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Running a bulldozer and cutting hay
Steve Morse was featured on the latest (July 25, 2024) instalment of the Ernie Ball String Theory web series. Here it is — the story of Steve’s life as told by the man himself in 20 minutes.
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So much coffee
Deep Purple’s drum tech Cimi Mezzano posts a vlog summarizing his day on tour with the band.
Read more »From two different sides of the world
Simon McBride gave an interview to the Ultimate Guitar. It is short on length, but not on substance: I recently interviewed Steve Morse, and he praised your playing. Are you aware that Steve Morse is a fan of your playing? No, I’m not aware of it. That’s an amazing thing to hear because Steve is […]
Read more »The therapeutic effects of cooking
Some time in June, Just before the start of the tour, Ian Paice was interviewed by Paltrocast. He spoke about the band’s writing process, why Deep Purple are more popular in some countries than the others, how he keeps sane on the road, and a few other things. Enjoy!
Read more »=1 in the charts
This article will be updated regularly with the new data. Consider this an invitation to send us information (with proof links) on how the album is doing in your country.
Read more »Bend it like Gary
Deep Purple were featured in the BBC Radio 2 show The Rock Show with Johnnie Walker that aired on July 19, 2024. Ian Gillan and Roger Glover were guests of the show. You can listen to it on the BBC player, where it will be available for 30 days after the first airing. Gillan’s bit […]
Read more »A little bit o’ lovin’ on the side
UK newspaper The Independent has a feature on Deep Purple, with a review of =1, and an interview with Ian Gillan. It’s also, I suggest, a surprisingly lusty record for a band who long since swapped the Jack bottle for the travel kettle. “You mean salacious?” Gillan chuckles. “It’s a bit naughty in places I […]
Read more »Success is happiness
And a couple of =1 promotional interviews to wrap up the day. German site aussiedlerbote.de has an interview with Ian Gillan, and it’s in English: Is there a song on the new album that particularly touches your heart? I like them all. But “Old-Fashioned Thing” is probably my favorite. In that song, there are interesting […]
Read more »Wear their heritage with aplomb
A couple more press reviews of the new album =1. The Arts Desk seems to have missed the arrival of a new guitar player, but generally enjoyed the album: At this stage in the proceedings it’s unlikely Deep Purple are suddenly going to haul in a whole new fan base, but for anyone with more […]
Read more »One is symbolic of simplicity
Couple of interviews promoting =1 that by now, frankly, sound a bit redundant, but here they are for the sake of completeness. Roger Glover spoke to ABC News: Glover said Gillan once questioned how big of an equation someone could come up with where the answer would equal one, then had a mathematician friend come […]
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