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In this interview which he gave during the recent visit to St.Petersburg, Ian Gillan opines on many topics but music. Immigration and overpopulation, democracy, capitalism and communism, money and greed — answers are scarce, but questions are aplenty.
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Caramba! has new installments of anecdotage and Q&A from Ian Gillan:
In some of your summer shows you are going to be accompanied by an orchestra. Could you give us any information or details on how this came up?
Not really, the idea gained ground because we all fancied it for a change and the promoters loved it, so a button was pressed somewhere, by someone. I’m looking forward to it.
Will these shows include parts of Jon Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra” or maybe some solo tracks, as in your tour back in 2000-01?
No. We’re talking about the set list now – because orchestras need to have paperwork and that means preparation, and there’s no mention of that material.
You recently recorded two new songs with Tony Iommi, Jon and Nicko McBrain. When are these songs going to be released? Are there any thoughts for a full album with this project?
These are coming out around 6th May, we have no plans (again) for anything further towards this project, but who knows what can happen in the future…
Read more, and don’t forget anecdotage too.
Thanks to Steve Campbell for the info.
On March 22 Deep Purple were guests of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at his official residence in Gorki, near Moscow. They reportedly had some tea (at least while the press was around). Medvedev Jr., aged 15, got a chance to jam with the band on his guitar. Paicey presented the prez with a pair of his drum sticks.
Thanks to RIA Novosti for the info and to Presidential Press and Information Service for the pictures.
The long awaited Deep Purple Mark IV DVD which we detailed previously has now been completed. It will be called Phoenix Rising: The untold story of the 1975/76 MkIV world tour and release date is set for May 20th.
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Steve Morse has published a brief message on his official site:
This disaster is sobering and heart breaking. Having been in Japan and admired their earthquake preparedness, who could have imagined so much tragedy from a Tsunami in Japan? Those folks who are helping others in the face of unknown risks are true heroes. Let’s hope and pray that the suffering is mitigated as much as humanly possible.
Thanks to BraveWords for the info.
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles has an extensive interview with Glenn Hughes:
The difference between this and the last one is that there was more time to write. It’s heavier than the first one. It’s darker than the first one. It’s the same blueprint and components as the first one, but just a bigger brother.
I’m writing so much for BCC. I’m writing all the time. Obviously, we’re going to make a third record next year, so all I’m concerned about is getting the right amount of decent music… hard working rock ‘n roll songs for our band.
No, you won’t see BCC doing any ‘80s package tour or anything like that. It’s not going to happen and the reason why we’ve done album ‘2’ is because we want to have twenty-four songs to draw from when we play live. We want to have a two-hour show of nothing but BCC songs.
BraveWords.com: Is the book coming out this year?
Hughes: As you know, the luxury edition with all the bells and whistles – the music, embossed in gold and what have you is coming out in May. There will also be paperback and hardback editions coming at the end of the year…
We’re also recording a live DVD in Germany in July (which will be coming out at Christmas). That’s an exclusive for you. Nobody knows about that, so there are going to be a lot of things happening for BCC.
David Coverdale will make an in-store record signing on Tuesday, March 29, at the Vintage Vinyl record store in New Jersey, USA. You’ll need to purchase the new Whitesnake album from the store to receive a wristband that will grant access to the event.
Vintage Vinyl is located on 51 Lafayette Rd., Fords, NJ, 08863:
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Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.
Black Country Communion have completed their second album titled simply Black Country Communion 2. The album will be released in the US on June 14 on Joe Bonamassa’s J&R Adventures label. In June the band will undertake a brief US tour starting June 9 in San Diego, CA, and finishing June 19 in Washington, DC.
Looks like it. There is no official word yet from the band’s management, but there are 4 North American dates that have surfaced so far with tickets already on sale:
The band is billed to be playing with an orchestra. They are also booked wo play with various orchestras in July in Europe. So far there’s been no word from the band’s camp as to what exactly this will involve.
In other touring news, we have a bunch of new dates for Black Country Communion, Whitesnake, Blackmore’s Night, Nick Simper and Jon Lord. It’s gonna be a very busy year for the Purple family indeed. Particularly on this side of the pond.
Full details in our calendar.
Now, here’s a cover you don’t hear every day:
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