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Running a bulldozer and cutting hay

Steve Morse was featured on the latest (July 25, 2024) instalment of the Ernie Ball String Theory web series. Here it is — the story of Steve’s life as told by the man himself in 20 minutes.

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It really was a meeting

A pretty well put together documentary about Ian Gillan’s stint in Black Sabbath with all the Spinal Tap-ish stories you wanted to hear, and then some more.

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Still burning at midnight

A “25th anniversary” (23rd in actual years) edition of the third Blackmore’s Night album Fires At Midnight will be released on September 27, 2024, via Edel/earMusic. The album will be fully remixed from the original multitrack masters, and will include all bonus tracks from previous editions, plus new versions of Written In The Stars and […]

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BCC Classic Rock bundle

Classic Rock magazine has a special Black Country Communion bundle for its issue 329. It includes the magazine itself with a bespoke BCC cover (regular edition has AC/DC on the cover), an exclusive lyric sheet (hand-signed by Glenn Hughes), two BCC guitar picks, and a limited edition drinks coaster. No matter how you get the […]

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Rain all day, and no piano

Louder Sound reprints a Classic Rock feature on Roger Glover’s Butterfly Ball that originally appeared in the magazine in June 2018. Of all the many Deep Purple offshoots and projects, there’s none more fanciful or just plain quirky than Roger Glover’s The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast. A poem for children written in 1802 […]

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The singing salesman

Louder Sound reprints a Classic Rock interview with David Coverdale from 2011. It is a long read, covering everything from a Saltburn-by-the-Sea schoolboy listening to Elvis through to the latest at the time Whitesnake album Forevermore. One time a guy came in the shop while I was reading the Melody Maker. And he knew I […]

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Not happy with the RRHoF thing

Guitar Interactive magazine has Black Country Communion on the cover of their latest issue (#104), with a Glenn Hughes interview feature inside. As Black Country Communion release their highly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘V,’ (via Mascot Label Group) Guitar Interactive Magazine’s Jonathan Graham presents an in-depth exclusive interview with the legendary Glenn Hughes, the band’s […]

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Only Rog can rock him

Roger Glover and Joe Lynn Turner are among the guest musicians on Michael Schenker’s new album of UFO remakes. It is called My Years with UFO and is due to be released on September 20, 2024, via earMUSIC. Track listing Natural Thing (feat. Dee Snider, Joel Hoekstra) Only You Can Rock Me (feat. Joey Tempest, […]

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Come and see, and say “hi”

Glenn Hughes was interviewed for the THAT Rocks! podcast, talking about his Purple tour and the new (then) upcoming Black Country Communion album, and his plans for the future.

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Letting Go

Black Country Communion’s new album V is now out, and a new video for the track Letting Go has been released as well.

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