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Apr 30
Roger Glover live with Gov't Mule
Warren Haynes from Gov't Mule has invited Roger Glover to play with them along with several other guest at their special show in Saenger Theatre, New Orleans on May 3. The show will be recorded for a CD and DVD release.
Thanks to Gov't Mule and Roger Glover for the information.

Apr 23
Deep Purple on TV
The German/Austrian/Swiss TV station 3Sat will broadcast parts of "Come Hell Or High Water" on Thursday morning, May 1 at 3.00 am. For more info.
Thanks to Guido Reichert for the information.

Apr 11
Swedish Deep Purple convention
On May 10 there will be a Deep Purple and family convention in Växjö, Sweden. There will be a record fair in the afternoon followed by a party in the evening. Two cover bands will perform, there will be competitions and the organisers are working on getting a "special guest" to appear.
More information is available on the event's website.

Apr 11
Roger Glover in Swedish magazine
An interview with Roger Glover will be featured in issue 6-2003 of Swedish guitar magazine "Fuzz".

Apr 6
Roger Glover live on US radio and on the Internet
Roger Glover will be on the US radio show Rockline Wednesday April 16. For those in the US, find your local station here. For all others, you can listen on the internet here For more info check Rockline and The Bone.
Thanks to Scott Bell for the information.

Apr 2
Deep Purple on TV
The Dutch TV channel Veronica/Kindernet will broadcast parts of "Come Hell Or High Water" on Sunday, April 6. For more info.
Thanks to Paul Gribnau for the information.

Mar 31
Steve Morse Speaks Out
Steve Morse wrote a letter a few days ago:
"While we were in California, the shuttle tragedy occurred. Ironically, I, as well as the other band members, had just gotten an E mail from one of the astronauts, Kalpana. We were lucky enough to have made acquaintance with many of the folks associated with STS 107 and were invited to the launch in a special area, but we had to go do the recording. I totally freaked out when I saw the disintegration on T.V. That afternoon, I brought in a little musical idea, which I titled, "Contact Lost", which is probably going to be on the album to pay homage to all of them." Check out the letter.
Thanks to Steve Morse for the information.

Mar 30
Deep Purple is best
In the April issue of the UK rock magazine, "Classic Rock", they had reader's poll result for 2002 and Deep Purple won the "Best Gig" category and Ian Gillan won "Best Singer".
Thanks to Bartosz and Richard Sowerby for the information.

Mar 30
Michael Bradford Speaks Out
Michael Bradford speaks out about his work with Deep Purple in February issue of Digizine:
"One day I'm playing along with them in my mom's basement and 30 years later I'm rehearsing them and producing their new album. They sound great with that classic meat and potatoes rock'n roll sound I've always been a huge fan of. There's also some down tempo songs, and Steve wrote an instrumental that is one of the prettiest pieces of music I've ever heard." Check out the interview.
Thanks to Digizine and Jonathan Cornick for the information.

Mar 25
Steve Morse in Guitar Player
In the May issue of the guitar magazine, "Guitar Player", there is a 7-page article with Steve Morse, including the tab of "Well Dressed Guitar".
Thanks to David Weickel for the information.

Mar 25
Interview With Ian Gillan
ClassicRockRevisited did a interview recently with Ian Gillan. Check out the interview.

Mar 6
Michael Bradford's Studio Report
Deep Purple has finished the recording of the new album, so the producer Michael Bradford wrote a report about it. Here is a few bits.

"We spent about three weeks in December, rehearsing the material that the band had brought along. Some new ideas also developed out of the jamming process. Roger told me that many of DP’s biggest songs started out as jams that were then developed. Everybody had ideas and riffs to try, and we had a tape recorder running so that nothing got lost. Rehearsing lets you work out the ideas in a no-pressure situation, so you’re free to try, change and discard ideas without the oppressive “studio clock” running."

"Satisfied that we had the goods, we moved the whole thing over to one of LA’s finest studios for January, and part of February. Recording the well-rehearsed material went smoothly, with the band playing a track on a given afternoon/evening, and Vocals for that song then being cut the next morning."

"We cut about 14 songs, some of which were developed on the road, and some of which were written during the month. I engineered the sessions, along with my trusty second engineer, Chris. After cutting the basic tracks and vocals, we started doing overdubs, like solos, percussion and keyboard textures. One song will even have a live string section, courtesy of my good friend Paul Buckmaster, who has worked with everyone from Elton John to Train, and who grew up near Ian Paice as a boy."

"The band has stretched in many directions. But the sound has gelled in an amazing way. Some of the songs are classic “rockers” in the best DP tradition. Some others are more progressive, but they also rock like crazy. One song is even in two different time signatures, but Ian came up with a solid melody that keeps the whole thing grounded. Ian’s also doing some great multi-tracked vocals ala Brian Wilson. The studio is a different world than live, so we took out the big box of sonic crayons and had some real fun. We took advantage of great vibes, a great studio and the best that modern technology has to offer. However, there is no doubt that it’s a Deep Purple Album. This baby really rocks! You should have been there!"

Read Michael's full report
Thanks to Michael Bradford

Mar 6
Deep Purple In Musical Box
In the latest issue (nr 7) of Brazilian classic rock magazine "Musical Box", there is a 7-page article on Deep Purple, covering their entire bio and some interesting facts in the band's history. For more info... www.musical-box.org