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That allergy to major sevenths
Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday celebration livestream at an “interesting hour in the morning”. And it may even be not the last instalment!
Read more »And they went their own merry ways
Back from the loo, Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday livestream at (apparently) 4 o’clock in the morning.
Read more »A very gentle, satisfying evening
Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar.
Read more »Get a lawyer, immediately!
Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday.
Read more »Once upon a time in Budokan
After a year-long hiatus of 2025, Deep Purple have started their massive world tour on April 11 at the place that helped them to get propelled into the superstardom — Tokyo Budokan. Potential spoilers ahead.
Read more »A mountain burned down…
In the last couple of weeks Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel has posted several short clips of Jon Lord reminiscing about Deep Purple’s selected albums and tracks. Most (all?) of these had been available before in one form or another. Here they are as a playlist, albeit in reverse chronological order — starting with Stormbringer […]
Read more »Speakeasy 1974
Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel presents Jon Lord, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ian Hunter in conversation with Chip Monck in 1974. Ritchie Blackmore has opened up his tape archive and found a great interview following Deep Purple’s triumphant California Jam show in April 1974. Chip Monck hosted the 1974 rock talk show Speakeasy, which featured an […]
Read more »A yodel for 17 strings and 2 sticks
Check out Steve Morse, John Petrucci, Dave LaRue, and Mike Portnoy jamming on a cover of Focus classic Hocus Pocus. This was recorded during the last John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe event, that took place in Las Vegas on August 7-10, 2025.
Read more »A very personal piece
Steve Morse, his band, and his son Kevin have recorded a composition Taken By An Angel, dedicated to his late wife Janine. After losing my wife and Kevin losing his stepmother, this is the piece we put together as a tribute. The part at the end was actually something I had written as a chapter […]
Read more »It’s never too late for a first
Extra! Extra! Ian Paice announces his first ever solo album, which should be out some time before the end of the next (2026) year, and promises this to be “not a drumming album”. Bonus: a drum cam(s) video of Lucifer from the Turning to Crime sessions.
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