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Voice in his head
A second single Voice In My Head from the upcoming Glenn Hughes’ solo album Chosen has been released.
Read more »The song called Higway Star, this one
A music video for the Highway Star from Tokyo, August 17, 1972, has been released in anticipation of the Made in Japan remix due out in August.
Read more »Simplicity is what hangs it all together
And another contribution to our quickly growing better-late-than-never section. British newspaper The Sun had an interview with Ian Gillan published in July 2024, around the time =1 was released. Our regulars, particularly those who’ve been around the block once or twice, aren’t very likely to learn anything new from there. Curiously, the article is illustrated […]
Read more »Warhorse – Live At Woods
Another new(ish) release courtesy of letters to our better-late-than-never department. A Warhorse live album was quietly released some time in January 2025 via SingSong Music (a company founded by George Harrison himself). It is a recording of their one-off reunion gig from 2001. A founding member of Deep Purple, British music veteran Nick Simper left […]
Read more »Sign of the Wolf
Our better-late-than-never department presents you with the self-titled album of the studio project called Sign of the Wolf, released earlier this year. The project lists several members of the extended Purple family in their ranks: Doug Aldrich and Steve Morris on guitars, Tony Carey on keyboards, and Vinny Appice on drums. The lineup also includes […]
Read more »Banned
Ian Paice not only continues to tour with Purpendicular, but they also completed recording a new album together. The album is whimsically called Banned, and release date is pencilled in for October 10, 2025. In the hot summer of 2024, the band decided to write their fourth album in a remote village high in the […]
Read more »After all we said today
A second single for the upcoming remix of Rapture of the Deep has been released. Behold, it’s Clearly Quite Absurd.
Read more »That all-so-important heart and soul
Blues Rock Review (somewhat belatedly) reviews Simon McBride’s Recordings 2020 – 2025 that came out a few months ago. While hype around this collection of personal tracks (a original material and covers) has been very much hush hush (Deep Purple pun intended), it’s an exciting and intriguing glimpse into McBride’s accomplished, passionate, and versatile guitar […]
Read more »Rapture remix
[Updated June 9] Edel is preparing to release a remixed version of Rapture of the Deep for the 20th anniversary of the album. The new mix was done under Roger Glover’s supervision, and mastered at Hamburg’s renowned Chameleon Studios.
Read more »Chosen
Glenn Hughes’ new album Chosen is set for release on September 5, 2025, via Frontiers Records. Songwriting is deeply personal to me, and I generally write and record when I have something to say. It’s been nine years since I recorded my last solo album, “Resonate”. While there have been recordings and collaborations with other […]
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