According to this Swedish interview, Big Ian was writting with Tony Iommi and a plan to start a “charity band” project is in the works: Shouldn’t you do something with the guys in Black Sabbath? – Weird that you should mention that because I was in Armenia with Tony Iommi last week and stopped by […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-29
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Mickey Moody gave an interview to RockPages.gr. Not surprisingly, good three quarters of it revolves around his days in Whitesnake: Rockpages.gr: Did you feel a full member of Whitesnake or just a player in David Coverdale’s band? Micky Moody: Full member, indeed. I wasn’t getting the full money, but that’s another story! The only time […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-21
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British newspaper Express & Star has published an interview with Ian Gillan where he takes potshots at showbiz in his home country: We’d play almost anywhere. But the climate in the UK is not friendly. Nothing wrong with the fans, they’re brilliant, and I’m looking forward to these shows in November. The band is hot […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-11-07
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Graphic artist Ioannis has more than 165 record covers under his proverbial belt, including some that you might know very well. He kindly agreed to answer our questions. THS: Your work with Deep Purple included cover art for Abandon (1998) and Rapture of the Deep (2005), and graphic design for Bananas (2003). Anything else? Ioannis: […]
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2009-11-06
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Steve Morse recently spoke to the Classic Rock magazine. His short interview appeared online: We are in the sort of position where we don’t have any pressure on us. We’re not a pop act, so nobody these days expects us to sell a lot of records. So, as long as we come up with a […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-10-28
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This is an interview that Gillan and Glover did circa 1987 for the German TV. Make all you want out of it, but I’ve found it, ahem, entertaining 😉
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2009-10-27
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Promoting his band’s US tour, Blackmore gave to Fender one of his rare interviews. He talked about his writing process these days, castles and ghosts (what else!), why he started to play guitar and not trumpet, ticket prices, and many other things: FN: Could you talk about your evolution as a guitar player, from those […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-10-20
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BBC has announced that Don Airey will appear on the Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show on October 9. The show broadcasts between 21:00 and midnight on BBC Radio 6 and online, and will be available for online listening for 7 days after that. Update [Oct 6]: The interview with Don was recorded last night and, […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-10-03
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British newpaper Birmingham Post has published an interview they did with Steve Morse: Any news of a new Deep Purple album? We’re always trying to get started, but these tours keep popping up. Recording is very nearly a volunteer endeavour, and touring pays most of the bills. Despite that, as a group we are committed […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-09-28
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Back in 2003 ITV1 Wales did a documentary on Roger Glover. Now, with it’s appearance on Youtube, all of us who missed it on TV and on the bootlegger’s grapevine, have a chance to see it.
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2009-09-09
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