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Nathan and John at the Deep Purple Podcast are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra resurrection with a couple of episodes. The cherry on top is a bonus podcast with almost an-hour-and-a-half chat with Paul Mann. We highly recommend picking up a time to listen through it. Continue Reading »
The Bass Player magazine reprints online a 2010 vintage interview with Glenn Hughes conducted in the wake of the first Black Country Communion album.
How did Black Country Communion come together?
Joe was a fan of my work with Trapeze. We’d been hanging out, secretively making music, knowing that one day we’d do something. Then Kevin Shirley saw us play together at the House of Blues for a Guitar Center event and suggested we get a full band together.
He recommended Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian, and so the next day we got them on the phone and agreed to meet for an exploratory session. When we got into Kevin’s studio, we crossed our fingers and counted the beat off. Four sessions later, we had an album.
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Here’s quite an off the wall conversation between Glenn Hughes and an Indian guru Atma Nambi, that happened on August 18, 2024. Among other things, Glenn confirmed that he has finished recording a new solo album, which should be out some time next year. Namaste! Continue Reading »
Ian Gillan spoke to France’s Riff X, and the interview appears in their METALXS series. The conversation revolves around the latest album =1, some anecdotes from the bygone days, and his, ahem, unique sense of fashion. Ian’s words are in original English, with subtitles en française. Continue Reading »
Goldmine magazine reviews the “25th anniversary” reissue of Blackmore’s Night Fires at Midnight:
Mostly though, the original album stands on its own, a sweeping survey of sounds seemingly drawn from a traditional tapestry. A sprightly take on “The Times They Are A-Changin’” fits comfortably alongside the folk-like frolic of “Village on the Sand” and “Home Again,” the moving and majestic “Crowning of the King,” the regal revelry of “Praetorious,” and the stately serenade “Fayre Thee Well.” It’s easy to see how the group was inspired by the places they had played before managing to incorporate those venerable surroundings into their own personal panorama.
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Rhino Entertainment in the US will be re-releasing a number of their back catalogue items on vinyl as part of their Rocktober event. The following items could be of particular interest for our pages.
These releases are said to be available exclusively at select brick-and-mortar retail stores while supplies last. However, The Dep Sessions pre-orders are also available through the Black Sabbath online store.
There is no word on what mix/master Machine Head release is sourced from. Coverdale’s solo albums are apparently being filed under the Whitesnake moniker for reasons. They will be available on CD later in October as a part of the box set.
Ritchie Blackmore tells the story of writing and recording of Smoke on the Water. Continue Reading »
This is straight from the desk of bizarre appearances in our trainspotting department. Some time over the past year, crooks posing as Ritchie Blackmore scammed an old lady in the UK out of £115,000. See the maestro himself appearing at around 12:40 expressing sympathy for the victim and vehemently denying his involvement because he doesn’t “personally use internet or social media”.
Thanks to Uwe Hornung for the heads-up.
Some great pictures by our readers from the recently concluded North American tour. Continue Reading »
Orange Amplifiers in cooperation with Premier Guitar will be giving away the Glenn Hughes Signature Crush Bass 50 amp(s). You can enter the giveaway until November 18, 2024 via this link. Continue Reading »
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing