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Sea Glass

Candice Night’s new solo album Sea Glass will be released on April 25, 2025, vie Edel/earMUSIC. It will be a family affair, with her hubby guesting on one track (The Last Goodbye), and their children appearing on another (Promise Me). Track list: Sea Glass Unsung Hero (She’ll Never Tell) The Line Between Angel And Jezebel […]

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No, not swimming

Another classic Gillan video has been restored and posted.

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John Sykes R.I.P.

John Sykes, guitar player with Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, and his own band Blue Murder, has died, having lost a protracted battle with cancer. The following message has appeared on his website yesterday, January 20, 2025: It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard […]

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She’s anarchy and treason

A newly restored video for Gillan track Sleeping on the Job off the Glory Road album has been posted on YouTube

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Unpretentious and clear-eyed

Steve Morse dispenses wisdom to younger players on the virtual pages of the Guitar Player magazine. What were some of the biggest challenges you faced shifting from Kansas to Deep Purple? My first encounter with Deep Purple was a really good jam session, and my first encounter with Kansas was a writing session. Those were […]

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How on Earth

Steve Morse contributed guitar solo to the single Save Me by a Croatian band called Kings Point. The track will also appear on their upcoming debut album Surrender, produced by none other than Bob Ezrin, so that explains at least one step of how on Earth…

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Having a sip

Snakecharmer General answers fan-submitted questions (Christmas Edition)

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Pedal to the metal

In a recent interview, singer Marc Storace of the Krokus fame talks about his audition for Rainbow circa the Down to Earth sessions

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The bouffant haired MTV mainstays

Louder Sound reprints a 2009 Metal Hammer feature on the hairspray era of Whitesnake, based around an interview with David Coverdale. For the first few years of the 1980s, David Coverdale was an incredibly busy man. After the demise of Deep Purple, the band he’d sung with since 1974 and that had made him a […]

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Glenn takes that

Retropop magazine reports that Glenn Hughes will be among the guest musicians on the upcoming Robbie Williams (of Take That fame) album. Glenn Hughes from Deep Purple played on something. Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath played on something. I know – Black Sabbath to Deep Purple. The yet unnamed album is due some time in […]

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