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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? […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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)
Read more »A 2002 vintage interview with Roger Glover done by Eric Blair was recently posted on YouTube (watch inside)
Read more »Goldmine magazine has interviewed Roger Glover on the occasion of Wacken/Budokan release. A lot has been covered — from differences between German metalheads and Japanese audiences, to getting not tired playing Smoke every night, to producing Judas Priest, to being snubbed by a certain Hall of Fame. Roger also confirmed his view on bootlegs, which […]
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