Ritchie Blackmore certainly set a high standard for his Deep Purple bandmates, and he didn't approve of one sub-standard performance from Ian Gillan.

Revisiting comments from Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore about his love of Paul McCartney and why he considers him to ...

It says rather a lot about the music industry that when Deep Purple travelled to Japan for the first time, in August 1972, the band’s members were in economy class while their managers reclined in ...

Steven Wilson helms five CD/ten LP edition of Deep Purple's 1972 Far Eastern Triumph. Read MOJO's review and the tracklisting ...

Here are four fantastic Ian Gillan vocal performances from the Deep Purple singer's various music projects, in honor of his 80th birthday.

Few live rock albums have the mythic status of Deep Purple’s Made in Japan. Recorded across three blistering nights in August 1972 and originally released in late 1972/early 1973, it’s the record that ...

The classic rock band is having a moment this summer, with two reissues and its music in the ‘Stranger Things 5’ sneak peek.

Deep Purple’s classic “Mark II” lineup came together in mid-1969 when singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover replaced Evans and Simper. The band then embraced a more hard-rock-influenced ...

He designed more than 350 record covers for major bands including Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Skid Row, Blue Oyster Cul and Starship, among many others.