“It’s over, thank God”: The tour that officially broke up Deep Purple Reaching the end of the line. Tim Coffman Nov 28, 2024
“Never less than great”: the hard rock classic Lars Ulrich loved more than anything The absolute height of hard rock. Tim Coffman Nov 27, 2024
“An Olympic event”: the Deep Purple song that was near-impossible to sing A staple. Arun Starkey Nov 15, 2024
The band that shocked Ritchie Blackmore into silence: “Who the hell is that?” “Big, hard sound.” Dale Maplethorpe Nov 7, 2024
Two bands from the 1980s that Pete Townshend hated “I hated their music.” Dale Maplethorpe Oct 30, 2024
The real talk of the town: The underrated band Ritchie Blackmore said were “ahead of their time” An underrated band. Dale Maplethorpe Oct 22, 2024
“That doesn’t sound right to me”: The classic song Billie Joe Armstrong thought sounded ugly The ugly sounds of pure rock. Tim Coffman Oct 15, 2024
“The electric energy”: Lars Ulrich names one of the greatest live records ever made The true mark of any good performer. Tim Coffman Oct 14, 2024
The Deep Purple riffs Ritchie Blackmore admitted he copied: “I stole it” Not completely original? Arun Starkey Oct 13, 2024
Why was Terry Reid rock and metal’s most sought-after vocalist? “You’ve got to do it now.” Kelly Murphy Sep 29, 2024