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The upcoming Ritchie Blackmore documentary appears to have undergone a facelift — it has been retitled from the quirky Uneasy Rider — The Talented Mr. Blackmore to more pedestrian The Ritchie Blackmore Story and release date has been pushed back to November 6. It will come out on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download. The documentary […]
Read more »A guitar signed by Deep Purple (at the Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow), Whitesnake, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai amongst others is being auctioned in aid of British charity Rockin for Tots help to raise funds for Simpsons Special Care Babies, which is a registered charity (SC002013). These funds will help with the purchase of a travel […]
Read more »Wymer is preparing for publication a new book by Jerry Bloom — The Road of Golden Dust. The press blurb reads: A comprehensive story of Deep Purple’s golden years 1968-76, which saw the band come from nowhere to have a top 4 US hit with it’s debut single. Within two years the band was in […]
Read more »This was quite a highly anticipated show for me. Last year down at the Hard Rock in Biloxi, we saw Purple and was able to chat with Roger and Don after the show. Don revealed to me that he really wanted to play a gig at the historical Ryman Auditorium some day. I remember posting […]
Read more »Celeste Center Columbus, Ohio August 5th, 2015 Last night was my 6th Purple show and while they are always good, I can say that without question it was the best show I’ve ever seen them do. It wasn’t perfect, but it was damn close. The venue was a 10,000 seat multi-purpose, for lack of a […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Hard Rock Casino (Sioux City, USA 2015-08-07) Was all geared up to attend the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in nearby South Dakota when my biker buddy suffered a heart attack just three weeks prior to the event. Not being coordinated enough to risk riding a bike – I booked a flight to […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Celeste Center (Columbus, USA 2015-08-05) Last night was my 6th Purple show and while they are always good, I can say that without question it was the best show I’ve ever seen them do. It wasn’t perfect, but it was damn close. The venue was a 10,000 seat multi-purpose, for lack […]
Read more »The band have performed Smoke on the Water on The Today Show live this morning. The video has been posted officially on today.com, and unofficially on YouTube. (watch inside)
Read more »Deep Purple will be performing on The Today Show this Thursday, July 23rd. The Today Show airs on the US TV network NBC daily at 8 a.m. Selected fragments of the show are also posted online, including live music performances.
Read more »The official YouTube channel has a couple of clips that offer view of a gig from quite a unique angle. (watch inside)
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