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Whoosh — first impressions

Deep Purple’s new album Whoosh was supposed to come out on June 12 this year. But then the coronavirus struck and record company pushed release date back to August 7. Apparently not everybody got the memo, and on June 12 the album went on sale through at least one online retailer (and was soon removed). […]

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Throw my bones live rehearsal

The record company has posted video of a live in the studio rehearsal for Throw My Bones — track from the upcoming Deep Purple album Whoosh!. Foreword by Paicey. (watch inside)

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Man Alive streaming

Another track from the upcoming Deep Purple album Whoosh. This one is called Man Alive. [Update]: Now with video.

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Unspoken and unplugged

Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich will perform an acoustic version of Unspoken — the first single from the new Dead Daisies album — live on Facebook on Sunday, April 19th, at 1:00pm PST. UNSPOKEN is the first powerhouse single to hit the digital airwaves from our highly anticipated finished album. Written during the bands first […]

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Equal and opposite reaction

The new release date for Whoosh! has been set for August 7, 2020. Read Ian Gillan’s message inside.

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Throw my bones

The first track from Whoosh! has arrived, now with video. Watch inside.

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Vegas Blue

Guitarist/producer/engineer Brian Tarquin has put together an album dedicated to helping the families and survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting of October 1, 2017. The lineup features lots of guest musicians, with Steve Morse, Tony Carey, and Reb Beach among them. Other guests include Larry Coryell, Mike Stern, Billy Sheehan, Gary Hoey, Bumblefoot (Guns […]

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Slide it in on red vinyl

Whitesnake’s Slide It In will be released on red vinyl via Rhino/Warner on both sides of the Atlantic on April 10. The 2LP set will contain the 35th anniversary remix previously released on Disc 3 of the Super Deluxe set from early 2019). Slide It In was always meant to be a structured, more electric […]

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Mysterious single

A limited edition 10″ single from the upcoming Whoosh! will be released on June 20 in conjunction with the German Record Store Day.

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New website, cover art, and track listing for Whoosh!

[Updated] The press release went down the wire today confirming release date for the new Deep Purple album Whoosh! as June 12. There is also a new website to promote the album and 30 second previews of each song at Google Play.

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