![[hand]](/hs-pics/portraits/hands/paice2.jpg)
![[face]](/hs-pics/portraits/faces/mcbride3.jpg)
Landing in a wet sandpit
Ian Gillan has appeared on the Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily podcast on December 14, 2021, to talk about his career as a pole vaulter.
Read more »Archive for the 'News' Category
Pandemic strikes The Daisies again.
The Dead Daisies have announced that the ill fated European tour, already postponed several times, have now been postponed again due to the new round of pandemic restrictions. With the latest state of play concerning Covid 19 and how it is escalating travel, border and venue restrictions, we have had to look again at the […]
Read more »It all started in his mum and dad’s kitchen
Glenn Hughes comments on 9 of his favourite songs for a feature in Louder Sound: Trapeze – Medusa I distinctly remember writing this song in my mother and father’s kitchen. Little did I know what an amazing impact it would have on my life as well as the lives of many others around the globe. […]
Read more »More Crime in the press
Deep Purple are featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Hebdo in France, issue #62 dated November 26, 2021, with an interview inside. Naturally, it’s all in French. Across the channel, there is also a Purple feature in the February 2022 issue of the MOJO magazine, the one with Neil Young on the cover: DEEP […]
Read more »Medieval torture devices
In this very candid interview Candice Night spills the dirt on her husband — what kind of torture devices he has in the dungeon, how he does his garden wizardry, his nicknames, and how he likes to drink blood. Ok, we made the last one up. As for the rest…
Read more »Turning to Crime in the charts
Turning to Crime didn’t make it in the charts as far as its predecessors. But consider this: at any other time such recording would probably be relegated to a bonus disk for some tour edition of a “proper” album. So, not too too bad, all things considered. Send us any missing information — with proof […]
Read more »Secret codes for buried treasure
Ian Gillan spoke to BBC Radio, which resulted in a very interesting, slightly off-the-beaten-path conversation. The last time we spoke, we were talking about the dreaded aging process, and I remember you humorously said to me that you walk down the road and listen for a clank to see what’s dropped off next. How are […]
Read more »A little drum room and headphone silence
Don Airey and Ian Paice were interviewed by Planet Rock on November 27, on the occasion of Turning to Crime release. The chat gets rather interesting once the inevitable “why covers?” question is dealt with and out of the way.
Read more »Relieved from any responsibility
Ian Gillan was interviewed by Radio Rock 106.6. Amid explaining the Turning to Crime concept, the conversation touched upon a variety of topics, including marching in the straight lines wearing bright red jackets, basses made from tea chests and broomsticks, and a love affair with Portugal.
Read more »Before rock’n’roll came skiffle
Roger Glover was interviewed by Rock Antenne out of Germany. Listen to him talking to the giggly DJ. Roger is his usual patient and eloquent.
Read more »
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing