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BCC 2 in UK charts

Black Country Communion 2 was released last week in the UK and is enjoying chart success. The Official Charts Company reports that for the week ending June 25 it has topped the Rock Charts and is at #23 in general Album Charts.

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Hughes on Classic Rock Revisited

Glenn Hughes recently spoke to Jeb Wright and his interview now appears on Classic Rock Revisited: Jeb: I think Derek is the band’s secret weapon. His solo albums have great guitar players on them like Zakk Wylde. He is amazing. Glenn: Derek’s role is very, very important to our band. He is like Jon Lord […]

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More Hughes in UK press

Glenn Hughes is currently on tour in the UK and a couple more of his interviews have appeared in the press. Northhampton Chronicle & Echo has a Q&A style piece covering topics as diverse as Stevie Wonder and Glenn’s cooking habits: Does it surprise you what a strong following Deep Purple still has, decades after […]

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Glenn Hughes at Backstage Axxess

A new interview with Glenn Hughes has been published on Backstage Axxess. Here Glenn talks mostly about Black Country Communion: Thom: The first thing I would like to talk about is the upcoming Black Country Communion album. In a day an age where it is unusual for bands to come out with an album a […]

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Going to the edge of the cliff

Glenn Hughes recently spoke to Face Culture about his upcoming autobiography Deep Purple & Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star.

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Glenn Hughes on BBC Radio 2

While Glenn is in the UK for his book launch and just prior to his UK solo tour, he will be a featured guest on BBC Radio 2 broadcast with Steve Wright In The Afternoon, between 2pm – 5pm (GMT) on Thursday, May 12th. BBC makes its programs available online for 7 days after the […]

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Glenn Hughes’ book launch

There will be a launch event in London for Glenn’s book Deep Purple & Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star on the evening of Thursday, 12th May. The publisher Foruli will be inviting everybody who has pre-ordered a copy of the book and record package, but would also like to extend an […]

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Mk.3 reunion still not happening

Here is a new installment of the “hot air and wild speculation” saga of the Mk.3 reunion. A couple of days ago Blabbermouth posted a story in which they referred to two interviews given to VH1 Radio Networks by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes respectively. WHITESNAKE/ex-DEEP PURPLE frontman David Coverdale recently told VH1 Radio Networks’ […]

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Glenn Hughes on That Metal Show

Glenn Hughes will be co-hosting with Duff McKagan That Metal Show on a US cable/satellite channel VH1. The episode will air this Saturday, April 16, at 11 PM EDT/PDT and will be repeated in the following days. Check your local listings for further details. Thanks to Tracy Heyder for the info.

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Bombastic Meatbats

Glenn Hughes’ former bandmates Chad Smith, Jeff Kollman and Ed Roth, rounded with bassist Kevin Chown, have formed a band called Bombastic Meatbats. They frequently play at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles. Glenn guested at their gig on March 29 and they went for an extended version of Mistreated: Thanks to nitsuby for the […]

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