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Archive for May, 2006



Sweet fifteen at Nürnberg

Actually, it wasn’t my idea to write a review of Deep Purple’s concert. It was my Dad’s. In his opinion it was a ‘progressive rock show’ and I want to add it was fabulous, because I’m not good at using words I don’t know the meaning. OK, we’re talking about the Deep Purple gig in […]

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Another last show – Milano

Since 1999 I’ve been going to D.P. concerts thinking “I must go because this is the last tour.” In Milano I was really really surprised by Purple. A few words about the setlist: the fact is not the songs and the music played, but how they play. I’ve enjoyed an incredible hard rock band: on […]

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Best show in Milano

After many DP shows in Milan, this is been the first where group use large screens at side of the stage. Strange that they’re using them in the smallest venue available in city where everyone is able to see the show as to be on the stage. Probably this has been the best DP show […]

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Highway Star in TV Commercial

At the moment, there is a TV commercial in the USA for the american car “Lincoln Navigator“. The song in the background is Deep Purple’s “Highway Star”. Thanks to Tracy Heyder and Caspianrex for the information.

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Ian Gillan Interview

Ian Gillan is on the cover of the current issue (Issue 55) of Whisky Magazine, with the headline “Scotch on the rocks – Deep Purple and Uriah Heep talk malt.” The magazine has 1 page interview with Ian Gillan.

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Gillan’s Inn – Promovideo

Watch the promovideo for Ian Gillan’s new solo album (Gillan’s Inn) here (wmv, 12,7 MB). You can read our special feature here. You can buy the album in THS shop. Thanks to Nathan Lassiter and Immergent for the information.

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Nick Simper concert in Austria

Nick Simper and his band The Good Old Boys make their first(?) trip outside the UK in September when they go to Austria to play the Planet Music Club in Vienna on September 9. Don’t go there expecting any Deep Purple Mk. I songs though. This band is about even older rock classics. A track […]

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Ian Gillan Interview

The current issue of the German magazine “Heavy” (Number 91), has a one page interview with Ian Gillan about “Gillan’s Inn”.

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Ian Gillan DVD – Update

The upcoming DVD with Ian Gillan is a two-and-a-half hour documentary, full of music, lost archive footage, tales from Ian Gillan and interviews from members of Deep Purple (both past and present). It features Tony Iommi, Joe Satriani, Joe Elliot, Ronnie James Dio, Luciano Pavarotti, Jon Lord, Colin Towns, Sir Tim Rice, the late, George […]

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