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At the Vienna gig on October 5, 2026, Deep Purple were joined on stage by classical violinist Lidia Baich for a rousing rendition of a Johann Strauss’ classic and some fun on Perfect Strangers. Widely regarded as one of the most versatile violin soloists of our time, Baich was born in St. Petersburg and received […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore’s official channel has recently posted a couple of videos of interest. Ritchie Blackmore & Candice Night discussing their 2013 album Dancer and the Moon in what appears to be a contemporary electronic press kit for the release. Caveat: it is incomplete and ends rather abruptly. Same, being interviewed a very picturesque setting circa […]
Read more »Deep Purple opened their European leg of the Splat! tour on September 29, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria. And there were surprises in the set. Spoilers ahead.
Read more »Several video clips have been posted over the last few days on the Ritchie Blackmore Official youtube channel, some of those known better than the others.
Read more »Ian Paice returns with a rare issue of his DrumTribe video channel. It is a drum cam studio video for Arrogant Boy.
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore’s YouTube channel has posted a video clip for Anya. The video material appears to have been sourced from Come Hell or High Water and synced up with the album version. The video creation is credited to one Russell Wagus.
Read more »Another conversation between Roger Glover and a fellow producer, this time with Bob Ezrin. This is the video that had been produced in November 2019 to accompany Whoosh. If you haven’t seen it, you’re in for a treat, and it’s a joy even if you had.
Read more »Steve Morse demonstrates his signature DiMarzio pickups. Everything you need to know about electric guitar pickups, and then some.
Read more »Just as anticipated, on August 12, 2026, Ritchie Blackmore joined Deep Purple on stage at the Jones Beach Theater for a guest performance of Smoke. As an engineering wisdom goes, with sufficient thrust pigs fly just fine. Here is the evidence.
Read more »Good news, everybody! Another track from Splat! is getting a live outing. Here’s The Only Horse in Town as performed in Pisa on July 16, 2026. And it comes with a bonus side of Scriblin’ Gib’rish.
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