Robert Plant and Alison Krauss scooped a total of five Grammy awards at the 51st ceremony in Los Angeles.
Their album Raising Sand was voted Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana album, the track Please Read The Letter was Record of the Year, Killing The Blues Best Country Collaboration with vocals and Rich Woman was voted Best Pop Collaboration with vocals.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow …as Francis Albert Sinatra once said and boy has it done so this week. And as I write it’s still falling heavily.
I’ve had a few days out so have not had to face the journey to MK this week…and let’s get this one out of the way early: with another 17 store closures yesterday, Zavvi are down to 31 stores and the deep uncertainty continues of how much longer I’ll be making that journey in the future.
Coupled with a few other …

It has been reported that guitarist Jeff Beck’s is to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on April 4, 2009 and Jimmy Page is to present the award on the night. He was inducted along with Jimmy and Eric Clapton for his place within The Yardbirds in 1992 and continues to reap the benefits of a long career as one of the world’s most innovative and unique rock guitarists.

“It Might Get Loud,” the documentary film featuring Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge, and Jack White is to be shown at the Berlin Film Festival next week. This comes after its recent showing at the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival in America, where it again received glowing reviews.
This film portrays three guitarists from three different generations, each of whom has had a decisive influence on the sound of rock music: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge and White Stripes’ Jack White. Most rockumentaries focus on backstage dramas, but, in ‚It …

Tribute band Whole Lotta Led stop off at Bedford’s Corn Exchange venue next Friday February 13th. The TBL crew will be in attendance at this TBL home town event -ticket details at www.wholelottaled.co.uk

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss have been added to be the list of performers at the 51st annual Grammy Awards which will be held February 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The event is being screened at 9pm on ITV2 in the UK on February 9th.
In an interview with Ben Jones on Absolute Radio Robert reveled his thoughts on a Led Zeppelin reunion.

In an abrupt about turn, Jimmy Page’s manager has now stated that there are no plans for Led Zeppelin to reform –adding that the attempts to find a new singer did not work out.
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So there we were me and Adam crouched around the radio listening to the second leg of the Carling Cup semi final between Burnley and Spurs.
 Three minutes to go Spurs are 3-0 down and going out…..I’m giving Adam the old Homer Simpson to Bart oratory: ”Son we’d have only lost in the final’’ followed by the less than hopeful ”But remember son it only takes a second to score a goal” (copyright Bill Shankly)… then fuck me we did through Pavlyuchenko and then another from Defoe!
6-4 on aggregate
We’re on our way …

“The greatest thing you ever can do now is trade a smile with someone who’s blue now”
That sentiment from the second track on Led Zeppelin 3 has certainly been in evidence for me these past few days as more emails of support have come down the line re the Zavvi situation.
“Inspiration is what they are to me” to paraphrase another Zep classic.
Current situation here on that front is that the Milton Keynes store escaped the round of 22 closures last week and we trade-on with potential buyers said to …

Robert recently made a surprise appearance on BBC Radio Wales from a cold Barry Island. Robert appeared on the show hosted by Ruth Jones who plays Nessa in the BBC hit TV show, Gavin and Stacey. Robert agreed to do the live interview because he is such a huge fan of the show. He delighted the crowd by praising Ruth Jones for her Nessa character; say “I’d just like to say thanks for giving me so many laughs over the last couple of years.”
Of course the Zeppelin question was asked …