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[18 Jul 2014 | 7 Comments | 5,627 views]
THE NEW TBL T -SHIRT-PRE ORDER NOW! /ROBERT PLANT TOUR REPORTS AND NEW ALBUM TRAILER/ JPJ IN BASS GUITAR MAGAZINE / CLASSIC ROCK 200/FLASHBACK MAGAZINE/TOMMY RAMONE 1952 -2014/ JOHNNY WINTER 1944 -2014/DL DIARY UPDATE

Announcing the new TBL T-Shirt design: Pre order now!
The new TBL T-Shirt is now under production and pre- orders are being accepted now –  the new TBL T-Shirt should be ready to despatch early to mid August. I will update on distribution in the coming weeks.  
This special TBL T-shirt is a two colour black Gildan heavy cotton T-shirt depicting the new TBL Mag logo expertly designed by Mick Lowe with the slogan ‘’Not just a band…more a way of life…’’ –  white and gold print on black T-shirt.
Sizes are available in both men’s and ladies – all ordering details are available …

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[28 Mar 2014 | 6 Comments | 3,323 views]
HOUSES OF THE HOLY AT 41/SCARLET PAGE RESONATORS EXHIBITION/JPJ SEASICK CHARITY T- SHIRT/DEBORAH BONHAM REVIEW/BBC 4 SCREENS BERT JANSCH TRIBUTE/ MARCH 1998/DL DIARY UPDATE

Houses Of The Holy – it was 41 years ago today…
41 years ago today Led Zeppelin released their long awaited fifth album, Houses Of The Holy. Here’s some reflections from on another milestone release from the TBL/DL archive:
Like countless fans across the globe on that spring Wednesday back in March 1973 ,as a 16 year old Zep obsessive, I eagerly snapped up the album . I had been touring the record shops of Bedford daily for the arrival of this opus. This was in the years before I began working …

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[23 Jan 2014 | One Comment | 8,995 views]
TIGHT BUT LOOSE AT 35/ ZEP ATLANTA ’73 FOOTAGE/ LA FORUM/DL DIARY UPDATE/LIVE AT THE RAINBOW CLIP?

Tight But Loose at 35:
35 years ago this month I was busy scribing away quite literally on what would become the first issue of the Tight But Loose magazine. I had been harbouring the idea of a Zep type fanzine (as home made publications were known) for the past year – an early proto- type was mocked up in December 1977. Inspired by the do it yourself tactics of the punk rock fanzines such as Sniffin’ Glue and Ripped & Torn, I set about laying out the content in a …

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[24 Feb 2013 | 12 Comments | 1,183 views]
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI AT 38 /LED ZEPPELIN VOTED MOST INFLUENTIAL BAND OF ALL TIME

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 …

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[1 Feb 2013 | 11 Comments | 6,028 views]
LED ZEPPELIN FOR GERMAN ECHO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/ DEBORAH BONHAM EXCLUSIVE TBL INTERVIEW /DL DIARY UPDATE /NOW AND ZEN 25 YEARS GONE

Led Zeppelin To Receive International Lifetime Achievement Award At Germany’s ECHO Awards
In the latest of a long line of accolades, