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We are changing our long standing editorial policy of not covering careers of former Deep Purple members and the family tree (“it’s not a tree, it’s a jungle” as Gillan have put it). The reason for this policy was that for some time THS was affiliated with the current Deep Purple management and served as […]
Read more »Contrary to appearances, this venerable website is still alive and kicking — but it is suffering from severe neglect. The problem, to put it simply, is a lack of people with time and energy to devote to all the things that need fixing. This means that only the most urgent updates (like tourdates and news […]
Read more »Roger Glover has kindly donated 2 Deep Purple concert tickets with backstage passes for a show during their UK tour, April/May 2007 to be auctioned to raise vital funds for The Linda McCartney Centre. For more information, visit Linda McCartney Centre (in the news section under the heading “Deep Purple lend their support to the […]
Read more »Ian Gillan has kindly donated a signed copy of his yet unreleased book “Smoke This” and a signed 2006 Tour Poster to be auctioned to raise vital funds for The Linda McCartney Centre. Both items are signed by Ian Gillan, Dean Howard, Michael Lee Jackson, Randy Cooke and Rodney Appleby. For more information, visit Linda […]
Read more »The authorities in Munich, Germany, have taken imprints of various entertainers and athletes who have performed at The Olympiahalle. When this venue was built at the start of the seventies, Deep Purple were the first band to play there (January 21, 1973). When Deep Purple played there the last time (February 18, 2006), Deep Purple […]
Read more »Vigier Guitars has released the Excess Roger Glover signature bass. The bass features an Excess alder body with a maple top, phosphorescent dots on the fingerboard (available in rosewood or maple), phosphorescent contours around the knobs and a brand new three-band EQ electronic designed by Glockenklang amplifiers. See the photo. Thanks to Vigier Guitars for […]
Read more »Steve Morse mention a possible Dixie Dregs / Steve Morse Band tour in USA in January 2007. In his latest letter he says: “I just talked to our Deep Purple manager, Bruce Payne, and also my manager, Frank Solomon. DP is doing lots of gigs this fall, and we’re looking at doing the Dregs/SMB tour […]
Read more »When Ian Gillan were in San Francisco earlier in the week, he answered a few questions from Don Sanchez at ABC7/KGO-TV/DT. Here are a few bits: About Ian’s source of inspiration. “My grandpa was an opera singer, my uncle a jazz pianist. I was a boy soprano in the chuch choir and all.” About doing […]
Read more »Ian Gillan took some time off from his North America tour and answerd a few questions from Mike Ross at Edmonton Sun. Here is a few bits: About that Luciano Pavarotti nearly sang “Smoke On The Water” on Gillan’s Inn. “I sang Nessum Dorma a couple of times on his charity thing, so he owed […]
Read more »Ian Gillan took some time off from his North America tour and answerd a few questions from Darryl Sterdan at Winnipeg Sun. Here is a few bits: About endless touring: “Every now and again I have my arm twisted to take some time off. But a week or 10 days is about all I can […]
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