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New take on Soldier of Fortune

Whitesnake’s record label has released another promo video for their upcoming Purple Album. Soldier of Fortune manages to avoid the hair metal clichés and stay closer to the original. (watch inside)

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Dobrze zrobione!

On October 10 last year Polish fans held a third Jon Lord memorial concert in Warsaw, which is now threatening to become an annual event. We had announced the first and second events, and apologize for missing it last year due to a miscommunication. In the spirit of better-late-then-never, we present you with excerpts from […]

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The magic of Paicey

Bits and pieces (presumably, the good ones) from Ian Paice’s drum clinic held at the Adams Drummersfestival in March 2014. And an oldie but goody — his clinic at the Bass’n’Drum Festival in Stockholm back in 2005. (watch inside)

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On the water

If it floats, Dutch can play music on it. 😉 Here’s the proof — Dutch band Helloise and Art Vark saxophone quartet perform Smoke on the Water at the 2012 Rotterdam Harbour Fest. (watch inside)

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Glasgow ablaze

Last month California Breed were touring UK supporting Slash and Myles Kennedy. In Glasgow on December 4 Glenn Hughes and Andrew Watt joined the headliners on stage for a pretty blistering rendition of Burn. (watch inside)

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Santomato Live

An Italian new report on Paicey’s appearance in Santomato on December 19. Includes a bit of the press conference where he talks about challenges of playing under less than perfect conditions. (watch inside)

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Tama hooooome

Burn is being used as the tune of commercial jingles for a Japanese company called Tama Homes, which appears to sell, well, homes. (watch inside)

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Mexico press conference

A complete press conference in Mexico City was posted on YouTube. With the questions varying from very interesting, to mundane, to borderline insulting, with much lost in translation, it is interesting to see the band summoning their collective wits to turn the proceedings into something entertaining.

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Bernie Marsden’s track-by-track

Bernie Marsden provides track by track comments for his solo album Shine, released in August this year. (watch inside)

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Rated X EPK and promo clips

The record company obviously sees that Joe Lynn Turner’s new project Rated X is worth promoting, and produced an electronic press kit and a couple of promo videos in anticipation of their self titled debut album. EPK: This is Who I Am: Stranger In Us All (where did we hear that title before?): Album track […]

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