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Archive for March, 2017
The twin pillars of rock’n’roll
Roger Glover pays tribute to the late Chuck Berry, who passed away on March 18 at the age of 90:
Read more »I have said often enough that the entire edifice that is rock’n’roll is held up by the twin pillars of Little Richard and Chuck Berry. Little Richard for his searing voice and superb band and Chuck for his scattershot lyrics and iconic guitar style. And most importantly, they wrote the songs…
Creamy Glenn down under
Glenn Hughes is announced as a special guest for the upcoming in late May / early June The Music of Cream tour of Australia and New Zealand. The Music of Cream is basically a Cream cover band with a twist or three — it consists of Ginger Baker’s son Kofi, Jack Bruce’s son Malcolm, and […]
Read more »“Jon Lord’s Windows” to be re-released on April 28, 2017
earMusic/Edel will continue the series of Jon Lord reissues with the release of “Windows” on April 28, 2017. The reissue was remastered by Rob Cass at Abbey Road Studios, using the original stereo tracks and will be released as a Digipak featuring a new artwork. A reissue of “Sarabande” will follow later this year.
Read more »Düsseldorf premiere of From Here to Infinity
I have just got home from watching “Deep Purple: From Here To inFinite” which premiered in Düsseldorf, Germany tonight. German radio/television WDR waited in front of the auditorium’s entrance for Ian Paice and Roger Glover to arrive and sign memorabilia for the fans. The auditorium itself was filled quite well although there were a couple […]
Read more »This is a country song
Roger Glover and Ian Paice did several phone-in appearances on American classic rock radio in the morning of this Thursday, March 16th. They appeared (that we know of) on The Morning Buzz show that is on the air in New Hampshire on The Frank Show that airs on KLPX in Tucson, Arizona, and on KQ […]
Read more »Hanging from a tree in a pink tutu
Several interviews with Roger Glover have appeared in the Irish press. He spoke to The Irish News, waxing more philosophic than poetic. On Time For Bedlam: It was going to be a song about insane institution of some kind, and then Ian and I talked about the thought of being locked away, not for something […]
Read more »From Here to Infinity in Cardiff and Milan
Two more events showing the documentary about making of the new album inFinite. Showing in Italy will be attended by Ian Paice and Roger Glover, who will do a Q&A session afterwards, while Cardiff event will be attended by the filmmaker Craig Hooper. What: Deep Purple: From Here to Infinity USW journalism lecturer Craig Hooper […]
Read more »Nothing but the fondest of memories
Greg Smith, the bass player for the 1990s incarnation of Rainbow, was interviewed for Eternal Terror webzine out in Norway. Much of the interview revolved around Rainbow proper and Over the Rainbow project, as well as Greg’s work with Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, and his stint on Broadway with Billy Joel’s musical Movin’ Out. “Stranger […]
Read more »Roaming the countryside and entertaining the populus
Roger Glover appeared on BBC Radio Wales Alan Thompson’s show this past Sunday, March 12. The segment lasted for around 35 minutes, and they spoke about the new album, the band’s songwriting process, Spinal Tap, Ian Paice, Steve Morse, Jon Lord, Ronnie Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Frank Sinatra, and many other things. Time for Bedlam, Johnnie’s […]
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