In an exclusive interview conducted by Dave Lewis, Eddie Kramer the director of engineering and mixing on Led Zeppelin 2 reflected on the making of the album 40 years on.
Talking about mixing What Is And What Should Never Be, Eddie had this to say:
‘’Id done a lot of that panning and phasing with Jimi Hendrix on Are You Experienced and Axis Bold As Love. I was a leading component of that, I loved doing it and still do. That track had all the phasing and panning which Jimmy also …

Robert Plant is supporting a campaign to help fund a cancer treatment known as Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). The treatment uses a light sensitive drug that when activated by light with pin point accuracy, knocks out the oxygen supply to the tumour just long enough to kill it. The campaign is being backed by amongst others, Roger Daltrey, Chris Tarrant, Harvey Goldsmith, Bill Curbishley, Sir David Frost and Alex Ferguson.
In a statement issued on the charity campaign’s web site www.killingcancer.co.uk, Robert offers this personal message:
“It’s hard not to have a …

The monthly magazine Drum & Drummer has conducted a poll of the top 50 Greatest Drum Albums of all time and unsurprisingly John Bonham via Led Zeppelin dominates the chart with five albums in the top 50.
The Led Zeppelin fourth album tops the chart above Abbey Road. Physical Graffiti is at number 3 while “the TBL album of the month” Led Zeppelin 2 comes in at number 6. Led Zeppelin first album is voted number 14 in the chart with Houses Of The Holy clocking in at a respectable number …

15th October 2009 –
Set list:
Elephants
Dead End Friends
Scumbag Blues
Gunman
Highway one
New Fang
Caligulove
Bandoliers
Mind Eraser
Daffodils
Interlude with Ludes
Reptiles
Nobody Loves Me
Warsaw

Them Crooked Vultures Blast Through Jams at New York Debut
Rolling Stone
“It’s a lot of new music,” said Them Crooked Vultures front man Josh Homme onstage at the Roseland Ballroom for the New York debut of his super group with Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones last night. “It’s not often you get to hear a bunch of music that you have no idea what’s gonna happen.”
Debuting in public seems like a coup in …

14th October 2009 –
 
 
Set list:
Elephants
 Dead End Friends
 Scumbag Blues
 Gunman
 Highway One
 New Fang
 Caligulove
 Bandoliers
 Daffodils
 Interlude with Ludes
 Reptile
 Mind Eraser (No Chaser)
 Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I
 Warsaw

Them Crooked Vultures: Live Last Night
By Chris Klimek The Washington Post
As long as John Bonham and Kurt Cobain stay dead, there’s probably no more intriguing a musical home for their former band mates John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl, respectively, than Them Crooked Vultures, newest and superset of the super groups.
At the 9:30 club Wednesday night, rock’s own Justice League stuck to what’s been standard procedure since its …

12th October 2009 –
 
Set list:
Elephants
Dead End Friends
Scumbag Blues
Gunman
Highway One
New Fang
Caligulove
Bandoliers
Daffodils
Interlude with Ludes
Reptile
Mind Eraser (No Chaser)
Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I
Warsaw

11th October 2009 –
 
Set list:
Elephants
Dead End Friend
Scumbag Blues
Gunman
Caligulove
Bandoliers
Highway One
Reptiles
Spinning in Daffodils
Mind Eraser (No Chaser)
New Fang
Nobody Loves Me and Neither Do I
Warsaw

THEM CROOKED VULTURES AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES
Sarah Rodman at The Globe
Sunday night at the House of Blues the 63-year-old Zep bassist proved more than fit for duty, stepping lively with the new super group Them Crooked Vultures through a dynamic 82-minute set.
Jones is clearly jazzed to be joining another thunderous rhythm section, as Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters held down the drum seat with the same combination …

9th October 2009 –
 
Set list:
Elephants
Dead End Friends
Scumbag Blues
Gunman        
Caligulove
Bandoliers
New Fang
Interlude w/Ludes
Daffodils
Reptiles
Mind Eraser, No Chaser
Nobody Loves Me And Neither Do I
Warsaw

Them Crooked Vultures | Toronto
Posted by: theconcertaholic
Come on….“Them Crooked Vultures” …even with the name they are off to a good start . The short videos on YouTube had me interested and well being a concertaholic I knew reputation was enough for me to get a ticket and experience these guys live. I’ve listened to more Zeppelin than Foo’s or Queens of The Stone Age… so I will not be …

Jimmy Page was in attendance at the Mott The Hoople October 2 show at London’s Hammersmith Appollo. He received a name check from Ian Hunter during the show. The reunited Mott line up includes ex Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs.

John Paul Jones was busy last weekend at the Austin City Limits Festival. On Thursday Them Crooked Vultures performed a warm-up at Austin “Stubbs” club before moving onto the festival itself, held in Austin’s Zilker Park on Friday. In the afternoon JPJ complete with mandolin, joined Sara Watkins onstage for the ballad All This Time, a bluegrass hoedown of Hold What Ya Got, and Long Hot Summer Days.
In the evening The Vultures performed to the largest festival audience over the weekend. The performance was filmed and is due to screen …