Gillan’s departure from the band, Tommy Bolin, prospects for a reunion, Tony Ashton, an upcoming solo album, and the Frank Sinatra of rock´n´roll. The interview is published with a warning that no part can be quoted without permission, so we can’t offer […]

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Line of struggle

Former Sabaton guitar player and current Majestica frontman Tommy Johansson has posted his cover of Child in Time a-la Power metal style, with plethora of guest appearances. Check it out if you’re a fan of the genre.

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She’s anarchy and treason

A newly restored video for Gillan track Sleeping on the Job off the Glory Road album has been posted on YouTube

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Before there was EVH

Guitar World has a story about the origins of two-hand tapping guitar technique, and Ritchie Blackmore is indirectly involved. It sounds like something out of one of those corny classic rock-themed parodies of Renaissance paintings. The setting is one of the most famed rock venues of all time, LA’s Whisky a Go Go, and the […]

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Allegro und Blues

The complete performance of Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra that happened in Munich in October 2024 has been posted on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. The piece was performed by the rock band Boxhead and Abaco-Orchestra conducted by Ina Stoertzenbach. Watch out for some delightful deviations from the canon.

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Unfascinating rhythm

Continuing in the vein of In Rock Around the Clock, here’s another neural network hallucination — Burn as if it was recorded by a swing band. Sadly, the Gershwin’s riff in the title track went well over the silicon head. Anyhow, might be worth a chuckle, but not much more.

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More than we asked for

Continuing on the slow news week theme, here’s something for that hangover morning — a Burn documentary, opinionated by a bunch of people most of us never heard about. Of the redeeming qualities, it has input from the ubiquitous Glenn Hughes, and from John McCoy (of all the people). The archive footage includes bits of […]

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