Yiannis Dolas of RockPages.gr did a lengthy interview with Ian Gillan regarding the WhoCares project: Rockpages.gr: You performed in front of the crowd in Armenia, both just after the earthquake in 1990, as well as now, 20 years later. What was the reaction you got, now, and twenty years ago? Ian Gillan: Well, times are […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-08
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Glenn Hughes recently spoke to Jeb Wright and his interview now appears on Classic Rock Revisited: Jeb: I think Derek is the band’s secret weapon. His solo albums have great guitar players on them like Zakk Wylde. He is amazing. Glenn: Derek’s role is very, very important to our band. He is like Jon Lord […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-08
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Prior to the beginning of this North American tour Roger Glover spoke to Boston Herald. His interview now appears online: It’s a Deep Purple gig. There’s no concession to the fact there’s an orchestra there, and it’s not really even an orchestra. It’s some strings, some horns and it’s as much jazz as it is […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-07
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In anticipation of the June 11 gig in Atlantic City, NJ.com has an interview with Steve Morse: Steve Morse’s idea of a week off from touring as part of the rock band Deep Purple? Putting in 18-hour days at his Florida hay farm. “I am arranging to do a little cutting” of the hay, Morse […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-04
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An interesting interview with Roger Glover in Toronto Sun: Why an orchestral tour? Well, it’s good to have a new hook to hang your coat on. We’ve toured so much and so many people have seen us. So we thought this was a different kind of challenge. We’re best known for the old songs, so […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-02
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Release date for Roger Glover’s new solo album If Life Was Easy has been finalized. It is due to be released on July 11 on Edel’s imprint earMUSIC.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-02
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Roger Glover explains why he was absent from he latest leg of the tour: Circumstances. You can’t smell them, touch or see them, but we all have them. We sink or swim with them. Mine have been rather chaotic of late; the recent Deep Purple Mediterranean Tour not-so-neatly coincided with family commitments and I found […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-05-30
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Colin Hart’s book of memoirs A Hart Life is due to be published by Wymer on September 26, 2011. The book first saw the light of day in Japan a couple of years ago, and now will be finally available in English. This edition is co-authored by Dick Allix with forewords by Roger Glover and […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-05-28
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A number of digital download packages for the recently released Phoenix Rising are available at the brand spanking new Deep Purple video store. We are being assured that all the video files are DRM free and playable worldwide.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-05-28
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Contrary to what you might have read on other music news sites, the venue for June 6 Deep Purple show in Montreal has not changed. It will be held at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier located inside the Place des Arts complex. Yes, we are sure. The source of misinformation was an error in a press release issued […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2011-05-24
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