Deep Purple News

Reader Wesha sends in the news that the band Deep Purple has been fined for performing its own songs in Russia without first getting a license from the Russian Authors' Society .

What's on in Sweden: Jazz Festival & Britney Spears in Stockholm; Deep Purple in Gothenburg; Bennie Man & Bollywood in Malmo.

Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network 2009-07-04 15:51:01 - Rockers DEEP PURPLE have been fined for playing their own songs in Russia.

A Russian court has fined Deep Purple for " illegally " performing their own songs.

The brainchild of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Rainbow quickly developed into one of the '70s most successful heavy metal bands behind charismatic front man Ronnie James Dio.

Bombastic, funky, sexy and loud, Chad Smith is breaking out on his own with guitar star Jeff Kollman , multi-faceted keyboardist Ed Roth , and Motor City bass ace Kevin Chown .

According to a posting on his official web site , former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord 's concert at Lichfield Cathedral on July 17 is shaping up to feature a special selection of music from his solo career.

West coast VJ Jeffrey Easton recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse for "Rocknation TV" . The interview, which is featured in "Rocknation" episode 46, can be previewed online at www.rocknation.us . "Rocknation TV" is a weekly 30-minute metal program featuring metal videos and interviews.

Mick Jagger was was sentenced to three months in jail after being found guilty of illegal possession of pep pills.

Like a bottle of wine, David Coverdale is getting better with age. The smoky-toned rock vocalist is once again preaching the word of the snake and taking melodic classic rock back on the tour trail throughout the U.S. Bringing Whitesnake to the Dow Bay City River Roar on Friday, Coverdale has seen every side of the coin imaginable in a career of ...

It has finally been done! 20 years after its AOR classic 'Heartbreaker' German AOR and melodic hard rock band BAD SISTER has released a new album.

First, however, it's important to laud what History, Hits & Highlights does do right: present a fairly comprehensive picture of what Deep Purple looked and sounded like during the years that most fans agree were their most influential and pioneering.

ONE of the surprises of the film, Telstar, is to see how many of those caught up in the stranger-than-fiction story of early Sixties rock pioneer Joe Meek went on to become names in their own right.

Ritchie Blackmore is an English rock guitarist who has played guitar since the 1950's and continues to do so today.

1975 - James Taylor released "How Sweet It Is.' 1979 - Four years after leaving The Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor released his first solo album.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 21-27 June 21: Actress Jane Russell is 88.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album... The hard-rock movement of the early '70s was a glorious young beast, still growing into its gargantuan feet.

What's the sound of 3,000 electric guitarists playing Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze"? Steven Roby intends to find out.

Yngwie Malmsteen , Glenn Hughes , Jason Bonham and Jason Bittner are among the musicians that will appear at the Guitarfest and Drumfest 2009 , set to take place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England on July 11 and July 12, respectively.

Terrific news...Ian Gillan is back. Well, he's not actually been away, he's been working his size tens off with Deep Purple.