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Irish rock band / comedy troupe Dead Cat Bounce has put together a mocumentary project called Discoverdale, which is now doing rounds in the independent movie festival circuit. The lead singer of Irish comedy rock superstars, Dead Cat Bounce, is at a crossroads. His band is about to be history, and he has never known […]
Read more »Looks like the PR gates have opened and the promotional flood for the new album is upon us. Ian Gillan gave an interview to the Ultimate Classic Rock: How did you arrive at ‘Hell To Pay’ as the first single from this album? Well believe me, it wasn’t my choice. We haven’t got a clue […]
Read more »Russian magazine InRock features Now What?! as it’s cover story in issue #2(58)/2013. We are working on obtaining the original English text of the interview they did with Ian Gillan for republication on The Highway Star. Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov for the info.
Read more »Roger Glover gave an interview to Guitar International, which, quite naturally, started out with the talk of the new Deep Purple album. After opening with excuses for the eight year wait, he proceeds straight to the catalytic role of the new producer, the eminent Bob Ezrin: Robert: I have to say the band sounds really […]
Read more »First of all, let’s dispense with the hype : the record label claim that the new Purple album is a cross between Made in Japan and Machine Head (or words to that effect) is just that, hype, and a bit unfair to both incarnations of the band, the current and the one responsible for those […]
Read more »Perfect Strangers of Finland is celebrating their 15th anniversary by organizing a traditional Purple Night concert. Who Do We Think We Are will be the theme for this Purple Night, which is being held for the fifth year in a row now. What: Solid Faces (Pietarsaari): the band that toured with Doogie White in 2009. […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam, Netherlands 2012-12-04) I have been to several concerts of DP and each concert was superbe. The crowed was very enthousiastic and the band was playing wonderfull. Looking forward to see them in Zwolle and Lokeren this year. Hopefully they will play a lot of new material, because […]
Read more »Over The Rainbow live at Aladin-Music-Hall (Bremen, Germany 2009-10-25) Just back from Bremen, “Aladin”, after my visit to the first OTR-Concert in the north of Germany. At first: It was WOW !!!!!! After my own long history of Deep Purple and Rainbow-Concerts with the Master himself: Ritchie Blackmore, now I was very very curious about […]
Read more »Nimbus School of Recording Arts is a music production, audio engineering and recording facility in Vancouver, Canada, of which Bob Ezrin is one of the co-founders. In October 2012 students of the school got an opportunity to be on the new Deep Purple album: Bob Ezrin was recording with Deep Purple at his studio in […]
Read more »Well, it’s not really a chart success, but what exactly are sales charts in this day and age? The single from upcoming album Now what?! — All the Time in the World got to #1 place on Classic Rock Magazine’s Track Of The Week poll, which is voted by regular punters. Well done, boys! Thanks […]
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