THE LEGENDARY LED ZEPPELIN SHOW THAT PROBABLY NEVER HAPPENED
Led Zeppelin performed a show for fewer than 60 people on Jan. 20, 1969, at a tiny youth center in Maryland. Or, maybe and more likely … they didn’t. A…
Robert Plant on his “perfect relationship” with Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page
Together, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page helped establish Led Zeppelin as one of the UK’s most lucrative musical exports. The pair were introduced after a gig at Birmingham’s teacher training…
Is ‘Dazed And Confused’ Led Zeppelin’s dirtiest song?
Led Zeppelin were always originators, credited with having a hand in the development of heavy metal, psychedelic rock, and the advent of sounds that could fill stadiums. Formed in 1968,…
What is the highest-charting single by Led Zeppelin?
Formed in London in 1968, Led Zeppelin remain one of the most successful bands of all time. A pioneering group that eclipsed The Beatles as the hottest on earth with…
The comical way that Led Zeppelin were confirmed ‘the greatest rock band of all time’
There are few things more subjective than music. While sports stars can prove themselves to be numero uno through direct competition, the world of the arts is a murky place…
‘Stairway To Heaven’: The Led Zeppelin song Jimmy Page called “everlasting”
E.B. White once said, “Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better, but the frog dies in the process.” In essence, if you look too much…
Why Led Zeppelin hated being called “heavy metal”
Labels and rock bands never really sit well with one another. As artists, one can’t really expect a band to happily have their entire artistic vision distilled into a simple…
How ‘Led Zeppelin II’ defied the second album syndrome to become a classic
There is a myriad of extendable and retractable laws and fables of the music industry. Some are stringent and rigid while others are fluid pieces of folkloric advice handed down…
The making of Led Zeppelin: Watch a 13-year-old Jimmy Page play the guitar on a BBC talent show, 1958
We take a look back at the humble beginnings of a certain legendary guitarist Jimmy Page and his relatively unknown skiffle band. Prior to being in one of the biggest…
Watch Led Zeppelin’s final performance of ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Led Zeppelin took to the stage for the final time in 2007, a time when they graced London’s O2 Arena for a night that the 20,000 strong crowd in attendance…