ContactMusic — Deep Purple rocker Jon Lord is undergoing specialist treatment for pancreatic cancer in Israel and hopes to be back at work with the band later this year 12 The 70-year-old keyboard player confirmed his health crisis last year 11 and his bandmate dru... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Deep Purple live @ KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark - 1972/03/01. Filmed by Danish TV. Released on the Live in Concert 1972/73 DVD. It is the only full concert filmed (in black and white) of the Mk II lineup. Setlist: Highway Star Strange Kind o... more info

Dlisted — In what has to be one of the weirdest American traditions next to stabbing each other's faces off for a 10% off Xbox360 controller the day after Thanksgiving, hundreds pulled themselves out of bed to gather around Punxsutawney Phil's burrow... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Deep Purple will make no album before its time. Good thing it's finally about time. more info

Totally Fuzzy — No band delivers blues rock, rock 'n' roll anthems & power ballads like Whitesnake... Formed from the ashes of Deep Purple by lead singer David Coverdale. In concert, Whitesnake presents captivating shows that in the words of lead singer D... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Chicago trio Mutts loves Tom Waits, sharing a passion for rough vocals. The band released three EP's leading up to their new full-length Pray for Rain. They proof that it's possible rock out without using electric guitars. An assorted array of keyb... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Deep Purple have scrapped a gig in Newfoundland Canada The band was due to perform at the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook on 3 February 12 but the show has now been cancelled No reason has been given for the axed gig but tickets will be ref... more info

Guardian Music — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev invites veteran rock band to perform at special new year shindigLed Zeppelin riffs set his heart racing and the booming chords of Deep Purple are said to shake the walls of his chintzy living room. Now Russia's pres... more info

Guardian Music — The best of your comments on the latest films and musicWow. The very idea of orchestras and pop musicians sharing a stage is enough to reduce some people to apoplexy. Take JohnBorstlap's response to Maddy Costa's article last week on that very subjec... more info

Guardian Music — Arena, ManchesterIn 1969, Deep Purple recorded the loftily titled Concerto for Group and Orchestra, which tends to be regarded as either an innovative fusion of rock and classical music, or an epic, pretentious folly: one of the key inspirations behi... more info