http://bestofclassicrock.com The Best of Classic Rock news, interviews, concert tours, birthdays and more. Huge directory of Classic Rock websites. Make the Best of Classic Rock your news source. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:13:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hit my thumb with a hammer on Tuesday. I completely and thoroughly smashed the &%#@ out of it while building a stone wall in my backyard. If you have a strong stomach you can see a picture of it here. So today, Thursday, I'm pretty sure the small bone ... http://bestofclassicrock.com/deep-purple-a-brief-history/ `One Eye To Morocco` will be legendary Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan’s first solo album of new material in over a decade. Gillan’s last album was 'Dreamcatcher' from 1997, but in 2006 he released a re-recorded collection of songs from each of his musical eras called ‘Gillan’s ... http://bestofclassicrock.com/deep-purple-vocalist-ian-gillan-preps-first-solo-album-in-12-years/ According to Deep Purple fan-site The Highway Star, Deep Purple's Made In Japan concerts were filmed. At least in part. Seven reels of silent 8mm footage filmed at Deep Purple’s famous August 1972 Japanese concerts have been found. Rumors of such film have persisted for years, and now their existence ... http://bestofclassicrock.com/deep-purple-made-in-japan-film-unearthed/