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Legends no more

The Rock Legends package tour featuring Joe Lynn Turner, among other people, and scheduled for a string of dates in November 2026 in Germany and Austria, has been cancelled: Unfortunately, the complete tour of ā€œRock Legendsā€ has to be cancelled without replacement despite the 2025 postponement. Tickets already purchased can be refunded at the respective […]

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Just up the road from Whisky

In May 2025 Bob Daisley appeared on The Jersey Guys Podcast. It is a very long conversation, so a lot of dirt had a chance to be overturned, including him delving into his stint with Rainbow in a bit more detail than usual. Warning: turn the volume down before hitting play — the podcast intro […]

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Freight train and a bird on a wire

About a year ago Joe Bonamassa has posted an almost two hours long video of Black Country Communion live. In the spirit of better late than never, here it is.

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That allergy to major sevenths

Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday celebration livestream at an “interesting hour in the morning”. And it may even be not the last instalment!

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And they went their own merry ways

Back from the loo, Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday livestream at (apparently) 4 o’clock in the morning.

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If a tree falls in a forest…

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]

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A very gentle, satisfying evening

Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.

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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.

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Get a lawyer, immediately!

Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.

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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 […]

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