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June 30
Steve Morse Interview
Kelley Simms at Rockford
Register Star got a few words with Steve Morse about the
gig in Rockford (IL, USA) on Saturday (July 2). Here is a few bits from Steve:
"It's all about the job, going to the gig and playing your heart out for the fans who have paid to see you.""I feel
I owe the fans (to put on a good show) from the very first note I play."
About the Rockford gig:
"There will be a mix of the classics, obscure stuff, songs off
'Bananas' and 'Purpendicular.'"
Steve also hinted that they might play one
new song from the upcoming CD, "Rapture Of The
Deep". "But that is up to Ian Gillan; he writes the final
set list right before the show."
Read the full story at
Rockford
Register Star
Thanks to
Kelley Simms and Rockford
Register Star
for the information.
June 29
Deep Purple signs with Edel
Deep Purple has now sign with
Edel records. They have the rights to release
the new album "Rapture Of The Deep" world
wide except USA.
Thanks to
Musikmarkt
for the information.
June 29
Live 8 on DVD
EMI will provide a large financial contribution to the
Live 8 organization in exchange for the worldwide DVD rights to its concerts in
the Canada, UK, US, France, Germany and Italy. As we reported a week ago, Deep
Purple will perform at
Live 8 Barrie, Canada. The 35000
tickets to Live 8 in Barrie were sold out in 21 min.
Thanks to
Chartattack and
680 News
for the information.
June 29
New Deep Purple Book
A new Deep Purple book will be release tomorrow (June
30) called "The Complete Deep Purple". The book is
written by Michael Heatley
and Jon Lord has written the foreword. The
book has 286 pages. You can buy the book in our shop.
June 29
Steve Morse on Tribute CD
Steve Morse appears on Mahavishnu Orchestra tribute
album called "Visions Of An Inner Mounting Apocalyse". The song Steve appears on
is "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters". Other guitarist on the album is Steve
Lukather, Mike Stern, Jimmy Herring and many more. The album was released
yesterday (June 28). You can buy the CD in our shop.
Thanks to
Steve Morse
for the information.
June 29
The Top Driving Song
BBC's 'Top Gear' have been holding a poll on people's favourite driving song.
"Highway Star" is in the top five. You can watch the result and even vote if you
like at
BBC's 'Top Gear.
Thanks to
Simon Dodd and
Keith Thompson
for the information.
June 28
Rapture Of The Deep
The new Deep Purple studio album is out in October, titled "Rapture
Of The Deep", according to recent interviews with Deep Purple.
Thanks to
Stathis Panagiotopoulos
for the information.
June 28
Live In Concert 72/73 DVD
As we reported
before about, a new DVD with Deep Purple's concert in
Copenhagen
1972 and Hofstra University (New York) concert 1973 will be released. The
DVD is titled "Live In Concert 72/73" and will be released July 25. You can view
a few cuts from the
DVD here and you can buy the DVD in our shop.
June 28
Live 1993 4-CD Box
BMG who were
releasing Deep Purple's live CD "Come
Hell Or High Water", will be releasing the full shows from
Stuttgart and
Birmingham (1993), which "Come hell Or High
Water" were based on. Both shows will be completely unedited and will be
released as a 4 CD box set around Christmas time.
Thanks to
MBTP
for the information.
June 27
Roger Glover & Alice Cooper
On wednesday, June 29, "Nights
with Alice Cooper" will be guested by Roger Glover. If you're in the USA,
you can find your
radiostation here. Otherwise you might can find Roger Glover
here later.
June 27
Steve Morse DVD
As we report before
about, a new DVD with Dixie Dregs, featuring Steve Morse, will be released on
July 12. It will include a concert from
Montreux Jazz Festival July 23, 1978, performance at American Bandstand Inc
and Don Kirshner. You can buy the DVD in our shop.
Thanks to
Sanity and
Daniel Bengtsson
for the information.
June 27
Ian Paice DVD
Ian Paice and Chad Smith (Red
Hot Chili Peppers) drum clinic from London, June 21, 2004, will be released
on DVD tomorrow. The DVD features interviews, discussions and live performances.
You can buy the DVD in our shop.
Thanks to
Explorers Percussion
for the information.
June 24
Deep Purple with April Wine
Last Monday (June 20) when Deep Purple played in
London, Ontario, Canada, Myles
Goodwyn and Brian Greenway
from April Wine came up
on stage and did "Smoke On The Water".
Thanks to
Paul Leask
for the information.
June 21
Deep Purple at Live 8
Deep Purple will perform at
Live 8, July 2, in Barrie, Ontario,
Canada. The concert will be held in Park Place (formerly Molson Park).
Thanks to
Live8barrie
for the information.
June 21
Heavier Than Bananas
Deep Purple played in Toronto a few days ago and when
BraveWords met Roger Glover backstage,
he said "We're about 80% done with the record. In about two weeks Ian (Gillan)
will be back in Los Angeles (at producer
Michael Bradford's home strudio) finishing up the vocals then we're pretty
much done. The album is much heavier than Bananas."
Thanks to
BraveWords
for the information.
