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New country with Vivaldi
Steve Morse collaborated on a new track with guitar player Angel Vivaldi. They have recorded a cover of New Country by Jean-Luc Ponty.
Read more »They were going nowhere
Ritchie Blackmore recounts George Harrison joining Deep Purple on stage on the Perfect Strangers tour in Australia
Read more »The pent-up feeling
Ian Gillan spoke to France’s Riff X, and the interview appears in their METALXS series. The conversation revolves around the latest album =1, some anecdotes from the bygone days, and his, ahem, unique sense of fashion. Ian’s words are in original English, with subtitles en française.
Read more »Gotta keep it simple
Ritchie Blackmore tells the story of writing and recording of Smoke on the Water.
Read more »But we won’t go into that…
Ritchie Blackmore recalls the story of how Child in Time (née Bombay Calling) came into being.
Read more »Still no place to go
Here’s a complete Glenn Hughes’ show in Dallas, TX, from September 6.
Read more »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.
Read more »Just arrived in the city…
Here’s a nicely filmed audience video of the complete show in Holmdel, NJ, from August 31, 2024.
Read more »Pushing it to the edge
Once being in Stockholm, Don Airey spoke to Roppongi Rocks. He revealed that another Deep Purple album is in the plans, and his solo album, tentatively called Push to the Edge, has been finished and is pencilled for release in 2025.
Read more »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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