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NAMM 2013: Fender Custom Shop Introduces Ritchie Blackmore Tribute Stratocaster

Posted 01/19/2013 at 5:37pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Limited to 2013 production only, the guitar is a meticulously crafted replica of the black Fender Stratocaster Blackmore played with Deep Purple in the early ’70s, including the recording of seminal album Machine Head and the band’s greatest hit single.

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Video: Deep Purple Post Trailer for Upcoming '1975' Documentary

Posted 01/09/2013 at 2:33pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Will 2013 be the year of Deep Purple? It's starting to shape up that way. The current version of the band, featuring guitar whiz Steve Morse, are releasing a new studio album in April; they recently posted a mysterious trailer for the upcoming disc.

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Deep Purple Post Teaser Video for New Album

Posted 01/08/2013 at 6:57pm | by Josh Hart

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Legendary rockers Deep Purple have posted a short, sparse clip of music from their upcoming new album, which at the moment only bears a question mark as its title. Watch the teaser video below.

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Deep Purple to Release Remastered 'Live in Paris 1975' Album in January

Posted 12/20/2012 at 2:11pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Deep Purple, who have already announced a new studio album due in April 2013, also will be digging through their past, reissuing 10 classic albums over the course of the year. The reissues will be begin January 29, when Live In Paris 1975 is released. The album has been digitally remixed and re-mastered from the original multi-track recordings.

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Deep Purple Announce New Album for 2013

Posted 12/13/2012 at 12:38pm | by Josh Hart

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Deep Purple have officially announced a new studio album set for release next year. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2005's Rapture Of The Deep is due in late April.

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Blackmore's Night: Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover

Posted 12/05/2012 at 12:24pm | by Will Wallner

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I decided to write a blog post dedicated to Ritchie Blackmore. Everyone knows who is. He's the guy who wrote probably the best-known guitar riff of all time. So what's he doing now? You probably know he has a project with his wife, Candice Night, appropriately titled Blackmore's Night. I'd like to dispel some misconceptions about this extremely creative project.

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Morse Code: Bach Chorale Voicings

Posted 11/14/2012 at 12:08pm | by Steve Morse

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I’d like to focus on an approach to chord playing inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s chorales. The chorale originated as a vocal hymn of the Lutheran church, often constructed in four-part harmony wherein the top voice is the melody. Bach composed many chorales of incredible beauty; the way he harmonized for four voices was impeccable, and his chorales served as the textbook for studying Western harmony for over 100 years.

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Blackmore's Night Announce Four East Coast Shows and Live DVD

Posted 09/28/2012 at 1:30pm | by Lukasz Bielawski

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Blackmore‘s Night, the band former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed 15 years ago with his wife, Candice Night, have announced four East Coast US dates.

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‘Re-Machined,’ Deep Purple Tribute Album, Coming September 25

Posted 08/16/2012 at 11:06am | by Damian Fanelli

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Metallica, Iron Maiden, Chickenfoot, Steve Vai and other artists will appear on Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head, a Deep Purple tribute album scheduled to be released September 4.

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Tony Iommi, Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to Release 2-Disc WhoCares Album August 28

Posted 08/14/2012 at 10:23am | by Josh Hart

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After releasing a charity single last year, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan have announced the details of the upcoming debut album from their joint project, WhoCares.

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