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The Moon Is Shining video
A new promo video of Blackmore’s Night track The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea) from the new album Dancer And The Moon.
Read more »Yet another bonus track
German chain Media Markt sells Now what?! CDs with a sticker that unlocks a free download of a bonus track called First Sign of Madness from it’s own website.
Read more »Hell to Pay
Edel/earMUSIC has made available a second preview clip from Now What?! — Hell to Pay. Well, sort of “available”. They really screwed the pooch on this one as the video is actually not available in many countries, including such major Purple markets as UK, Germany and Canada. Go try your luck, or if it doesn’t […]
Read more »Montreal venue has not changed
Contrary to what you might have read on other music news sites, the venue for June 6 Deep Purple show in Montreal has not changed. It will be held at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier located inside the Place des Arts complex. Yes, we are sure. The source of misinformation was an error in a press release issued […]
Read more »Nothing from the industry
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 […]
Read more »Deep Purple fined in Russia
A Russian court has fined Deep Purple for “illegally” performing their own songs, according to russiatoday.com. The concert in question took place on October 19, 2008 in Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don. According to the court’s ruling, the musicians – Ian Gillan, Ian Paice and Roger Glover – should have obtained a license from the […]
Read more »SPV declares bancruptcy
German record company SPV has filed for bankruptcy protection on May 25 in the District Court of Hanover. On May 27 the court has appointed a provisional insolvency administrator. This does not mean that the company will cease operations immediately, but may affect musicians to whom it owes money. SPV is the current record label […]
Read more »Alabama 3 covers SOTW
British band Alabama 3 has a cover of Smoke On The Water posted on their web site (Flash plugin required). Strictly speaking, it’s not really a cover, it’s a new song with new lyrics and melody, with the familiar riff featuring throughout. The track is for their new album, which according to their manifesto will […]
Read more »Metallica praises Deep Purple
In case you have not seen this in your morning newspaper, Metallica has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James Hetfield started his acceptance speech with a list of bands which where important influences implying (to a wildly cheering crowd) they should have been inducted: We have a small list that […]
Read more »Piracy as a marketing tool
My previous copyright rant sparked a lively discussion with Mike Eriksson who argued Personally, I still buy my music and my DVD´s and I do not like all this downloading. If somebody, like this author, wants to give his stuff away for free, good. The problem arises when somebody wants his or hers work protected… […]
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Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing