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Minds Behind the Music

Louder Sound has excerpts from an interview Ian Gillan did for a book called Minds Behind The Music. The book is a collection of interviews with prominent musicians, where they are asked about everything and anything but the music itself. What was the happiest day of your life and why? Nice timing, I’ve been scribbling […]

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Best place around

Casino du Montreux is holding a little celebration this Saturday, December 4, 2021, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of said gambling house burning to the ground, immortalizing itself in the process by means of a certain song. Attractions start at 11am, last all day long, and include a telethon, a vintage fire truck […]

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Not quite Crime and punishment yet

Roger Glover answered some questions from an outfit called Radio Bob! Among the things related to the Turning to Crime and in one form or another already covered elsewhere, he mentioned that he has made a lot of progress on his memoirs (which have been nearly 20 years in the making). The manuscript is now […]

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Purplerizing the fantastic glut

HMP Woodworm Scrubs inmate #185273, one Roger Glover, talked to the Forbes magazine about Turning to Crime. “Oh Well” and [Huey “Piano” Smith’s] “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu.” Plus some Freddie King in the closing medley. There’s definitely some bluesy moments on this record. Was there a concerted effort to sort of flex […]

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7 And 7 Is live on German TV

Deep Purple performing 7 And 7 Is live* on a German TV show Das Erste am Morgen.

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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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