Altsounds — To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix’s rock guitar throne. Stints with the James Gang and Deep Purple – as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-rocker Billy Cobham – certainl... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to a posting on The Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, the first three DEEP PURPLE reunion albums — "Perfect Strangers" (1984), "The House Of Blue Light" (1987) and "Nobody's Perfect" (1988) — will get the SHM-CD (Supe... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has a variety of live appearances lined up for Switzerland in December and January. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Rock AlmanacSpinner.com: On This Date in 1971: The Montreux Casino in Switzerland burns down during a performance by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, who lose all their equipment in the blaze. In attendance are members of Deep ... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord is listed as a "special guest" at a show by TRIO VALORE at the Jazz Café in London, England on Sunday, November 30. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, a venue in Wolverhampton, England (The Robin in Bilston) is advertising two GLENN HUGHES shows for June 2009. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jolly Joker said... * Deep Purple - Listen, Learn, Read On [6 CD Box Set] * Ben Webster - some albums * Delaney Bramlett - two albums * Delaney & Bonnie discography * Stanley Clarke discography... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — We are unbelievably psyched to present one of my favorite groups of all time, the legendary Digable Planets, next Tuesday, November 18, at Dallas' own Granada Theater. We've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away for this one courtesy of the Granada; e-... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, it looks as if DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's new solo album, "One Eye On Morocco", is now due out in January 2009. more info

TMZ — Filed under: Music, Beauty, 'Memba Them?! David Coverdale (seen here with his identically coiffed ex-wife Tawney Kitaen) became famous for being in the '70s rock band Deep Purple, but is best known as the lead singer of the '80s hair-band Whitesnake... more info