Johnnie Walker’s wife raises glass to ‘most devoted husband’ on New Year’s Eve The DJ’s death was announced by Sounds Of The 70s presenter Bob Harris. Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2024
“I called Gene Simmons. He said: ‘How the hell did you get this number?!’ That was when I got the idea that we weren’t going to be best buddies”: Dee Snider’s wild tales of Robert Plant, Frank Zappa, Freddy Krueger and Kiss From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all Louder · Dec 28, 2024
“Their unique blend of rock and reggae captured the attention of music fans and critics alike”: New Dread Zeppelin documentary is now online It’s brought to you by Chibson MusicRadar · Dec 24, 2024
There's a new 90-minute documentary about Dread Zeppelin, the Elvis-impersonator-fronted reggae Led Zeppelin tribute act, and it's free to watch Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope is out now Louder · Dec 24, 2024
“They want people to look at them and say, ‘Is this a joke?’” Chibson has made a movie about Robert Plant’s “favorite band” – a reggae Led Zeppelin cover group fronted by an Elvis impersonator The meme machine has expanded its empire into the world of film with a debut documentary that tells the story of one of the wildest cover bands ever Guitar World · Dec 23, 2024
“I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories for you – that was always someone else’s job”: Phil Collins was pranked by George Harrison, outdrunk by John Martyn, blown away by Robert Fripp and well-behaved with Eric Clapton He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride Louder · Dec 10, 2024
"The sound of a band that knew its influences and leaned into them unapologetically": Detective's debut album paints them as the original Greta Van Fleet Michael Des Barres leads Detective through an album that sounds a little like their Led Zeppelin paymasters Louder · Dec 9, 2024
“After you’ve caressed them with Stairway To Heaven, now you’re going to disturb them!”: How Jimmy Page constructed the perfect Led Zeppelin album “We were crafting albums for the album market,” Page said MusicRadar · Dec 4, 2024
"It was a pretty horrible affair to deal with from a creative point of view": Fish on his solo career, the state of prog and the 'youth of today' In 2005, Classic Rock spoke with former Marillion frontman Fish as he released a best-of collection, Bouillabaisse Louder · Nov 26, 2024
“What you’re about to play should be influenced by what you just played”: 5 tips for better solos and cover versions by master guitarist Greg Koch He says: “The main things I work on are vibrato, bends and phrasing” MusicRadar · Nov 13, 2024
"This is a teaching album": Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin IV, by Heart's Ann Wilson Heart's singer Ann Wilson remembers learning along with Led Zeppelin Louder · Nov 7, 2024
Robert Plant is the star of a new promotional film extolling the virtues of luxury high-speed Italian train travel See Robert Plant as you've never seen him before, travelling through Italy aboard a luxury Frecciarossa 1000 train Louder · Nov 4, 2024
“Robert Plant said we captured the spirit of Zeppelin. I think he meant we were as debauched as they were”: The chaotic story of The Mission, the goth band who wanted to be Led Zeppelin Sex, drugs and hanging out with former members of Led Zeppelin – The Mission proved goth was anything but doom and gloom Louder · Oct 26, 2024
"You’re gonna think I’m out of my mind": Alex Van Halen is considering finishing unreleased Van Halen songs, with Robert Plant adding vocals and guitar solos generated by artificial intelligence Alex Van Halen has approached the makers of ChatGPT to explore the possibility of creating new guitar solos Louder · Oct 16, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024 Alex Van Halen names famous singer he has in mind to perform unreleased Van Halen music Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65 in 2020
Louder · Oct 14, 2024 “Robert Plant was so impressed with the record, he phoned me up and said:Do you wanna support us?”: Meet Forgotten Pharaohs, the rising band making nods to Steely Dan, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin Forgotten Pharaohs were signed as the result of an egg-and-spoon race and a wayward Croc
Louder · Oct 7, 2024 "It's amusing to hear Geddy Lee sing about something as mortal as being horny": Rush successfully cover the basics on straightforward debut album The sound of Rush finding their way
Louder · Oct 3, 2024 "Happiness is pot-shaped!" A true story about Robert Plant, a fake drugs bust, and a trainee nurse in a mini skirt That time the future Led Zeppelin man ran into trouble with the law
Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2024 “It was a case of meeting one of your idols and realising he is a total douchebag.” Ministry's Al Jourgensen on the night he worked as a “man-slave servant” for Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant, and how it screwed up his love life They say you should never meet your heroes, and after meeting Led Zeppelin's frontman, Al Jourgensen might agree
What Hi-Fi? · Sep 19, 2024 After reviewing hi-fi through five decades, here's why The Wombles remain my biggest musical influence The furry litter-pickers were a supergroup of GOATs and heavily influential on my formative musical taste.
Louder · Sep 3, 2024 "He proceeded to take his trousers off between songs. The police got very twitchy": The chaotic night Led Zeppelin jammed with Ten Years After and the Jeff Beck Group "My last memory was of Bonham’s hairy backside disappearing, illuminated by a spotlight"
Louder · Aug 30, 2024 "I stood right at the front and watched. There was hardly anyone there": Behind the scenes at Led Zeppelin's first UK show, told by the people who saw it When people turned up to a Newcastle ballroom, they expected to see The New Yardbirds. Instead, they saw the future of rock'n'roll
Guitar World · Aug 26, 2024 “This shadowy cut features what could be perhaps Page’s last great guitar solo”: Jimmy Page’s 10 greatest guitar solos – that weren’t in Led Zeppelin Page had a wealth of fine leads in his sprawling pre- and post-Zeppelin career – and some of these are Firm favorites…
Louder · Aug 21, 2024 Nathaniel Rateliff on hanging around with Robert Plant, getting high with Willie Nelson, and the struggles behind the new Night Sweats album Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats might not be party animals any more, but there's no shortage of energy when it comes to their music
Guitar World · Aug 20, 2024 “Robert Plant said, ‘We’re going to do Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin.’ I said, ‘I’m not doing it – I don’t want to be in Jimmy Page’s graveyard!’” UK songwriting icon Richard Hawley talks big name jams, guitar shopping –and restoring Scott Walker's Tele Hawley doesn't hide his influences but instead synthesizes them into a sound that is all his own. And on new album, In This City They Call You Love, he might just have ascended into the ranks of the legends