German record company SPV has filed for bankruptcy protection on May 25 in the District Court of Hanover. On May 27 the court has appointed a provisional insolvency administrator. This does not mean that the company will cease operations immediately, but may affect musicians to whom it owes money. SPV is the current record label […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-30
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Jerry Bloom of More Black Than Purple fame has written a new book — Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll Story — which covers history of the Rainbow album. This book, the first in a planned series on ‘landmark’ rock albums focuses on Rainbow’s 1978 release Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll, a pivotal album within the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-30
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Monday night’s ChildLine Rocks charity show in London (June 1) is to be released on a socalled Instant Live CD. The 3CD set will feature Jon Lord, Glenn Hughes, Uriah Heep, Thunder and more on a limited edition release with 2 audio CDs and a photo disc with exclusive photos from the night’s performances. The […]
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Posted in News by Rasmus Heide on 2009-05-27
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As the Whitesnake’s 2009 tour kicked off in Norway, the local public broadcaster NRK has published an interview they did with David Coverdale: OSE: On our weekly radio show «Radio Rock», the one song by Deep Purple people want to hear over and over again, is «Soldier Of Fortune». COVERDALE: Yeah, there’s an interesting story […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-26
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Ian Gillan will appear on the Classic Metal Show as a call-in guest tonight, May 23, at 9:40 pm EDT. He will talk about One Eye To Morocco as well as his history with Purple and Sabbath. Other call-in guests will include Mr. Big members Paul Gilbert (guitars) and Billy Sheehan (bass). The Classic Metal […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-23
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Steve Morse is doing a series of guitar clinics at the Gutar Center stores in the US. The clinics are sponsored by Ernie Ball / Music Man and are dedicated to their 25th anniversary. The first clinic is on May 25 in Orlando, where Steve will be joined by Dave LaRue. The rest of the […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-22
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EMI is releasing a 20th Anniversary Edition of Whitesnake’s Slip of the Tongue album with audio and video bonuses. There’s no word yet on whether anything is remastered. The release dates are set for: June 5th — Germany June 8th — UK June 8th — France (CD only, no DVD) We have no information on […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-22
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This Wednesday morning Jon Lord will talk to TotalRock radio in London in an interview with Malcolm Dome. You can listen online from anywhere. Jon Lord will appear on Malcolm Dome’s Phantasmagoria between 10am and 12am, chatting about his music and his appearance on ChildLine Rocks. You can listen live online via Total Rock’s website […]
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Posted in News by Rasmus Heide on 2009-05-18
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Big Ian teamed up with Steve Morris some time ago and they have recorded an unplugged session for UK’s Absolute Radio.
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-07
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Before the Purple gig on May 1 in Wroclaw, Steve Morse joined the croud of six thousand other guitar players to set the new world record at the Thanks Jimi Festival. The official tally was 6,346 people playing together Hey Joe, more than tripling the standing record for the “Largest Guitar Ensemble” of 2,052 set […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-06
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