23 April 2026
As the saying goes, “you’re never too old to rock ‘n’ roll.”
DEEP PURPLE (1968–1976, 1984–present / 23 LPs with 2024’s
‘=1‘ as the most recent one) are one of the many examples.
The band still features 3 key members, drummer Ian Paice (aged 77),
bassist Roger Glover (aged 80), and powerhouse voice Ian Gillan (aged 80)
and they still tour nonstop around the globe.
This summer they return to America.
Still smoking.
19 August 2025
Gillan, 2nd from the right
Singer IAN GILLAN was born in Chiswick, Middlesex, England
on 19 August 1945. Happy 80 to one of the greatest voices
ever in rock history.
He joined hard rock titans DEEP PURPLE in 1969 (they were named Episode Six
at that point) after being in several local bands. He left the band already in 1973,
after 5 LPs, to go solo with his own band and he also was the singer for Black Sabbath
for one year in 1983.
Gillan returned to the group in 1993, and has remained its lead singer ever since.
Many rock fans, certainly the fanatic ones, will remember him always for his jaw-dropping vocal tour de force on their 10-minute classic Child In Time from their notorious 1970 LP ‘Deep Purple In Rock‘. Watch/hear a spectacular live version above.
That classic – reworked instrumentally – is now part of the soundtrack for the fifth
season of American sf-horror series Stranger Things, which starts streaming on Netflix from November 26 onward. Listen to the new version below.
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22 May 2025
We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile, yeah
We didn’t have much time now
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky
(Smoke) on the water, you guys are great
20 April 2025
This day, 57 years ago British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE
played their very first gig. They did it in Tastrup, Denmark.
On their way to the gig they changed their original band name from Roundabout
to Deep Purple, which was the title of guitarist Richie Blackmore grandmothers’
favorite song at the time.
Later in the year, they scored their first hit with a cover of Billy Joe Royal song Hush.
Not done yet.
Original members, singer Ian Gillan, drummer Ian
Paice and bassist Roger Glover still in the line-up.
20 July 2024
British imperishable hard rockers DEEP PURPLE (1967–1976, 1984–present)
have no intention to retire. Their, brand-new, 23rd longplayer, weirdly named
=1 out now.
TUTV: #1 sounds like early DP album from the 60s/70s.
Yep, no surprises, it’s all vintage Purple with instantly recognizable screeching guitar
solos, recognizable organs, recognizable Ian Paice vocals (mind you, he still has a far
reaching and firm voice) recognizable stompers for fanatic headbangers, recognizable bombast and melodrama.
BUT not one tune comes in the neighbourhood of Smoke On The Water, Child In Time or Woman From Tokyo, not even close. If you sound the same for 58 years you still can stand out when you fabricate resistless, magnetic and ear-exciting TUNES with titanic choruses. Sadly this is not the case here. =1 is only for diehard fans.
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19 July 2024
The song is about a spectacular event at Montreux‘s lake, where the by now
legendary Montreux Jazz Festival (actually more rock than jazz) took place.
It referred to the smoke from the fire that destroyed the city’s casino, spreading
over Lake Geneva. The members of Deep Purple who played at the festival saw it
happen from their hotel window.
Roger Glover (bassist) said at the time: “It was probably the biggest fire I’d ever seen up to that point and probably ever seen in my life. It was a huge building. I remember there was very little panic getting out, because it didn’t seem like much of a fire at first. But, when it caught, it went up like a fireworks display.”
The Swiss police named Zdeněk Špička, a Czechoslovak refugee
as a suspect in the case, but he fled Switzerland shortly after.
The band played again at this year’s 2024 edition and,
of course, performed the classic again.
We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile, yeah
We didn’t have much time now
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water,
A fire in the sky
(Smoke) on the water, you guys are great
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
He was pulling kids out the ground now
When it all was over
Find another place
Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water,
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
Burn it down
Every week 10 new rad tracks added
In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.
FULL JUKEBOX (so far)
260 songs
The 10 new ones added this week
TRACK-BY-TRACK
Band: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD (AUS)
Who: Psych-prog-rock squad from down under.
Track: LE RISQUE
The first taster of their 26th LP in 14 years (!!!)
baptized Flight b741. It will hit the streets on
August 8.
A pumped-up-bass & frenzied guitar-crazy stomper that rocks and rolls straight on with racy panache. Steamy stuff. It has drummer Michael Cavanagh on vocals for the first time.
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Band: MAYFLOWER MADAME
Who: Norwegian outfit that specializes in a dark
and distinctive blend of post-punk, shoegaze and
psych-noir.
