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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.
Read more »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!
Read more »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.
Read more »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]
Read more »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 […]
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