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Into the Fade

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2025/08/08

Another track from the upcoming Glenn Hughes album Chosen has been posted. Here’s Into the Fade: Thanks to Coast to Coast and Daniel Bengtsson for the heads-up.

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Three of them

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2025/08/05

Candice Night was interviewed by the Iron City Rocks podcast, and among other things discussed, she spoke at length about Ritchie Blackmore’s health issues that affect his ability to tour these days. Episode 559: Men Without Hats and Candice Night: 08/4/25, Candice’s segment starts at 25’30” into the show. One of the things that’s so […]

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Two voices in his head

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2025/08/04

Continuing with the Glenn’s promotion blitz, here are two more interviews. In the first one, Glenn talks to the Now Spinning Magazine: Glenn Hughes joins me for an exclusive in-depth interview about CHOSEN, his first solo album in nine years — and possibly his final rock album. In this emotional and deeply personal conversation, Glenn […]

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With a cherry on top

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2025/08/03

Goldmine magazine puts the upcoming remix of Rapture of the Deep on their list of essential 2025 anniversary reissues. When you think about classic era recording acts that, to this day, continue to fuel their fire, and are continually respected and supported by the music consumer public — Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bob […]

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Literally 80 guitars and basses

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2025/08/03

Glenn Hughes is in full promotion mode for his upcoming solo album Chosen. Here are a couple of interviews. Glenn talks to the Different Stages Radio: Different Stages Radio talking with Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee – The Voice Of Rock – Glenn Hughes about his first solo album in 9 years ‘Chosen’ […]

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With a bang

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2025/08/01

Simon Mcbride’s other band Sweet Savage is releasing a new album — the first in 14 years — called BANG, due out on September 12, 2025, via Edel/earMUSIC. A couple of tracks have already been released as singles. The title track: The Chosen One: BANG track listing: Bang Bad F Robot Leave Me Alone I […]

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Things we never heard

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2025/07/31

Another track from the upcoming remixed version of Rapture of the Deep has been released. Things I Never Said: [Update Aug 1] We are being told that availability of the clip varies by some silly pretexts. Here’s another try if the above one doesn’t work: Thanks to Uwe for the update.

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Allow things to happen

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2025/07/29

Glenn Hughes recently spoke to the Rock History Music podcast. Here is what appears to be the selected bits of the conversation: Thanks to Uwe for the heads-up.

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One Atmos to rule them all

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2025/07/29

Steven Wilson was interviewed by Australian outfit Noise11, and he spoke, among other things, about the motivation behind the yet another remix of Made in Japan: Thanks to Amit for the heads-up.

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What goes on between the ears

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2025/07/24

Couple of recent interviews with Glenn Hughes promoting his upcoming album Chosen. The first one is with the Brutally Delicious Podcast, complete with a rather long-winded introduction from one of the hosts: The second interview is with Dr. Music. Here Glenn reveals, among other things, that the recent Black Country Communion shows in Europe were […]

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In good company

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2025/07/24

In this interview with Classic Album Review Roger tells the war stories on soon to be reissued Made in Japan, bootlegs, drum solos, writing Black Night, alleged rivalry with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Vincent Price, and many other things. Some of those stories you may heave heard before, others not necessarily. Enjoy! Thanks to […]

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Crazy train has left the station

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2025/07/23

[Updated Jul 24 with Blackmore reaction] As you have probably heard, Ozzy Osbourne has died on July 22, 2025, just a couple of weeks after his farewell show, and a week after his last public appearance.

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Stealing Deep Purple

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2025/07/16

A new book about the 1980 bogus Purple debacle is available from a print-on-demand house Lulu Press. It is also said to be going out to regular retailer channels at the end of September. In 1980, greed was good and you could get away with stealing just about anything, even a band name. At the […]

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A stop gap that changed history

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2025/07/15

[Updated Jul 17 w/part 4] In anticipation of the upcoming reissue, powers-that-be are teaspoon feeding us what Roger Glover and Ian Paice have to say about Made in Japan. This post will be updated if and when further chunks are released, which will bump it in the News in brief column on the left.

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It may or may not be the last

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2025/07/13

Louder Sound teases us with a Glenn Hughes interview slated to appear in an upcoming issue of the Classic Rock magazine. Hughes’ latest solo album, Chosen, is set for release on September 5. It’s the first record to bear his name since 2016’s Resonate, but he tells Classic Rock that it may be the last. […]

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Act like a clown, without being laughed at

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2025/07/11

A vintage interview Ritchie Blackmore gave to Melbourne radio in November 1976. Thanks to Ritchie Blackmore Official channel for posting this and to Gary for reminding us.

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Voice in his head

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2025/07/11

A second single Voice In My Head from the upcoming Glenn Hughes’ solo album Chosen has been released. From the horse’s mouth: It tells the story of what’s goin’ on in my subconscious mind. It’s a song that most definitely needed to be written. Very therapeutic. We all have “this voice”. Observe, recognize and be […]

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The song called Higway Star, this one

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2025/07/09

A music video for the Highway Star from Tokyo, August 17, 1972, has been released in anticipation of the Made in Japan remix due out in August. Shot from the front row by Mr Masafumi Kato, the original handheld cine footage catches all the moments of MKII’s breathtaking performance and has now been rescanned in […]

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Let’s see the accounts

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2025/07/08

Here’s a “preview” of the second part of John McCoy’s interview with Rock Daydream Nation. Mind you, the complete first part, of which we also featured just a preview, clocked at an hour and 14 minutes. Here John continues lamenting the many wrongs that happened during the run of the Gillan band. Thanks to Steve […]

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Simplicity is what hangs it all together

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2025/07/04

And another contribution to our quickly growing better-late-than-never section. British newspaper The Sun had an interview with Ian Gillan published in July 2024, around the time =1 was released. Our regulars, particularly those who’ve been around the block once or twice, aren’t very likely to learn anything new from there. Curiously, the article is illustrated […]

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