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Man In Black ties the knot

Richard Hugh and Candice Lauren were pronounced husband and wife at 4:48 pm on October 5, 2008, at a small gathering of friends and family.

Thanks to Mike Garrett for the info.

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Nick Simper’s gigs cancelled

Peter Brkusic (drummer from Nasty Habits) writes:

I’m very sorry that I must inform you that the 3 shows from Nick Simper & Nasty Habits in November in Austria and Germany are cancelled. We are very sorry for all the fans who […]

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Jon Lord and Deep Purple jammed at Sunflower

Deep Purple were joined by Jon Lord for five songs at this year’s Sunflower Jam on Thursday evening in London.

Photo copyright: Rasmus Heide

Long versions of Hush and Wring That Neck made sure fans of Jon Lord’s Hammond style […]

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Impromptu in Portugal

A quiet family dinner next to a charity event at a Portuguese resort Santa Barbara De Nexe turned into an impromptu performance for Gillan. The Portugal News Online reports (complete with mistakes and misspelling):

As diners dug deep in their pockets […]

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Into the fire

A new wordography is up at Caramba! — if you ever wondered what the intricate English pub culture has to do with Into The Fire, read on.

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Blackmore’s Night in the media

Blackmore’s Night enjoys coverage not only in fanzines:

Castles and Dreams DVD sold enough copies in Germany to achieve gold status. An award to that effect was presented to the band on September 3rd at the Aegi Theater in Hannover. […]

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Second issue of Cartouche

Second issue of Cartouche — an online Blackmore fanzine — is out, and it’s a big one. 112 pages, no less, with everything from Blackmore’s Night cover bands to the latest Deep Purple DVD.

In this issue:

  • “The paranormal interview” with […]
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We’re just musicians

A very amusing and offbeat interview with Roger taken probably in the summer of 2007 when the band was touring North America and stopped in Chicago. Roger handles the reporter (who had one too many) with his usual class and […]

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Through the camera eye

Fin Costello did a lot of photograpy for the Purple family back in the 70s. He is now taking his work on the road for exhibition around Norway. Roy Hilmar Svendsen from NRK spoke to him and published an interesting […]

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Watching The Sky

There’s a full-page interview with Don Airey in the September issue of BBC Sky at Night magazine.

In the interview, Don talks about his passion for astronomy and how it inspired his solo album Light in the Sky. Interestingly, he […]

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