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Archive for February, 2007



Harrod Rocks

The Harrod Rocks event which we reported earilier has been cancelled.

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Deep Purple and Russian politics

Parody circulated on the Internet: faces of some Russian politicians plastered over an imaginary LP cover. Apparently Deep Purple plays an important role in the bizzare world of Russian politics. President Vladimir Putin is supposed to step down after his second term expires in 2008. It was reported earlier that the two presidential hopefuls in […]

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Glenn Hughes Music Hall

A new hall in Serbian city of Dimitrovgrad will be called the Glenn Hughes Music Hall. Glenn will inaugurate the hall with a concert he’ll play there on may 9th. We congratulate Glenn and Dimitrovgrad’s officials for their commendable taste in music. However Joanna, sitting next to me, couldn’t help herself but to quote Spinal […]

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Gillan’s interview in Express & Star

British newspaper Express & Star have published an interview with Ian Gillan in it’s online edition. Among other things, Ian said that the band is heading off to the studio by the end of this year. Read the full interview here.

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Blackmore’s Night nominations

  Blackmore’s Night has received 3 nominations for the 2006 New Age Reporter music awards: Village Lanterne has been nominated for the Album of the Year 2006 Winter Carols has been nominated for the Best Holiday album of 2006 Village Lanterne has been nominated for the Best Vocal album of 2006 Thanks to Mike Garrett […]

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JLT and Graham Bonnet in Japan

Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnet are scheduled to appear on a double bill in late May and early June in Japan. Bonnet will front Alcatrazz and JLT’s band will feature guitarist Akira Kajiyama. Kajiyama and Turner recently released their first dually-billed album “Fire without Flame”. Tourdates: May 30 – Tokyo – O-East May 31 […]

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Blackmore’s Night in Renaissance Magazine

The upcoming Issue 53 of the Renaissance Magazine will have the feature article of Blackmores Night. Look on the news stands in February, or check their web site for availability. Thanks to Mike Garrett for the info.

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Gillan albums reissue

This landed today on the editorial floor. PRESS RELEASE Edsel Records (through Demon) will be releasing a selection of seven Gillan and Ian Gillan Band albums in March and April. These will comprise of five chart albums, which were originally released between 1979 and 1982, including Glory Road which charted at 3 and Future Shock […]

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