Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters set for JamBase Live at the Gorge WA  July 5/6
Robert Plant, Michael Franti, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Slightly Stoopid,  Robert Randolph & The Family Band, G. Love & Special Sauce and STS9 are among the acts slated to appear at the JamBase Live festival. As previously reported, the first-ever JamBase festival will take place at George, WA’s  Gorge Amphitheatre on July 5 and 6.
Other confirmed acts include: Galactic, Railroad Earth, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Lettuce, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers and ALO. The event …

Deborah Bonham has a charity gig with Paul Rodgers plus a full scale tour lined up  to coincide with the relase of her excellent new album Spirit.
Here are all the details:
Paul Rodgers & Deborah Bonham 30th March 2013 @ The Venue, Spur Rd, Chichester W. Sussex PO19 9PR UK
Paul Rodgers has announced that he will be returning to The Venue in Chichester to raise funds for Animal Welfare on Sat 30 March. Joining Paul Rodgers on the bill will be Deborah Bonham and her Band. All the proceeds will go to …

TBL ARCHIVE SPECIAL PAGE & PLANT LIVE IN ISTANBUL – 15 YEARS GONE
Now this one is a bit of an epic.  This was first published in TBL 13 – It’s an road chronicle of the TBL crew’s adventures in pursuit of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant across the and month of March 1998. This took in two dates in Istanbul – something of a zenith in my own ‘’Crazy things I’ve done in the name of Zep’’ portfolio, followed by the superb Shepherds Bush Empire gig which in turn was …

Jimmy Page in Vogue Italia:
This report via Vogue Italia website:
Music and fashion have always merged seamlessly with no shortage of pop-starry collaborations. Pop’s greatest chameleons from David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust–era glam to the Sex Pistols’ edgy no-frills anti-fashion continue to rule the catwalks and styling generations. British music legend Jimmy Page follows Iggy Pop, Slash, Paul Weller and Jane’s Addiction Perry Farrell as the latest rock god to front American menswear designer John Varvatos’ spring campaign.
White-haired and elegant, the Led Zeppelin guitarist is pictured posing moodily alongside the 28-year-old …

Led Zeppelin voted the most influential rock band of all time
Listeners of the award winning radio station Planet Rock have named Led Zeppelin as the most influential rock band of all time.
Planet Rock asked listeners to vote for the artist or band that they thought were the most influential in the world of rock.
With thousands of votes cast over the first three weeks of February, Led Zeppelin topped the poll, taking a massive one fifth of all the votes. In second place was Queen, with Black Sabbath taking up third …

Gerard Sparaco 1967-2013
I was deeply shocked yesterday to hear of the passing of Gerard Sparaco – a long time contributor and supporter of all things TBL. I know Gerard has had heart problems in the past but this indeed was a shock. He had posted reviews on the Music Collectors site earlier this week. 
Gerard’s understanding and expertise in the live and underground Led Zeppelin catalogue and many other bands and artists, was second to none. Through the Music Collectors web site, he came on board to contribute a regular review column …

ROBERT PLANT SIXTY MINUTES AUSTRALIAN TV INTERVIEW:
Here’s the complete showing of Robert Plant’s interview with Tara Brown for Australian TV’s Sixty Minutes TV show. There’s also the Extra Minutes Extended Interview footage and Tara Brown’s Reporter Discussion clip in which she talks about interviewing Robert.
Lovely story about Bonzo…and some great quotes – on the latter days of Zep ‘’It was almost like we’d lost the keys to the kingdom’’ and on the 02 reunion ‘’It was time to be good….and we were’’
Complete Interview:
 
Extra Minutes: Extended interview footage:

Extra Minutes: Reporter Discussion:

 The Robert Plant …

Robert Plant Interview on Australia’s 60 Minutes TV show:
Robert Plant is appearing on a new season of 60 Minutes (Australia TV). It airs on Sunday February  17th, Channel Nine at 7:30 PM (Australia time). The interview was filmed on February 2.
Here’s the link to watch the complete interview (thanks Steve J)
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8611122
 
Robert in attendance at Primrose Hill Community Library meeting:
This report via Ham & High:
The lead singer of rock band Led Zeppelin and author India Knight were among a packed crowd at a meeting to discuss the future of shops in …

Valentine’s Day is upon us – that most romantic day of the year. Over the years there have been a few major Zep related happenings on this day and in a TBL archive special here’s some memories from those occasions.
Back in 1974 Jimmy took to the stage to join Roy Harper. I did consider going to this but was slow on the tickets and had to make do with the consolation of Roy’s very fine album Valentine which I purchased the day it came out …( I need to sort that …

Happy 50th Birthday Mr Gary Foy!
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Robert Plant appears on the new Primal Scream album due for release in the spring – The Daily Record reported as follows:
Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant has joined Primal Scream on their new album after band members Andrew Innes and Bobby Gillespie bumped into him in the post office.
The legendary singer struck up a friendship with the Scots pair while in the queue at a branch in Primrose Hill, which is near his home and Primal Scream’s London recording studio.
And when he …