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 By Fraser Lewry published 24 December 24 Dread Zeppelin: A Song of Hope is out now
Becoming Led Zeppelin movie finally gets a general release date By Fraser Lewry published 22 December 24 After an initial run at IMAX theatres, Becoming Led Zeppelin will go on general release in the US, UK and more
"I know it will be inspirational to young people and legacy-defining for generations to come": Watch the trailer for the long-awaited movie Becoming Led Zeppelin By Fraser Lewry published 5 December 24 That Led Zeppelin film everyone's been waiting for finally has a release date, but there's a catch
If you'd like to know how it's all going with artificial intelligence, you can now listen to a version of Led Zeppelin II that sounds like it was made in the 1950s By Fraser Lewry published 3 December 24 And we still don't have personal jetpacks
"I remember Jimmy yelling at us and calling us hooligans": Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Jeff Beck and the chaotic session that sowed the seeds for Led Zeppelin By Johnny Black published 1 December 24 In a small London studio, two Yardbirds, one member of The Who and a pair of passing session maestros united to record a spontaneous instrumental track. Things would never be the same again.
Amazon is offering 3-for-2 on more than 1,000 gifts this Black Friday, including 10 of my favourite rock and metal albums By Matt Mills published 30 November 24 Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours and Metallica’s Black Album aren’t just generational albums – they can be bought cheap in this massive deal for Amazon US customers
"Ritchie Blackmore never missed a note, and that ain't easy when you're about to be beheaded": An introduction to Terry Reid, the man who could have fronted Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple By Geoff Barton published 13 November 24 Unfairly framed as rock’s ultimate nearly man, Terry Reid chose to take his own path, and he's still going strong
"This is a teaching album": Why I ❤️ Led Zeppelin IV, by Heart's Ann Wilson By Jaan Uhelszki published 7 November 24 Heart's singer Ann Wilson remembers learning along with Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant is the star of a new promotional film extolling the virtues of luxury high-speed Italian train travel By Fraser Lewry published 4 November 24 See Robert Plant as you've never seen him before, travelling through Italy aboard a luxury Frecciarossa 1000 train
"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 By Fraser Lewry published 16 October 24 Alex Van Halen has approached the makers of ChatGPT to explore the possibility of creating new guitar solos
"Happiness is pot-shaped!" A true story about Robert Plant, a fake drugs bust, and a trainee nurse in a mini skirt By Fraser Lewry published 3 October 24 That time the future Led Zeppelin man ran into trouble with the law
“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 By Paul Brannigan published 26 September 24 They say you should never meet your heroes, and after meeting Led Zeppelin's frontman, Al Jourgensen might agree
"I was very green and it was a tentative start, but we knew we had something": The complicated birth of Led Zeppelin By Ian Fortnam published 20 September 24 How the most creatively fertile era in the history of British Music produced the most important hard rock band of all time, Led Zeppelin
"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 By Max Bell published 3 September 24 "My last memory was of Bonham’s hairy backside disappearing, illuminated by a spotlight"
Filipino children performing Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love with uncanny precision? Step right this way By Fraser Lewry published 3 September 24 Missioned Souls are from Cebu City, Philippines, and they've been busy charming the internet
"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 By Ian Ravendale published 30 August 24 When people turned up to a Newcastle ballroom, they expected to see The New Yardbirds. Instead, they saw the future of rock'n'roll
"Sixty per cent of those lyrics, Robert came in with off the cuff": Jimmy Page on the rehearsal tape that captures the early magic of Stairway to Heaven By Fraser Lewry published 8 August 24 Listen to Led Zeppelin work their way through an early version of Stairway To Heaven
10 classic albums that would be better if they were shorter, and how they should be shortened By Johnny Sharp published 6 August 24 Making great records greater, one edit at a time
Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal" By Liz Scarlett published 22 July 24 Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all
"They're not gonna get anybody heavier than me, are they?": In 1971 Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant was asked how he dealt with bootleggers By Fraser Lewry published 17 July 24 The BBC footage also shows Pink Floyd hearing one of their own bootlegs for the first time – and they're not happy
