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
"It's nice to be here in Vienna. You've even got some good groupies!": Previously unseen Led Zeppelin footage finds Robert Plant in a playful mood By Fraser Lewry published 14 July 24 The rare footage comes from Led Zeppelin's show at the Stadhalle in Vienna, Austria, during their 1973 European tour
"Led Zeppelin left behind a body of music that defined the term 'progressive rock', but in the truest sense of the word": The case for Led Zeppelin, uncrowned kings of prog rock By Mark Blake published 10 July 24 A blues band? A hard rock band? Think again
“Their first couple of albums, they were a good band. After that... boring.” AC/DC's late, no-nonsense leader Malcolm Young wasn't impressed by Led Zeppelin By Paul Brannigan published 9 July 24 “Most people, when they progress, they progress up their own a**es.” Malcolm Young, AC/DC, 1984
“It was alive and exciting and subversive.” Why Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones chose to work with Texan noise-punk weirdos Butthole Surfers, and what he found the two bands had in common By Paul Brannigan published 8 July 24 “I was expecting someone with mutton-chop sideburns and bellbottoms.” Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary on Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones
That time Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes were attacked by Conan O'Brien's Masturbating Bear By Fraser Lewry published 28 May 24 "You think a masturbating bear will faze me? The Led Zeppelin jet was flown by a masturbating bear!"
"I must say, they were absolutely phenomenal": Jimmy Page's review of the Black Crowes' London show is in By Fraser Lewry published 21 May 24 Led Zeppelin maestro Jimmy Page has posted about last week's London show from the Black Crowes
"We have spent years designing this film to be experienced on the big screen with the best possible sound": That long-awaited Led Zeppelin documentary is finally coming to a cinema near you By Fraser Lewry published 16 May 24 Becoming Led Zeppelin premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021: Now it's finally found a distributor
Robert Plant once pledged money to a radio station that promised never to play Stairway To Heaven ever again By Fraser Lewry published 16 May 24 Robert Plant: He's not like other rock stars
"I've always been a believer. I never felt it was a mass hallucination": The mystery of the Led Zeppelin show that may never have taken place By Fraser Lewry published 14 May 24 On January 20, 1969, Led Zeppelin played one of their first US shows, at a community centre in smalltown Maryland. Or did they?
“I had a strong connection with Steve. He was so passionate and knowledgable, really dedicated to the cause.” Jimmy Page pays his respects to Steve Albini, saluting his work on the Walking Into Clarksdale album By Paul Brannigan published 13 May 24 Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page salutes the late Steve Albini, who died last week
The first and last lyrics sung on record by 20 legendary bands By Dave Everley published 10 May 24 From The Beatles and Bowie to Freddie Mercury and Kurt Cobain and, these are the first and last lines sung on record by rock’s biggest bands
"There were guitar players weeping. They had to mop the floor up": How Jimi Hendrix invented everything we love By Johnny Black published 29 April 24 When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London he blew the minds of the British rock elite. Soon they would follow his lead and develop and explosive new form of electric blues
Robert Plant is reportedly working on a new version of a Led Zeppelin classic for a "top-secret project" By Fraser Lewry published 26 April 24 Mystery surrounds the song being worked on at the session in Wolverhampton
In what's turning out to be a bumper year for Led Zeppelin fans, more unseen live footage has emerged By Fraser Lewry published 18 April 24 The previously unseen film, shot in Ohio in 1975, was discovered in the archives of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
