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Snakecharmer General answers fan-submitted questions (Christmas Edition)
Read more »Sharing the personal fun
Taking full advantage of the lull in touring schedule, Paicey resumes the regular programming on his Drumtribe channel. Shape of Things off the Turning to Crime sessions, and all that went into it
Read more »Forever stalker
Joe Lynn Turner has a couple of collaboration tracks out.
Read more »Like a kid in a candy store
Speaking of Thomas Blug, he recently spent a very Purple day, and here are the proceeds. Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience as Thomas Blug spends a day with rock legends Deep Purple and Jefferson Starship in Luxembourg! Invited to watch the show from both the front row and side stage, Thomas takes us […]
Read more »In jazz we trust
Back in 2006 Don Airey and Ian Paice performed at the ProLight+Sound trade show in Frankfurt, Germany. Turns out that a recording was up on Youtube all this time, without us being aware. Here it is for your viewing pleasure.
Read more »Rainbow video director passes away
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Edd Griles, director of Rainbow 1980s AOR videos Death Alley Driver, I Surrender, Stone Cold, and Can’t Happen Here, among other things, has passed away. The eulogy mentions that he has also directed unspecified Deep Purple videos, but our search for relevant credits didn’t return any matches.
Read more »Making stroboscopes for submarines
This spoken word artist that is rumoured to dabble on guitar continues his Tales from The Tavern with an episode about Jim Marshall, Mitch Mitchell, and associated bits and ends.
Read more »By the candlelight
Ritchie Blackmore talks about guitar players that influenced him in his early years — Big Jim Sullivan and Joe Moretti.
Read more »The melody is hot and the message so sweet
Deep Purple opened the final leg of the 2024 tour with a show at the Spodek in Katowice, Poland, on October 17. The setlist got a bit of a shakeup, with 6 songs off the last album being played live. Spoilers inside.
Read more »Feeling slightly inadequate
A new instalment of tales from The Tavern by His Blackness. It’s short and sweet.
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