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Fan scrapbook

Some things are happening at the DeepPurple.org: there’s a new installment of Q&A with Steve Morse and they are asking fans to send memorabilia for a fan scrapbook they’re compiling: DeepPurple.org is compiling a fan scrap book and we need your help! We want you to submit a page to be included in the scrap […]

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Don Airey to tour with MSG

UPDATE (Dec 13, 2007): See our retraction on this story. Don Airey will be taking keyboard duties on the upcoming UK tour of Michael Schenker Group. He will be joined by Gary Barden on vocals, Simon Philips on drums and Neil Murray on bass. The tour is said to start January 10 and “stretch as […]

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Gillan on Polish TV

Polish TV channel Planete will be showing a program called “Gwiazda autostrady” (Highway Star) about Ian Gillan tomorrow, December 8 at 20:45. Thanks to Joasia Ostrowiecka for the info.

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2008 touring

Just as 2007 tours wrap up and musicians take a well deserved break, news started trickling in about plans for the next year. It looks like Deep Purple will be undertaking another one of the annual summer tours of Germany (2007 was the first year since, well, time immemorial, when the band didn’t play in […]

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The good old days…

In the latest issue of Notes from the road Steve Morse explains why one day he’ll be referring to the present as the good old days, how he copes with being on the road and his favourite — perils of international travel. Read all about it on stevemorse.com. Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson for the info.

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Glenn Hughes on Kevin DuBrow’s death

Glenn Hughes has issued the following statement regarding Kevin DuBrow’s (Quiet Riot singer) death: We are all grieving. Kevin and I were brothers. We spoke daily, and I mean on the phone, not e-mail. The Kevin that I knew was a beautiful human being. He was kind, giving, nurturing. And generous. He would stay at […]

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Never dive alone

Massive update at Caramba: new Dear Friends deals with perils of diving alone (and under the influence, I might add), and a legal primer in dissenting opinions. Wordography is updated with Speed King (betcha you all wanted to know what it’s all about). And did we mention new issues of CarambaTV? Thanks to Steve Campbell […]

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Glenn Hughes’ studio report

Glenn Hughes is working on a new studio album and has posted a studio report on his Myspace page. Line up on the new album: Chad Smith: drums JJ Marsh/George Nastos/Luis Carlos Maldonado: guitars Ed Roth/Anders Olinder: keys Thanks to Daniel Bengtsson and GHPG.net for the info.

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Blackmore’s Night on U.S. TV

Blackmore’s Night’s October 30, 2007 concert at The Strand Theater in Lakewood, New Jersey was filmed by Cablevision for broadcast later this month. The program was produced by William MacKanic and is set to air as part of Cablevision’s Local Programming, New Jersey Systems and IO Digital On Demand in the New York Metro Area […]

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Notes from the road

Back on the road again, Steve Morse brings us an update. Different realities, $60 bottles of water, the reasons of smiling on stage and (drum roll) We’re on our way to Austria in the plane right now. We’re supposed to be trying some of the tunes from Purpendicular, so I’m looking forward to that. Perhaps […]

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