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Deep Purple On a Roll set for release soon, the natural successor to Deep Purple In Rock. Says Roger Glover of the new CD: We felt that not only was this a natural progression for the band, it continues our theme of food which has become evident in our recent releases. We really are on […]
Read more »The long awaited Deep Purple Mark IV DVD which we detailed previously has now been completed. It will be called Phoenix Rising: The untold story of the 1975/76 MkIV world tour and release date is set for May 20th.
Read more »Looks like it. There is no official word yet from the band’s management, but there are 4 North American dates that have surfaced so far with tickets already on sale: June 3 – Rama, Ontario (just north of Toronto) June 4 – Quebec City June 18 – Chicago June 23 24 – Los Angeles The […]
Read more »A previously unreleased set of picture of Deep Purple performing at the Bundeseisstadion Liebenau in Graz, Austria, on April 3, 1975, is being posted online at dpac.at. There already are two installments, with more to follow on a weekly basis.
Read more »While being on tour in Indonesia with Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson spoke to the local edition of the Rolling Stone magazine. In the interview he revealed his top 5 favourite albums of all time. We list them here so that you can commend him on his music tastes. “In no particular order”, here it is: […]
Read more »We all like to moan and groan about unimaginative/poorly designed merchandise that can often be found online or at the shows. Now we have a chance to do something about it. The new online Deep Purple store will be launched in the coming weeks. The Highway Star has been asked what kind of interesting merchandising […]
Read more »Perhaps no other property so distinctly epitomized the excesses of 1970s rock’n’roll lifestyle as the infamous Starship plane. Back in 2003 the New York Times has run an article about it’s history. Bruce Payne, who was band’s US booking agent at the time, and Ian Paice were interviewed for the feature: Ian Paice, of Deep […]
Read more »This year Sunflower Jam is taking it up a couple of notches. First of all, it will be held at the Royal Albert Hall, on July 8. Second, the lineup they have so far secured for the event looks pretty spectacular: Jon Lord Rick Wakeman Keith Emerson Joe Bonamassa Newton Faulkner Deep Purple with special […]
Read more »There will be a Deep Purple special tonight, Sunday, August 29th, on Get Ready To Rock radio at 9:00 p.m. GMT. You can listen to Get Ready To Rock online through their player or directly from http://freedom.wavestreamer.com:6424/ (MP3 stream, you might need to copy and paste the link to your favourite player). We apologise for […]
Read more »Opeth’s lead singer and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt tells The Highway Star how the band came to dress their new live album and DVD in a sleeve that pays tribute to Deep Purple’s original Concerto for Group and Orchestra from 1969. Both albums were recorded at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Opeth’s show took place in […]
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