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Sunflower Jam lineup changes

The Sunflower Jam 2007 lineup has undergone some changes. Chad Smith and Beverley Knight will not be able to take part in the event. On the other hand, Steve White’s (from Paul Weller Band) appearance has been already confirmed and there […]

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Glover, Paice and Lord at the Sunflower Jam

Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Jon Lord will take part in the Sunflower Jam 2007, a fundraising event organised by the British charity Sam Buxton Sunflower Healing Trust. Both Jacky Paice and Vickie Lord are involved with the Trust, so […]

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A few points from Roger

In his latest message to the fans, Roger talks about his daughter Gillian’s new album (it’s out now), proper spelling, security at the gigs, MySpace squatters, and Finnish postal stamps, among other things.

Go get a few points.

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The Reverend giveth (and so should you)

Last year Roger Glover, the man of many talents, has donated one of his paintings to the Linda McCartney Centre. The painting was sold at an auction, raising £900 for cancer patients.

Taking advantage of a day’s break in the UK […]

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Japanese Rainbow reissues

The nine classic Rainbow albums from 1975-86 will be repackaged into a “deluxe” box set due for release on May 23 in Japan via Universal International. Each disc comes with a paper sleeve replicating original vinyl packaging. The box includes: […]

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Roger Glover: “You start off with an hour of silence”

In anticipation of the UK tour, a Welsh website published an interview with Roger Glover. The usual Roger’s eloquence didn’t fail him this time either:

Putting it mildly, as a band we’ve had a few ups and downs. But over […]

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Notes from the road

Marking the end of the French leg of the tour, both Steve Morse and Roger Glover have published their regular messages for the fans. Steve’s notes from the road discuss the perils of international travel, French cuisine and being an […]

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JLT’s “Second Hand Life” album update

The new Joe Lynn Turner’s solo album Second Hand Life will be released in Europe by Frontier Records on April 20. The album features a track co-written by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover called “Stroke of Midnight”. This one is […]

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Gillian Glover

This is Purple Family news in more ways than one.

Roger Glover and Don Airey have been involved with production of Roger’s daughter Gillian solo album. The album is called Red Handed and is planned for release in April. Roger […]

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