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Archive for April, 2020
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David Coverdale spoke to the Appetite for Distortion podcast clarifying his retirement comments from last week and he sounds like he’s not quite ready to retire yet: Appetite for Distortion · David Coverdale’s Slow an’ Easy approach to Quarantine | Ep. 189 I was asked a question, and I just thought it was amusing to […]
Read more »Flying Colors’ online backstage summit
Taking advantage of the forced downtime (and probably trying to make up for some of the income lost due to no touring), Flying Colors will be holding an online event called Backstage Summit on May 5-8, 2020. It’s not quite a live performance, but more of a Q&A session with the band and a songwriting […]
Read more »Coverdale on his retirement
Speaking about “those who can afford to retire, will retire”, David Coverdale said just that in his interview to Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown on Detroit radio station WRIF. Besides retirement, he’s promoting a new Whitesnake compilation and talks about the fate of ’84 album, noting that 50% of that band is now gone. I have […]
Read more »Nothing seems important, yet everything is
Roger Glover posts a message to the world, in which he mourns the passing of John Prine on April 7 from COVID-19 complications. I sit at the computer attempting to describe feelings, views, thoughts, but nothing seems important right now, and yet everything is. Of course, I send my wishes for good health to anyone […]
Read more »Tough times ahead
As many European governments have now banned mass gatherings until at least the end of August, the whole summer tour schedule is now in jeopardy. Hellfest, Graspop, Clam Live, and Lovely Days festivals are now officially cancelled, with a whole bunch of others (we predict) to follow in the coming days. Worse, there are indications […]
Read more »Fact check optional
Ritchie Blackmore had his own ‘Mr.Grover, Mr.Gillian’ moment yesterday when a German newspaper decided to publish a birthday note for somebody famous. So they’ve probably consulted a celebrity gossip calendar and pulled up a stock photo of a guitar player from Deep Purple to accompany the blurb that came down the wire.
Read more »Unspoken and unplugged
Glenn Hughes and Doug Aldrich will perform an acoustic version of Unspoken — the first single from the new Dead Daisies album — live on Facebook on Sunday, April 19th, at 1:00pm PST. UNSPOKEN is the first powerhouse single to hit the digital airwaves from our highly anticipated finished album. Written during the bands first […]
Read more »Live from Minstrel Hall, vol. 2
Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night did another live performance from their home on April 9. Enjoy!
Read more »Moscow cancelled
The Dreaded Lurgy took the first bite out of Deep Purple’s touring schedule — the opening night of the tour in Moscow on May 31 has been cancelled. Refund for the tickets will be available between May 1 and June 30 at the point of purchase. VIP upgrade ticket holders will be contacted directly.
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