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"I do like to complain, and I will complain": Ritchie Blackmore has given his official verdict on Taylor Swift

Former Deep Purple man Ritchie Blackmore has spoken

Louder · Dec 2, 2024

“There was a 50/50 chance that I’d be able to sing again - and we were $3m in debt!”: The dramatic story of an ’80s rock blockbuster

You know things are bad when your guitarist tries to kick you out of your own band!

MusicRadar · Nov 25, 2024

“John Wayne said: ‘My daughter would be so happy to get your autographs.’ So David Coverdale and I signed his cowboy boots”: Glenn Hughes’ wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and The Duke

Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all

Louder · Nov 23, 2024

Deep Purple review – age cannot wither these pogoing rock elders

Now in their late 70s, the band revisit the classics but also show off remarkably fresh rockers from their new album – and keep the lid on their solos

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2024

“It was fun checking out Steve Howe’s gear. He really made the case to me for the guitar stand. You know… the one where your guitar is actually standing!” Hannah Wicklund on opening for Yes and Deep Purple – and her undying love of Anderson Guitars

New album Live at the Troubadour was recorded during a life-changing period for the 27-year-old, who has slowed down her playing and become more open and honest with her music than ever before

Guitar World · Nov 1, 2024

“I went there with the intention of buying a Gretsch Jet Firebird. He said, ‘Forget the Gretsch. That’s a toy compared to the 335’”: Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store

Blackmore used the Gibson ES-335 all throughout the '60s, from The Outlaws to Deep Purple’s 1970 breakthrough album, In Rock

Guitar World · Oct 30, 2024

“We were in LA getting ready for a gig and I said, ‘Where’s Glenn?’ He’d gone to Atlanta. He was a loon, just through doing so much coke and drinking”: How Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes rekindled their turbulent friendship to make Fused

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and ex-Deep Purple man Glenn Hughes reunited in 2005 to make the Fused album

Louder · Oct 26, 2024

Paul Di'Anno's 10 greatest performances with Iron Maiden

Some fans still cite Iron Maiden's first two albums as their greatest. This is the best of Paul Di'Anno, the late, great man who sang on them

Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2024

“I took the neck off my Strat, put it on a Tele, and ended up with my ‘FrankenTele’”: Steve Morse modded the heck out of his first serious guitar, and it became the blueprint for his signature Ernie Ball Music Man model

Unsatisfied with the limitations of his first proper guitar, Morse took matters into his own hands, a lá Eddie Van Halen

Guitar World · Oct 11, 2024

"I remember him throwing his guitar up into the lighting rig, rubbing it against the speaker cabinets and playing it with his ass": Lars Ulrich on the first band to truly blow his mind

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls being nine years old and getting to watch the band that were "loudest and coolest thing" he'd ever seen

Metal Hammer · Oct 9, 2024