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The Riff for dummies
In this video tutorial one can learn how to play the Smoke riff with literally zero prior music experience. Which is the majority of people on this planet.
Read more »Alarm bells ringing clear
Almost 20 years ago to this day, in March 2002, Deep Purple played a show at the Meteor Hall in Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnipro), Ukraine. These were the vegetarian times by todays standards…
Read more »Sail your ship across the water
Deep Purple managed to play one show on board of the rock cruise before it went sideways. Here’s a clip from it with a rising rendition of Perfect Strangers
Read more »Caught in the act
The band have played their first live show in nearly 2 years yesterday, February 10, 2022, at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Let’s see how the gentlemen have weathered the storm.
Read more »If it ain’t got the swing
Yet another cover of Smoke, this time swinging jazz style. Description claims it to be a ‘1920s cover’. We’re no experts in intricacies of early jazz, but to our editorial ears this sounds more like 1940s. Anyways, enjoy!
Read more »It’s a moving silhouette
In this new installment of the Drumtribe, Paicey provides us with the fascinating look behind the scenes of how the sausage is made. Here is a video of pre-production rehearsal for the Bodyline from Now What?!
Read more »How the drummer does it
Paicey talks how he got back in shape for recording of Turning to Crime after the somewhat forced pandemic hiatus, and shares his practice footage.
Read more »Ian Gillan and Roger Glover talk about Turning To Crime
Here are a couple more interview videos with members of the band talking about Turning To Crime. First up, Ian Gillan talks to Chaoszine. As well, Roger Glover was interviewed by Mitch Lafon.
Read more »And the hits keep coming..
Ear Music have released another video from the upcoming Turning To Crime; this time, it’s The Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu. They’ve collected excerpts of all the songs into a single video as well.
Read more »Chance to move up
Paicey reminisces about his first time meeting Ritchie Blackmore and then a year later joining a nascent band Ritchie was forming with Jon Lord and Nick Simper.
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