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Concerto 2012 trailer

earMUSIC has released a trailer for the upcoming extended version of the new studio recording of Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra.

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Whitesnake in the UK

Whitesnake will tour UK in May next year, sandwiched between Journey and Thunder, who are also on the bill. It actually appears that Journey will be headlining. Ticket presale starts November 8 at 10am, with sale to general public opening next morning. Full details in our calendar. Thanks to Classic Rock for the info.

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Glory Road ebook

Martin Popoff has published a short ebook about Gillan’s album Glory Road. In a cheeky mood, I’ve been known to call Gillan my favourite band of all time, given the insane charm of all six of their albums, the guys burning it out before they could screw up (just like another one of my fave […]

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Coverdale the sommelier

David Coverdale will be featured in a new documentary A Passion for the Vine produced by Zan Media in Novato, California. NovatoPatch has some of the backstory: […] Coverdale blitzes in from a private plane with what appears to be an entourage — a beautiful young woman, a chauffer and others. This is not the […]

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And another thing I won’t discuss…

As it’s becoming a good tradition, Ian Gillan was interviewed by NevexTV in St.Petersburg, and it pretty much turned into his rant about freedom of speech, the EU, future of our species, rabbis and vicars, cars and trains, age and death… and a little about music. (watch inside)

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Streaming Afterglow

The entire Black Country Communion’s new album Afterglow is available for streaming from Soundcloud courtesy of Joe Bonamassa:

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2013 touring

If the stars will align right, the world live premiere of the new Deep Purple album will happen in New Zealand, where the band kicks off 2013 touring schedule on February 24, followed by six more dates in Australia. New Zealand ticket presales start on November 7, with the sale to general public followed on […]

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Russian setlists

The band has not been touring since February and as they’ve assembled for the rehearsals there were many speculations regarding upcoming setlist. This is what was played on the first three dates of the Russian leg.

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Carrier pigeons and smoke signals

Blackmor’s Night are doing their short annual tour in the US, and on October 27 Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night were interviewed (undoubtedly, via carrier pigeons and smoke signals) by their local Long Island’s WRCN. (listen inside)

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It’s not gonna be a country record

Ian Gillan did an interview for Michigan radio station WJRW. They have talked about the new album, the Ron’n’Roll Hall of Fame induction, the late Jon Lord, Jesus Christ Superstar, and some other things. You can listen to the interview online. Thanks to James Gemmell for the info.

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