June 21
Deep Purple with Leslie West
Last saturday (June 18) when Deep Purple played in
Toronto, Canada,
Leslie West (Mountain) came up
on stage and did "Smoke On The Water".
June 21
E-thnik
Mario
Fasciano's new album "E-thnik", with
guesting Steve Morse, Ian Paice and Don Airey, is on sale from march 2005.
Unfortunately, we don't have it in our shop, but you can
buy it here.
Thanks to
Francesco and
deep-purple.it
for the information.
June 14
Ian Gillan Interview
The Scene Magazine
got Deep Purple on the
cover in
the lastest issue (nr: 493) and a few words with Ian Gillan well. Here is a few
bits:
"I like ironing because it's one of the most therapeutic and no-brainer things
you can do when you're trying to write lyrics. I'm listening to some backing
tracks that the guys have put down and just trying to collect some ideas and
phrasing."
"That last record, Bananas, got more play at my house, amongst my friends that
any other record I've ever made. It s also my favourite Deep Purple record."
"If anyone could be a fly on the wall at our writing sessions, they'd see five
guys laughing, drinking tea and coming up with new ideas. There is no leader.
There never has been. This is very much a family and everyone's involved."
Read the full interview at
Scene Magazine.
Thanks to
Scene Magazine and
Tom Jory
for the information.
June 14
Big Thanks to the Donors
A big thanks to Yvonne Brinkmann, Frank Fitzgerald,
Ralph Pondman and Rob Prior for their repeated donations and helping The Highway
Star with the March, April and May bill. 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.
June 14
Don Airey Tribute
Don Airey and
The Perfect Strangers Band
will play a tribute to Don's career the 4th of August at Piazza Giovanni XXII in
Trodica di Morrovalle (Macerata), Italy (see
picture). The show start at 9 pm and the entrance is free. For more info,
call +39 (0) 733223111 or email:
info@asnmorrovalle.it
Thanks to Ivano Bosello
for the information.
June 10
Ian Gillan Interview
The July issue of the Japanese magazine "Burrn!" has a 3-page interview with Ian Gillan. He talks about "Gillan's Inn". The latest issue of
the Japanese quarterly magazine "Rock Jet" also has an article about Deep Purple
in '72.
June 10
Steve Morse In Hell
Steve Morse Band will preform at
Hell Blues Festival in Norway, the first
weekend in September. Steve Morse will also do guitar clinics. More info can be
found at Hell Blues.
June 3
Don Airey Comes Home
Don Airey is back in his native North East to play a gig at South
Shields (UK). BBC Wear caught up with
Don for a some questions. Here is a few bits.
About the new Deep Purple album:
"We spent five weeks in a studio in Los Angeles, putting down 12 or 13 tracks
together. Ian Gillan’s close to finishing off the vocals, so the album is nearly
complete. We’ll have a listen, and maybe add a few more things, but it should be
out in October or November, I think."
"It’s a bit of a departure from the last album. It’s a lot
heavier, and I think it will turn a few heads. We recorded it in the same studio
that use to be used by Korn, and it’s got a
wonderful sound. It’s got a real, immediate drum and organ sound. I was really
happy working in there."
About his book:
"It’s about half done now. It’s hard work, you know! I’ve just made up with my
old mate Rudy Sarzo, who played bass in
the Ozzy band, and he’s got a book coming out
too. He said the best way to do it is a page a day. If you can do that, you’ll
be ok. So I’ve kind of slowed down a bit, and I’m just taking my time."
Don Airey & Friends play the
Civic Amphitheatre, South Shields on Saturday 4 June. Entrance is free
Read the full interview at
BBC Wear.
Thanks to
BBC Wear
for the information.
June 3
Deep Purple Interview
Here are some translated highlights from a
recent article
based on the press conference in Finland May 21.
About choosing songs for the setlist:
"Ian Gillan thinks it would be fun to some time try to do a show with mostly
newer material and only include three classic tracks.
Is it possible to do a show without Smoke On The Water?
Roger Glover smiles:
- Of course it's possible. You can do it if you want a riot. But it has actually
happened. Ritchie [Blackmore] refused to play it a couple of times."
About the new album:
"Deep Purple is at work with a new studio album which probably will be released
at the end of this year. The follow-up to 'Bananas' will also be produced by
Michael Bradford.
The songs are done as team work. The inspiration is apparently flowing.
- We went into the studio with no finalized songs and one day later, we were
working on nine of twelve songs, says Paice.
Steve Morse's explanation for this is that Deep Purple is a fantastic band to
write songs with. Everyone are experienced and creative musicians who all
contributes new elements to the songs."
About favorite songs:
"Don Airey doesn't hesitate: 'Rat Bat Blue'.
Glover is also sure: 'Perfect Strangers'.
'Contact Lost", says Gillan. It gives me a chance to go to the bar, he clarifies.
- All songs I've been involved in writing, says Paice, while Morse says it
depends on which feeling you're after: 'Highway Star', 'Perfect Strangers',
'Speed King'."
Thanks to
Vasabladet
for the information.
