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— Why do you always go on tour — on, and on, and on, and on? — It’s like any addict, very difficult to give up what it is that turns you on. A 2000 vintage interview with Jon Lord (with Paicey joining in towards the end) was posted by the official Youtube channel. It’s […]
Read more »A photo documentary by THS editor emeritus Trond J. Strøm Jon Lord in the Nidaros Cathedral is now available as a photo book. The book contains 58 photographs on 46 pages documenting Jon’s rehearsals at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, before his gig on May 23, 2010. You can preview the material at the […]
Read more »David Coverdale gave an interview to the Noisey, a Vice magazine musical offshoot. Amidst the now familiar story of him getting in touch with Jon Lord, then after his death reconnecting with Ritchie Blackmore, which resulted in The Purple Album, he mentioned that he’d be ‘totally down’ for a one-off show involving all the members […]
Read more »The official YouTube channel has a couple of clips that offer view of a gig from quite a unique angle. (watch inside)
Read more »Today, on the third anniversary of Jon Lord’s passing, JonLord.org has revealed a previously unreleased live recording of John Lennon’s Instant Karma performed by Jon Lord. Filmed on Armed Forces Day in July 2009 at an event in Jon’s local community, the band includes Micky Moody, Steve Balsamo, Steve White, Willie Wyffe, Sam Brown and […]
Read more »Jon Lord sitting down at a piano backstage circa 2000 tour. (watch inside)
Read more »On May 23rd 2010, Jon Lord and the Lord Chamber Orchestra played what sadly would be Jon’s last concert in the magnificent Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. Former THS editor Trond J. Strøm took some beautiful black and white photos during the final rehearsals that day. For now, Trond is publishing the photos in a […]
Read more »…And not just the album. Jeb Wright did an interview with David Coverdale for Classic Rock Revisited. It is one of those longish, in depth interviews that you’ll never see in the mainstream media. David talks at length about his Purple days and tells many revealing stories. One of them is that a major motivation […]
Read more »An interview with Jon Lord, done before the Concerto performance in Dublin in September 2009, is available from Irish public broadcaster RTE. This obviously has previously appeared in print, albeit in unspecified publication. Jon quips about the Concerto, past and present. Regarding the original 1969 performance and alleged tensions within the band about it: The […]
Read more »On October 10 last year Polish fans held a third Jon Lord memorial concert in Warsaw, which is now threatening to become an annual event. We had announced the first and second events, and apologize for missing it last year due to a miscommunication. In the spirit of better-late-then-never, we present you with excerpts from […]
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing