“I’m looking forward to the gig,” Slash tweeted two days ago, referring to his headlining set today, June 30, at the Quart Festival in Norway. “It[‘]s been almost a year since I played a whole show,” the former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist noted, adding to his earlier comment, “Maybe it will help…
Jimmy Page hobnobs with Jack White in Los Angeles in time for the film premiere
Two days before the first public screening of “It Might Get Loud” in Los Angeles, at least two of the film’s stars were in town. It is likely both Jimmy Page and Jack White will stick around long enough for the Friday evening screening of their film, taking in the flick yet another time before…
Dave Grohl wished for album with John Paul Jones, Josh Homme years ago
“The next project that I’m trying to initiate,” Dave Grohl once said, “involves me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass. That’s the next album. That wouldn’t suck.” Right, it probably wouldn’t suck, but it would just take a while — years — to come to fruition from when he…
Interview portends discouraging view on future live releases from Led Zeppelin era
Unconfirmed rumors have it that a new legitimate, official release from Led Zeppelin is in the works. It would be the long-awaited video of Led Zeppelin’s reunion concert, staged on Dec. 10, 2007, at the O2 arena in London. At that concert, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jason Bonham performed a two-hour stage…
Kevin Shirley admits to run-ins with Jimmy Page
Grammy-nominated recording engineer Dave Rideau sat recently with producer Kevin “The Caveman” Shirley at his aptly named studio, The Cave, located in Malibu, California. In the interview for Solid State Logic, Shirley opens up about his career and his recording methods, including working on Led Zeppelin’s digital-era releases and discs from current supergroup Black Country Communion. The resulting 39-minute interview…
Bob Lefsetz thrilled with Jimmy Page’s rendition of ‘Ramble On’ in new movie
The movie “It Might Get Loud” features Jimmy Page performing five songs alone. Two are “Embryo No. 1” and “Embryo No. 2,” which are pieces of new music perhaps destined for a “big project” Page says he has “had in mind for some time.” The three others are “The Battle of Evermore,” “Whole Lotta Love”…
Jimmy Page mum on details of his ‘big project … that I’ve had in mind for a while’
In a moment of clarity the other day, Jimmy Page discussed the similarities, and differences, between guitars and women. As Lina Lecaro reports for the LA Weekly blog West Coast Sound, Page said: “I’ve said that it’s shaped like a woman, you know. You can touch it and caress it. The thing I haven’t said,…
Jimmy Page and Jack White discuss future plans, video games at L.A. press conference
Reuters and the New Musical Express are reporting on a press conference with Jimmy Page and Jack White that took place this morning in Los Angeles. Both are in town for the city’s film festival and tonight’s premiere of “It Might Get Loud” there. Both stories carried a humorous quip from White on whether he…
No buyer for John Bonham’s gong
A gong used in the 1970s by John Bonham failed to sell at auction yesterday, a spokesperson at the Los Angeles auction house of Bonhams and Butterfields confirmed today to LedZeppelinNews.com. The gong’s estimated value of between $80,000 and $120,000 may have been too high, commented Margaret Barrett, an entertainment memorabilia specialist with Bonhams and…
Travel package ‘coming soon’ for ZepFest 2011, site repeats
ZepFest 2011’s Twitter page says a travel package is coming soon for attendees of the Memorial Day weekend event to be held in Washington, D.C. That’s good to know since it’s already mid-March, almost St. Patty’s Day, and we should be booking hotel and flights shortly, wouldn’t one think? “ZepFest travel package coming soon.” Sound…