June 3
Space Truckin' In A Movie
Deep Purple's song "Space Truckin" is used in a new
movie called
"Lords Of Dogtown".
It's also available on the
soundtrack.
Thanks to
Rick Damigella and
Tracy Heyder
for the information.
May 20
Buy Ian Gillan's Watch
Ian Gillan is selling a watch on Ebay and all proceeds from this
auction will go to charity. The watch was presented to Gillan by the
manufacturer at the 2002 Montreux Jazz Festival and is inscribed with the
initials "I.G." on the back. Ian Gillan said, "I have donated it to raise money
for a good cause, a local charity." Steve Cross is helping Ian Gillan sell the
watch and says this about the charity: "The proceeds are going towards 'Candles
on the Cobb'. The Cobb is the name of the ancient harbour wall down here in
Lyme Regis. This event has taken place twice before, and is organised by the
Assistant Harbourmaster and the Town Crier (Mike and Phil respectively). The
whole outline of the Cobb walls, and the outline of the harbour is illuminated
by approx 6000 (minimum) candles, arranged and lit by teams of volunteers. It is
a huge spectacle which is attended by thousands of people from all over. They
all pay to see the event, and they sponsor candles in remembrance etc. All
monies raised are distributed immediately to local good causes, by the Candles
on the Cobb organisers. These causes vary from year to year, and we are leaving
this up to them! The purpose of this auction is to help pay for the event to be
put on." The major beneficiaries of funds from 'Candles
on the Cobb' are Cancer Research
UK, and CLIK.
View and bid on the watch here.
Thanks to
Helge Mayschak and
Lesley Worrall
for the information.
May 20
Ian Paice Studio Report
Martin Popoff at BraveWords
got a few words with Ian Paice about the next studio album. Here is a few bits
from Ian:
"I just finish my part for the next CD last month. And that will be going
through its final processes during the summer, and hopefully it will be out end
of the summer, or sometime before Christmas."
"At the moment, there are 12 tracks there - there are probably eight pieces of
music and four songs. So we'll find out in the next four or five weeks which
ones are going to hack it, and hopefully if they'll cut the mustard, then we've
got a complete CD. If not, we'll have to go in and cut another two or three
tracks."
"There's two or three fairly heavy tracks, and there is some very, very strange
stuff going on. As I say, at the moment, they're sort of half-cooked. You can't
really tell until the vocals and the top lines are on, but there is some great
playing, some very interesting ideas. I think a lot of fans who liked the last
two or three albums will definitely enjoy it, and I think a lot of the people
who like a lot of the older stuff will enjoy it too."
Read the full report at
BraveWords.
Thanks to BraveWords
for the information.
May 13
Living Loud Live
Living Loud's concert from
Sydney, April 26, 2004, will
be released on CD in July 2005. It will be
released as a regular CD and a limited edition double CD. The tracks are:
1. Last Chance
2. I Don’t Know
3. Every Moment A Lifetime
4. Crazy Train
5. In The Name Of God
6. Flying High Again
7. Pushed Me Too Hard
8. Mr Crowley
9. Tonight
10. Walk Away
11. Over The Mountain
12. Gimme Some Lovin
13. Good Times
The limited edition contains a
bonus interview CD, with lengthy interviews featuring
Steve Morse,
Bob Daisley and
Jimmy Barnes discussing the formation of the band, the recording sessions, their live
rehearsals etc. The concert is already
avaible on DVD and can be
found in our shop.
Also, European live dates are being booked for September - October 2005.
Thanks to T2 Media and
Living Loud
for the information.
May 10
Swedish Fans Invited
The Swedish newspaper
Aftonbladet reports that the Finnish business man Vesa Keskinen, invites all
Swedes to Deep Purple's show in Finland May 21. "When
I heard at the beginning of this week that Deep Purple aren't performing in
Sweden, I decided to invite all Swedish fans of the band to
Tuuri and give them free
admission", Keskinen says in a press release. Vesa Keskinen has made the little
village Tuuri (pop. 500) and his department store famous and he admits to having
a thought behind the stunt - he wants Swedish customers.
Thanks to Aftonbladet
for the information.
May 4
Paice, Ashton, Lord DVD
T2 Media will release a DVD with PAL (Paice, Ashton, Lord) a
group which emerged after the collapse of Deep Purple in 1976. But they didn’t
last long very long, just one studio album plus a
few live concerts. In early 1978 it was over. PAL included Ian Paice,
Tony Ashton and Jon Lord plus
Paul Martinez (bass) and Bernie
Marsden (guitar). The DVD includes the "Sight & Sound In Concert" from 1977.
The tracks are:
1. Ghost Story
2. On The Road Again
3. Silas And Jerome
4. Arabella
5. The Ballad Of Mr. Giver
6. I’m Gonna Stop Drinkin
7. Steamroller Blues
8. Malice In Wonderland
9. Remember The Good Times
10. Sneaky Private Lee
The DVD also includes the "Lifespan" documentary with auditions, rehearsals,
back-stage footage and live footage from the UK tour. No release date yet.
Thanks to T2 Media
for the information.
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