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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.

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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 […]

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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] […]

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Neither in a tower

Candice Night was interviewed by The Rock ‘n’ Blues Experience about her latest solo album, her husband, their kids, her plans to sleep for three years straight, pennysaver piano ghosts, and life in general.

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Very, very close

Good news, everybody! It was rumoured that the band is working on a new album, and the rumours have now been confirmed by the Rolling Stone Brazil magazine (usual caveats about reverse translation apply). The publication is dated May 7, 2025. The two Ians — Gillan and Paice, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist Don Airey, and […]

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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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Aloha from Hawaii

Don Airey appeared in early April on the Hawaii Public Radio podcast Road Stories with Dave Lawrence to promote his latest solo album Pushed to the Edge, in the process delving into other corners of his illustrious career. The questions he was asked were rather interesting, so the conversation is not the same old, same […]

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Better late than never

Back in 2023 David Coverdale has appeared on the Rock Of Nations podcast, and the resulting conversation was published in two parts. We have reported the first part, but the second one fell through the cracks. Here it is.

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It’s absolutely fine to be nuts

The band has broken the lull in public appearances by speaking to Brazil’s 89FM A Radio Rock. Enjoy some out of the left field questions and equally quirky answers.

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It did remain a side project

Louder Sound reprints online a Classic Rock interview with the members of Black Country Communion, conducted on the occasion of their second album release. The interview was originally published in the Classic Rock magazine issue #160, dated June 2011. What began as a brief side-project for Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian […]

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