Why Robert Plant found the Led Zeppelin reunion ‘too heavy’
Led Zeppelin took to the stage for the final time on December 10th, 2007, when they bowed out in style by bringing the roof crashing down on London’s O2 Arena…
Guitarist Jimmy Page Looks Back at 50 Years of Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page once painted a dragon, and used it to slay. The guitar guru was so bursting with creative inspiration 50 years ago that he felt compelled to pick up…
‘Season of the Witch’: The song Led Zeppelin would jam to as a warm-up before every show
Beyond a swell of musical brilliance, two clear elements defined the live shows that Led Zeppelin put on: a penchant for the darker side of life and a passionate predilection…
‘Misty Mountain Hop’: The Led Zeppelin song about “Big Brother”
Founding fathers of heavy metal, innovators and exceptional musicians, Led Zeppelin were many things, but one word not necessarily connected to their orbit is political. Inextricable from esoteric and expansive…
Flashback: Led Zeppelin Play to a Crowd of Seated Danish Teens
Led Zeppelin emerged fully formed. Their self-titled debut, which turns 50 on Saturday, catalogued the sounds that would come to define the band, from stinging riff rock to epic, improv-heavy…
From Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton: Jimmy Page’s favourite guitarists of all time
“I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.” — Jimmy Page Guitar players don’t…
The 5 best covers of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’
An alien craft descends and for some reason, the intergalactic visitors emerge and asks our world leaders ‘what is classic rock?’ Earth’s proletariat waits on bated breath hoping beyond hope…
Looking back at Led Zeppelin’s very first rehearsal
On another grey day in London, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page was slogging through yet another endless session recording. By 1965, he’d been working as a studio guitarist for a number…
Rare photographs of Led Zeppelin’s first-ever gig
On September 7th, 1968, one of the most legendary bands in the history of music were set to take to the stage for the very first time. In the audience…
Hear Robert Plant’s powerful isolated vocals for Led Zeppelin song ‘Since I’ve Been Loving You’
The pure brilliance of Led Zeppelin is something that has beguiled audiences for decades. As an outfit of musicians, they are certainly one of the most potent around. To include…