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It appears that the ill-fated appearance in Nepal, first scheduled for March 15, then postponed until April 26, now has been scrapped alltogether. Metal Hammer quotes a statement from the band’s management: The agreed fee was not paid as per the contract they had with the promoter of the show, Richard Coram, of Talent Brokers […]
Read more »It’s come as a big surprise, but today Edel Records offer a select few of you a chance to hear then new Deep Purple album, Now What?! in an exclusive world wide web streaming event. Marking a new first in internet activity for the band, one lucky person in each time zone will get a […]
Read more »If you’re in Berlin and want to have your own ‘Abbey Road moment’, location of the very atmospheric ‘antique lamppost’ shot from the Now what?! promo shoot has been identified as the corner of Schlesische Straße and Skalitzer Straße. The shot in question appears to have been taken from the upper level of the Schlesisches […]
Read more »Behind the scenes video from the promo photoshoot for the new album. (watch inside)
Read more »Metal Shrine has a very interesting interview with David Coverdale. He talks about his plans for the current year, Whitesnake’s upcoming live albums Made in Japan and Made in Britain, embracing the Internet age, possibility of collaborations with Glenn Hughes and Bernie Marsden, his touring schedule, personal losses, patching things up with Blackmore, and being […]
Read more »Update (Mar 26): it appears that the recording has been removed from the radio station’s website. Argentinian radio station Vorterix has broadcasted a 13 minute preview of Now what?! with a lot more music than what we have been exposed before. You have to mentally tune out the DJs babbling all over the music, but […]
Read more »Jens Johansson and Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish metal band Stratovarius provide us with the first (to our knowledge) public review of Now what?! Que lots of Nordic restraint.
Read more »American cable channel VH1 Classic will feature Deep Purple in one of the upcoming episodes of the Behind The Music Remastered shows. The episode is scheduled for broadcast on April 27th at 9 PM ET/PT. The blurb: Deep Purple were true rock n’ roll: outrageous, bold, daring. Despite their limited success with the American mainstream, […]
Read more »Now what?! promotional campaign is upon us and Big Ian spoke to Noisecreep. He talked about Bob Ezrin, garage bands, Cliff Bennett, Rock’n’Roll HoF, congregational euphoria, and his most memorable show. Bob Ezrin, huh? Not too shabby. Between you and me [laughs], because this is just like us sitting in a bar or something, the […]
Read more »The track list for Now what?! has been released: A Simple Song Weirdistan Out Of Hand Hell To Pay Body Line Above And Beyond Blood From A Stone Uncommon Man Après Vous All The Time In The World Vincent Price The above track list will be featured on regular CD. Additional editions include: Limited edition […]
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