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Caramba reports that eleven Gillan singles will be reissued on Demon / Edsel. This follows the earlier reissue of his solo albums on the same label. The singles will be issued in CD-sized replicas of their original sleeves. The box will also include bonus DVD with seven promo videos. Ian himself contributed to the liner […]
Read more »Olso, Norway, November 15, 1993. The days of Mk2 in existence are already counted. All the nasty words have been said, water poured, spaghetti thrown and visas torn. There was only one thing left to do: play music. And they did.
Read more »Cascades: I’m Not Your Lover, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 19, 1997:
Read more »Joe Lynn Turner will perform at the Crazy Donkey in Long Island on Thursday, September 20 as a warm-up gig for his European dates. His band will include a cohort of fellow “previously played with Blackmore” musicians: Greg Smith on bass (ex-Rainbow) Carmine Gigglio on keyboards (ex-Blackmore’s Night) Mike Sorrentino on drums (ex-Blackmore’s Night) Karl […]
Read more »Roger Glover in a new message on his website tells us that his new solo album is nearing completion: My hope is to finish it over the winter and have it ready by early next year. The title (of course, always subject to a second look) is CLOSE-UP. Read the rest here. And congratulations to […]
Read more »There is a new Q&A with Steve Morse on the new official Deep Purple website. His ultimate imaginary band: I have played with some of the best living musicians already, and have always appreciated that. It might be interesting to imagine a band of departed musicians with Keith Moon on drums, Barry Oakley (Allman bros.) […]
Read more »Tommy Bolin is featured in the latest Guitar Techniques Magazine (September 2007 issue). The magazine can be ordered online at www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk. Thanks to Andrew Wissing for the info.
Read more »There is a brand new interview with Steve Morse on Playback:stl. Derek Lauer writes in his introduction: There was an incredible synergy of brilliant musicians at the University of Miami in Florida in the early ’70s, with people in the School of Music like Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Hiram Bullock, Andy West, Rod Morgenstein and […]
Read more »A discussion in our forum prompted this question: what are the best Deep Purple album opening tracks? A good opening track sets the tone and the mood for the whole album. Think about yourself bringing a new album home, putting it in a CD player / turntable, turning the volume all the way to 11 […]
Read more »Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night will be featured guests on Richard Quest’s program Quest for Rock ‘n’ Roll. The show will air on CNN International on Saturday, September 22 at 6:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, September 23 at 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (all times are GMT). Thanks to Blabbermouth.net for the […]
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