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An outfit called Echoes and Dust reviews Splat! from a casual fan point of view. I’ve always loved both the Rod Evans and Ian Gillan eras, spanning the band’s first two Marks, from Shades of Deep Purple through Who Do We Think We Are. That’s generally where my listening stopped. Now, here I am in […]
Read more »A site called Blue News carries a feature on Splat! with quotes from Ian and Ian. It attributed to the Swiss press agency Keystone-SDA and apparently based around an interview that both gave to DPA. It is dated today, July 29, 2026, but reads like was written some time before the album release (July 3). […]
Read more »“Do I like this? I *think* I like this… I’m not sure I like this. Hmm. I think I need to listen to it more to see if I like it or not.” Never before. Never, never before, to quote a familiar tune, have such words been uttered from my lips upon finishing a first […]
Read more »Good news, everybody! Another track from Splat! is getting a live outing. Here’s The Only Horse in Town as performed in Pisa on July 16, 2026. And it comes with a bonus side of Scriblin’ Gib’rish.
Read more »Guitar World continues their Purple streak of late with an interview with Simon McBride: What’s next for you and Deep Purple? With Purple, there’s talk of another record, so we won’t stop. This year, we’re on tour until December and we have another 86 shows. And next year, we have shows booked as well, so […]
Read more »Montreux Jazz Festival organizers have posted a pro shot of Scriblin’ Gib’rish as performed at the 2026 edition of the festival. Behold
Read more »During the band’s last visit to Montreux, Ian Gillan sat down to chat with the Independent Culture
Read more »A Maiden t-shirt wearing drum teacher reacts to a deep cut from the Purple catalogue — Flight of the Rat.
Read more »Guitar World has a feature on every Deep Purple banjo player, from Ritchie Blackmore to Simon McBride. Deep Purple’s longevity is remarkable on a number of levels. Aside from a relatively brief split between 1976 and 1984, they’ve been a working band since 1968 – a striking achievement, attributable in part to their willingness to […]
Read more »Here are some grey-haired gentlemen and a whizz-bang guitar player slightly awkwardly fulfilling their part of the deal with the purveyors of status symbols.
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