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Episode 4 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore, wherein the latter talks about the exciting drive home from Jones Beach.
Read more »Eight days later
Glenn Hughes shared an update on his health woes on October 14, 2026, via Instagram: Now home after an eight day stay, and a 10 hour open heart surgery, operation, at UCLA, Ronald Reagan, Medical Center. Gratitude beyond.
Read more »Old men talking about their illnesses
Here’s the third part of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore. In the third instalment of my exclusive 13-part interview series, Ritchie talks about meeting the band backstage, how his family reacted to the occasion, his concerns before walking onto the stage — and how the evening felt once it was all over. Previous episodes: […]
Read more »Beverly hillbillies in Jones Beach
Part 2 of Phil Aston’s interview with Ritchie Blackmore
Read more »Medieval bossa nova
Ritchie Blackmore Official channel reposts this CNN short feature from 2007 where Blackmore pulls the interviewer’s leg with the straightest of his faces and tells that The Riff was nicked from Beethoven’s Fifth. This legend is still being repeated at face value to this day by some unscrupulous publications.
Read more »Rising again
Darker Than Blue reports that Ritchie Blackmore has been booked to appear on UK radio station Planet Rock on Sunday, October 11, 2026, between 5 and 6pm. The show is called The Longer Player with Mark Jeeves, and his appearance will be on occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rainbow Rising. One can listen to […]
Read more »Deep down the rabbit hole
This well bearded gentleman has recently started a podcast dedicated to the more obscure corners of the Purple family jungle. Ladies and gentlemen, we present you the Deeper Down the Deep Purple Rabbit Hole
Read more »Thinking outside the box
Ritchie Blackmore’s official channel has recently posted a couple of videos of interest. Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night discussing their 2013 album Dancer and the Moon in what appears to be a contemporary electronic press kit for the release. Caveat: it is incomplete and ends rather abruptly. Same, being interviewed a very picturesque setting circa […]
Read more »Where Buffalo roam
Longtime Ian Gillan’s collaborator Michael Lee Jackson (Gillan’s Inn, Live in Anaheim, WhoCares) is being inducted into The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, class of 2026. The induction ceremony will be held tonight, October 7, with a gala concert to follow on October 8. There’s even deeper trainspotting going on here: Michael will share the […]
Read more »Biff Baby’s Allstars
Steve Morse is featured on the self-titled debut album of a project that has been going back since the 1980s. The album and project in question is Biff Baby’s Allstars, and is a brainchild of Ernie Ball’s son Sterling ‘Biff’ Ball. There are moments in music when the stars align and something truly special happens. […]
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing