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Candice Night was interviewed for the Folk N Rock podcast. She explains the title of her upcoming solo album, how exactly her hubby became involved in it, what it’s like to live in the house with a thousand guitars, and you get a peek at the medieval interior decor of the humble abode. Continue Reading »
On February 17, 2025, Don Airey has appeared on Mick Wall’s podcast Season 4, Episode 9, promoting his new album Pushed to the Edge. The conversation veered wide of the release, however, and ventured into Don’s years with Gary Moore, Colosseum II, Rainbow, Ozzy, Whitesnake, etc, etc. Continue Reading »
Don Airey’s new album Pushed to the Edge is now out for streaming and download, and here is another single from it — Godz of War Continue Reading »
Armenian agency Mediamax shares an account of two Ian Gillan’s charity performances in Armenia in 2010:
Fifteen years ago, on March 26 and 27, 2010, I was the happiest person in the world. If you were present at Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan’s charity concerts with the Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra on those days, you will understand exactly what I mean.
Thanks to Mediamax for the reminder.
Yahoo carries a short interview with Don Airey, attributed to DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur). Like many other of his publicity appearances these days, it was done on the occasion of his upcoming solo album Pushed To The Edge. Continue Reading »
A second single The Last Goodbye from the upcoming Candice Night’s solo album Sea Glass has been released. This is the track with Ritchie Blackmore making a guest appearance on guitar, but lowering your expectations is in order. There are no fiery solos, and his contribution can be described as ‘some acoustic accompaniment’. Continue Reading »
The Bass Player magazine (part of the Guitar World stable) has a short interview with Bob Daisley. It inevitably steered towards his stint with Rainbow, before turning the sights on Ozzy.
The Rainbow record you appeared on, 1978’s Long Live Rock & Roll, you played on only a few tracks?
“The reason I just played on some of the tracks was because some of them had already been done with Ritchie playing bass on them ‘cos they didn’t have a bass player while they were recording.
“I played my ’61 Precision bass on Kill the King and Sensitive to Light, and on Gates of Babylon I used an early ’50s Fender Precision. Amp-wise, I used Ritchie’s 20 watt Marshalls and 4x12s.”
“Ritchie and Ronnie were great songwriters and they didn’t need any input. They wrote the stuff, put it together and we just played it. Though I had a fairly free hand; I wasn’t told to do that much. But Ritchie did have strong set ideas on what he wanted.”
Read more in Bass Player.
Vocalist and violinist Ginny Luke (of Meat Loaf’s band The Neverland Express fame) has a new album out. It is called Devil at My Heels and, along with original material, features a cover of Burn. Continue Reading »
Roger’s bass playing rarely get the same recognition as the other musicians in the band. Here’s one example when it does — a professional, Berklee educated, and Deep Purple hating (shock! horror!) bass player learns the Highway Star bass line and discovers the beauty of it.
For bass players, tackling a Deep Purple song means stepping into a world of groove-driven rock, and Highway Star is no exception. Roger Glover’s driving bass line locks in with Ian Paice’s drumming to push the song full speed ahead.
In this video, Sharon jumps in as fast as possible, breaking down the bass line and figuring out what makes it tick. With a mix of groove, pentatonic phrasing, and a few tricky surprises, it’s way more than just root notes. Can she keep up with the energy and speed? Watch and find out!
Thanks to Scott’s Bass Lessons for the video.
Here’s the original Deep Purple improvisation vehicle Mandrake Root, performed on November 14, 1970 for French TV show Chorus, and now all cleaned up and upscaled to HD by the latest wonders of technology undistinguishable from magic Continue Reading »
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