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Ian Gillan and Roger Glover talk about Turning To Crime

Here are a couple more interview videos with members of the band talking about Turning To Crime. First up, Ian Gillan talks to Chaoszine. As well, Roger Glover was interviewed by Mitch Lafon.

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BraveWords review of Turning To Crime

Now that the record is released, the reviews are coming from all sides. Here’s the take from BraveWords.

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Roger Glover talks with Martin Popoff

Martin Popoff recently chatted with Roger Glover about the new release, and here is the result of their conversation. Thanks to BraveWords for the information.

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And the hits keep coming..

Ear Music have released another video from the upcoming Turning To Crime; this time, it’s The Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu. They’ve collected excerpts of all the songs into a single video as well.

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Pre-release and Q&A for subscribers

Ear Music has announced an advance listening session next Tuesday Nov 23, followed by a Q&A with Roger Glover. This event will only be open to subscribers of the Ear Music newsletter, at 6pm GMT. Ear Music is sending out the link on Tuesday morning (GMT) so ensure that you’ve subscribed (at the bottom of […]

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Samples of all Turning To Crime songs

With just over a week to go, the music is getting out there; you can listen to 30 second soundclips of all the songs as we wait impatiently for the real things. Thanks to BraveWords for the information.

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The 13th track

Another track for the upcoming album Turning to Crime is now available for download. It’s a bonus not included in the originally published tracklist — cover of a Motown classic (I’m a) Road Runner written in 1965 by Holland–Dozier–Holland and originally recorded by Junior Walker & the Allstars for their 1966 album Road Runner. It […]

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Tribute to Leslie West

Steve Morse, Joe Lynn Turner, Bobby Rondinelli, and Ronnie Romero are on a star studded Leslie West tribute album due out on 25th March 2022 via Provogue / Mascot Records. West has passed away in December 2020, having suffered from a multitude of health issues. The album was originally intended to be a retrospective of […]

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Classic Rock turns to crime

Classic Rock magazine has another Deep Purple cover on issue #295 dated December 2021. The magazine also includes an exclusive 4-track CD containing 7 and 7 is from the upcoming Turning to Crime, Step by Step from Whoosh!, plus Pictures of Home and Bloodsucker recorded live in Rio de Janeiro on December 15, 2017. Both […]

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Willy Wonka’s golden ticket

There is a David Coverdale feature in the British newspaper The Independent. He began writing “secret little poems”, which eventually became lyrics once he’d taught himself the chords to The Yardbirds’ 1965 single “For Your Love”, and as a teenager he sang in a handful of local bands. Then, in 1973, destiny came calling while […]

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