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Archive for July, 2024



Mick Underwood R.I.P.

[Updated] A prominent member of the Purple family, Mick Underwood has died on July 28, 2024, at the age of 78. In the early 1960s he played drums in The Outlaws with Ritchie Blackmore, then went on to join Episode Six along Ian Gillan and Roger Glover.

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Great Gypsy Soul reissue

Tommy Bolin & Friends album Great Gypsy Soul is going to be reissued in August on Cleopatra Records. The album, originally released in 2012, was a project that brought together major players who recorded alongside Tommy Bolin’s tracks from the outtakes of Teaser. The new edition expands it with 6 bonus tracks, features new artwork, […]

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Never say never

Australian outfit Noise11 has interviewed Simon McBride. Simon talks about his early influences, working with Bob Ezrin, making up for the Australian dates that fell through, possibility of another Purple album, and many other things.

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Running a bulldozer and cutting hay

Steve Morse was featured on the latest (July 25, 2024) instalment of the Ernie Ball String Theory web series. Here it is — the story of Steve’s life as told by the man himself in 20 minutes.

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=1 Will Have a Respected Place in the Band’s Catalogue

The Highway Star reader Albania reviews =1 My first listen to the material from =1 was somewhat unusual/disjointed as it occurred incoherently in bits and pieces (at airports, in the car driving my kids to soccer matches, in the office, etc.). Thus, this review might seem a bit disorderly given the various mental notes at […]

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So much coffee

Deep Purple’s drum tech Cimi Mezzano posts a vlog summarizing his day on tour with the band.

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From two different sides of the world

Simon McBride gave an interview to the Ultimate Guitar. It is short on length, but not on substance: I recently interviewed Steve Morse, and he praised your playing. Are you aware that Steve Morse is a fan of your playing? No, I’m not aware of it. That’s an amazing thing to hear because Steve is […]

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The therapeutic effects of cooking

Some time in June, Just before the start of the tour, Ian Paice was interviewed by Paltrocast. He spoke about the band’s writing process, why Deep Purple are more popular in some countries than the others, how he keeps sane on the road, and a few other things. Enjoy!

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=1 in the charts

This article will be updated regularly with the new data. Consider this an invitation to send us information (with proof links) on how the album is doing in your country.

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Bend it like Gary

Deep Purple were featured in the BBC Radio 2 show The Rock Show with Johnnie Walker that aired on July 19, 2024. Ian Gillan and Roger Glover were guests of the show. You can listen to it on the BBC player, where it will be available for 30 days after the first airing. Gillan’s bit […]

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