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A philosophical question: is it still a tribute album when you have six former members of the band on it? The album in question is Ride The Rainbow, it is a tribute to you-know-what, and features Bob Daisley, Graham Bonnet, Don Airey, Joe Lynn Turner, Doogie White and Ronnie Romero, among other people. [Updated Apr 23 with sample track]
Read more »While being in Japan, Don Airey sat down to chat with Roppongi Rocks. Caveat: the host seemed to be more interested in Don’s stints with Ozzy and everybody else rather than Deep Purple.
Read more »This mini-documentary about the death of Randy Rhoads has an amusing Blackmore hearsay appearance, with his alleged premonition of the tragedy.
Read more »[Updated Jul 24 with Blackmore reaction] As you have probably heard, Ozzy Osbourne has died on July 22, 2025, just a couple of weeks after his farewell show, and a week after his last public appearance.
Read more »Louder Sound publishes a Prog magazine feature on Carl Sentance talking about Don Airey. “I first met Don through a friend many years ago, when I was in Welsh heavy metal band Persian Risk. It was around the time he’d just joined Rainbow, and it was the first time I’d met someone quite famous. He […]
Read more »Don Airey was interviewed by the Classic Rock magazine about his latest solo album Pushed to the Edge. Where did you record it? There’s a studio outside Cambridge in a place called Harston. It’s run by the son of a very old friend of mine. It’s got a big old analogue desk and he’s a […]
Read more »Don Airey has appeared on the Music Buzzz podcast talking about his latest solo album Pushed to the Edge and many other things — from Duke Ellington to John Sykes. How did the Deep Purple job came about for you? DA: Jon fell ill. And they had some sessions, they had some festivals [lined up] […]
Read more »Louder Sound has a feature on Gary Moore. Of interest in our quarters are several episodes when his path crossed with members of the Purple family, particularly his collaborations with Glenn Hughes. It was also in 1979 that Moore met former Deep Purple singer/bassist Glenn Hughes. Lizzy were in Los Angeles, where Hughes now lived, […]
Read more »Don Airey appeared in early April on the Hawaii Public Radio podcast Road Stories with Dave Lawrence to promote his latest solo album Pushed to the Edge, in the process delving into other corners of his illustrious career. The questions he was asked were rather interesting, so the conversation is not the same old, same […]
Read more »The band has broken the lull in public appearances by speaking to Brazil’s 89FM A Radio Rock. Enjoy some out of the left field questions and equally quirky answers.
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