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While Deep Purple are still in the charts with their latest studio album “Now What?!”, earMUSIC prepare the second release of their reissues series. This time it’s “Copenhagen 1972” Besides the show from Copenhagen recorded on March 1, 1972, the release includes three bonus tracks recorded live in New York on May 29, 1973 […]
Read more »And here it is, in all its glory, the first Deep Purple promo video since… whatever:
Read more »The new album has been out for a while now, the dust seems to be settling down, and it’s time for another poll here at The Highway Star. We tried to put together a variety of the most often expressed opinions of the album, and you can always post your opinion in free form in […]
Read more »The 1970 BBC radio session of Deep Purple performing Grabsplatter and Black Night has been rebroadcasted on BBC Radio 6 Music Live Hour in the wee hours of Sunday, May 12. The show will available for listening online for a week now. Should you be inclined to skip PJ Harvey and T.Rex directly to Purple, […]
Read more »Behind the music documentary which was recently shown on VH1 in the US has been posted on Youtube. Act fast before Powers That Be(tm) take it down. All in all, I must say it’s rather well done, considering the enormity of the task of covering the 45-year history of the band in 45 minutes. Blackmore, […]
Read more »The promotional video for Vincent Price was shot at the Berlin Dungeon. Check out pictures of the shoot in Berliner Morgenpost and on Facebook. Hmm, I wonder if they’ve run into Blackmore there… Thanks to Peter and Yvonne Osthausen for the info.
Read more »This list is being continuously updated. Progress of the album in charts around the world is neatly summarized here. The first week of Now what?! out in the wild is over and the first official chart positions accounting for both online and offline sales are in. Germany: #1 first week, #5 second, #12 third, #22 […]
Read more »Vincent Price will be the next single from Now what?!, to be released on June 7 as a download, CD single and seven-inch transparent vinyl. It will be backed by the slightly infamous First Sign Of Madness, which previously was available only as a bonus track in one the the big box chains in Germany. […]
Read more »Coverage of the “top of the mountain” gig in Ischgl on April 30 from Austrian TV channel ORF. Watch it on their website. More video coverage from MomentumSki: Thanks to Yvonne Osthausen for the info.
Read more »Music Radar has an interview with Roger Glover presented in the form of a monologue. Interestingly enough, Now what?! gets a fairly brief mention, with the bulk dedicated to Roger’s illustrious career with Purple, solo, Rainbow, as a songwriter, and as a producer. We’re not very good at planning things to be honest. We’re a […]
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