Louder Sound has a short, but fairly informative interview with Glenn Hughes. What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you think about either the Burn album or the sessions for it? Freshness. I had joined the band from Trapeze, and then David [Coverdale] joined seven weeks later. Everything felt brand new. There […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-18
38 Comments
Glenn Hughes seems to be in full promotion mode, and here’s another interview. This one touches upon his current tour, where he is playing Marks 3 & 4 Purple material. MGM: It must be an exciting opportunity for you to re-visit some of the songs again for this tour, especially as you might not have […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-11
3 Comments
Blabbermouth has some quotes from Glenn Hughes’ appearance on the Trunk Nation radio show aired on SiriusXM on August 8. He spoke about the state of Black Country Communion, their new album and prospects for touring. I was in the studio last week completing vocals. And Joe was there with me last Wednesday before I […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-11
3 Comments
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine has a long(ish) interview with Nick Simper, published back in June 2022. It covers pretty much all of his career, from the early 1960s to this day. Your career is really profound and it would be simply impossible to touch on everything, but let’s start at the beginning. How do you […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-03
8 Comments
Speaking of Glenn, Metal Rules has an interview with him prepared during his recent visit to Finland. On this tour, you’re only playing classic Deep Purple stuff, but when will we see a tour where you’re playing songs from your entire career? You’re asking me extremely important questions, so I’m going to answer them appropriately. […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-02
8 Comments
Glenn Hughes will be a guest on THAT Rocks! podcast hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. The show will be streamed live worldwide on YouTube on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 22:00 UTC, as well as available there for watching later.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-08-02
37 Comments
Metaltalk has an illustrated review of Glenn Hughes doing his Deep Purple set at the Maid of Stone Festival on July 22: Maid Of Stone – Saturday. By the time the Headliner, Glenn Hughes, arrived, we had stopped caring about the rain and the weather. Many had since departed, yet those who stayed to the […]
Read more »
Posted in DP related reviews, News by Nick on 2023-07-30
40 Comments
Cherry Red Records has a 6CD live box of Gillan (the band): Back In The Game – Live (1978-1982). It includes: Live at The Marquee 1978 Recorded at The Marquee Club, London, 27th December 1978; with guest appearance from Ritchie Blackmore Live in Tokyo 1978 Recorded at Shinjuku Koseinenkin Hall, Japan, 23rd October 1978 Live […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-07-28
27 Comments
Back in May, when Steve Morse was intermittently touring with his eponymous band, he spoke to WITH 90.1 radio station, broadcasting out of Ithaca, NY. They have published the transcript of the conversation. Here are some Purple-related bits, not that the rest is not just as interesting… Q: Did your technique or style change at […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-07-23
53 Comments
Simon McBride gives the rundown of his stage rig, admitting in the process that he’s not terribly technically minded, and talks a bit about the whole experience of playing in Deep Purple.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2023-07-21
24 Comments