Robert Plant ‘didn’t need’ Led Zeppelin after death of son The 78-year-old musician lost his son in the 1970s. Evening Standard · Oct 17
Here's why Led Zeppelin let Narnia become first film to finally use Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin have always blocked Stairway to Heaven from being licensed on screen, but that's all changed with Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. BANG Premier · Oct 15
How Greta Gerwig Convinced Led Zeppelin To Approve 'Stairway to Heaven' in New 'Narnia' Trailer Greta Gerwig has secured Led Zeppelin's rarely licensed 'Stairway to Heaven' for the first trailer of Netflix's 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew', ahead of its 2027 release. International Business Times UK · Oct 14
'Antique Roadshow' Rare Find: Why Led Zeppelin Wanted To Destroy a Unique Rediscovered Record A rare, unauthorised Led Zeppelin single featuring 'Whole Lotta Love' has appeared on Antiques Roadshow, where its value was estimated at around £1,000. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Led Zeppelin Single That Was Supposed To Be Destroyed Turns up on Antiques Roadshow Rare recalled UK pressing of Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' valued at about £1,000 on Antiques Roadshow after surfacing at Caerphilly Castle. International Business Times UK · Oct 5
Antiques Roadshow sheds light on rare Led Zeppelin record the band wanted destroyed IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 5
Led Zeppelin record that band wanted destroyed found on Antiques Roadshow Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant ordered the batch to be recalled and destroyed The Independent UK · Oct 4
Led Zeppelin record that band wanted destroyed emerges on Antiques Roadshow The band enforced a strict no-single rule in their home country and focused on releasing full albums. Evening Standard · Oct 4
Jimmy Page on how a ‘lost guitar track’ almost derailed Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti: “He erased one of the original guitar tracks. For some reason, he rubbed the damn thing out” A miraculous salvage job rescued The Rover after an overdub ruined an original take Guitar World · Aug 23
Carmine Appice names the forgotten rock drummer who “started everything”: “The playing, the showmanship, the twirling – he was a monster player and never got credit” The Vanilla Fudge drummer salutes a rock pioneer – and clears up a famous Led Zeppelin rumour Louder · Aug 23
“If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks Pros pick their favorite Tele riffs and solos and decide who should be carved into that massive “Telecaster Mount Rushmore” that exists only in our deranged minds Guitar World · Aug 23
Watch a young Black Sabbath confuse the hell out of stoned European hippies one week before Paranoid became a hit single Black Sabbath’s performance of Paranoid at Jazz Bilzen festival in August 1970 is a sweet snapshot of metal history Metal Hammer · Aug 23
How Led Zeppelin created the impossible-to-copy rhythmic swing of Black Dog. "I wrote it on a bit of paper on the train" Often presumed to be inspired by Jimmy Page's fascination with the occult, Black Dog's origins were much more earthbound Louder · Aug 20
Louder · Aug 5 “Surely it’s the greatest psychedelic rock song ever recorded… It makes the whole God thing seem plausible!” Kavus Torabi’s Guide To Cardiacs Guitarist recalls his first stint in the late Tim Smith’s band via five of their songs chosen by Prog
Guitar World · Jul 29 “We were going to form a group at the time of the Beck’s Bolero sessions”: Jeff Beck was going to be part of the original Led Zeppelin, according to Jimmy Page In a momentous sliding doors moment in rock history, Page and Beck had plans to form a twin-guitar act that would have been supported by Keith Moon and John Entwistle
Metal Hammer · Jul 28 “The first Slipknot album is all chaos; the Stone Sour album is a baring of the soul”: Corey Taylor reveals the 10 albums that changed his life The Great Big Mouth on his best records, Les Misérables and how great sex made him a Depeche Mode fan
Guitar World · Jul 25 “The key is to know when to walk and when to run, or when to stomp and when to noodle... Don’t mess with a great groove”: John Paul Jones breaks down four Led Zeppelin classics, and how they demonstrate where and when to leave space The bass legend illustrates his “hard and soft” approach via Trampled Under Foot, The Song Remains the Same, Kashmir, and What Is and What Should Never Be
Louder · Jul 21 If you currently have £50,000 burning a hole in your pocket you could buy former Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham's 1972 Jensen Interceptor III at auction this weekend Live out your "I used to be the drummer in Led Zeppelin" fantasies by purchasing John Bonham's 'motor'
Guitar World · Jul 20 “I heard this car come roaring up… Jeff’s coming out and he’s holding this guitar. He said, ‘Here, this is yours for getting me in the Yardbirds’”: The story of the Fender Telecaster that unites Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page How a gift of thanks from one Yardbird alumnus to another turned a guitar into a bona-fide icon
Louder · Jul 13 "When Peter Grant played me the first Led Zeppelin album I thought he was having a laugh." Jeff Beck: My Life In 11 Songs In 2008, Jeff Beck looked back on his stellar career, and talked about his solo work and his music with The Yardbirds, Robert Plant, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder and more
Guitar World · Jul 7 In 1980, Led Zeppelin had new life, and were moving into a new era as a band – then tragedy struck. This was their final show with John Bonham The fateful 14-song set took place on this day, 1980, in Berlin
Guitar World · Jul 4 “Robert asked, ‘Do you know a Led Zeppelin song called The Ocean?’ I just casually answered, ‘Yeah, I know that song’”: Robert Plant bassist Viktor Krauss on the genius of the legendary frontman – and the inspiration he gets from his sister Alison Few bassists can match the pedigree of Viktor Krauss, thanks to his session work with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell, Robert Plant, James Taylor and just about everyone else
Guitar World · Jul 2 “Alex said, ‘I don’t want to play my double-neck – it’s too heavy.’ I said, ‘I’ll do it!’ He lent me his white Gibson EDS-1275 for Stairway”: How Crown Lands went from Rush’s spiritual successors to playing Led Zeppelin with their heroes Are Crown Lands heirs to the Rush crown as Canada’s foremost prog act? Kevin Comeau is just happy to be living the prog dream, falling down the rabbit-hole of double-necks and 19-minute tracks
MusicRadar · Jun 30 “To call Led Zeppelin heavy metal is at the very least absurd and at worst a sin. To me, Zeppelin was the equivalent of great classical music”: Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on why Zep and The Beatles’ debut albums are the greatest of all time “The first time I heard Good Times Bad Times on the radio, my jaw just dropped!”