The band worked fast, releasing their debut album, Shades Of Deep Purple, in July 1968. It mixed organ-and-guitar-driven ...

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice ...

It's Friday, and the birth of A Showgirl is finally behind us. While we await news on what is likely to be a record week on the Billboard Hot 200 for Taylor Swift, we'll be spending our most finite ...

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Ian Gillan was born on August 19, 1945, in Chiswick, London, England. His mother, Audrey, was the daughter of an opera singer ...

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To anyone at all familiar with The Format’s catalog, it’s only so surprising that the indie-pop duo’s first full-band performance in nearly two decades sold out a venue as massive as Veterans Memorial ...

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. Former Deep Purple and Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner will serve as the United States’ representative on the jury of the Intervision Song Contest, the competition's ...

It's no secret that Led Zeppelin ripped off lesser-known blues artists to craft some of their most timeless songs — so consider this list of the 11 best and most brazen Led Zeppelin rip-offs a loving ...

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Earlier this year, Mass Appeal said they’d release seven new albums from seven different hip hop icons for their Legend Has It… series, and now Mobb Deep‘s has been announced. Infinite is due out on ...

Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave of new talent, the up-and-comers and everyone else in between. If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of ...