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Here is an interview with Ritchie Blackmore circa 1983, taken from an unidentified source. In this fascinating archival interview, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore talks about his life and career, including his early beginnings, session work, forming and working with Deep Purple, the creation of his own band Rainbow, and his work with Ronnie James Dio. […]
Read more »Guitar Player has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore on the occasion of the latest Rainbow 75/76 box set. After delving deep into the history, one of the questions was concerning the present day state of affairs: What plans do you have for music ahead, if any, with Blackmore’s Night, Rainbow or anything else? Despite having […]
Read more »Meanwhile, Classic Rock reviews another family box set — Rainbow’s The Temple Of The King 1975-76: The tour rehearsal material, for all its historical value, is ruined by too much bass and distortion. But across six live discs – with just a little overlap with the band’s 1977 album On Stage – there is much […]
Read more »Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976 box set is about to be released on March 6, 2026, and Youtube channel Classic Album Review offers an unboxing video. You won’t learn much new from it that we have not covered before, but if you’d like a peek inside the box, here it is.
Read more »For Record Store Day in the UK, there will be an exclusive 3 color vinyl release of the Rainbow concert in Köln/Cologne 25 september 1976. Here is the promo blurb from the Record Store Day UK site: First time ever vinyl release for this incredible live concert from Rainbow’s debut world tour and documenting one […]
Read more »Another box set is in the works — Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976. It comprises the first two albums, remastered, the three German 1976 live shows: Köln, Düsseldorf, and Nurnberg (all three previously available both separately and as the Deutschland Tournee 1976 6CD box), and a disc of “rarities”.
Read more »A couple of letters addressed to our trainspotting department. White Stripes were inducted to the infamous Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame this year, and in his acceptance speech, Jack White mentioned Rainbow among their inspirations: Meg and I want to thank just a few of the bands and artists that inspired us and came before us, […]
Read more »Wendy Dio was a guest on The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast (and Billy is a huge fan of Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Dio himself). Here is their long and interesting conversation. In this powerful and emotional conversation, Wendy Dio joins Billy Corgan to share the brilliance of her late husband, Ronnie James Dio […]
Read more »Peter Goalby tells the story of how he was the singer in Rainbow. For all of about five minutes.
Read more »Ronnie Romero was a guest on The Rock ‘n’ Blues Experience podcast on the occasion of his second solo album Backbone.
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