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There is a new interview with Gillan and Paice in the Uncut magazine, and the two Ians are adamant to continue making music into the foreseeable future. The online version is dated June 1, 2026, so which issue it appears in the printed version — your guess is as good as ours, and probably better. […]

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Doesn’t get more legendary than that

Roppongi Rocks has a short review of the Deep Purple gig in Tokyo Budokan, on April 11, 2026: They opened the Budokan show in style with ā€œHighway Starā€. Deep Purple back on stage at Budokan! This is what it is all about. Classics such as ā€œLazyā€, ā€œSpace Truckinā€™ā€ and ā€œSmoke on the Waterā€ were obvious […]

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An unrusted, seasoned performance

The Chosun Daily reviews in a most positive way the Deep Purple gig in South Korea from April 18, 2026. At 7 p.m. on the 18th, the Culture Park inside the Paradise City Resort in Incheon. The band Deep Purple opened their performance with their signature song *Highway Star*. The knuckles of the members were […]

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The swinging rock machine

German music site bonedo profiles Ian Paice. And while our regulars would find little new from the provided biography, details of his kit throughout the years may be of interest. When Ian Paice joined Deep Purple in 1968, the then 19-year-old British drummer probably had no idea that a career with one of the greatest […]

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The doorstop-of-a-book

Houston Press has a quite in-depth (for a mainstream publication) review of Martin Popoff’s book Seven Decades of Deep Purple: An Unofficial History. Like some of his previous books, Popoff waltzes chronologically through the band’s discography as the spine for telling the story. What makes Seven Decades of Deep Purple likely more aimed toward the […]

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Steve on the cover

Steve Morse is the cover story of the Finnish magazine Riffi, issue 4/2025. The magazine is about all things for practicing musicians: advice, gear, and associated stuff. Inside is a three-page special on Steve, his band (and, we presume, probably their latest album). And it is all in Finnish, of course.

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Trousers that are too tight

Metaltalk reviews Glenn Hughes’ gig in Bristol on October 14, 2025: Gushing in his love for everyone, you sense that Hughes is as genuine as they come. And it is this warmth that makes this show special. He is still making great music and looks fit enough to go for several more rounds. Two-hour sets […]

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In the press

The German edition of the Rolling Stone magazine features Made in Japan remix as the cover story of its 2025/10 issue. It also comes with an exclusive 7″ vinyl single containing Highway Star and Smoke on the Water, tagged as Live in Tokyo. Following Bruce Springsteen and The Doors, we are releasing our third collector’s […]

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She’s a killing machine

The Telegraph has a fluff piece on the worst rock lyrics of all time. Dunno about the worst, but there are some awful stuff in there. Amongst it all, the two tracks are on topic for us. It is Highway Star, and Rainbow’s Man on the Silver Mountain. Anyone who loves the Ronnie James Dio-era […]

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Towering

Metal Planet Music reviews in the most glowing terms the freshly released Glenn Hughes’ album Chosen. The Voice of Rock is back and taking no prisoners. ā€˜Chosen’ comes nine years after last solo album ā€˜Resonate’ gained huge critical and public acclaim and shows that there’s still fire in his belly and a larynx that’s the […]

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