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Mk1 Songbook on Austrian radio

On September 17th Peter Brkusic from the Nasty Habits will present their new CD with Nick Simper The Deep Purple Mark 1 Songbook on Radiofabrik Salzburg in Austria. The show will run between 15:00 and 17:00. Radiofabrik Salzburg is on the air at 107.5 MHz & 97.3 MHz, on cable at 98.6 MHz, and online […]

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Nick Simper + Nasty Habits = Mk1 Songbook

Wymer Records in the UK is releasing an album of Mk1 songs recorded by Nick Simper with the Austrian band Nasty Habits. The album is aptly called The Deep Purple Mk1 Songbook. The first edition will be limited to 1,000 copies with bonus video footage including a Nick Simper interview. To coincide with this album […]

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Orchestral Gillan in Linz

On March 31st Ian Gillan of Deep Purple gave a solo performance with the Bruckner Orchestra in Linz, Austria. The show was almost sold out. The situation with age group was as varied as it usually is during Deep Purple performances. On my left I saw an approximately 70-year-old man, and on my right there […]

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Gypsy heart in Bregenz

Deep Purple normally don’t do soundchecks. The class of all the musicians allows them not to. They do not need to rehearse every day, and they trust their roadies to set up the equipment right. They only rehearse occasionally — after a long break in the touring, when there are significant changes in the setlist, […]

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Nick Simper onstage in Vienna

Needless to say, Nick Simper and The Nasty Habits playd an unforgettable show – powerful, rousing, I wish they do it one more time. On March 14th 2009 Mr. Simper played his third concert here and the Nasty Habits were once again much more than faithful accompanists. Together they celebrated the beloved, but seldom heard […]

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Nick Simper and the Nasty Habits

Nick Simper will perform in Austria in November this year with the local band called Nasty Habits. They will play a special set of Deep Purple Mk1 numbers. Shows booked so far: November 14 — Orpheum, Graz November 16 — Viper Room, Vienna We’ve been informed that more dates in Germany are in the works. […]

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Fiddling in Graz

The only DP concert in Austria this year, so my wife and I went to Graz (for me it was the 14th time to see DP). Sound was good and it was not as loud as they played in former days (but that’s OK). Surprise: DP played Rapture of the Deep and Black Night with […]

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Tripple up in Sarajevo, Budapest and Graz

My friend, Dave, and I travelled from the US to the Sarajevo, Budapest, and Graz shows. They were all excellent, of course, and I see no need to rave about the band’s performance at each because they performed amazingly, as usual. I do want to point out some interesting aspects of each, though. 1. Sarajevo […]

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Blogging for Linz

You can find my review of DP’s gig in Linz on my weblog. It’s the second entry on the February page. Stefan Baumgartner

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Auf Deutsch – Linz

Was mir sehr gelegen kam waren die beiden riesigen Videoleinwände am Bühnenrand, so daß ich mit meinem Handy ein paar Fotos machen konnte! Auf fiel mir, daß Steve Morse mit neuem Gitarren-Equipment spielte. Er fiedelte auch nicht mehr so wie früher von Anfang bis zum Ende, das tlw. recht anstrengend war. Er klang wesentlich härter […]

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