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HomeRitchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore

DEEP PURPLE (Live at The First Direct Arena, Leeds, U.K., October 23, 2022)
Interviews

IAN GILLAN (DEEP PURPLE): “[SIMON MCBRIDE]’s Given Us Our Mojo Back”

November 1, 2024 Mick Burgess 0

With the release of their 23rd album, =1, Deep Purple may well have delivered their best album since Perfect Strangers in 1984. Mick Burgess caught up with lead singer, Ian Gillan on the eve of …READ MORE

ALCATRAZZ (Live at Trillians, Newcastle, U.K., February 15, 2024)
Print Interviews

DOOGIE WHITE (ALCATRAZZ): “I Just Said That GRAHAM [BONNET] Should Go And Do What Made Him Happy So He Quit The Band”

March 3, 2024 Mick Burgess 0

Scottish vocalist, Doogie White, has worked with some of the biggest names in Rock including Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker. He’s currently lead singer in Alcatrazz and has just released his second album Take No …READ MORE

MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST (Live at the O2 Academy, Newcastle, U.K., November 9, 2018)
Video Interviews

DOOGIE WHITE (ALCATRAZZ, SCHENKER, MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW): “As You Said Kindly Earlier On, Nobody In America Knows Who The Fuck I Am”

August 3, 2021 George Dionne 0

Come Taste the Brand Ten years ago, storied vocalist Doogie White released his first and only solo album As Yet Untitled. The album features guest musicians Tony Carey (Rainbow), Paul Logue (Eden’s Curse), Greg Smith …READ MORE

William Shatner
Print Interviews

WILLIAM SHATNER (STAR TREK): “It Was Such A Big Compliment When RITCHIE BLACKMORE Said That He’d Like To Play On My Album”

October 8, 2020 Mick Burgess 0

He is known to millions across the generations as Captain Kirk in Star Trek and as the cop, TJ Hooker but how many knew that William Shatner has a musical career going back to the …READ MORE

RAINBOW (Live at The Hydro, Glasgow, U.K., June 25, 2017)
Live Reviews

RAINBOW (Live)

June 27, 2017 Mick Burgess 0

Many of us never dreamed that it would ever happen again. The mere thought of Ritchie Blackmore laying down is lute and return to full on Hard Rock was little more than a pipe dream …READ MORE

Live Reviews

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT (Live)

June 29, 2013 Mick Burgess 0

They said that it would never last, that it was just a passing fad before Ritchie Blackmore re-joined Deep Purple or reassembled yet another line-up of Rainbow. Yet here we are 16 years later and …READ MORE

RAINBOW - Rising [Deluxe Reissue]
Album Reviews

RAINBOW – Rising & Down To Earth [Deluxe Reissues]

February 28, 2011 Mick Burgess 0

When Ritchie Blackmore decamped from Deep Purple following his final show in Paris in 1975, his escape strategy was already in place. Accompanied by former Purple support act Elf, minus guitarist Steve Edwards, Blackmore lost …READ MORE

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT - Secret Voyage
Album Reviews

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – Secret Voyage

June 15, 2008 Allyson B. Crawford 0

Ritchie Blackmore is most famous for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow. A few years ago, Ritchie took a leap and formed Blackmore’s Night, a Renaissance-themed band of merry musicians. Since its inception, Blackmore’s …READ MORE

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT - Paris Moon
Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – Paris Moon

November 6, 2007 Dr. Dimitris Kontogeorgakos 0

Ritchie Blackmore’s biography is full of classic albums with famous and historical Hard Rock bands like Deep Purple and, of course, Rainbow. The master of the six string has given to the Rock scene beautiful …READ MORE

Live Reviews

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT (Live)

June 13, 2007 Mick Burgess 0

Some bands are created to play in stadiums. Can you imagine Kiss playing in a small pokey hall? Others thrive in a sweatbox of a club. Would Fishbone be the same playing in a cavernous …READ MORE

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