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From where he stands
Another classic Gillan clip — Mutually Assured Destruction from the Rock Goes To College show on February 23, 1981.
Read more »Next best thing to Quincy
There was quite a bit of talk on these pages recently about the production of Rapture of the Deep, and the role of Michael Bradford in particular. Here is an extended interview with him from a couple of years ago, where he talks about working with Deep Purple, among many other things. The interview doesn’t […]
Read more »Of flesh, blood and bone
Another week, another classic Gillan video. Trouble from Rock Goes To College, February 23, 1981.
Read more »Still hanging in the air
John McCoy was interviewed by the Rock Daydream Nation podcast. It is supposed to be a long form chat, of which an excerpt has been posted. Here John speaks about the demise of Gillan band and the bitterness that it left behind.
Read more »Very kindly have to decline
BraveWords has done an exclusive interview with Glenn Hughes, taken during his recent visit to Brazil. The interview will be published in parts over the coming days. In the first part, Glenn talks about his stint with Tony Iommi back in the 1980s: BraveWords: After Sabbath parted ways with Dio, things became a blur when […]
Read more »It was a short nap
Don Airey has appeared on the Music Buzzz podcast talking about his latest solo album Pushed to the Edge and many other things — from Duke Ellington to John Sykes. How did the Deep Purple job came about for you? DA: Jon fell ill. And they had some sessions, they had some festivals [lined up] […]
Read more »Ain’t no easy way
Another Friday, another classic Gillan video — No Easy Way off the Rock Goes To College show from February 23, 1981.
Read more »Not a blade of grass to be seen
MetalTalk celebrates 50 years of the famed Knebworth festival by talking to the Knebworth House custodian, Henry Lytton Cobbold. Knebworth 1985 saw the legendary Deep Purple concert that holds a special place in the band’s history and in the annals of rock music. This was a massive one-off UK reunion show by Deep Purple (Mark […]
Read more »He didn’t have the scars on his face for nothing
Louder Sound has a feature on Gary Moore. Of interest in our quarters are several episodes when his path crossed with members of the Purple family, particularly his collaborations with Glenn Hughes. It was also in 1979 that Moore met former Deep Purple singer/bassist Glenn Hughes. Lizzy were in Los Angeles, where Hughes now lived, […]
Read more »11 fingers and 9 toes
A 1975 radio interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, about a band they’ve just formed.
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