Track: PAINT IT ALL IN BLUE
“Paint It All in Blue” is the second taster from Norwegian band Mayflower Madame’s highly anticipated third album. Following the much acclaimed first single “A Foretold Ecstasy”, the new offering instantly puts a spell on you with its throbbing bass lines, motorik drums and hypnotic guitars, while midway it all opens up and leaves you drifting in a sea of dreamy melancholia. Combining the rhythmic grooves of kraut-rock and post-punk with the dazzling atmospherics of shoegaze and neo-psychedelia, the result is a profoundly dynamic song unfolding layer by layer.
Riveting and rotating blue-wave groover.
Stellar!
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Band: BLACK DOG MOON
Who: Sultry rock 4-piece from
Ireland.
Track: THE FREE WIND
From their self-titled debut LP.
Expect a badass-riff headbanger.
Let the good times roll, motherrockers.
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Band: GAS KÜNST
Who: Garage punk misfits from Cheshire, UK.
So far they have 2 EPs on their résumé.
Track: I’VE GOT A BIG CUP (IF YOU’VE GOT THE POTION)
Described by the band as “the Summer anthem no one asked, for”.
Justin Case: “I want it to end upon a Driving Rock Anthem compilation.
You know,the kind of CD you’d initially pass over at a carboot sale, only to
return later,driven by a strange compulsion to buy it. We want to be that
guilty pleasure!”
I hope these weirdos give us a couple of more guilty pleasure
juggernauts we didn’t ask for, to go nuts to this summer.
Hallelujah!
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Band: KEYS
Who: Welsh psych-boppers who already have 6LPs on
their résumé and number 7 will show up early next year.
Track: THERE’S NO I IN TEARS
Sounds like early B’52-s. Brisk vibes, 6-string electricity, harmonious
vocals, a 60s organ in the back and a fist-pumping chorus. Welcome back.
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Band: DEEP PURPLE
Who: British hard rock giants
(1967–1976, 1984–present)
They just dropped taster #3 from their 23rd LP,
weirdly named =1 will land on July 19.
Lazy Sod could have been a lost track
from the 60s/70s. Pure fireball Purple.
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Promo pic
Band: OSEES
Who: Californian riff maniac
John Dwyer and his hefty gang.
Track: EARTHLING
From their umpteenth album, baptized
SORCS 80. It’ll land on August 9.
Emo-bulldozer.
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Artist: THE HARPOONIST (Canada)
Who: The moniker of scuzzy
blues musician Shawn Hall.
Track: SHOW ME THE GREEN
From his upcoming solo debut,
showing up next October.
This sizzling, harmonica-fueled barnstormer will
make your body move in mysterious ways.
Hell yeah!
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Band: SLEAFORD MODS (UK)
Who: Sharp-teethed rap-punk duo
with 12 albums on their shelves.
Track: GIT SOME BALLS
One of two previously unreleased
cuts shared today.
The mods with balls again.
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Artist: SELMA HIGGINS
Who: Described as “A meteor strike in Danish music” by leading culture newspaper, Politiken. She has proved herself as an artist who never limits her musical output to
a specific sound or style.
Track: SUMMERTIME
Higgins: “I wanted to make it a sensuous, sensual song, almost like Grease’s ‘Summer Nights’. The feeling of butterflies in your stomach and wanting to open yourself to someone. And the excitement, because it’s the summer, anything can happen. And that’s such a feeling.”
Don’t be fooled by her cute Pippi Longstocking freckles. Selma Higgins is
up to no good in the mad fun DIY-video for this funky and trippy summertime pop gem.
Jump left, jump right.
Fun, fun, sun, sun.
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8 July 2024
British hard rock giants DEEP PURPLE (1967–1976, 1984–present) have no intention whatsoever to retire. As announced recently, their 23rd LP, weirdly named =1 will land
on July 19.
They just dropped taster #3. LAZY SOD could have
been a lost track from the 60s/70s. Pure fireball Purple.
Ian Gillan: “Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life. I replied that the last time my assistant counted, twenty years ago, it was over 500. I felt quite accomplished until she pointed out Dolly Parton‘s 5,000 songs, calling me a lazy sod. I couldn’t help but agree and wrote down the exchange in my notebook.”
Don’t be lazy.
Wake up people.
All 3 singles
IAN ANDERS PAICE was born in Nottingham, England on 29 June 1948.
Happy 76 to Deep Purple drummer who has been their hit man day one.
DP are still going strong. Their 23rd LP, called weirdly =1 arrives on July 19th.
Lead Single
DP: Instagram
