Billboard has an interview with Paicey (who seems to be the go-to spokesman for the band these days). He didn’t say anything he hasn’t already said to Rolling Stone, just reconfirming the talking points: somebody probably will show up at the induction ceremony; who that will be and who will be performing what (if anybody […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-12-18
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Hot on the heels of the Hall of Fame announcement, Rolling Stone magazine has published an interview with Paicey: Do you think part of the problem is so many voters are in America and you were never quite as big here as you were overseas? Of course, that does effect what people are aware of. […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-12-17
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Well, if one good thing came out of this whole Hall of Fame saga, it’s additional publicity for the band. And in show business there’s no such thing as bad publicity. In anticipation of 2016 inductees being announced on December 17, Classic Rock reached out to Paicey for a comment: Well, who would they induct? […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-12-16
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Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night were interviewed on Rich Davenport’s Rock Show that aired on Total Rock this past weekend. They spoke (mostly) about All Our Yesterdays, which was released back in September. Ritchie reiterated that his foray into rock will be a brief one, but “if it works”, more dates could be added. Selected […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-12-15
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Ian Gillan has an interview in Cricket Monthly, of all places. He talks about his passion and how his dayjob interferes with it: What is your favourite ground to watch cricket? I don’t get to a lot of cricket because I’m on the road non-stop. We played in 54 countries last year, so I have […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-12-11
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Flying Colors have appeared on Reddit Ask Me Anything this Friday, November 27. It is just too bad apparently nobody has realized until the last moment that 3pm EST is 9pm CET, which is just about the time Steve is supposed to hit the stage with Purple in Frankfurt. His postfactum contributions, however, were quite […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-11-29
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Flying Colors will be answering questions on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything today, November 27, between 3 and 4 pm EST. What: A live interview with the full band on Reddit’s IAmA forum, where you ask the questions. Well, not just you. And not you if you’re not there. So be there! Ask Mike about his […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-11-27
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Deep Purple Italia has an interview with David Keith, the drummer from Blackmore’s Night who was also tapped to play the three gigs next summer under the Rainbow moniker. How is it working with Ritchie Blackmore? Ritchie certainly has a reputation for being difficult to work with, but I have honestly found it to be […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-11-24
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Local TV station ARD Brisant showed this report from the gig in Oberhausen on November 13. Unfortunately, the interviews are overdubbed, but looks like nothing groundbreaking has been said. Don Airey told that nowadays he has a reserved seat at his doctor as he’s going more and more to regular check-ups. He also pointed out […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-11-24
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A lengthy interview with Ian Gillan that may or may not have stemmed from his gardening activities. It is also kind of curious due to slightly unorthodox questions and even more unorthodox answers. (watch inside)
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-11-08
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