Smoke on the Water is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head. In 2004, the song was ranked #426 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March...
British TV/film and entertainment pioneer Sylvia Anderson with internationally acclaimed composer and record producer David Courtney join forces to produce a unique and entertaining live show centred around Sylvia's long...
Today in: 1974 - An impostor posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore borrowed a Porsche and crashed it in Iowa City. He eventually was charged with misrepresentation. 1976 - Rod Stewart started an 8 week run at No.1...
In a case of unbelievable timing, "Tribute: Michael Jackson," Bluewater's biography of the late superstar singer came out this past Wednesday - a scant two days before interest in the icon was piqued and perhaps reached another...
How useful was this story? Log in or register to cast your vote 1 / 1 imagesThe current line-up with long-standing drummer Ian Paice (second left) WHEN Liam and Noel Gallagher’s last brotherly spat spelt the end for Oasis, the...
4/5 STARS - When past limitations brought forward as a theme I grew up in poor family where I could not afford to buy a vinyl. As my passion in rock music was very high, I occasionally purchased music...
Posted on October 23, 2009 by DJC Lemmy retells the best story he’s ever heard. For Noah. Note to self: Never piss off Ritchie Blackmore. Ever. ← GTFO: Vinyl Killers 7 Show Opens on October 29th @ The Goodfoot in Portland…...
Filed under: News , R.I.P. Dickie Peterson , bassist and frontman for legendary heavy metal pioneers Blue Cheer , died Monday, Oct. 12, at the age of 61. Peterson, who founded the proto-metal outfit in 1967 in the Bay Area,...
Mick Priestly can be as crass as he is charming, gritty as he is gentlemanly. One minute you want to introduce him to your mother, the next you are afraid to mingle in mixed company fearing the barrage of expletives falling...
On the eve of the release of their latest banger Here Waits Thy Doom, I spoke with 3 Inches of Blood guitarist Shane Clark. Clark was in the middle of an intense day of interviews promoting the new album but was still sharp...