44 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Make Their Live Debut
Led Zeppelin performed together for the first time on Sept. 7, 1968, but not under that now-famous name.
Led Zeppelin performed together for the first time on Sept. 7, 1968, but not under that now-famous name.
Start making travel plans for Sept. 16, as London’s Royal Albert Hall will play host to the 2012 edition of the Sunflower Jam. The event is a night filled with music performances that will be hosted by actor Jeremy Irons.
A platinum album awarded for Led Zeppelin‘s double-album ‘Physical Graffiti’ has sold for $2,000 on a recent auction on eBay.
In September 2009 a handful of famous British rock musicians, including Robert Plant, performed a concert at London’s O2 Arena as a benefit for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation. A DVD of highlights of the show, which was called “Rockwell,” will be released on June 19 by MVD.
Last week Led Zeppelin fans celebrated the band’s iconic fourth album’s 40th birthday. If you dusted off your original vinyl copy and bought a new needle for the occasion, one thing is for certain: you’re getting old.
Many fa
Never drink alone again! A new website called Drinkify.org is a godsend for budding alcoholics — and casual drinkers too, we suppose — looking for the perfect cocktail to accompany their latest musical preferences. The concept is simple: Enter the name of the band or artist you are currently listening to, and Drinkify comes up with the boozy elixir to best compliment your soundtrack.
Ever thought about climbing a ‘Stairway to Heaven’ while searching for highly placed objects in your home? Finally, now is your chance. Inspired by Led Zeppelin‘s iconic logo, a student at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has designed an innovative new ladder with jagged contours.
Do you remember Michael Winslow?
He's the actor from those Police Academy movies that was the specialist at making all those sound effects.
Well, he's still around, and it sounds like he's gotten better with age. Check out his singing and electric guitar on the Led Zeppelin classic 'Whole Lotta Love'.
While at the courthouse taking care of the paperwork to divorce his third wife, Missourian George F. Blackburn decided to do something he’d been thinking about for a long time.
He changed his name to Led Zeppelin II, in honor of his favorite rock album.
By the end of March in 1975, all six of Led Zeppelin’s albums were in the U-S Top 100 chart in the same week. It’s not too much of a surprise though since the records are filled with amazing songs. So which one is singer Robert Plant’s favorite? He filled us in.
Robert Plant’s musical career has been one of unexpected turns and uneven critical response—the subject of his interview in this week’s Rolling Stone.
Here are some highlights from the musician’s diverse tenure in the rock limelight, from his riotous Led Zeppelin years, to his more recent (and more
In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant talks about the behind-the-scenes reality of the band’s 2007 reunion show in London, and why he won’t be playing with his old bandmates again any time soon.