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Johnnie Bolin R.I.P.

Johnnie Bolin, Tommy’s brother, has passed away on September 5, 2024. He was known as a musician in his own right (played drums for Black Oak Arkansas since the mid-1980s), and an enthusiastic supporter of keeping his brother’s memory alive. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the Sioux […]

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Still no place to go

Here’s a complete Glenn Hughes’ show in Dallas, TX, from September 6.

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Wherever You May Go

David Coverdale posted a video for the 2024 remix of Wherever You May Go off his revamped solo album Into the Light, slated for re-release on October 25, along with WhiteSnake and Northwinds.

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That dreaded dress code

Louder Sound reprints Ian Gillan’s 1973-84 out-of-Purple career retrospective that originally appeared in the Classic Rock magazine issue #92. There has never been a dull moment in Ian Gillan’s career. From his 60s bands The Moonshiners, The Javelins and Episode Six to his three separate stints in Deep Purple, via an unlikely one-album service in […]

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The duck that quacks

Ritchie Blackmore reminisces from his bar about various encounters with Eric Clapton he had over the years.

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No roadies required

Engl has introduced a new Steve Morse Signature 20 amplifier. It is a compact, 20-watt all-tube amp. Here’s Steve explaining what, how, and why

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Deep sense of gratitude

Roger Glover posts on his website a eulogy for the late Mick Underwood: Mick Underwood was a lovely man. I was deeply saddened to learn that he had died. It’s taken me a while to digest the news and put in perspective what he meant for Ian Gillan and me. When he joined Episode Six, […]

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Coverdale’s solo albums remixed

Rhino Entertainment will be reissuing the three David Coverdale’s solo albums — WhiteSnake, Northwinds, and Into the Light as a 6CD box set. Rather confusingly, the box set is titled Into The Light: The Solo Albums, with no explicit mention of the other two on the cover, and a latter-day Whitesnake-the-band logo to boot. Inside, […]

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Round and round we all go

A second single from the upcoming remix of Blackmore’s Night third album Fires at Midnight. Has been released. Listen to the remixed Sake of the Song on your favourite streaming service or right here.

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Still the aviator

US Navy veteran and novelist Ward Carroll sits down to talk to Steve Morse about their common love for music and airplanes.

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