[tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] fans around the world were ravished, when the band announced they had to postpone their long awaited reunion gig, due to Jimmy Page’s broken left small finger. Hotel reservations, plane tickets and other were lost, but now fans have a new reason to rejoice: Led will play one of their old songs that hadn’t been played live before, ever! When talking about the band’s pre-reunion show rehearsals, guitarist Jimmy Page said they’ve been…
New Music monday: 12 November
It seems like this week is focused more on compilations and cover releases, with new material here and there. Those releasing ‘best of’ CDs include: [tag]The Goo Goo Dolls[/tag], [tag]Spice Girls[/tag] and of course the much publicized [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] “Mothership” compilation. Prog rock supergroup Queensrÿche as well as the Phili quintet from [tag]Boyz II Men[/tag] have each released a cover record in the form of “Take Cover” and respectively “Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA.”…
My Bloody Valentine set reform and release new album
The year of 2008, will definitely go down in history as a time of band reunions. Since the beginning of the year countless broken up bands have announced their reunion and in most cases a grand tour or fabouls LP to go with it. [tag]Van Halen[/tag], [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag], [tag]The Police[/tag], [tag]Rage Against The Machine[/tag] are just a few big names reformed under a lineup or another. Now ending the series of shocking comebacks is the…
Krauss teams with Plant on new CD
She is a master at slipping into musical styles. Being a singer, musician and producer, the bluegrass-country icon Alison Krauss has had, along the years, a stellar career. Having such versatility gave her the chance to work with artists as diverse as Sting, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson. But she is not going to stop here. Her latest project, with former [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] frontman Robert Plant could be a big…
Led Zeppelin discography goes digital
Heavy Metal forefathers [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] step up their game and properly enters the 21st century, by officially announcing that their entire musical catalog will be available digital as well, starting November 13th. All online retailers (eMusic, iTunes, etc) will offer the band’s full albums or a la carte downloads on that respective date. This will happen simultaneously with the release of the band’s best of double CDs retrospective Mothership, which will come out in the…
Led Zeppelin reform for one time gig
Months of speculations and rumors, concerning a alleged [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] reunion, came to a end this afternoon (4 P.M. 12 September), after the three surviving members of the group Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones confirmed the reforming was going to take place, but for a one time show only. They will be joined John Bonham’s son Jason, with whom they will play a benefit gig at the O2 Arena, better know as…
Led Zeppelin to release ‘Mothership’ retrospective
[tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] are considered by most critics the true pioneers of Heavy Metal, but also they epitomized the synthesis of multiple influences that characterized the best of 70s rock, while producing music that was stamped with their own dynamic identity. Along the years Led has had a brilliant career, spanning through their 12 year existence until John Boham tragic death, selling over 300 million records all around the world, releasing 8 LPs (all #1 both…
Led Zeppelin reunion rumors shot down !
I was thrilled when i saw this post at NME, which stated rock legends [tag]Led Zeppelin[/tag] were set to reunite for a memorial concert, in honor of their late record producer Ahmet Ertegun.