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Steve Hoare emailed us that he has started a petition to nominate Ian Gillan for the rank of the Member of the Order of British Empire. British citizens and residents can sign petition online at the Prime Minister’s web site. Deadline is March 4, 2008. MBE rank does not entail knighthood, but is nevertheless a […]
Read more »Photo: Jim Corrigan Jon has posted the following update on the Runboard’s Deep Purple Fan Forum: Hi everyone (Regarding From Darkness to Light being performed in Trondheim, Norway. Already posted on the Jon Lord section, and also just to say “Hello – yes I am still alive and actually not retired!”) From Darkness to Light […]
Read more »The Classic Albums: Machine Head documentary will enter rotation on the VH1 Classic cable channel in North America starting Tuesday, May 8. Check the listings for complete schedule. Thanks to Jim Collins for the info.
Read more »So, you finally got rid of all those bulky VHS tapes and replaced them with DVDs and thought the new format is here to stay for the next 20 years, right? Wrong. HD (High Definition) DVD is knocking at your back door. On June 26 Rhino/Eagle Vision is releasing Deep Purple, Yes and Santana performances […]
Read more »Tommy Shaw of Styx guested on Smoke on the Water at the Wembley Arena and posted his impressions on styxworld.com: Before I knew it, I was heading for the stage again to sit in with Deep Purple. It was sweet to see all our people watching from the wings. I waited for the last notes […]
Read more »As our trusty mailman have sent out today monthly reminders about your THS mailing lists membership, probably many of you have clicked on the provided link to update your settings and were startled when your browser gave you a security warning. This is because we have switched to HTTPS (secure HTTP protocol) for mailing lists […]
Read more »Today, April 26, Ian Gillan appeared on BBC Radio 5 Simon Mayo show. You can listen to the show online here (RealMedia). Ian is interviewed by a political reporter in Cardiff, Wales. The segment of interest runs approximately between 0:48:30 – 1:00:00 into the show. Thanks to Kevin Dixon for the info.
Read more »Last year Roger Glover, the man of many talents, has donated one of his paintings to the Linda McCartney Centre. The painting was sold at an auction, raising £900 for cancer patients. Taking advantage of a day’s break in the UK tour, Roger visited the Centre at the Royal Hospital in Liverpool and personally signed […]
Read more »This has been posted on Caramba!: It has come to our attention that some of the copies of the Tour Edition of “Gillan’s Inn” have been manufactured with the wrong CD in the package. Ian’s record label has looked into the situation and discovered that there was a problem in the production process – basically […]
Read more »The nine classic Rainbow albums from 1975-86 will be repackaged into a “deluxe” box set due for release on May 23 in Japan via Universal International. Each disc comes with a paper sleeve replicating original vinyl packaging. The box includes: Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow (1975) Rainbow Rising (1976) On Stage (1977) Long Live Rock N Roll […]
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