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Deep Purple released &;quot;Portable Door&;quot;‚ the first single of their upcoming album &;quot;=1&;quot; which will be out next July 19th via earMUSIC. It is the band's first release with the new guitarist Simon McBride‚ who replaced Steve Morse in 2022. Besides him‚ the line-up is the same for more than two decades‚ formed by Ian Gillan (Vocals)‚ Ian Paice (Drums)‚ Roger Glover (Bass) and Don Airey (Keyboards). Like their most recent ones‚ this album was also produced by their longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin‚ also known for working with Alice Cooper‚ Pink Floyd and many more. Hear the new Deep Purple song &;quot;Portable Door&;quot;: https://www.youtube.com/watch&;#63;v=bbwiEDD04CY The vocalist Ian Gillan talked about the new album‚ saying: “Throughout Deep Purple’s history‚ our best songs have always been those that were written in no time at all. We’ve played what felt good and developed songs as we have always done”. According to their official statement‚ the enigmatic title &;quot;=1&;quot; &;quot;symbolizes the idea that in a world growing ever more complex‚ everything eventually simplifies down to a single‚ unified essence. Everything equals one‚&;quot; the announcement said. But according to them‚ the full meaning of the title of the new record will be revealed in the coming weeks. Next tour dates To promote the album‚ the band continues to announce many tour dates around the world and they will play for the first time at the legendary Brazilian festival &;quot;Rock In Rio&;quot;. May 1 - Singapore - The Star Theatre June 13 - Madrid‚ Spain - Parque Tierno Galv&;aacute;n - Alma Occident Festival 15 - Bilbao‚ Spain - Bilbao Arena - BBK Bilbao Music Legends Festival 17 - Toulouse‚ France - Zenith Toulouse Metropole 20 - Grenchen‚ Switzerland - Airport Grenchen - Summerside Festival 22 - Nancy‚ France - Zenith (Open Air Amphitheatre) - Heavy Weekend 23 - Dessel‚ Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting 25 - Istanbul‚ Turkey - Kucukciftlikpark 29 - Tilloloy‚ France - Retro C Trop July 4 - Cognac‚ France - Cognac Blues Passions 5 - Barcelona‚ Spain - Barcelona Rock Fest 7 - Montreux‚ Switzerland - Mountreux Jazz Festival 10 - Rome‚ Italy - Cavea Auditorium 11 - Marostica‚ Italy - Piazza Castello 13 - Belgrade‚ Serbia - TaÅ¡majdan Stadium 14 - Chirpan‚ Bulgaria - Midalidare Estate - Midalidare Rock in The Wine Valley 16 - Innsbruck‚ Austria - Olympiahalle 18 - Salem‚ Germany - Schloss (Castle Grounds) 19 - Dresden‚ Germany - Elbufer 21 - Winterbach‚ Germany - Zeltspektakel 28 - Gignac en Quecy‚ France - Festival Ecaussysteme 30 - Orange‚ France - Positiv Festival August 02 - Notodden‚ Norway - Notodden Blues Festival 03 - Bergen‚ Norway - Bergen Calling 05 - Furuvik‚ Sweden - Furuvik Amusement Park (Entrance is by purchasing a ticket to the Amusement park) 06 - Stockholm‚ Sweden - Grona Lund Amusement Park (Entrance is by purchasing a ticket to the Amusement park) 8 - Skandebord‚ Denmark - Smukfest 14 - Hollywood‚ FL - Hard Rock Live 15 - Tampa‚ FL - Seminole Hard Rock Event Center 17 - The Woodlands‚ TX - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 18 - Durante‚ OK - Choctaw Casino 19 - Fort Worth‚ TX - Dickies Arena 21 - Cincinnati‚ OH - PNC Pavilion At Riverbend Music Center 22 - Sterling Heights‚ MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre 23 - Tinley Park‚ IL - Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre 25 - Toronto‚ ON - Budweiser Stage 27 - Montreal‚ QC - Bell Centre 28 - Gilford‚ NH - Bankh Pavilion 30 - Camden‚ NJ - Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 31 - Holmdel‚ NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center September 1 - Wantagh‚ NY - Northwell Health At Jones Beach 3 - Bridgeport‚ CT - Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater 4 - Saratoga Springs‚ NY - Broadview Stage At SPAC 6 - Bethel‚ NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 7 - Bristow‚ VA - Jiffy Lube Live 8 - Scranton‚ PA - The Pavilion At Montage Mountain 15 - Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil - Rock In Rio October 17 - Katowice‚ Poland - Spodek Arena 19 - Berlin‚ Germany - Max-Schmeling-Halle 20 - Erfurt‚ Germany - Messehalle Erfurt 22 - Mannheim‚ Germany - SAP Arena 23 - Munich‚ Germany - Olympiahalle 25 - Essen‚ Germany - Grugahalle 26 - Lingen‚ Germany - Emsland Arena 28 - Brussels‚ Belgium - Forest National 29 - Amsterdam‚ Netherlands - Ziggo Dome 31 - Esch-sur-Alzette‚ Luxembourg - Rockhal November 1 - Paris‚ France - Zenith 4 - Birmingham‚ UK - Resorts World Arena 6 - London‚ UK - O2 7 - Leeds‚ UK - FD Arena 9 - Manchester‚ UK - AO Arena 10 - Glasgow‚ UK - OVO Hydro The post Deep Purple releases new song “Portable Door” appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

The next 72 hours will be crucial to see which direction Israel goes in its war with Hamas. Either Hamas will agree to an extended ceasefire and a release of hostages or Israel is poised to begin its invasion of Rafah‚ the last terrorist stronghold of Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday as part of his latest Middle East trip. During Blinken's time in Israel‚ Netanyahu announced that the Rafah invasion will occur &;quot;with or without a deal‚&;quot; as the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah‚ where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long war‚ just as cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to be gaining steam. Netanyahu’s comments came hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to arrive in Israel to advance the truce talks — which appear to be one of the most serious rounds of...

