Now what?! — It’s official
EarMUSIC has circulated a press release confirming the title of the new Deep ?urp!e (sic!) album: Deep Purple announce the first studio album since 2005 and reveal details for the first double A-Side...
View ArticleWorld premiere of the new material
Update (Mar 10): the band’s PR people tweeted this update about radio play of the new single elsewhere: Listen out for “All the time in the world” hits radio Monday BBC2 at 7pm uk time and Virgin...
View ArticleSnippets of new single
In case you can’t wait until Monday, audio snippets of the new Deep Purple single have been posted of a French site qobuz.com (click on ‘ecouter’ to listen). Thanks to Martin and everybody else who...
View ArticleAll The Time in The World
For all those who have missed the song on the radio, Deep Purple's record labe has posted All The Time in The World. Bear in mind that this is the radio edit, i.e. version of the song intentionally...
View ArticleNow what?! track list and artwork
The track list for Now what?! has been released: A Simple Song Weirdistan Out Of Hand Hell To Pay Body Line Above And Beyond Blood From A Stone Uncommon Man Après Vous All The Time In The World...
View ArticleHeartbreak Hotel… and everything changed!
Now what?! promotional campaign is upon us and Big Ian spoke to Noisecreep. He talked about Bob Ezrin, garage bands, Cliff Bennett, Rock’n'Roll HoF, congregational euphoria, and his most memorable...
View ArticleNow what?! — first review
Jens Johansson and Timo Kotipelto of Finnish/Swedish metal band Stratovarius provide us with the first (to our knowledge) public review of Now what?! Que lots of Nordic restraint.
View ArticleHell to Pay
Edel/earMUSIC has made available a second preview clip from Now What?! — Hell to Pay. Well, sort of “available”. They really screwed the pooch on this one as the video is actually not available in many...
View ArticleMore samples from Now what?!
Update (Mar 26): it appears that the recording has been removed from the radio station’s website. Argentinian radio station Vorterix has broadcasted a 13 minute preview of Now what?! with a lot more...
View ArticlePhotoshoot in Berlin
Behind the scenes video from the promo photoshoot for the new album. (watch inside)
View ArticleLocation, location
If you’re in Berlin and want to have your own ‘Abbey Road moment’, location of the very atmospheric ‘antique lamppost’ shot from the Now what?! promo shoot has been identified as the corner of...
View ArticlePutting the deep back into Deep Purple
Bob Ezrin gave a keynote interview on Saturday, March 23, at the Canadian Music Week in Toronto and told the story of how he got to be the producer of Now what?!: I wasn’t really thrilled with the idea …
View ArticleNow What Now?! — April Fools!
It’s come as a big surprise, but today Edel Records offer a select few of you a chance to hear then new Deep Purple album, Now What?! in an exclusive world wide web streaming event. Marking a new first...
View ArticleEven more Now what?! snippets
The album has appeared on iTunes with about a minute and a half previews of all the songs. Amazon UK has 30 seconds previews, albeit in piss poor quality (you have been warned). Thanks to Randy Engman...
View ArticleThe Portuguese diaries
The official Now what?! web site has published the second installment of Roger Glover’s diaries: AUGUST 2012 21 Tuesday I fly to Lisbon and connect to Faro, where IG meets me. Twenty minutes to his...
View ArticleAll The Time In The World is Classic Rock’s Track Of The Week
Well, it’s not really a chart success, but what exactly are sales charts in this day and age? The single from upcoming album Now what?! — All the Time in the World got to #1 place on Classic Rock...
View ArticleHell to Pay choir
Nimbus School of Recording Arts is a music production, audio engineering and recording facility in Vancouver, Canada, of which Bob Ezrin is one of the co-founders. In October 2012 students of the...
View ArticleNow What?! – The First Review
First of all, let’s dispense with the hype : the record label claim that the new Purple album is a cross between Made in Japan and Machine Head (or words to that effect) is just that, hype, and a bit …
View ArticleInRock features Now What?!
Russian magazine InRock features Now What?! as it’s cover story in issue #2(58)/2013. We are working on obtaining the original English text of the interview they did with Ian Gillan for republication...
View ArticleThe fingers write them…
An excerpt from the promotional interview with the band recorded in December 2012. (watch inside)
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