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The best Zeppelin album Plant never made

Classic Rock has an interview with Coverdale entirely devoted to his short lived collaboration with Jimmy Page: Whose idea was it was to make a record together? David Coverdale: The synchronicity was rather special. I’d spoken to a mutual acquaintance, my friend and agent, Rod MacSween, and said that I was taking some time off […]

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Mary told Johnny not to write such trash

Classic Rock has a feature story on Mary Long, based on interviews (which may or may not be from the archives) with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover: If there’s anything likely to upset Ian Gillan more than a self-styled moral crusader with a viewpoint diametrically opposed to his own, it’s two of them. Back in […]

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Importance of getting to the pub

Ian Gillan gave an interview to Classic Rock on the occasion of, ahem, 27th anniversary of The House of Blue Light release. He spoke about doing crosswords, cooking breakfast, fixing his roof (and he did’t mean a hair transplant), and the importance of always ending up at the pub. And what’s a good interview without […]

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Vincent Price is in top 3

Vincent Price took 3rd place in Classic Rock’s Song Of the Year 2013 poll. The top 10 is: Dream Theater – The Enemy Inside Stone Sour – The Uncanny Valley Deep Purple – Vincent Price Black Star Riders – Bound For Glory The Temperance Movement – Only Friend Fish – The High Wood Beth Hart […]

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Vote Vincent Price for best track of the year

Classic Rock is running a poll for best songs of 2013, and Vincent Price is in the running. Vote for it.

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Gold edition giveaway

British based Team Rock Radio is giving away a free copy of Now what?! deluxe box set, and from the looks of it it’s open worldwide. Enter your details here.

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Classic Rock Awards polls open

The Classic Rock Awards polls are now open and our boys are in the running in two categories that you can vote for: Now what?! is shortlisted for Album of the Year Machine Head 40th anniversary is shortlisted for Reissue of the Year As far as we can tell, any red blooded creature of 16 […]

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Holy s?!t

Vincent Price has won Classic Rock Track of the Week spot, and by a landslide: it got 67.53% of the total votes. Tracii Guns’ League Of Gentlemen came in second place with 5.4%, Megadeth third with 2.88%, and David Bowie fourth with 2.82%. Never underestimate the power of lingerie clad pole dancing nuns 😉 Thanks […]

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Vote for Classic Rock track of the week

Classic Rock Magazine has an online poll for the Track of the Week and Vincent Price is in the running. Vote here.

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Win a signed copy of Classic Rock hardback

Classic Rock magazine is running a competition in which they are offering 5 Deep Purple hardback special edition magazines signed by both Ians. The competition is apparently open worldwide. Head over there and fill in the form to enter.

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