The premier of the film ‘Chopin’s Story’, presented by Ian Gillan, is to receive its premier on November 25th at Progresja in Warsaw. As well as the launch of the film the venue will also play host to Polish rock band Kruk. A potential November DVD release is also being planned. Exctracts of an interview […]
Read more »
Posted in News by The Spanish Archer on 2011-11-08
59 Comments
Ian Gillan was recently interviewed by The Express and Star newspaper about the upcoming Deep Purple tour in the UK. For a man with no ambition he seems to have achieved rather a lot and there is no sign of that stopping any time soon, with Deep Purple and their 38-piece orchestra descending on Birmingham’s […]
Read more »
Posted in News by The Spanish Archer on 2011-10-26
52 Comments
Tony Iommi was a featured guest on the last episode of VH1’s That Metal Show, but despite of that most of the show revolved around Purple. Or maybe not even ‘despite’, given the rather incestious relationship between the two bands. Iommi discussed past experience with Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes as singers in Sabbath. He […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-08-24
42 Comments
Ian Gillan will take part in the Rock Meets Classic Tour 2012. The tour will also feature Steve Lukather (Toto), Jimi Jamison (Survivor), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Robin Beck, The Mat Sinner Band & The Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague. The line-up also includes Jimmy Kresic (keyboards), Alex Beyrodt (Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle / […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-08-14
15 Comments
New installments of Dear Friends and Q&A are up on Caramba! Newtonian consequences, dignity and respect, Caesarean black tent confusion solution, metric Missourian strategy, groupies liggers, and Rudyard Kipling — it’s all there. Read it.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-07-13
18 Comments
Second part of Ian Gillan’s interview to the Artisan news Service. Watch it inside.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-22
No Comments
Polish documentary on the life of Frédéric Chopin narrated by Ian Gillan (which we’ve covered previously) has been completed. It’s got a new title — Chopin’s Story by Ian Gillan from Deep Purple — and will be aired Polish channel Discovery Historia on June 21st. The documentary was produced by TV Project and directed by […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-20
11 Comments
New York based Artisan News Service did a short interview with Ian Gillan about the current orchestral tour. Watch it inside.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-17
18 Comments
Yiannis Dolas of RockPages.gr did a lengthy interview with Ian Gillan regarding the WhoCares project: Rockpages.gr: You performed in front of the crowd in Armenia, both just after the earthquake in 1990, as well as now, 20 years later. What was the reaction you got, now, and twenty years ago? Ian Gillan: Well, times are […]
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-06-08
9 Comments
The title pretty much says it all. Here it is.
Read more »
Posted in News by Nick on 2011-05-04
79 Comments