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A very gentle, satisfying evening
Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.
Read more »Theoretically possible, but hasn’t happened yet
Some time ago (posted March 5, 2026) Steve Morse spoke to a gentleman called Jordi Pinyol. Steve talks about his writing process, work ethics, reminisces about rubbing shoulders with the likes of Pat Metheny and Narada Michael Walden, surfing with Jaco Pastorius, and how being in Kansas was different from being in Deep Purple.
Read more »Get a lawyer, immediately!
Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.
Read more »Can’t happen here
More details have surfaced on the William Shatner’s upcoming “metal” album, and it sounds like Blackmore will not be appearing on it after all. AntiMusic reports: Cleopatra Records shared a new update on William Shatner’s forthcoming metal album and revealed that the Star Trek icon reached out to Deep Purple legend Ritchie Blackmore to record […]
Read more »Tales from down the road
Nick Fyffe of Jamiroquai and The Temperance Movement fame talks to the dopeYEAH podcast. Nick is, of course, a member of the Purple family, having stood in for Roger Glover on a couple of occasions, and also being family family as a son-in-law to Ian Paice. It is a long interview, for which we didn’t […]
Read more »Committee meetings about nothing
Guitar Player has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore on the occasion of the latest Rainbow 75/76 box set. After delving deep into the history, one of the questions was concerning the present day state of affairs: What plans do you have for music ahead, if any, with Blackmore’s Night, Rainbow or anything else? Despite having […]
Read more »Screener of the auras
This mini-documentary about the death of Randy Rhoads has an amusing Blackmore hearsay appearance, with his alleged premonition of the tragedy.
Read more »Versatile and adaptable
Steve Morse spoke to the Mind Behind The Music podcast. From his first — almost broken in half — guitar, to the laws of gravity — it’s all there. Dive into the remarkable journey of Steve Morse, the legendary guitarist whose work with Dixie Dregs, Kansas, and Deep Purple has helped shape progressive rock, fusion, […]
Read more »Steve the mechanic
Steve Morse sat down to chat with American Music Supply at the 2026 NAMM convention.
Read more »A song about castles and crossbows
Meanwhile, Classic Rock reviews another family box set — Rainbow’s The Temple Of The King 1975-76: The tour rehearsal material, for all its historical value, is ruined by too much bass and distortion. But across six live discs – with just a little overlap with the band’s 1977 album On Stage – there is much […]
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