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One way to get thrown out of a hotel
In this latest instalment of Tales from the Tavern Ritchie Blackmore discusses the genius of Django Reinhardt and how to get thrown out of a hotel.
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Odyssey through the chaotic career
Record Collector magazine has announced a special Deep Purple issue featuring foreword by Opeth’s frontman (and a card-carrying Purple fan) Mikael Ã…kerfeldt. Join us on a 57-year odyssey through the chaotic career of Deep Purple, the original British heavy rock band. There will be deaths along the way. There will be arguments and near-fatal pranks. […]
Read more »Vibrato of a Hammond is what powers this man
MetalTalk has a positively glowing review of Don Airey’s new album Pushed To The Edge: For a bloke who is one of the most revered and reliable musicians in the business, Don Airey appears to take it all in his stride. Playing with global heavyweights like Ozzy Osbourne, Rainbow and Whitesnake and breathing life into […]
Read more »Graphic artist Ioannis R.I.P.
Internationally renowned graphic artist and designer Ioannis Vasilopoulos has passed away. Ioannis was the author of the cover art for Abandon and Rapture of the Deep and graphic designer for Bananas. He also designed numerous other record covers and merchandise for other bands, from Alan Parsons Project to Sepultura. The following message has been posted […]
Read more »The mountain revival
Vermonter.com has an article about the connection that Deep purple formed in the 1980s with the quaint ski resort town of Stowe, Vermont. With input from Colin Hart, and some locals what befriended the band. The piece is well illustrated with photos, some of which may have never been published before. In the tranquil mountains […]
Read more »Can’t stop the tide coming in
Roger Glover was interviewed by the ROCK TALK podcast out from Argentina. There was no apparent occasion, so lots of things were discussed — what the band is up to these days (spoiler: working on a new album apparently, the interview was recorded before =1 came out), the writing process, Turning to Crime and Whoosh!, […]
Read more »Travelling on hold
Another interview with Candice Night, in which she reveals that Ritchie Blackmore’s touring career is, ahem, on hold. He was told by the doctors not to fly (at least for now), so any shows now can only be within the driving distance from their home in Long Island.
Read more »It’s a rocky old road sometimes
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.
Read more »Godz of War
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
Read more »Come up with something good
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.
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