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Our man in Brazil Marcelo ‘no relation’ Soares writes: Brazilian talk show host Jô Soares died tonight, at 84. He did some fun interviews with Deep Purple in the 2003 and 2006 tours. He asked none of the questions we geeks would, but at the same time he put the boys at ease talking about […]
Read more »Our long time regular Marcelo Soares writes: One of my greatest moments ever as a fan was to see Jon play the Concert in São Paulo in 2009, in an open air gig in the most famous corner of Brazil. This weekend the festival will happen again, with lots of musicians playing around the clock, […]
Read more »There is a tribute album to Deep Purple out in Brazil. The shtick is that all the covers are done by metal bands with female vocalists. And apparently Brazil has quite a few of them. Some of these can be rather interesting, as long as you don’t expect faithful reproductions of the originals. Revengin – […]
Read more »Glenn Hughes’ South American tour appears to have been cancelled, blaming squarely the local promoters: Due to the South American Promoter failing to fulfill the required contractual obligations, Glenn Hughes will not be touring South America this September/October. Glenn’s management has been unsuccessful in reaching any solution with the Promoter and has reluctantly decided that […]
Read more »Ian Gillan & Co were guests at a talk show in Brazil back in 2006. And what do Brits and Brazilians talk about — football, of course! And shoes. And silly hats.
Read more »Several music news sites (e.g. this one) in Brazil have announced that Deep Purple will play three shows in the country this October — 21st in Rio de Janeiro, 22nd in São Paulo, and 24th in Curitiba. This will be a package tour with Lynyrd Skynyd and ZZ Top also on the bill. There are […]
Read more »A 1992 vintage interview with Ian Gillan recorded during his tour of Brazil. (watch inside)
Read more »Eddie ‘Eduardo’ Trunk of VH1 Classic That Metal Show interviews David Coverdale before Whitesnake’s performance at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 20, 2013: Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.
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