1 is out July 19. By Gary Graff Deep Purple has had ample opportunities to hush itself, if you will, over the years. The London-formed hard rock troupe has gone through the kinds of lineup changes ...

Deep Purple is a deeply conflicting band for most rock music fans. On one hand, you have to say that their music is inescapable, and captures something exquisite about the spirit of the 1960s and ...

With all apologies to Taylor Swift, Deep Purple has racked up a few eras of its own during its 56-year history. With guitarist Simon McBride replacing Steve Morse during the spring of 2022 ...

Like the band, whose combined CV includes time with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Dream Theater, Shirley’s resumé also includes some of the biggest names in rock: Led Zeppelin ...

We don’t know what the hell’s going on half the time! It’s the normal Deep Purple manic-energy chaos.” Born in 1945 in Chiswick, England, Gillan ironically wasn’t in the band’s ...

“It’s the live shows that they’re into – the improvisation. For me, Deep Purple has always primarily been an instrumental band, and I think that’s what the kids get off on.” Produced ...

Soon after, Deep Purple wrote “Smoke on the Water,” built around an iconic guitar riff created by the group’s founding guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore. [Buy Deep Purple Concert Tickets] On ...

Held on 22 June 1985, the Return of the Knebworth Fayre also featured Scorpions, UFO, Mountain, Blackfoot, Mama’s Boys and ...

Slotnik Nino Tempo, an accomplished tenor saxophonist whose harmonious foray into pop singing with his sister, April Stevens, produced a chart-topping, Grammy-winning version of “Deep Purple ...