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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 […]
Read more »On saturday 26th august Don Airey will be appearring on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock on the show “my planet rocks” with Nicky Horne. The show airs at 7.00pm U.K. time (6.00pm GMT). Thanks to Paul Bush for the information
Read more »Ian Gillan spoked to Reuters yesterday. He told them that he had already lined up a publisher for his upcoming novel, which is a political thriller titled “Wessex“. Gillan said, “This is my one and only novel. This really is a labour of love. It’s the only idea I have ever had for a book […]
Read more »Here you can watch Ian Gillan live from the current tour. Smoke On The Water Bluesy Blue Sea The footage is taken from the Buffalo (USA) show August 16. Thanks to Immergent for the information.
Read more »Big thanks to Philippe Warda who sent us this review that his friend published on his website: 08/16/2006 – Ian Gillan Town Ballroom Notes: Went with Philippe Warda, Rocky & Sex Machine. They had some cute bikini hag with a small rack and a big crack come out holding signs with the songs on it […]
Read more »There will be a rock and roll charity (in aid of complementary cancer services at University College London Hospital (UCLH)) evening of dinner and musical entertainment at the Porchester Halls, London, U.K. on 14th September. There will be performances from Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Robert Plant, Paul Weller, Phil Manzanera, Linda Lewis, and Sam Brown […]
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