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Now what?! — first review
Jens Johansson and Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish metal band Stratovarius provide us with the first (to our knowledge) public review of Now what?! Que lots of Nordic restraint.
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Gillan talks to QPRnet
Some time in late May / early June 2011 Ian Gillan spoke to the Queen’s Park Rangers fan club, as he is an avid supporter of QPR himself for many years. he shared bits of anecdotage about his decision to say ‘yes’ to Purple reunion in 1984 (and how QPR was involved), and we also […]
Read more »Don’t worry, we won’t get in
Don Airey spoke to AsiaOne before the Singapore gig earlier this month and when the topic of conversation turned to the Rock’n’Roll HoF, shared this: Newman’s fantastic but he’s not really a rock act, is he? Neither is Donna Summer, although she made one of the greatest records I’ve ever heard. If you’re going to […]
Read more »Purple on VH1 Classic
American cable channel VH1 Classic will feature Deep Purple in one of the upcoming episodes of the Behind The Music Remastered shows. The episode is scheduled for broadcast on April 27th at 9 PM ET/PT. The blurb: Deep Purple were true rock n’ roll: outrageous, bold, daring. Despite their limited success with the American mainstream, […]
Read more »Heartbreak Hotel… and everything changed!
Now what?! promotional campaign is upon us and Big Ian spoke to Noisecreep. He talked about Bob Ezrin, garage bands, Cliff Bennett, Rock’n’Roll HoF, congregational euphoria, and his most memorable show. Bob Ezrin, huh? Not too shabby. Between you and me [laughs], because this is just like us sitting in a bar or something, the […]
Read more »Now what?! track list and artwork
The track list for Now what?! has been released: A Simple Song Weirdistan Out Of Hand Hell To Pay Body Line Above And Beyond Blood From A Stone Uncommon Man Après Vous All The Time In The World Vincent Price The above track list will be featured on regular CD. Additional editions include: Limited edition […]
Read more »Coverdale and his exes
David Coverdale spoke to Rock Guitar Daily and revealed that he’s still in touch with Glenn Hughes and Bernie Marsden: Glenn….Oh bless his heart. And it’s mutual – we are the original unrighteous brothers! We speak most every day. It reminds me of the transition we made from Saints & Sinners into Slide It In […]
Read more »Whitesnake Made in Japan trailer
David Coverdale & Co. have posted a video trailer for their upcoming live album Made in Japan. (watch inside)
Read more »The Nashville diaries
Part 1 of Roger Glover’s diaries covering recording of the new album have been published online. The published portion covers June 24 to July 25, 2012, with hints of more to come. 24 June Sunday Nashville. Our first day in the Soundcheck rehearsal studio. The setup is similar to Werne, so it’s fairly comfortable and […]
Read more »BCC (as we know it) is over
In a recent interview to PremierGuitar Joe Bonamassa says that his involvement with the Black Country Communion is over: As far as I’m concerned, my involvement is pretty much done, and I’ll tell you why: Originally, I did it for the same reasons I did the stuff with Beth Hart and Rock Candy Funk Party—it […]
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