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Jon Lord has won the Greatest Keyboard Player poll held by Real XS radio in Manchester, UK. The final top 10 is as follows: Jon Lord Rick Wakeman Rick Wright Keith Emerson Ray Manzarek Matt Bellamy Jordan Rudess Tony Banks Dave Greenfield John Paul Jones Thanks to Alan Heron for the info.
Read more »Blackmore Vale Magazine (I kid you not) reports that Ian Gillan offered his services to perform at the Guitars On The Beach festival in his home town of Lyme Regis. The event is essentially a mass gathering of guitar players not unlike the ones that set the world record, albeit not on quite the scale: […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes’ new band, California Breed, has announced 5 dates in the UK in late November / early December. It appears that they will be opening for Slash, and thus playing bigger venues. Tickets are already on sale. Full details in our calendar.
Read more »The week is over and final figures from the UK Official Charts Company are in. Both California Breed debut album and Made in Japan reissue made it to the Top 100, albeit to the lower than the mid-week positions. California Breed is at #26 (down from 16) and Made in Japan is at #71 (down […]
Read more »According to the preliminary midweek numbers issued by the UK Official Charts Company, both California Breed debut album and Made in Japan reissue are set to be in the Top 100 albums chart this week. As of Wednesday, May 21st, California Breed is at #16, and Made in Japan at #28. The final chart for […]
Read more »In what Geoff Barton calls “the most un-rock’n’roll story of the year”, on May 19 Ian Gillan has opened a showcase garden for the Sutton Seeds company at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Sutton Seeds is currently based in Paignton, Devon, which is just down the coast from Ian’s home in Lyme Regis. The […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes gave an interview to UK radio station Harborough FM, appearing on the Friday Night Rock Show. He spoke about California Breed, set the record straight about his experience in a trio environment, shared which drummer he played with never made a mistake, and explained the difference between big rock and proper rock. Thanks […]
Read more »The accidentally on purpose freshly baked Reverend (who will be 102 years old next year) preaches the good word of music at the London Bass Guitar Show on March 1. Do yourself a favour — set aside 40 minutes and watch the whole thing. There’s a little prize at the end 😉 For the impatient: […]
Read more »Concerto for Group and Orchestra got a name check in an episode of a British soap opera Coronation Street that aired on November 11.
Read more »I guess sometimes you have to be there to know. However here’s a couple more reviews from the UK tour, covering both sides of the coin…. Purple returned to Glasgow on the back of the great new album and we were intrigued to see how much they would change their set to accommodate it. We […]
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