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More Black Than Purple will be hosting a Purple convention on May 3rd in Bedford, UK: Wymer UK is pleased to announce a Deep Purple convention celebrating the momentous occasion of forty years since the inception of this classic hard rock band with a 12-hour marathon of all things Purple. The event will be held […]
Read more »Ian Gillan’s article about his experiences in Moscow Kremlin appeared today in online edition of The Sunday Times: The Kremlin gig wasn’t as straight as all that. The younger guys and more junior staff were all up on their feet, although they were looking nervously over at their bosses to see whether they could loosen […]
Read more »You may have noticed The Highway Star has a somewhat different look now. True. We have incorporated more content management software into the website, which should allow for smoother interaction between you, our readers, and back to us, the editors. A couple of improvements above the waterline are the new tour dates page and a […]
Read more »The 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival will be held on July 4-19 this year. Deep Puple are included in the preliminary festival program announced a couple of weeks ago. The program should be finalized by April 17th. Our boys established a good tradition of coming back to the Lake Geneva shoreline every few years — they’ve […]
Read more »A new interview with David Coverdale appeared this morning on several sites. He talks mostly about the new album, Good To Be Bad: Would you say that GOOD TO BE BAD is a mixture between your blues roots and a modern attitude? Any other influences? For me it has all the elements, all the ingredients […]
Read more »Deep Purple are confirmed to play in London, UK on July 30 at the ExCeL. This is the venue for the British International Motor Show. Tickets can be ordered at www.seetickets.com and concert tickets include admission to the motor show during the day.
Read more »New interview with Joe Lynn Turner on Classic Rock Revisited. Quite interesting even if you don’t agree with everything he has to say. He talks about his latest album Second Hand Life, his days in Deep Purple and the prospects of a Rainbow reunion and other things. Here are some tidbits: Jeb: Do you think […]
Read more »Whitesnake.com reveals cover art for the new Whitesnake album Good To Be Bad: Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson for the info.
Read more »DeepPurple.org has an exclusive interview with Don Airey. He talks about his new album A Light in the Sky, Stanley Kubrick, Aurora Borealis, ways to cope with musicians’ stress, and jamming in 7/4. Read the interview here. Thanks to Mike Garrett and Gordon Dale for the info.
Read more »In a message posted on Myspace Glenn Hughes reveals title of his new album: Hi Everyone, I am very happy to announce the world release of my new Album: “First Underground Nuclear Kitchen”…… It will be available the first week of May. I am extremely proud of these songs. When I record songs, I never […]
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