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- News – The Highway Star
Variety of rhythms and syncopations
Bass Player magazine has an online feature on the Elf/RBR bassist Craig Gruber. There are no quotes from the man himself (he passed in 2015), but some input…
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Skipping stones
There is a new interview with Gillan and Paice in the Uncut magazine, and the two Ians are adamant to continue making music into the foreseeable future. The…
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Fighting it out with swords
After a couple of teasers, Ultimate Classic Rock has posted, apparently in full, the interview they’ve recently done with Ritchie Blackmore. Release of…
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The supergroup that destroyed itself
Since nobody bothered to make a documentary about Captain Beyond, it was left to our robotic overlords to create one. It is done on the cheap, with no music…
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Apparently not a vampire
Ultimate Classic Rock publishes the next part of The interview they recently did with Ritchie Blackmore. They call it the first part, so apparently the…
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With a flying V and long hair
In a new interview to the Ultimate Classic Rock, Ritchie Blackmore confirms the story that in 1970 Christopher Cross has played a gig with Deep Purple in his…
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To the four corners of the earth
Ian Gillan spoke to the Leona Graham Podcast. This sounds like it was done some time in 2025, but posted only now, in May 2026. They talked about Ian’s…
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Blow you out of your socks
More Tony Carey! This time he talks to the Classic Album Review poscast. These interviews are apparently being done on the occasion of his Planet P Project…
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A double dose of Hammersmith havoc
The online incarnation of the Classic Rock magazine has a short feature on Whitesnake’s classic live album Live… In The Heart Of The City. It is one of…
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The Gillan Story
Another Martin Popoff’s book — Unchain Your Brain! The Gillan Story — is coming out at the end of August via Wymer Publishing in the UK. It…
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Taking a breather
In anticipation for the one-off Dead Daisies/Glenn Hughes reunion, Glenn and Doug Aldrich were interviewed by the MetalKaoz podcast. Ahead of their…
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Billy couldn’t read or write
The first single from the upcoming new album Splat! is supposed to be landing on May 12, 2026, at 6:00pm BST, and little birdie tells us that it may or may not…
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And a cardboard box for the tips
With the new album now announced, let the publicity blitz marathon begin. Ian Gillan has already made a couple of UK radio appearances. Planet Rock: Absolute…
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Splat!
Simon was slightly off with the timeframe of the new album release — the date is set for July 3, and the album is called Splat!. It will arrive in…
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Universe sitting on his shoulder
Tony Carey (once a regular on our site) talks to a fella called Cassius Morris. They spoke about Mandoki Soulmates, how the show business has changed since the…
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One of rock’s great unfinished stories
Ultimate Guitar publishes an article by Greg Prato on the “Tommy Bolin dilemma”: When Tommy Bolin stepped into the James Gang, he was replacing…
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It smells like rock ‘n’ roll
Calgary Herald has a piece on the Rolling Stones Mobile truck, now residing at the Canadian National Music Centre. The Centre is launching a series of events…
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Doesn’t get more legendary than that
Roppongi Rocks has a short review of the Deep Purple gig in Tokyo Budokan, on April 11, 2026: They opened the Budokan show in style with “Highway Star”. Deep…
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Legends no more
The Rock Legends package tour featuring Joe Lynn Turner, among other people, and scheduled for a string of dates in November 2026 in Germany and Austria, has…
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Just up the road from Whisky
In May 2025 Bob Daisley appeared on The Jersey Guys Podcast. It is a very long conversation, so a lot of dirt had a chance to be overturned, including him…
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On the cheap
Live Nation Canada will be holding a ticket sale during the week of April 29 – May 5. Tickets to selected venues and shows will be offered for $30 (that…
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It’s what not to play
Some time earlier this year, before Deep Purple departed for Japan, Simon McBride sat down for a chat with dopeYEAH talk. What does it take to step into one of…
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That allergy to major sevenths
Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday celebration livestream at an “interesting hour in the morning”. And it may even be not the last…
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An unrusted, seasoned performance
The Chosun Daily reviews in a most positive way the Deep Purple gig in South Korea from April 18, 2026. At 7 p.m. on the 18th, the Culture Park inside the…
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And they went their own merry ways
Back from the loo, Ritchie Blackmore continues his 2026 birthday livestream at (apparently) 4 o’clock in the morning. Previously on this livestream: part…
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If a tree falls in a forest…
A philosophical question: is it still a tribute album when you have six former members of the band on it? The album in question is Ride The Rainbow, it is a…
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A very gentle, satisfying evening
Part 2 of Ritchie Blackmore’s 2026 birthday livestream continues from his in-house bar. Thanks to Candice for making this happen, to Igor’s Rock…
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Tears to his eyes
Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night have appeared on April 14, 2026, on SiriusXM’s show Ozzy’s Boneyard. The interview is available to SiriusXM subscribers…
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Theoretically possible, but hasn’t happened yet
Some time ago (posted March 5, 2026) Steve Morse spoke to a gentleman called Jordi Pinyol. Steve talks about his writing process, work ethics, reminisces about…
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Get a lawyer, immediately!
