Jeb Wright did an interview with Steve Morse for Classic Rock Revisited. In this lengthy interview, Steve talks about Flying Colors, Purple, and his obsession with Native American art. Jeb: You are not an egomaniac musician and neither is Neal Morse. Did that make the process of having all that creativity manageable? Steve: I certainly […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-08
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Ian Paice will appear at the Musikmesse this year during the signing session(s) organized by Paiste (his cymbal company). The sessions are scheduled for Friday, March 23rd – 12:00 Friday, March 23rd – 14:00 Saturday, March 24th – 12:00 Saturday, March 24th – 15.00 When exactly he will appear has not been announced. The other […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-08
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The Learn To Play Day is a British national event taking place on March 31. The event will include free musical lessons to the public and “is designed to welcome people into music shops and to inspire them to get playing”. The event will take place in music shops across the UK. Ian Paice is […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-05
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Glenn Hughes will do a tour of Latin America late April/early May as a part of the package billed under the moniker Rock’N’Roll Allstars. Other names on the bill include Gene Simmons (Kiss), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan and Gilby Clarke (all three of Guns N’Roses fame), Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Sebastian […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-05
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Flying Colors have published a first batch of Steve Morse’s answers to fan questions submitted through their Facebook page: Steve, are there any young guitar players who you particularly like? I mean we all know what your influences are but is there any new name that has caught your attention lately? I’m not sure how […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-04
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A message posted on the official Whitesnake website informs us that the band will be put on hiatus for the rest of 2012: At this time the band plan to spend 2012 in the studio, mixing live recordings made during the 2011 tour. There are also plans to edit & mix a live in-concert DVD […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-03-04
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K-97 from Edmonton did a rather interesting interview with Ian Paice when the Purps were in town. Ian talks about the changing face of music scene, his experience of working with Paul McCartney, living where he lives and many other things. Around 15 minute mark he talks about Jon Lord, that his treatment is proceeding […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-02-29
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Times Colonist from Victoria, BC, has published Roger Glover’s interview/profile: Now, every night I step on stage I value it immensely. [Performing] is something very few people get to experience, therefore I can’t take it for granted. That’s the only time when there’s no distractions. There’s no phone calls, there’s no computers, there’s no family, […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-02-28
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Ian paice will be a guest on My Planet Rocks radio show this Sunday, February 26, at 9pm GMT: This week’s My Planet Rocks sees DEEP PURPLE’s IAN PAICE take the hotseat to pick out his favourite songs. He talks about his band’s longevity, their plans for the future and he’s got an update on […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-02-26
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Calgary Herald has published Ian Gillan’s profile/interview, which for once, is a little better researched than you average mainstream press fare. On the news album he sounds rather enthusiastic: “I think it’s time for some new material it always injects a spark and I think we need a little lift now. There’s a lot of […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2012-02-21
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