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Ultimate Classic Rock publishes the next part of The interview they recently did with Ritchie Blackmore. They call it the first part, so apparently the Christopher Cross story that appeared a few days ago, was part zero. Ritchie talks about hi recent heals problems, prospects for touring (spoiler: very little), and also motivation for leaving […]
Read more »In a new interview to the Ultimate Classic Rock, Ritchie Blackmore confirms the story that in 1970 Christopher Cross has played a gig with Deep Purple in his place. This episode became a minor controversy in the Purple lore as over the years Cross himself claimed it, with further corroboration by Eric Johnson, who opened […]
Read more »Ian Gillan spoke to the Leona Graham Podcast. This sounds like it was done some time in 2025, but posted only now, in May 2026. They talked about Ian’s collaboration with Urock, his age of discovery, the hardest song he had to sing, and other things.
Read more »More Tony Carey! This time he talks to the Classic Album Review poscast. These interviews are apparently being done on the occasion of his Planet P Project albums being reissued on vinyl by (who else!) Edel, but a good half of the conversation revolved around his stint with Rainbow.
Read more »In anticipation for the one-off Dead Daisies/Glenn Hughes reunion, Glenn and Doug Aldrich were interviewed by the MetalKaoz podcast. Ahead of their one-night-only return to the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, IL, Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich join METAL KAOZ to reflect on Rock music, creativity, and the spirit that still drives them decades later. […]
Read more »With the new album now announced, let the publicity blitz marathon begin. Ian Gillan has already made a couple of UK radio appearances.
Read more »Tony Carey (once a regular on our site) talks to a fella called Cassius Morris. They spoke about Mandoki Soulmates, how the show business has changed since the 70s, “introverted extravert” Ritchie Blackmore, Dennis Rodman, cost of that giant rainbow across the stage, starting a retirement home for ex-Rainbow musicians, and many other things. Enjoy!
Read more »In May 2025 Bob Daisley appeared on The Jersey Guys Podcast. It is a very long conversation, so a lot of dirt had a chance to be overturned, including him delving into his stint with Rainbow in a bit more detail than usual. Warning: turn the volume down before hitting play — the podcast intro […]
Read more »Some time earlier this year, before Deep Purple departed for Japan, Simon McBride sat down for a chat with dopeYEAH talk. What does it take to step into one of the most legendary bands in rock history — and make it your own? 🎸🔥 In this episode, Rob Cass sits down with Simon McBride, the […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday celebration livestream at an “interesting hour in the morning”. And it may even be not the last instalment!
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