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February 29
Steve Morse Letter
Steve Morse took some time off during the Bananas World Tour - North America and wrote a letter. Here is a few bits.

"In San Francisco, Joe Satriani sat in with us." "It's always a treat to be around somebody as inspiring as he."

"In Galveston, some of the NASA astronauts and families of the Columbia STS107 disaster attended our concert. We shared some fine moments of greeting, conversation, and exchanging some momentos."

Read the full letter.
Thanks to Steve Morse and Scott DuBose for the information.

February 29
Deep Purple at Mike Bullard
Deep Purple were guesting "The Mike Bullard Show" 2 days ago (February 27). Deep Purple played "Silver Tongue" and "Highway Star". Mike also talked to Ian Paice.

February 25
Michael Bradford jams w/Deep Purple
As we reported earlier, Michael Bradford and Beth Hart joined Deep Purple on stage at Deep Purple's concert in Los Angels, USA, February 14 . Check out the photo.
Thanks to Kikko Okaguchi for the information.

February 25
Living Loud Single
As we reported earlier, Living Loud (Morse/Airey/Daisley/Kerslake/Barnes) will release there first single "In The Name Of God" on March 9. Here you can watch a sneak preview of the single, small (WMV - 0,8 MB), medium, (WMV - 2,26 MB) and medium in Quicktime (MOV - 5,3MB).
Thanks to Liberation Music for the information.

February 25
New DVD with Steve Morse
A new DVD with Dixie Dregs, featuring Steve Morse, is now in the works. It will include a concert from Montreux Jazz Festival 1978 and a live performance at Jay Leno's Tonight Show.
Thanks to Purple Heart for the information.

February 24
Deep Purple on Canadian TV
Deep Purple will be guesting "The Mike Bullard Show" on Friday (February 27). For more info check here.
Thanks to Keith Baxter for the information.

February 20
Ian Paice Speak Out
The Chicago Sun-Times has a new interview with Ian Paice, done right before the North America tour started. Check out the interview.

February 17
Ian Paice Interview
The March issue (nr: 96) of the UK magazine, "Rhythm", has a 7-page interview with Ian Paice. He is also on the frontcover. The magazine come with a free CD, which include 2 version of Fireball, both without vocals.
Thanks to
DPAS for the information.

February 16
Michael Bradford & Deep Purple
During Deep Purple's concert in Los Angels, USA, two days ago (Feb 14), Michael Bradford and Beth Hart joined Deep Purple on stage. Together they did "House Of Pain". Later during the show, Michael return to the stage and together with Deep Purple they did "Hush". Read more about the show.
Thanks to Phil Caine for the information.

February 13
Deep Purple on CNN
Ian Gillan and Roger Glover will be interviewed by CNN on March 2.

February 13
Joe Satriani & Deep Purple
During Deep Purple's concert in San Francisco, USA, two days ago (Feb 11), Joe Satriani joined Deep Purple on stage. Together they did "Hit The Road Jack/Black Night". See the photo. Read more about the show.
Thanks to Michael Friedman and Scott DuBose for the information.

February 12
Pictorial Journal
Over the years, Deep Purple's manager, Bruce Payne, have captured a lot of photos of Deep Purple in the studio and on the road. He is planing to release a hard cover pictorial journal later this year.
Thanks to Purple Heart for the information.

February 10
Living Loud
"Living Loud" is the name of the project we have reported about before, but then it went under names like "The Meek" and "The Rage".  Living Loud feature Steve Morse,
Don Airey, Bob Daisley (bss), Lee Kerslake (drm) and Jimmy Barnes (vcl). The first single from the album ("Relentless") will be released March 9 and is called "In The Name Of God". UNICEF will use the single as part of a fundraising event to raise awareness and monies for the kids of Iraq. Watch a sneak preview of the single here (you need Quicktime) or visit Jimmy Barnes website.
Thanks to Jimmy Barnes for the information.

February 10
Ian Gillan speaks out
"Chicago Innerview" did an interview with
Ian Gillan a few days ago. Here is a few bits.

"We tend to make up a set list about five minutes before we go onstage. It gets dangerous up there that's what keeps it fresh."

"Strangely enough, I was talking to Luciano Pavarotti - we did a show with him earlier in the year. He was saying, 'I'm so jealous of you being able to sing 'Smoke on the Water' every night. I have to sing these arias."

Read the full interview

Thanks to
Chicago Innerview and Steffan for the information.

February 9
Deep Purple touring Australia
Starting late April, Deep Purple will take in a string of medium-sized theatres in major Australian cities. Tentative venues include Melbourne's Regent Theatre, Adelaide's The Barton, Sydney's Lyric Theatre and Brisbane's QPAC. Check back for further details.

February 9
Big Thanks to the Donors
A big thanks to the following people (who helped The Highway Star with the January bill), Tom Bradbury, Jason J. Parma, Hans Peter Jenssen, Dariusz A. Przygoda and Ole Søllingvraa. A special big thanks to Leslie Hedger, Ralph Pondman, Rob Prior and Amit Roy for their repeated donations. Also a special big thanks to David Montgomery for his big help in January. For those who would like to help to keep The Highway Star online, please visit the Donor Page or the Shop. Thank you all, without you, The Highway Star wouldn't exist.

February 8
Ian Gillan Interview
In an interview with "ChartAttack", Ian Gillan explains the feelings and motivations behind Jon Lord's departure from Deep Purple, while stressing Don Airey's importance to the band. Check the interview.
Thanks to ChartAttack
for the information.

February 6
Deep Purple to tour China
This spring Deep Purple will be the first band to bring Western rock to China. A local promoter is advertising Ritchie Blackmore as the guitarist on Deep Purple's upcoming four-date tour of China. Be advised that this is not correct. Steve Morse is still the guitar player with Deep Purple.

