The ever prolific Martin Popoff has published another family tree book — Sail Away: Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage. The back cover blurb reads: In Sail Away: Whitesnake’s Fantastic Voyage-the first ever full biography of the band-top music writer Martin Popoff tells the tale of rock legend David Coverdale, from his Deep Purple roots to the two […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-21
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Glenn Hughes has posted an update on his Facebook page explaining the reasons for California Breed demise and outlining his future plans: Good morning .. On June 2 Jason left California Breed. We had just gone on sale with tickets for the USA and Europe tours . I felt it necessary to commit to these […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-21
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Jerry Bloom of More Black Than Purple fame will be publishing his new book Deep Purple: A Matter of Fact on May 4 via Wymer Publishing. If his Blackmore’s biography is anything to go by, this is the one to look forward to. Press release reads: DEEP PURPLE A MATTER OF FACT is the perfect […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-20
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Cover artwork for the upcoming Long Beach 1971 has been released to the media, together with the accompanying press release: Welcome to Long Beach 1971, the latest album in earMUSIC’s Deep Purple reissue series that, over the last two years, has seen the release of rare live material from the band, including “Paris 1975”, “Copenhagen […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-20
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A radio station KYGT from Idaho Springs, Colorado, will be airing The Life & Music Of Tommy Bolin on Friday, February 6th, from 9:00 am to noon MST. It will be a 2+ hour commercial free radio documentary featuring interviews from Glenn Hughes, Kenny Passarelli (Barnstorm, Elton John band), Stanley Sheldon (bass player on Teaser […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-19
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[Updated] A Glenn Hughes’ interview will be on the air this Sunday on the Rock City Radio Show Berlin. The interview is from November 23 when California Breed played in Berlin. The presentation of the show is in German, but Glenn is not overvoiced. The part with Glenn is about 45 minutes long (including music).
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-16
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French-German TV channel Arte will be airung a new documentary called Hauptsache laut (Essentially Loud) this Saturday, January 17 at 22:00 CET, repeated on Saturday, January 24 at 1:55 CET. The documentary focuses on how the rock music became the loud music. A number of very loud luminaries have been interviewed for the film, including […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-16
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And just as some of our readers have predicted, California Breed is no more. Less than a year after the project was revealed to the world. The band has announced today via Twitter:
We are no more… another thing we couldn’t keep together.
and on Facebook:
The band is over. What a logo though, right?
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Posted in News by Nick on 2015-01-16
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Bits and pieces (presumably, the good ones) from Ian Paice’s drum clinic held at the Adams Drummersfestival in March 2014. And an oldie but goody — his clinic at the Bass’n’Drum Festival in Stockholm back in 2005. (watch inside)
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-01-11
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If it floats, Dutch can play music on it. 😉 Here’s the proof — Dutch band Helloise and Art Vark saxophone quartet perform Smoke on the Water at the 2012 Rotterdam Harbour Fest. (watch inside)
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Posted in Blog by Nick on 2015-01-08
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