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Anthem in German Movie

There is a new German movie called “Requiem“. The Deep Purple song Anthem is played 2 times in the film. Thanks to Fabio Walter for the information.

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Letter from Steve Morse

On a night flight in Japan, Steve Morse took some time off and wrote a letter. Here is a few bits: “I got to play a little bit with some of the guys from Living Loud, and we worked on some new music, which does sound good.” “Every time I play with musicians like Joe […]

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Don Airey plays with Gary Moore

Don Airey plays keyboard on Gary Moore‘s new album, “Old, New Ballads Blues” He also did brass arrangements with Gary. You can buy the CD in our shop. Thanks to Gary Moore for the information.

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Highway Star in TV Commercial

At the moment, there is a TV commercial in the USA for the american car “Lincoln Navigator“. The song in the background is Deep Purple’s “Highway Star”. Thanks to Tracy Heyder and Caspianrex for the information.

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Ian Gillan Interview

Ian Gillan is on the cover of the current issue (Issue 55) of Whisky Magazine, with the headline “Scotch on the rocks – Deep Purple and Uriah Heep talk malt.” The magazine has 1 page interview with Ian Gillan.

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Gillan’s Inn – Promovideo

Watch the promovideo for Ian Gillan’s new solo album (Gillan’s Inn) here (wmv, 12,7 MB). You can read our special feature here. You can buy the album in THS shop. Thanks to Nathan Lassiter and Immergent for the information.

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Ian Gillan Interview

The current issue of the German magazine “Heavy” (Number 91), has a one page interview with Ian Gillan about “Gillan’s Inn”.

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Ian Gillan DVD – Update

The upcoming DVD with Ian Gillan is a two-and-a-half hour documentary, full of music, lost archive footage, tales from Ian Gillan and interviews from members of Deep Purple (both past and present). It features Tony Iommi, Joe Satriani, Joe Elliot, Ronnie James Dio, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Lord, Colin Towns, Sir Tim Rice, the late, George […]

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Steve Morse and Joe Satriani

Former Deep Purple guitarist (1993 – 94) Joe Satriani did a concert in Orlando, FL, USA last friday. During the encore (around 30 min), Eric Johnson and Steve Morse came up on stage and did “Red House” and “Going Down”. Thanks to Joe Satriani for the information

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Win Gillan’s Inn

If you haven’t notice it already, you can win a copy of Ian Gillan’s new solo album, “Gillan’s Inn“. Just visit our special feature for more details. You can also visit Jukebox, which run a competition (closing date is April 28, 23.59 GMT). Thanks to Jukebox and Andy Lye for the information.

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