Getting married and having a child is a huge life change and so when a group of friends goes through the same experience together‚ it’s a great way to bond. Unfortunately‚ for some people‚ these changes on the domestic front can take over their lives and become their entire personality. People who are single and aren’t looking to have kids any time soon can have a hard time relating to their friends who are married with children because they have less in common. Further‚ when you don’t have children‚ it can be a little tedious to hear people talk all day about lactation‚ sleep schedules and spitting up. These topics can be boring to people who have children‚ too.A Redditor who goes by Remarkable_Lake410‚ who we’ll call RL for brevity’s sake‚ recently ran into this problem with her friends. Instead of feigning interest in married mom life‚ she decided to be honest with them about why she didn’t want to join them on a trip.“I (27F) have a group of female friends (8 of us). We have been friends for over a decade‚ since school. Now‚ we don’t live in the same place‚ but we meet up a couple of times a year for a weekend on an Airbnb. This used to be a weekend of good food‚ drinks‚ hot tub‚ etc.” she wrote on the AITH forum.“Around five of my friends are either married or in very long-term relationships. Of these five‚ two either have a baby or are pregnant. I will be seeing all of my friends this year for various wedding‚ friend and baby events. I have been invited to this year's girls' trip‚ but I have said I can’t come. I didn’t originally provide a reason‚” she continued.But a friend pushed her to find out why she didn’t want to go on the trip and she was honest: She didn’t want to be stuck constantly hearing about babies‚ marriage and weddings on a trip that was going to cost a significant amount of money.“[Last time]‚ I listened to one of my friends talk about her breastfeeding plans‚ with vengeance‚ for over an hour. She is not pregnant or trying. Truthfully‚ it’s boring‚ and it feels dismissive‚” RL wrote. It’s also a really expensive way to feel bad about myself.”When her friend heard her reason‚ she was “really hurt‚” and it felt like RL didn’t care about her and her other friends. So‚ RL asked the Reddit forum if she was in the wrong for being honest and skipping a trip that would be all about marriage and babies.The post received over 4‚000 responses that were overwhelmingly supportive for RL.&;quot;On the surface‚ this seems like it’s just about engagements‚ weddings and babies. You go out of your way to be constantly supportive of them. However they don’t reciprocate that for you. They can’t relate to anything or want to relate to anything outside of their lives. It would sort of be like if you just won an award‚ but all they talked about was the pie they just ate that morning‚&;quot; Dependant_praline_93 wrote in the most popular comment.&;quot;We all change as we get older. You naturally drift apart from some friends‚ especially if their lifestyle changes dramatically (think married with children‚ in particular). I wouldn't want to spend a lot of money to spend 3 days with a group that had such dis-similar interests. And I don't think it was wrong to be truthful when your friend asked you why you wouldn't go‚&;quot; Smokin_HOT_Ice added.One commenter with kids has a close friend who is a child-free and she has made an effort to ask her about her life and interests of just talking about parenting.“I was 38 when I had my first child and I read an article in Working Mother magazine when I was pregnant‚ and it said not to be the jerk who always talks about your pregnancy and your baby to your friends‚ especially the ones without babies‚” JellyBear135 wrote. “When I see her‚ I always ask about her work‚ her activities outside of work and recently‚ her new baby dog. She lives alone and doesn’t have a lot of people who always ask about her life so I make sure I always do. I check in via text every couple of weeks to ask her about her life.”After receiving a huge response from her post‚ RL wrote an update revealing that another friend who’s in the same boat decided not to go on the trip as well. “I have spoken to one of my other friends invited on the trip (who is also not at the baby stage of life); she is also not going on the trip and said she is not attending for the same reason‚” RL wrote.It seems the big takeaway from RL’s dilemma isn’t just that stage-of-life changes such as marriage and having babies can create chasms in friendships. But we need to make sure that we’re not just talking about ourselves to our friends but listening to them as well. Because a one-way friendship isn’t a friendship at all.