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Message from Roger Glover: Firstly, thank you for all the kind words you sent. I’ve been knocked sideways by the great reaction to Now What?! I kind of knew it was good but you never really know until people get to hear it and are interested enough to send feedback. I raise a glass to […]
Read more »The latest episode of In The Studio with Redbeard is completely dedicated to Now what?! A good chunk of the album was played during the one hour show, interspersed with what sounds like a prerecorded elsewhere interview with Roger Glover. This episode appears only online despite the fact that the show is syndicated on many, […]
Read more »Here are two more interviews from the Now what?! promotional blitz. Virgin radio Italy (in English with Italian subtitles): GTFM Rockshow on BBC Welsh community radio used prerecorded interviews from the EPK: listen here (MP3, 22 min). Thanks to Yvonne Osthausen for the info and to Andy Fox for correction.
Read more »Roger Glover chats about Now what?! with Portuguese radio show Metal Global. You can listen to it at rtp.pt (the interview is in English). Thanks to Jorge Botas for the info.
Read more »Roger Glover chats with Vintage Rock about Now what?! from his home in Switzerland (this was done probably before the album was released): This is your fifth record with Steve Morse and your third with Don Airey and I have to say, these two guys really come to the fore. With Don Airey, it’s like […]
Read more »Music Radar has an interview with Roger Glover presented in the form of a monologue. Interestingly enough, Now what?! gets a fairly brief mention, with the bulk dedicated to Roger’s illustrious career with Purple, solo, Rainbow, as a songwriter, and as a producer. We’re not very good at planning things to be honest. We’re a […]
Read more »Roger Glover chats with Martin Popoff about musical blitzkriegs, styles, sonics, prolific players, dull strings, abrasive admirals, leaping out, and being easy to get along with: DEEP PURPLE’s first platter in eight years, NOW What?!, began life on the internet with a light advance track called ‘All The Time In The World’, one that had […]
Read more »A long(ish) and rather interesting interview with Roger Glover on Rockpages.gr: Rockpages.gr: What really surprised me in the new album is that you weren’t afraid to have long tracks, longer than regular 4, or 5 minute rock songs, you went a little further trying new stuff that I haven’t heard from Deep Purple again, what […]
Read more »Roger Glover chatted with Detroit’s radio station 94.7 WCSX about Now what?!, ‘live in the studio’ approach, his songwriting philosophy, and being simple. Listen to it at wcsx.com. Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov for the info.
Read more »Part 3 of Roger Glover’s diaries covering the vocal sessions in Nashville has been published. OCTOBER 2012 1 Monday Up at dawn trying different lyrics for Weirdistan. In the studio, IG starts A Simple Song and makes good progress, finishing writing as we go. Lunch at a local kebab place makes me ill and although […]
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