The 10 worst Led Zeppelin songs of all time, because not every Led Zeppelin song can be as good as Kashmir By Howard Johnson published 28 January 25 Led Zeppelin may be the greatest rock band of all time, but they weren't perfect – and here's the proof
“I was on my way to Vegas to marry a French boy, who was asleep on my lap, and I was listening to this song thinking, I'm living the dream. Then he woke up and said, I can't marry you.” Du Blonde on the eight songs that changed her life By Paul Brannigan published 20 January 25 From Joni Mitchell to David Bowie via Billy Bragg, Led Zeppelin and Frank Zappa, here are eight songs that made Du Blonde the bold and brilliant artist that she is
"I did have a multitrack tape of that, but it got mislaid": The secret history of Led Zeppelin’s lost masterpiece By Dave Lewis published 15 January 25 Jimmy Page dug up several unheard gems for his deluxe Led Zeppelin reissues. But there's one song that still remains unreleased
“You only get caught when you’re successful”: Robert Plant and Jimmy Page on the time Willie Dixon came calling for his Whole Lotta Love songwriting credit By Niall Doherty published 11 January 25 It’s 40 years ago this weekend that the veteran bluesman took action against the rock icons for borrowing his song...
"He sang 'Squeeze My Lemon' and we're like, 'Oh, we must leave, we must leave the premises'": Heart's Wilson sisters once walked out of a Led Zeppelin show because Robert Plant was too suggestive By Fraser Lewry published 9 January 25 "We were scandalised, and we walked away"
"It's journalistic complacency and claptrap." Robert Plant never liked the idea of Led Zeppelin being labelled a heavy metal band By Paul Brannigan published 8 January 25 "That period had a lot of people cavorting around using their manhood as the main weapon to sell records"
“We’d been paying Rick Wakeman £25 a week and Yes offered him £100… We had his son Oliver with us for a while, and he left for Yes too!” Dave Cousins and the life and times of Strawbs By Sid Smith published 7 January 25 Prog veteran recalls connecting with Sandy Denny, his band’s attempt to fire him, being loved by Led Zeppelin, why they’ve never had a Steven Wilson remix, the “albatross” of Part Of The Union and the unreleased, more political version
"We just went in and just destroyed San Francisco, and that was it": Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's historic arrival in America By Paul Elliott published 1 January 25 Jimmy Page talks absent friends, superstar fans, bad reviews and the next best thing to playing with Led Zeppelin
“We jammed with Zeppelin. John Bonham said, ‘Let’s play that song of yours I like.’ That was Supernaut”: Tony Iommi on the rivalry between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin – and their lost jam session By Classic Rock published 30 December 24 Did the world miss out on a Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin supergroup?
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
