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Several press clipping that are of a too marginal interest to post them individually. Australian Guitar has a short feature on Hughes/Iommi collaborations on the occasion of recent reissues: “I’ve always liked Glenn,” Iommi says. “We’ve been friends for many years and go way back. I’ve always loved his vocals. When they get older, most […]
Read more »Mark O’Neill from Australia writes to us: I do a national rock show on community radio and also 3 nights of programming on 94.7 The Pulse. I’m looking for someone to do a weekly Purple pre-recorded show. The only prerequisite (besides the Purple knowledge) is fluent English. Interested parties are advised to contact Mark directly […]
Read more »Prior to his recently concluded Australian tour, Glenn Hughes appeared on the Scars and Guitars podcast. He talked about Purple marks 3 & 4, the Hughes/Thrall project, collaborations with Tony Iommi, Dead Daisies, and many other things.
Read more »Another Glenn Hughes Australian interview, this time with the Spotlight Report. SR. Now that you are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Burn, how does it feel to look back on such a landmark album? GH. Look, it was a moment for all of us where we were at a castle writing that album, having fun, […]
Read more »In anticipation of his Australian tour, Glenn Hughes recently spoke to The Rockpit: Andrew : How did you find working with Blackmore? At that stage he was moving more towards a classical style that has distinctively become his over the years. Glenn : Ok Andrew, let’s talk Turkey here. The Holy Trinity, in my opinion […]
Read more »Here’s quite an off the wall conversation between Glenn Hughes and an Indian guru Atma Nambi, that happened on August 18, 2024. Among other things, Glenn confirmed that he has finished recording a new solo album, which should be out some time next year. Namaste!
Read more »Australian outfit Noise11 has interviewed Simon McBride. Simon talks about his early influences, working with Bob Ezrin, making up for the Australian dates that fell through, possibility of another Purple album, and many other things.
Read more »It’s official: the upcoming Deep Purple tour of Australia has been cancelled. It is with great disappointment that Deep Purple will not be performing at the Pandemonium Festival shows (or Newcastle side-show) in Australia this month. Deep Purple never wants to disappoint, and so this is a difficult piece of news for us to share […]
Read more »Australian tour dates for Glenn Hughes have been announced for October 2024. These are billed as the 50th anniversary of Burn, so expect the purple set. Ticket presales start on April 5th at 10:00 AM local time via Hardline Media. Further details available in our calendar. In other Glenn news, he posted a brief update […]
Read more »Ian Gillan spoke to the Australian podcast Long Way to the Top. The new Deep Purple album was discussed, among other things, and Ian mentioned that it will be coming out in July.
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