There’s been tons of news about the release of the new iPhone 5 from Apple.  You’ve been bombarded with countless commercials as well as being flooded with endless iPhone 5 rumors, reviews and critiques.  Its kind of annoying but whatever…this article isn’t so much about the iPhone 5 but more about a musically related twist on all of the iPhone 5 news and hype that’s been everywhere lately.  This one somehow slipped under my radar but since it involves one…

Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential bands of all time have reunited….ok…I know that is kind of misleading but the surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones did get back together to hold a press conference to talk about their upcoming DVD entitled Celebration Day.  Celebration Day was filmed back in 2007 as the mighty Led Zeppelin got back together to perform at the O2 Arena in London.  Celebration Day was performed in memory of Ahmet…

‘Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page’ is a leather bound and silk wrapped limited edition photographic autobiography from the Led Zeppelin guitarist. Despite costing an eye-watering £495/$775 it has already sold out, even though it has not been officially released. Sources: http://www.guardian.co.uk/ and http://www.nme.com/

irishtimes.com A NEW Irish-based social network hopes to help guitar collectors find out whether their battered Strat was once gripped by Rory Gallagher, or whether Jimmy Page’s fingers ever danced across the frets of an old Gibson Les Paul. Called dbTwang, the site aims to become a trusted place on the web where players and collectors can keep information about their guitars securely, over time building a history for their instruments, be they electric, acoustic or bass. Although there are…

WENN.COM Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page has turned down a string of lucrative offers to lift the lid on his time in the legendary band – insisting he’s just “not interested” in writing a book. The veteran guitarist admits he has been approached by numerous publishing houses over the years, all eager to sign him up to pen his autobiography. But Page keeps turning the offers down as most books about the Whole Lotta Love hitmaker are “a load of…

tennessean.com Robert Plant received a royal honor from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday, putting the former Led Zeppelin front man one notch above his old band mate Jimmy Page. But Plant joked he and Page would not be fighting over rank, even though Plant’s new Commander of the British Empire is a higher honor than Page’s Order of the British Empire.Advertisement “If we can remember each other’s phone number at this time in life, it’s a…

gear4music.com Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has come out in defence of the popular computer game Guitar Hero. The franchise has recently attracted criticism from top electric guitar players such as Jimmy Page and Jack White. However, Kramer said the game is simply a new means of exposing the rock genre to younger people. “If that’s what you got to do to get kids to understand what a band like Aerosmith’s all about, then that’s just one more way to find…

nme.com Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and The White Stripes’ Jack White have hit out at the popular ‘Guitar Hero’ video game. Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles on Friday (June 19) for ‘It Might Get Loud’, the forthcoming documentary film that chronicles their musical careers, the two renowned guitarists said they don’t believe video games are an ideal way for people to be exposed to music or learn to play instruments. “It’s depressing to have a label…

tennessean.comIt Might Get Loud , a documentary that focuses on rock-guitar icons from three generations — Jimmy Page, U2′s The Edge and White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather multi-instrumentalist Jack White — is due in theaters on August 21. The film was directed by Davis Guggenheim, who also helmed Al Gore’s much-discussed An Inconvenient Truth.Advertisement A synopsis from the film’s official site describes Get Loud as “(unlike) any other rock’n roll documentary.” “Audiences get up close and personal,” the synopsis says, “discovering how…