Articles Archive for Year 2012
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President Obama’s opening tribute speech at the Kennedy Centre Honours Gala was streamed live last night. Many thanks to Barbara Cain who provided the link via Facebook. It was very exciting to hear these events unfolding in the UK and once again made us all so very proud to be Led Zeppelin fans…
President Obama talked affectionately about Led Zeppelin acknowledging their influence – and also tipping a hat to their rock’ n’ roll antics …
Here is the President’s opening tribute speech:
THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Well, good evening, …
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First reports and photos of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones a the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Honours Gala.
Some great photos here…this makes me very proud to be a Led Zeppelin fan and it will you too…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241738/Say-cheese-Hillary-Clinton-Meryl-Streep-pose-photo-Oscar-winners-iPhone-Kennedy-Center-Honors-gala.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Jimmy, Robert and John with Buddy Guy – photos via AP
How proud do I feel to be a Led Zeppelin fan today as they receive the Kennedy Honours award -have to say I’ve been welling up looking at those photos…….as Mark Harrison commented – how proud must they and their familes …
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STOP PRESS: NEWS UPDATE – LED ZEPPELIN TO BE INTERVIEWED ON THE DAVID LETTERMAN LATE SHOW:
News Update: Following their Kennedy Honours Gala, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones will appear on the David Letterman Late Show which is aired at 11.35pm on Monday on CBS.
See details at
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/11/led-zeppelin-gives-rare-interview-to-david-letterman.html
Thanks Terry Stephenson for link info.
LED ZEPPELIN TO RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONOURS THIS WEEKEND
This weekend Led Zeppelin along with Bluesman Buddy Guy, actor Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova will be honoured by Washington’s John F. Kennedy Centre …
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In an interview with David Fricke for Rolling Stone, Jimmy Page has reveleadd more details of the remastering -re issuing project he is undertaking. Here are some extracts:
“It will be coming out, bit by bit,” Jimmy Page says with a tantalizing lilt in his voice. The Led Zeppelin guitarist is referring to his current labors in the band’s archive, preparing new deluxe editions of each of Zeppelin’s studio albums, from 1969’s Led Zeppelin to 1979’s In Through the Out Door, plus the 1982 post-breakup collection, Coda. Page says the reissues will …
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CELEBRATION DAY CHART WATCH:
Celebration Day looks set to enter the UK album chart at number 2 this week – which is a very credible sales performance for a band who split 32 years ago and given the current seasonal competition – Rihanna’s Unaplogetic is at number one, Zep at two, One Direction at three, Little Mix four and Susan Boyle at five. (Above pic thanks to Kevin Turner)
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE:
The new issue of Rolling Stone has Jimmy on the front cover and an interview inside which has had plenty of coverage …
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CELEBRATION DAY FEEDBACK AND RETAIL FRENZY:
Many thanks for all the Celebration Day feedback – Monday was another landmark day in this sequence of events with fans from all over the world enjoying the communal experience of the long awaited 02 reunion concert film release. It was also good to see the presence of the Celebration Day at the forefront of the retail sector as shops racked up what is going to be a key release for the Christmas season. These photos via Krys Jantzen vividly illustrate that Led Zeppelin look …
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The TBL Celebration Countdown continues…to mark the impending momentous worldwide release of Celebration Day – the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on DVD, Blue ray and CD on Monday November 19th 2012 , we are counting down to the day….
The Countdown is over -another Celebration Day is here….
Today –Monday November 19th 2012 is the official release date of Celebration Day –the DVD/Blue ray/CD package of the film of Led Zeppelin’s reunion concert staged at the 02 to honour the life of Ahmet Ertegun on December 10th 1007.
Fans …
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The TBL Celebration Countdown continues…to mark the impending momentous worldwide release of Celebration Day – the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on DVD, Blue ray and CD on Monday November 19th 2012 , we are counting down to the day….
Countdown to the Celebration Day release …3 days to go.
JIMMY PAGE INTERVIEW ON RADIO 4
Jimmy is scheduled to appear on BBC Radio 4 Front Row with Kirsty Lang – it airs at 7.15. See link at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ntm2x
CELEBRATION DAY REVIEWS:
Here’s one of what will be a fair few media reviews …
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The TBL Celebration Countdown continues…to mark the impending momentous worldwide release of Celebration Day – the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on DVD, Blue ray and CD on Monday November 19th 2012 , we are counting down to the day….
Countdown to the Celebration Day release …4 days to go.
Official Black Dog clip:
CELEBRATION DAY BONUS DVD REVIEW:
Here’s my thoughts on the Celebration Day bonus DVD. If you want to wait for find what’s in store then as they say on the sports news results programmes …you need to …
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The TBL Celebration Countdown continues…to mark the impending momentous worldwide release of Celebration Day – the Led Zeppelin Ahmet Ertegun 02 reunion concert on DVD, Blue ray and CD on Monday November 19th 2012 , we are counting down to the day….
Countdown to the Celebration Day release …5 days to go.
Boogie With Jools…..
Jimmy Page returned to the ever popular BBC2 show Later…with Jools Tuesday night, his first visit to the show since the “Clarksdale” promotional appearance with Robert back in 1998.
Tonight’s appearance was promoting the much anticipated Celebration Day …