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Ex-Deep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord Suffering From Cancer
Ex-Deep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord Suffering From Cancer
Ex-Deep Purple Keyboardist Jon Lord Suffering From Cancer
Former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord, who was a founding member of the band, has revealed that he is suffering from cancer. Lord, 70, did not reveal what type of cancer he is afflicted with, but he did post a statement on his blog, which read as follows: "I would like all my friends, followers, fans and fellow travelers to know that I am fighting cancer and will therefore be taking a brea
Deep Purple: Classic Performance of ‘Burn’ Surfaces — Video
Deep Purple: Classic Performance of ‘Burn’ Surfaces — Video
Deep Purple: Classic Performance of ‘Burn’ Surfaces — Video
Hard rock forefathers Deep Purple recently released 'Phoenix Rising,' a two-hour-plus revelatory documentary including 30 minutes of never-before-seen onstage footage from Japan. Featuring new interviews with with keyboardist Jon Lord and bassist Glenn Hughes, the package is a must for any fan of the legendary British group...
Deep Purple to Tour US With Symphony Orchestra
Deep Purple to Tour US With Symphony Orchestra
Deep Purple to Tour US With Symphony Orchestra
If Metallica can do it, any classic rock band worth its salt can! Deep Purple will embark on a short but sweet North American tour next month, accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The band will also play one show without the orchestra in San Francisco...
Iommi and Gillan’s WHOCARES to Release Debut Single for Charity
Iommi and Gillan’s WHOCARES to Release Debut Single for Charity
Iommi and Gillan’s WHOCARES to Release Debut Single for Charity
WHOCARES – the new supergroup featuring Deep Purple's Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi – have announced that they will be digitally releasing their debut single on May 6th via Eagle Rock Entertainment. A physical CD/DVD version of the single will hit North American stores on June 27th, according to Blabbermouth.net. Featu...
David Coverdale Says Whitesnake Were Never a Heavy Metal Band
David Coverdale Says Whitesnake Were Never a Heavy Metal Band
David Coverdale Says Whitesnake Were Never a Heavy Metal Band
It isn't often that a band releases one of its best albums five decades into its career, but Whitesnake have done just that with 'Forevermore'. The band's latest record finds the quintet revisiting the blues-based riffs of their earlier work, and features some of frontman David Coverdale's most inspired vocal performances ever...
Coverdale Has ‘No F—ing Regrets’ About Whitesnake’s ’80s Image
Coverdale Has ‘No F—ing Regrets’ About Whitesnake’s ’80s Image
Coverdale Has ‘No F—ing Regrets’ About Whitesnake’s ’80s Image
If you want to make David Coverdale laugh, just bring up the so-called hair metal scene of the late '80s. "It was a joke. It was like the Rolling Stones' 'Jumping Jack Flash' period. We were like, 'How far can we push this?'" Noisecreep is sitting with the legendary Whitesnake vocalist at the famed Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood, California...
Tony Iommi and Nicko McBrain, ‘Out of My Mind’ — New Song
Tony Iommi and Nicko McBrain, ‘Out of My Mind’ — New Song
Tony Iommi and Nicko McBrain, ‘Out of My Mind’ — New Song
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain are teaming up with Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and keyboardist Jon Lord to record a brand new song to help raise money to rebuild an Armenian music school. The genesis of the song lies in the time Iommi and Gillan were part of a group of musicians that re-recorded Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water' in 1989...

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