Calgary Herald has published Ian Gillan’s profile/interview, which for once, is a little better researched than you average mainstream press fare.

On the news album he sounds rather enthusiastic:

“I think it’s time for some new material it always injects a […]

Date: 2012/2/13

: Hamilton Place

: Hamilton

: Canada

First the good stuff.
Good crowd on a cold night and a nearly full theatre. Hamilton Place seats 1,500 would say there were between 1,300-1,400 there.
The guys were on fire despite some problems for […]

Date: 2012-02-17

: TCU Place

: Saskatoon

: Canada

Just returned from the Purple show - been a long wait since I bought the ticket…

Had heard that the Canadian shows were being well reviewed - just added to the anticipation, especially seeing as […]

Glenn Hughes will appear live on KNAC internet radio on Monday, February 20. He is scheduled to be on the air at 4 pm PST, but exact timing is not confirmed yet.

Of course, KNAC being the internet-only radio (and the […]

Ian Paice is one of the musicians confirmed for the Buddy Rich memorial concert to be held on the 25th anniversary of jazz legend’s passing, April 2, at the London Palladium. The show will feature members of the US-based Buddy […]

Rick Wakeman writes in his blog entry for February 2012:

There is so much other stuff in the pipeline that I will be trying to bring to fruition this month which include a possible trio album with Tony Levin and Ian […]

Just as you haven’t been to Brazil until you saw a soccer game there, you haven’t been to Canada until you’ve attended a hockey game. Our frontline correspondent reports from the trenches:

At the Winnipeg, MB show last night, Steve […]

The Hamilton Spectator has Steve Morse’s profile and interview mostly revolving around the story behind Contact Lost:

I’m a big fan of what NASA has done. People don’t realize the research and development strides that have been made, all that technology. […]

Date: 2012-02-11: John Labatt Center/Massey Hall, London, Toronto, Canada

Well, where do I start? What a week-end indeed. First of all my brother (Scott) flew in from Scotland on the Thursday to be part of the Purple experience with my […]

Date: 2012-02-12

: Massey Hall

: Toronto,ON

: Canada

On this wintry Sunday night, Deep Purple showed the sold-out crowd that, while last tour’s orchestral backdrop was a pleasant enough venture, the innate power of the band is more than enough to shake off […]