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The magic fingers

Last Friday, May 5, Don Airey did a keyboard clinic in Milton Keynes, UK, here are a couple of videos demonstrating his prowess (like anyone had any doubts by now). A longer video has also been posted by the Music Kavern, the store that hosted the event, on Facebook.

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Don Airey in Milton Keynes

Don Airey will make an in-store appearance at the Music Kavern in Milton Keynes on Friday, May 5, 2017, between 4 and 5 p.m. He will conduct a keyboard clinic followed by a Q&A session. The event is sponsored by General Music. And here he is ripping up Difficult to Cure at the Musikmesse in […]

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Little black dresses and not very much underneath

Ian Gillan appears on British TV to promote Accidentally on Purpose. that’s from his period between being an ‘angry young man’ and ‘fucking furious’ that he is now. Aaah, I miss that Gillan…

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Ramblin’ Man Glenn

Glenn Hughes has been announced in this years lineup for the Ramblin’ Man Fair. His interview was recently posted on their website to promote the appearance. The interview briefly covers his whole career, from Trapeze to Black Country Communion IV (that’s how the new album will be called — “We wanted to call it IV […]

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Purple special on UK radio

On Thursday, April 13th, there will be a one hour radio special on the new Deep Purple album inFinite with interviews with Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, and Don Airey, plus several tracks from the album. The show is on the air between 9 and 12 pm with the Deep Purple special in part […]

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Music is infinite, bodies aren’t

Roger Glover was a guest yesterday, April 2 on Star 107 radio station in Cambridge, England. His 25 minute long interview gets more and more interesting once the now familiar talking points about inFinite and the Long Goodbye Tour are out of the way.

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Johnny’s Band on BBC

Johnny’s Band continues being played on the BBC Radio 2 since the premiere on March 6, and is climbing up their airplay chart. It is now at number 15 (with 18 times on air) in the Airplay Chart Top 40. This is a 28-day trailing chart that covers February 28 to March 27 inclusive. According […]

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Purple bonanza in Classic Rock magazine

April 2017 issue of the Classic Rock magazine (now on sale in the UK) has Deep Purple on the cover, a 10-page feature Love, Death, Age: Inside the Unstoppable Deep Purple inside, plus a 7/10 review of the new album inFinite, and four pages review of Glenn Hughes’ Islington gig from January 21 this year. […]

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Purple night on British TV

Documentary on the making of the new album Deep Purple: From Here To Infinity will be shown on British cable/satellite channel Sky Arts HD on Saturday, 11th March. It’s on at 9pm, with Classic Albums: Machine Head starting at 8pm, and Perfect Strangers Live following at 11pm.

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Purple Uncut

Deep Purple are featured in the latest issue of the British magazine Uncut: While warming up for a final tour and album, Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice recall their wild career in rock […] The issue in question has Björk on its cover and is dated April 2017. It went on […]

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