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Ian Gillan has appeared today on the ROCK FM radio in Moscow. He spoke about his current tour with Don Airey Band, the new Deep Purple album, his charity work in Armenia, religious censorship, the state of his relationship with Ritchie Blackmore, and the English national soccer team. You can listen to his interview on […]
Read more »August 2016 issue of Japanese magazine Player carried an article detailing equipment used by Steve Morse and Roger Glover on the recent tour of the country (May 2016). The article is pretty technical, so it proved to be too difficult for a full reverse translation. Nevertheless, we are happy to present you with the scans […]
Read more »The re-release of Jon Lords “Gemini Suite” has been postponed to December 9, 2016
Read more »There are a couple of items posted on the official Youtube channel worth your attention (in case you’ve missed it). Deep Purple Mark 4 live at The Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA, on January 15, 1976. It was the second date of their mainland US tour. A very energetic short set performed by Gillan for […]
Read more »There is a new book of interest out: The other side of Rainbow by Greg Prato, the author of Tommy Bolin biography. The book appears to be a collection of interviews arranged in chronological order (much like many of Martin Popoff’s books). The list of people interviewed includes David Feinstein, Micky Lee Soule, Wendy Dio, […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes spoke to Icon vs. Icon couple of weeks ago promoting Resonate, which resulted in an extended interview published on their website. Never being shy with superlatives, ‘incredible’ must be the most often used word in all of this (no, we didn’t do the math). You followed that incredible night [RRHoF induction — THS] […]
Read more »Wymer UK has secured the stock of tourbooks for the now cancelled Glenn Hughes’ European tour. They are now offered for sale at £10. This 24 page programme is to the best of our knowledge the first ever programme for a Glenn Hughes solo tour. It is made even more unique by the fact that […]
Read more »Today Ian Gillan and Don Airey band start their orchestral tour of Eastern Europe. They are playing with local orchestras, so, naturally, there is a fair bit of rehearsing going on before each show. Before the tour started, Big Ian spoke to Moscow newspaper Kommersant. Besides plugging in his daughter’s band Papa Le Gal (they’re […]
Read more »Deep Purple “California Jam 1974” will be released for the first time on Blu-ray on December 02, 2016 by earMusic/edel. The video has been completely restored using newest technology and features a new cut of the show. TRACKLIST DVD 1. Burn 2. Might Just Take Your Life 3. Lay Down, Stay Down 4. Mistreated 5. […]
Read more »earMusic/Edel will start a series of Jon Lord reissues with the release of “Gemini Suite” on November 25, 2016. The album, recorded at Abbey Road und De Lane Leo Studios with the London Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold features performaces by Albert Lee, Yvonne Elliman, Tony Ashton and Jon Lords Deep Purple bandmates Roger Glover and Ian Paice. More […]
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