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Whitesnake to tour UK and Ireland

Whitesnake will tour UK and Ireland in December on a double bill with Def Leppard. The tour will start on December 6 in Dublin and finish on the 19th in Sheffield. Tickets go on sale April 1, with presales starting March 30th. Most venues offer a choice between general admission and reserved seating. Some also […]

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Whitesnake’s Burn streaming

Another track from the upcoming Whitesnake Purple Album has been released for streaming. It’s Burn. (listen inside)

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Coverdale spoke to Blackmore

…Or, at least, to his manager. Classic Rock has some quotes from DC appearing in the April 2015 issue of the magazine (the one with In Rock on the cover, see above): The tragic loss of Jon made me finally realise that life is too fucking short to hold animosity, bitterness and resentments. So I […]

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Purple album and Purple tour… from Whitesnake

After some vague hinting and some more vague hinting, Whitesnake revealed today that their next album will consist just from remakes of Purple Mark 3 and 4 material. It will be called The Purple Album and is slated for release on May 18 in the UK (May 15 in Europe, May 19 in North America) […]

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Bluebirds flying out of every orifice

An interview with exuberant, name dropping bon vivant David Coverdale was featured on an episode of The Eddie Trunk Podcast that was posted on December 3. It was meant to promote Back to the Bone, but a long and entertaining interview covered a lot of history. My favourite bit is probably about Cozy Powell, who […]

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Back to the Bone

There’s a new Whitesnake live album out — Live In ‘84 – Back To The Bone. It features the band in transition from the good old boogie band to the hair metal one. The album comes in two editions: DVD+CD and standalone DVD. The bulk of the DVD was recorded at a festival in Seibu […]

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Bernie Marsden’s track-by-track

Bernie Marsden provides track by track comments for his solo album Shine, released in August this year. (watch inside)

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Coveradle and the ice bucket

David Coverdale got the short end of the stick in the Ice Bucket Challenge that is intended to raise funds and awareness for a disease called ALS. (watch inside what happened)

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A small word with a big meaning

Bernie Marsden gave an interview to the French website RockNLive Social Media. He spoke about his new solo album Shine, that includes guest appearances by his friends, old and new. Shine is due out on August 18 in CD and 2LP formats via Provogue/Mascot Records. Thanks to Yvonne for the info.

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Coverdale’s new studio

Somewhere in between of looking for a new guitar player and warding off fridge intruders, David Coverdale also has been building in Reno, Nevada, a new studio for his band. (watch inside)

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