Gene Simmons Tasked With Reuniting Led Zeppelin?
As you know the latest offering from Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day, was released last week. With all of the buzz surrounding the album as well as the film there has been somewhat of a resurgence in the rumors of a Led Zep reunion. In what can only be described as oddly bizarre, Gene Simmons said that he was asked to get the legendary rockers back together for a tour. First of all there is still no movement from the band…
Led Zeppelin Reunion?
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…
Jake Holmes sues Led Zep for alleged plagarism
An American folk-singer is suing Led Zeppelin, claiming he wrote their classic song Dazed and Confused. Jake Holmes, whose authorship of the tune has been widely cited for decades, is pursuing Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin’s labels for at least $1m in damages. In documents filed on Monday, Holmes cited a 1967 copyright registration for Dazed and Confused, renewed in 1995. That song, which you can listen to here, was released in 1967 on the San Francisco-born musician’s debut album….
Led Zep inspired tour announced by Bonham Jnr.
Jason Bonham wants a Led Zeppelin tour and the absence of the band’s original members isn’t going to stop him. Bonham Jr has announced a 30-date extravaganza revisiting the songs of his late father’s band, a run that will take in a mixture of family photos, home movies and performances by an unknown tribute band. The 43-year-old Jason has announced plans to tour despite the fact that, aside from two concerts in 1988 and 2008 when he picked up his…
John Paul Jones “Happy” Led Zeppelin Didn’t Reform
JOHN PAUL JONES’ ZEPPELIN RELIEF Former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones claims he is glad the group didn’t reunite as it would have prevented him from working with his new band Them Crooked Vultures. John Paul Jones is “happy” that Led Zeppelin didn’t reform. It had been planned for the veteran group to reunite – possibly without singer Robert Plant – last year, but the idea was later scrapped and the bassist went on to join super-group Them Crooked…
Jimmy Page Rejects Book Deal
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…
Robert Plant Outranks Jimmy Page
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…
John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl Forming Supergroup.
WENN.COM Dave Grohl is forming a spectacular new supergroup with Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age star Josh Homme, according to reports. The trio is currently holed up in a Los Angeles recording studio working on a new album, reports MetalHammer.co.uk. Faith No More frontman Mike Patten is also rumoured to be involved in the project. When approached for comment, Homme’s rocker wife Brody Dalle refused to confirm details, but admitted a supergroup was…
Jimmy Page And Jack White Thump On “Guitar Hero”
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…