Ritchie Blackmore does a livestream on his 81st birthday. Thanks to Candice for making this happen, to Igor’s Rock Universe for posting it, and to Uwe…
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Mr. Airey, what went wrong with your gear?
While being in Japan, Don Airey sat down to chat with Roppongi Rocks. Caveat: the host seemed to be more interested in Don’s stints with Ozzy and…
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Can’t happen here
More details have surfaced on the William Shatner’s upcoming “metal” album, and it sounds like Blackmore will not be appearing on it after…
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Once upon a time in Budokan
After a year-long hiatus of 2025, Deep Purple have started their massive world tour on April 11 at the place that helped them to get propelled into the…
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That woman from Tokyo
Deep Purple are about to start this year’s massive tour. The first dates are in Japan, where they met with the positively giddy Prime Minister Sanae…
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There will be hell to pay
A Deep Purple vinyl release is joining the roster for the 2026 Record Store Day. It is a reissue of The Infinite B-Sides And Bonus Songs on vinyl with…
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Speakeasy 1974
Ritchie Blackmore’s official YT channel presents Jon Lord, Ozzy Osbourne, and Ian Hunter in conversation with Chip Monck in 1974. Ritchie Blackmore has…
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The hatchet was still there
In this video interview to Swedish Metall Magazinet, dated September 1993, Ritchie Blackmore speaks at length about many things, current and not, with his…
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And here it is
The rest of the North American tour has been announced. It will start on August 4, 2026, in Raleigh, NC, and wrap up on September 12 in Reno, NV, for a total…
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Tales from down the road
Nick Fyffe of Jamiroquai and The Temperance Movement fame talks to the dopeYEAH podcast. Nick is, of course, a member of the Purple family, having stood in for…
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Committee meetings about nothing
Guitar Player has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore on the occasion of the latest Rainbow 75/76 box set. After delving deep into the history, one of the…
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Sartorial elegance and infuriating niceness
A couple of years ago Ian Gillan spoke to A Breath of Fresh Air podcast. The interview was posted in March 2024 and until now stayed under our radar. It…
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Back to the same old place
A couple of unconfirmed, but exciting dates in the Chicago area. First, a one-off reunion of The Dead Daisies with Glenn Hughes have been announced. The show…
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Versatile and adaptable
Steve Morse spoke to the Mind Behind The Music podcast. From his first — almost broken in half — guitar, to the laws of gravity — it’s…
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Deep Purple in Concerts
A new book is coming out in Japan on March 18, 2026, via publishing house Shinko Music. It is titles Deep Purple in Concerts and details live performances of…
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The swinging rock machine
German music site bonedo profiles Ian Paice. And while our regulars would find little new from the provided biography, details of his kit throughout the years…
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Steve the mechanic
Steve Morse sat down to chat with American Music Supply at the 2026 NAMM convention. Thanks to Blabbermouth for the heads-up.
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An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight
Guitar Player has an undated interview with Ritchie Blackmore, where he discusses searching for the perfect guitar tone back in the day. “It’s…
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To help you cross in transition
Guitar World posts Steve Morse’s tutorial on wide intervals. Steve has kindly agreed to this unique tutorial on big intervals, a core component of his…
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There in middle of the circle it lies
Rainbow The Temple of The King 1975 – 1976 box set is about to be released on March 6, 2026, and Youtube channel Classic Album Review offers an unboxing video…
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Rather they bought it than stole
Jon Lord promoting his then new album Beyond the Notes on a German TV morning show. This happened on September 23, 2004. Thanks to Igor’s Rock Universe…
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Rather thrown by the magnitude
Ritchie Blackmore has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the organization called National GUITAR Museum. Executive director of the museum (and former…
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Beam us up, Scotty
The latest album from William Shatner has been announced, and it is promised to be “a heavy metal extravaganza powered a veritable army of metal stars –…
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A very personal piece
Steve Morse, his band, and his son Kevin have recorded a composition Taken By An Angel, dedicated to his late wife Janine. After losing my wife and Kevin…
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Chop it down with the edge of his hand
Steve Morse made a guest appearance on the single by a band called Dead Groove. They recorded a cover of a Jimi Hendrix classic Voodoo Child (Slight Return)…
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Insecurities and more insecurities
Guitar Player has an article on Ritchie Blackmore based on an interview he gave to the paper version of the magazine circa 1996. That relentless, almost…
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Show must go on
Despite the cancellation of the pretty much all Glenn Hughes tour dates for this year, his appearance at the Sound & Vision Awards in Palm Springs…
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The Köln Concert
For Record Store Day in the UK, there will be an exclusive 3 color vinyl release of the Rainbow concert in Köln/Cologne 25 september 1976. Here is the promo…
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Failed the jazz audition
PROG magazine has an interview with Steve Morse, highlighting the earliest years of his illustrious career. But the music programme at Miami wasn’t ideal. I…
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For one night only
The much rumoured Deep Purple show at the Royal Albert Hall has finally materialized. It is scheduled for November 25, 2026. The tickets go on sale this…
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The end of humanity, but in an optimistic way
Ian Gillan was a guest on the Songwriting For Songwriters podcast, talking about, naturally, his songwriting process, both within the band and as a solo…