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Caramba reports that the ad hoc band Who Cares will be going to the studio next Wednesday, October 6, to record a song called Out of my Mind for the benefit of the music school in Gyumri, Armenia. This is the project Big Ian spoke about before. The band, as it stands now, is comprised […]
Read more »Bob Daisley has posted on Youtube three promo videos for the Long Live Rock’n’Roll album. They all appear to be excellent quality, albeit the band is obviously not playing live (look for Blackmore in his typical fashion barely even pretending to play his parts). Long Live Rock’n’Roll: L.A. Connection: Gates of Babylon: Once you’re at […]
Read more »Opeth’s lead singer and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt tells The Highway Star how the band came to dress their new live album and DVD in a sleeve that pays tribute to Deep Purple’s original Concerto for Group and Orchestra from 1969. Both albums were recorded at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Opeth’s show took place in […]
Read more »A complete video of the 1974 Windows performance has appeared on Youtube. It was perhaps the most experimental of Jon’s work and people tend to either love it or hate it (myself falling firmly into the former category). This is rather long, including several parts that were omitted from the album. If that’s your cup […]
Read more »EMI Music will be releasing in late October a new anniversary version of the Deepest Purple compilation (which in itself was a bestseller going straight to #1 spot in UK). The anniversary release will include a bonus DVD featuring a range of video clips presented by Jon Lord. Several bits and pieces had to be […]
Read more »Rick Wakeman reports in his monthly column titled “Grumpy Old Rick’s Ramblings” not only that he spent a most enjoyable evening with Jon Lord at the Thames Valley University doing a Q&A with some students, he also reports that Jon and I also talked about some future joint concerts together which hopefully will happen next […]
Read more »Here is a summary of the recent developments on the touring fronts of Purple family. Deep Purple‘s appearance at a Russian festival on June 12 has now been confirmed. They have also a new Italian open air tour pencilled in for July, which is still being shaped up and for now remains unconfirmed by the […]
Read more »JonLord.org has launched an exclusive preview of To Notice Such Things, Jon Lord’s new album, to be released on March 29. Find out more about To Notice Such Things on JonLord.org/tnst
Read more »Last weekend BBC Channel 4 have aired a documentary called Heavy Metal Britannia that covers the earlier history of development of the hard and heavy music on the island, from You Really Got Me to The Number Of The Beast. A number of key figures of the era recall their first hand memories, including our […]
Read more »This Sunday February 28, Classic FM will air a brand new interview with Jon Lord along with an exclusive preview of his forthcoming album, To Notice Such Things. The show goes out on Sunday, February 28 at 9pm GMT. Listen online via http://www.classicfm.co.uk/ or find your local UK frequency: http://www.classicfm.co.uk/on-air/ways-of-listening/. Jon Lord’s new album, To […]
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