Issued 50 years ago this week, Deep Purple’s ‘Who Do We Think We Are?’ wasn’t as successful as ‘Machine Head.’ Yet its sturdy grace under pressure endures.

Last year’s releases from Bruce Springsteen, Deep Purple, R.E.M. and the Beatles taught us that what was once new is now old – and now new again.

Does rock ‘n’ roll have any significance in today’s pop culture? Let’s dig into new albums by AC/DC, Tom Petty, Neil Young and others to find out.

A few music-related thoughts as we self isolate, elbow bump and search desperately for bathroom tissue during the coronavirus pandemic.

After a late-career surge, more than a few bands would be temped to coast on their good fortune. Not Deep Purple.

Deep Purple’s hall of fame impact on rock music extends to a number of related bands, from Rainbow and Trapeze to Quatermass and Whitesnake.

Inspired by a Dec. 4, 1971 blaze at Montreux, “Smoke on the Water” nearly missed being included on Deep Purple’s ‘Machine Head.’ Roger Glover explains.

Released in July 1968, the embryonic ‘Shades of Deep Purple’ already underscored the novel and industrious path that Deep Purple would take.

Ian Gillan talks frankly about Deep Purple’s legendary ’70s-era status as the world’s loudest band, and how things have changed since then.

With three stints going back to 1969, Ian Gillan has a unique perspective on Deep Purple’s catalog. Here’s the song he always wanted to perform live.