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“Telstar”, a movie about the famous 60-s music producer Joe Meek (with a Purple connection), began filming in London this month. Both Meek’s studio and Mrs. Shenton’s shop were recreated further along Holloway Road, complete with the neighbouring bank. The movie is directed by Nick Moran with Con O’Neill (who reportedly was very impressive in […]
Read more »The business model of the so-called “classic rock” FM radio is well known — milk fans of the older bands for everything they can by putting them on a nostalgia trip. This results in predictable playlists that are put together by marketing people of a big faceless corporation. Play greatest hits and nothing else. In […]
Read more »The classic Purple version of Hush is featured in the soundtrack for a 2006 British movie “Children of Men“. It is encouraging that in the moviemakers’ opinion the band will still be relevant in the dystopian society of 2027. The song can be heard on the car radio towards the beginning of the film as […]
Read more »Undoubtedly sparked by a little scientific debate in our news comments, two scientist decided to find out for sure exactly how Smoke on the Water sounds on Mars. Their verdict? Forget trying to listen on Mars, though. The Martian atmosphere is 95 per cent carbon dioxide, a chilly 220 Kelvin and very wispy indeed, which […]
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