Deep purple

Heavy metal pioneers certainly, but as this appealing history shows, Deep Purple also had the knack of turning a great riff into a decent pop song. There's a dated feel to the lengthy interviews with the likes of Jon Lord, Ian Paice and Ritchie Blackmore, all conducted in the early '90s. But as all but two of the live performances in the archival footage come from 1968-74, it hardly matters.

Breathtaking box set exhaustively chronicling Purple's live and rare heritage

NYC chamber ensemble yMusic complete Bruce Hornsby’s transformation into avant-pop savant

Björk, Deep Purple, Chrissie Hynde and Nick Cave are all in the new issue

Björk, Deep Purple, Chrissie Hynde and Nick Cave all feature in the new issue of Uncut, dated April 2017 and on sale on Thursday, February 16

Starring Björk, Deep Purple, Nick Cave, The Pretenders and much more!

The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops on Thursday, though perhaps a few subscribers, with a prevailing wind, might have already received their copies. Lots of interesting stuff in there, including new interviews with The National, Laura Marling, Deborah Harry and Todd Rundgren; The Eagles, The Waterboys, Deep Purple, Mark Mulcahy, Kurt Vile; reviews of Fleetwood Mac, Vampire Weekend, REM, Van Dyke Parks and Jandek; respects paid to Jason Molina, Andy Johns and Phil Ramone; and a brief exchange with the now notorious Michelle Shocked.

The Stranglers bassman picks his peachiest tunes: “It's the nearest thing to an orgasm in music”

Nearly 50 years on, their first complete boxset

Twenty-two years late… the Horse’s mythic ‘lost’ album arrives and what a magnificent album it is