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In what Geoff Barton calls “the most un-rock’n’roll story of the year”, on May 19 Ian Gillan has opened a showcase garden for the Sutton Seeds company at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Sutton Seeds is currently based in Paignton, Devon, which is just down the coast from Ian’s home in Lyme Regis. The […]
Read more »Heaven on Their Minds: The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar is a documentary about the original London cast of the album (they call it the Brown Album), which has been in on-and-off production for a couple of years now. The last update (March 27) from the producer Megan Park says: Next, we are meeting Shannon […]
Read more »See the photo gallery of Ian Gillan receiving Friend of Armenians award at St. Vartan Cathedral in New York on May 2.
Read more »For his efforts in rebuilding the musical school in Armenia, Ian Gillan has been named Friend of the Armenians 2014 by the Eastern Diocese of Armenian Church in America. He will be presented with the award at the 112th Diocesan Assembly in New York City. The presentation will be made during the assembly’s gala banquet […]
Read more »Ian Gillan sends a message about Deep Purple in Cyprus scheduled in May: Dear Friends There’s a bit of a hoo-ha going on about our forthcoming show in Cyprus, so here are some thoughts on the issue. As it says in the Caramba disclaimer, my views are not necessarily those of the rest of the […]
Read more »RockPages.gr has an interview that they recently conducted with Bernie Torme. No wonder that a large chunk of it is about his Gillan years: Your career includes many and very significant collaborations. You are well – known from the period with Gillan. What does Bernie Torme feel for this period among all the other collaborations […]
Read more »The Hollywood Reporter informs us that Ian Gillan and Roger Glover are set to have their acting debut on an Israeli TV show Atlantica. The scripted show is about an aspiring rock band from Jerusalem that ends up meeting their idols, played by messrs G & G, and beg to join them on stage in […]
Read more »BBC’s Radio 6 Musical Time Machine has a 1993 vintage interview with Big Ian. And whatever you may say about Big Ian (he might be fast and loose with the facts sometimes), but he is the ultimate pub story teller — witty and entertaining. Even if you’ve heard those stories before. The episode is 30 […]
Read more »Wendy Dio is putting together a tribute album to Ronnie James Dio. It will tentatively include contributions from Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Scorpions (Temple Of The King), Rob Halford (Long Live Rock’n’Roll), Metallica, Anthrax (Neon Knights), Lemmy Kilminster, Alice Cooper, Halestorm, Sebastian Bach, Chris Jericho and Dave Grohl. Thanks to Andrey Gusenkov and Blabbermouth for […]
Read more »The Oxford Mail reports that The Springs Hotel in North Stoke, Oxfordshire, (the one with the guitar shaped swimming pool) once owned by Ian Gillan is closing down. Current owners cite increasing costs of upkeep the 1874 “mock Tudor” building and increasing comissions from the internet booking agencies that cut into the bottom line. The […]
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