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From Elvis to Pavarotti

While doing his tour with Don Airey Band and the local orchestras earlier this year, Ian Gillan appeared on a talk show in Serbia (recorded November 6, broadcasted November 11). There were few (if any) “Mr. Gillian” moments during an hour long show, as the host apparently did his homework pretty well. And don’t be […]

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Gillan on Vintage TV

Ian Gillan will appear on the Friday Night Rock Show tomorrow, Friday, October 14. The show is being briadcasted on cable channel Vintage TV, available in the UK on Sky 369, Freeview 82, Virgin 343, Freesat 505 and BT/TalkTalk 82.

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Driving down the mountain with DC

David Coverdale’s specal feature that appeared on Vintage TV on July 26 has now been posted online on their website. It contains an exclusive interview done at his home on Lake Tahoe, some Whitesnake clips from the abundance of hairspray era, and a preview of his new live DVD shot last year during his the […]

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Coverdale on Vintage TV

Nicky Horne recently visited David Coverdale at his home on Lake Tahoe. The resulting TV special will be aired by Vintage TV on July 26 at 10:30 pm. No country or timezone is given (and Vintage TV claims it is available in six countries), so check your local listings. Apparently this time is British, which […]

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Essener Pop & Blues retrospective on Rockpalast

German TV show Rockpalast will be showing on March 28 a 4 hour retrospective on the Essener Pop & Blues Festivals held in 1969 and 1970. The broadcast is touted to include excerpts from the shows, contemporary TV reports, and concert specials. Footage of Deep Purple performing in 1969 is known to exist, so fingers […]

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Oberhausen TV report

Local TV station ARD Brisant showed this report from the gig in Oberhausen on November 13. Unfortunately, the interviews are overdubbed, but looks like nothing groundbreaking has been said. Don Airey told that nowadays he has a reserved seat at his doctor as he’s going more and more to regular check-ups. He also pointed out […]

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Ash vs. Evil Dead

Purple music is prominently featured in the new installment of the Evil Dead horror comedy franchise — TV series Ash vs. Evil Dead. The first episode theme was Space Truckin’, with Highway Star featured in the second. For all the wrong reasons. Creator Sam Raimi explains: When my brother Ivan and I were writing the […]

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Not just about girls, alcohol and drugs

Last year, while the band was in Israel, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover made a cameo appearance on the local TV show Atlantica. Video clip of the scene has been posted online. Watch it here, or if it does not work for you, head over to Facebook.

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That was then and this is now

On July 21 Blackmore’s Night has appeared on German TV miming to two tracks from the upcoming new album All Our Yesterdays: All Our Yesterdays The Other Side plus a short interview Promo video for the title track was also posted on YouTube by the record company: In related news, The Guardian has published an […]

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Today Show Smoke

The band have performed Smoke on the Water on The Today Show live this morning. The video has been posted officially on today.com, and unofficially on YouTube. (watch inside)

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