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MetalTalk celebrates 50 years of the famed Knebworth festival by talking to the Knebworth House custodian, Henry Lytton Cobbold. Knebworth 1985 saw the legendary Deep Purple concert that holds a special place in the band’s history and in the annals of rock music. This was a massive one-off UK reunion show by Deep Purple (Mark […]
Read more »Good news, everybody! It was rumoured that the band is working on a new album, and the rumours have now been confirmed by the Rolling Stone Brazil magazine (usual caveats about reverse translation apply). The publication is dated May 7, 2025. The two Ians — Gillan and Paice, bassist Roger Glover, keyboardist Don Airey, and […]
Read more »Guitar World has a short piece based around an interview with Clem Clempson about his experience of auditioning with Deep Purple as Ritchie Blackmore’s replacement for a nascent Mark 4. Although I think everyone enjoyed the playing we did together, it was clear that they didn’t just need a guitar player to replace Ritchie; they […]
Read more »Couple of letters from the trainspotting desk of our Department of Silly Little Things. Deep Purple got a mention on BBC Radio 4 show The Unbelievable Truth. The premise of the show is guest comedians trying to smuggle truths past their opponents. The opponents have to spot the truth among the lies. In series 31 […]
Read more »The band has broken the lull in public appearances by speaking to Brazil’s 89FM A Radio Rock. Enjoy some out of the left field questions and equally quirky answers.
Read more »Vintage Guitar magazine publishes online a short interview with Simon McBride that originally appeared in the September 2024 print issue. Did you adapt your style to Deep Purple, or was it already a good fit? I think part of the beauty of Deep Purple over the years is they never really had a fixed “sign.” […]
Read more »There’s a new, very unofficial remaster of California Jam. The video was cleaned up and upscaled, which is laudable, but the audio stays pretty much the same. Which is regrettable, as in our humble opinion it is the sound that’s the weakest link of the recording.
Read more »We’ve already mentioned on these pages that there’s a new book out that might be of interest to our readership. It is called Deep Purple From 1984: every album, every song, written by Phil Kafcaloudes, and published by SonicBond. The book is pretty much what it says on the cover — it is every post-reunion […]
Read more »This cover of Highway Star was done by a band of siblings from the Philippines, who apparently have become a minor YouTube sensation with a following of reactions, no less. The band is called Missioned Souls and includes ICE (age 11) on the drums, Stacey (12) on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Neisha (14) on […]
Read more »Internationally renowned graphic artist and designer Ioannis Vasilopoulos has passed away. Ioannis was the author of the cover art for Abandon and Rapture of the Deep and graphic designer for Bananas. He also designed numerous other record covers and merchandise for other bands, from Alan Parsons Project to Sepultura. The following message has been posted […]
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