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An unexpected bonus
An update to the charity auction that ends tomorrow, March 7: Ian throws in a seat next himself on stage at a Deep Purple gig of your choice.
Read more »Archive for March, 2024
Live from the Badger and Pussycat
Ritchie Blackmore was in a talkative mood, allegedly, after partaking at his in-house pub.
Read more »Catastrophe after catastrophe
Classic Rock History has a feature on Machine Head based on an interview with Roger Glover: In retrospect, Deep Purple’s 1972 record, Machine Head, reads as an iconic proto-metal masterpiece. Given that its track listing boasts classic cuts like “Lazy,” “Highway Star,” and the forever-loved FM radio staple, “Smoke on the Water,” that’s no surprise. […]
Read more »BCC V is coming
Release date for the Black Country Communion’s fifth studio album V is set for June 14, 2024. A track from the album, called Stay Free, has been posted for your listening pleasure
Read more »Three out of four
Watch a drummer from a different style and different generation listen to Fireball for the first time and play through with his own parts. The drummer in question is Tosh Peterson, who is 22, have been a touring musician since he was 16, and played with a bunch of bands most of us never heard […]
Read more »There be cobras
Last year’s December visit to India has certainly renewed the interest in the band in that country’s press. Just witness the string of interviews promoting Machine Head 2024 remix. Here is another one, with Ian Paice.
Read more »Break a leg, Frank
The much touted video for the remix of Smoke on the Water has arrived.
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