DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan and drummer Ian Paice are set to be the studio interview guests on Later... With Jools Holland, next week.

The show goes out live on Tuesday, May 14th on BBC2, is repeated in a slightly longer version the Friday after, and also available to view on the BBC iPlayer.

More on Later... With Jools Holland at this location.

Nottingham-based Castle Rock Brewery recently launched a series of beers to celebrate the city’s and county’s heroes, heroines, leaders and celebrities. Four ales a year will bear the name, and highlight the significance of a famous son or daughter who was either born in the city or county or who adopted it as their home.

From April-June the brewery is offering up the Ian Paice Nottinghamian Celebration Ale named after the legendary Deep Purple drummer.

The Ian Paice Nottinghamian Celebration Ale is described as a “dark bitter with a slight ‘smoke on the water’ character”.

For more details visit Castlerockbrewery.co.uk.

Deep Purple's new album, NOW What?! has achieved the following chart positions in it's first week of release (online and offline sales included):

Russia: #3

Norway: #4

Finland: #6

Sweden: #7

Netherlands: #12

UK: #19 in Top 100, #1 in Rock Albums

Spain: #19

Denmark: #26

Belgium: #33

Ireland: #87

NOW What?! is available in a limited quantity with a bonus track and a bonus DVD featuring Deep Purple in conversation plus additional audio material. This edition will be available in a Digipak with a cut out front cover. NOW What ?! is also out as double vinyl LP containing 11 tracks plus bonus track, as in the limited edition CD.

For more details visit Deeppurple2013.com.

A video trailer for Deep Purple's new single, 'Vincent Price' can be viewed below:

The single for the band's first video clip in over 20 years, will be released on June 7th as download, CD single and seven-inch transparent vinyl. 'Vincent Price' will become a collector's item, due to the inclusion of the song 'First Sign Of Madness', which was recorded during the Now What?! sessions and not included in the final selection.

Seven-inch single:

Side A: 'Vincent Price'

Side B: 'First Sign Of Madness'

CD single and download:

'Vincent Price'

'First Sign Of Madness'

'The Well Dressed Guitar' (from the now-deleted "Rapture Of The Deep" limited-edition CD)

'Wrong Man' (live) (from the now-deleted "Rapture Of The Deep" limited-edition CD)

'Vincent Price' (video)

BraveWords' review of NOW What?! can be found at this location.