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Cover stories bonanza continues

Sweden Rock magazine has Messrs. Lord & Gillan on the cover of their #6/2024 issue. An 8-page feature based on an interview with Ian Gillan inside. IG: “Jon Lord was the godfather”… Bonus: a 3-page article on Black Country Communion, with Glenn Hughes’ interview. Goldmine magazine summer 2024 issue (pardon the shouting, the quote is […]

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Pulling out all the stops

German version of the Metal Hammer magazine has an interview with Ian Gillan and Simon McBride in their July 2024 issue, done on the occasion of the new album =1. Quote of the day: Like its four predecessors, created under the sound direction and with the co-compositional skills of Bob Ezrin, the band around singer […]

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The singing salesman

Louder Sound reprints a Classic Rock interview with David Coverdale from 2011. It is a long read, covering everything from a Saltburn-by-the-Sea schoolboy listening to Elvis through to the latest at the time Whitesnake album Forevermore. One time a guy came in the shop while I was reading the Melody Maker. And he knew I […]

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German publicity

Several German magazines chose Deep Purple to put on the covers of their recent issues. Eclipsed magazine issue #261 (06/24) has 50 years of Burn as the cover story. The magazine can be ordered through the publisher, albeit delivery is available only to selected European countries. Classic Rock Germany issue #131 has Deep Purple’s upcoming […]

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Not happy with the RRHoF thing

Guitar Interactive magazine has Black Country Communion on the cover of their latest issue (#104), with a Glenn Hughes interview feature inside. As Black Country Communion release their highly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘V,’ (via Mascot Label Group) Guitar Interactive Magazine’s Jonathan Graham presents an in-depth exclusive interview with the legendary Glenn Hughes, the band’s […]

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Come and see, and say “hi”

Glenn Hughes was interviewed for the THAT Rocks! podcast, talking about his Purple tour and the new (then) upcoming Black Country Communion album, and his plans for the future.

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Multi-dimensional trapeze act

Louder Sound has a article on Machine Head remix, based around an interview with Ian Gillan, with some contributions from Ritchie Blackmore, Dweezil Zappa, and Bruce Dickinson. Couple of quotes from Big Ian: I can see why [the record companies] are doing it. They have to make the music reach today’s audiences, I suppose. Everyone […]

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That little bit of expectation

Scenestr has a short interview with Simon McBride on the occasion of the impending release of =1. When you join a band like that, as you mentioned all the iconic players, there’s always that little bit of expectation from the fans I believe. They all want you to play like they want you to play. […]

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Top five on the planet

Black Country Communion are on the cover of UK’s Powerplay magazine (#274, June 2024), with a Glenn Hughes interview inside. It should not come as a surprise that being shy is just not in his vocabulary. Black Country Communion return after a seven year absence with glorious new album ‘V’. We chat to Glenn Hughes […]

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A touching story

New Jersey Stage has an interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night on the occasion of their upcoming shows in the area. Not much in the sense of groundbreaking news in there, just a bit of Ritchie being Ritchie at the end: When asked if there was a fan or two that really touched Ritchie […]

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