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There’s a new interview with Ian Gillan in the latest issue of Sweden Rock Magazine. On the Gillan split: Q: The Gillan split was a bitter one. In case McCoy and Underwood would be reading this article, what would you say to them? IG: Well, what can one say? They claim that I cheated them […]
Read more »Ian Gillan will be signing copies of ‘Smoke This’ at the following Borders bookstores during the UK tour: Bournemouth – Friday 27th April @ 5 pm – 6 pm Brighton – Sunday 29th April @ 2.30 pm – 3:30 pm Thanks to Caramba! for the info.
Read more »The Modern Guitars magazine have reprinted an interview with Ritchie Blackmore that originally was published in 1975, just after he left Deep Purple. At this point the Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow album was already released and Rainbow was on it’s Mk.2 lineup (Blackmore / Dio / Powell / Carey / Bain). He talks about the transition, […]
Read more »Many thanks to Jim Collins for spotting this goodie. A very extended live version of Demon’s Eye from Berlin 1971:
Read more »I guess this settles it. Glenn Hughes issued this update regarding Mk.3 reunion rumours: I am in Russia, and wanted to give you all the news about the rumour of a Deep Purple MKIII re-union. As I have been the one that is consistantly being bombarded with the same question over and over again. My […]
Read more »Here is David Coverdale’s response to the recent Glenn Hughes interview in which Glenn suggested that he had spoken to Coverdale, Lord and Blackmore through “third parties” and implied they all showed interest in a Mk.3 reunion. Coverdale denied he has any interest in any lasting reunion, but he would participate in a one-off show […]
Read more »And once we’re on the subject of Mandrake Root, here is a collection of clips from the early Purple in all their glory:
Read more »This is from a circa 1996-97 Japanese interview which long time ago I had on tape (that is, until I borrowed it to a friend and his kids taped it over). Considering how rarely Ritchie grants interviews, let alone on video, it’s a real treat.
Read more »I didn’t catch the band in Paris last time (January 2006) because the tickets were too expensive. It was the very first time since 1985 I missed a DP show near where I live. The last show I saw in June 2003 during the summer tour disappointed me with its lack of magic and its […]
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing