Louder Sound reprints a Geoff Barton feature on the pre-1987 Whitesnake originally penned for the Classic Rock magazine.
It’s March 9, 1978. The ritzy stage of the Scarborough Penthouse looks like something out of The Price Is Right: curtains made out of multi-coloured strips of aluminium foil drape over a modest backline of amplifiers, there’s a mirrorball hanging from the ceiling, there’s glitter on the walls. But there’s no sense of pomp and ceremony, just a taste of stale beer and a whiff of pie and chips. There are maybe 100 people here for only the fourth ever gig by Whitesnake, fronted by the dynamic and thrusting David Coverdale. Cum on down…
To those more familiar with the modern-day, turbo-charged Whitesnake, this band from the late 70s would be unrecognisable. Coverdale takes to the boards wearing cheap T-shirt and jeans, more Millets than Moschino. He’s pale-faced and chubby-cheeked; his mane of dark brown hair is untamed, unteased, unbleached.
Deep Purple are confirmed for 4 dates in Australia in April 2024. They will perform at the travelling festival/package tour called Pandemonium, along with Alice Cooper, Blondie, Placebo, Wolfmother, Dead Kennedys, and several other acts. Continue Reading »
Dixie Dregs will play eight dates in April, supported by the Steve Morse Band. The mini-tour will start in Nashville, TN, on April 18, 2024, and proceed further south, wrapping up on April 27th in Clearwater, FL. Dregs’ lineup will include Steve Morse, Andy West, Rod Morgenstein, Allen Sloan, with Jordan Rudess on keyboards. No surprises in the opening act: Steve will be joined by the regulars Dave LaRue and Van Romaine.
Tickets go on sale, for the most part, on Friday, January 19, with various presales starting earlier. Check our calendar for full details.
We’ve written before about that great cover band from Italy called Strange Kind of Women. They continue gigging around the continent, and their upcoming tour is promoted as you see above.
Now, this image is fed into some sort of the neural network (be it the one working on silicon or on regular meat and potatoes caffeine and avocado toast), and — bada-bing bada-boom — next thing you know, said neural network starts hallucinating that the actual Deep Purple are playing in February in Alicante:
Iconic English hard rock band: Deep Purple rocks La Nucia
Rock fans are in for a treat as Deep Purple takes the stage in La Nucia on February 24 at 8:00 PM.
The performance will be held at La Nucia’s Auditorium, Plaza Almàssera, 1, 03530 La Nucía.
Tickets for the event can be purchased online from entradas.com
British gear manufacturer Orange Amps is releasing a Glenn Hughes signature edition of their O Bass guitar. On the cursory view, this edition does not significantly differ from the stock guitars, apart from the cosmetics — the bass was previously available in orange and black, while the GH edition is purple. Oh, and about £150 more expensive.
A couple of years ago this company has already released a Glenn Hughes signature amp — also in purple trim, without any other visible modifications from the stock one.
A new version of the track Rose in Hell featuring Glenn Hughes and Ian Paice will be released on Turkish Delight III album, a project run by UK record label Escape Music. The song was originally featured on the first Moonstone Project album Time to Take a Stand, released back in 2006. The new version features Paicey and Hughes, along with Mike Slamer on guitar, Chris Child on bass, and Adam Wakeman on Hammond. The parts by Hughes and Paice are slightly different takes from the original 2003 sessions, while guitar, bass, and keyboard parts have been recorded anew.
Turkish Delight project is named after Khalil Turk, a chap who runs Escape Music, and is celebrating 30 years of the label. Also, from the extended Purple family, Ronnie Romero (Rainbow), Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake), Steve Morris (Gillan), Brian Tichy (Whitesnake), Greg Smith (Rainbow), Marco Mendoza and Joel Hoekstra (both Whitesnake) are all one way or the other affiliated with the label.
In related news, Escape Music will also release a completely new version of the whole first Moonstone Project album with new production, some new arrangements, new solos, and a brand new track featuring Ian Paice on drums. (Fun fact: for this session, Paicey used the very same old cowbell he used in 1973 for the Burn sessions). The album will be available on limited edition vinyl, CD, and digital. We’ll furnish further details when we have them.
Thanks to Matteo Filippini for the info.
[Updated Jan 13, 2024, to clarify what’s new with this release of the track]
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