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Classic Rock has online a new interview with Ian Gillan. It was done on the occasion of his guest appearance on the new UROCK album, and there are some bits and pieces we have heard before. There are also some that we haven’t. Is the idea that rock’n’roll is a young man’s game a myth […]
Read more »Steve Morse was interviewed by the Guitar Interactive Magazine. Steve talks about the importance of jamming, influence of John McLaughlin, praises John Petrucci, reflects on his years in Deep Purple, and shares thoughts on why he prefers the album format for his music.
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore reminisces about the dress code with the Nero and The Gladiators, and the perils he had to endure as a hired hand. [updated]
Read more »In this latest microdose of his video memoirs, Ritchie Blackmore talks about discovering for himself Eric Clapton, and playing fast vs playing slow.
Read more »Music Radar has an interview with Steve Morse that appears to be a revised and expanded version of the one we reported a couple of weeks ago. Is there any style or technique that you find hardest to get under your fingertips? Anything that’s written on keyboards is gonna have some difficult stretches in them. […]
Read more »In these two episodes, the banjo player talks about banjo strings and the genius of Jon Lord.
Read more »A new instalment of Ritchie Blackmore reminiscing abut his early days.
Read more »Graham Bonnet has appeared on the Different Stages Radio podcast. The occasion was an impending release of his new live album Lost in Hollywood Again, recorded in 2024 at the storied Los Angeles club Whisky A Go Go. The album is due out on December 12, 2025 via Frontiers, and Graham mentions a studio album […]
Read more »Steve Morse appears on the latest episode of the Now Spinning Magazine podcast, talking with Phil Aston mostly about his latest album Triangulation. In this episode of the Now Spinning Magazine podcast, I sit down with legendary guitarist Steve Morse to dive deep into his new instrumental album Triangulation. Steve talks about the freedom of […]
Read more »Music Radar has an interview with Steve Morse. It is apparently published on the occasion of the recent album, but deals with his Purple years. Steve particularly fondly talks about Jon Lord: During one writing session for 1996’s Purpendicular, Morse’s debut on a Deep Purple record, a tea break was called, and Morse played on […]
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