February 6
Bombay Calling
The Deep Purple DVD called "Bombay Calling" will be released again in March, now with bonus tracks.
Thanks to
Purple Heart for the information.

February 3
Deep Purple in Polish Magazine
Deep Purple feature in the February issue of the Polish magazine "Teraz Rock".
Thanks to Joasia Ostrowiecka for the information.

January 29
Butterfly Ball Again
Yesterday, Roger Glover were guesting US radio show Rockline. He revealed that there is lot of talk about redoing Butterfly Ball in Royal Albert Hall, probably in a year or a year and a half. He also said he is working on an autobiography, but it will take a few years. Steve Morse was also calling into Rockline and answered a few questions. Roger Glover even got questions from former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner, which were guesting Rockline recently.
Thanks to Rockline for the information.

January 27
Airey, Hughes & Iommi
According to Black Sabbath Online, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) intends on releasing what's commonly known as the "Eighth Star bootleg". The album feature Don Airey and former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes and was original recorded back in 1996, for what was then to be a Tony Iommi's first official solo album. The album is planned to be released later this year.
Thanks to Black Sabbath Online for the information.

January 26
Steve Morse in Guitar Player
The March issue of the American magazine "Guitar Player", has a Steve Morse feature. It's about his new solo album, "Major Impact 2".
Thanks to
David Weickel for the information.

January 24
Paice & Hughes
In October last year, Ian Paice was in Italy for a recording session (see photo from the session) with an Italian project called Moonstone. Three songs were recorded with Ian Paice. One is called "Rose in Hell", which former Deep Purple member Glenn Hughes sings on. There is no confirmed record deal yet, but a release is planned for summer/early fall. See a video from the session, Mpg (5 Mb) or Real (1 Mb).
Thanks to Moonstone for the information.

January 23
Bananas Tour 2004
Ian Gillan took some time off earlier this month and replied to some questions. Ian mention "I'm hearing about Australia and New Zealand concerts being booked for April" and "shows in the U.K. next November". Note! Nothing is confirmed yet. Read more at Caramba. For latest tour dates, check here.
Thanks to Ian Gillan for the information.

January 23
Deep Purple on German TV
The German TV station Sat1 will broadcast "Die Harald Schmidt show" (from 1996 when Deep Purple were there) on January 28 at 23.20 (local time).
Thanks to Catrin Wiegand for the information.

January 22
Don Airey in Keyboard Poll
Don Airey has won a major keyboard poll in Japan (see Don Airey's Japanese website for details). When contacted about it, Don said he was appreciative of the accolade, and added that he was about to head off to Italy for a solo show.
Thanks to Don Airey for the information.

January 19
Deep Purple on Brazilian TV
The Brazilian cable TV channel GNT, will broadcast Machine Head Documentary on January 24 at 13.30 (local time) and January 25 at 01.00 (local time). The show is called "Classic Albums" . For more info, check GNT.
Thanks to Marcos Brandi Torres for the information.

January 16
Burn DVD-A
According to Euphoricsounds, a special 30th anniversary edition of "Burn" will be released on DVD-A in April.
Thanks to Euphoricsounds for the information.

January 15
Roger Glover at Rockline
Roger Glover will be on the US radio show Rockline, on January 28. For those in the US, find your local station here. For all others, you can listen over the internet at The Bone or WRIF  
Thanks to Gerard Stam for the information.

January 12
Goldmine
The latest issue of the American magazine Goldmine, has an article with Deep Purple. They are also on the frontcover.
Thanks to Keith for the information.

January 12
Polish Deep Purple Book
A new Deep Purple book appeard in Poland in December 2003. The book is titled "Deep Purple" and written by Roland Bury and Tomasz Szmajter. The book has around 320 pages and can be found at Merlin. For more info, check Purple World (in Polish)
Thanks to Joasia Ostrowiecka for the information.

January 8
New Deep Purple Book
A new book about Deep Purple is going to be released June 1. It's written by the London based Dave Thompson (who has written several rock books) and it will be titled "Smoke On The Water: The Deep Purple Story". The book has around 300 pages and the story goes from 1968 to 2003. Here is one Deep Purple article by Dave Thompson, which was publish in "Goldmine Magazine" 1998, "Life Without Ritchie".
The book can be pre-ordered through The Highway Star Shop.
Thanks to Amazon for the information.

January 8
Letter from Steve Morse
In the end of Deep Purple's tour in December last year, Steve Morse took some time of and wrote a letter. The letter can be found here.
Thanks to Steve Morse for the information.

January 7
Live on the BBC
A new album with Deep Purple called "Live on the BBC" will be released on January 14. It's in fact the same album as "In Concert" (1972 part) with two extra tracks, "Hush" (Shades of Deep Purple) and "River Deep Mountain High" (The Book of Taliesyn). The album is a dual-layer SACD and can be played on both CD and SACD players. The album can be ordered throught The Highway Star Shop.
Thanks to Richard Flynn and Red Trumpet for the information.

January 6
Big Thanks to the Donors
A big thanks to the following people (who helped The Highway Star with the December bill), Richaard Antoniak, Jonas Broman, Bryan Greene, Rob Prior and David Tedds. A special big thanks to Andrew Bennett, Angelos Katerelos and Ralph Pondman for their repeated donations. For those who would like to help to save The Highway Star, please visit the Donor Page or the Shop. Thank you all, without you, The Highway Star wouldn't exist.

January 4
Smoking Cover
According to some news sources, the six time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher was planning to sing Deep Purple's classic "Smoke On The Water" on his birthday party January 3. We don't know how it went, but you can read the story at e-driver.com  
(in Spanish). You can translate it to English by using Babel Fish.

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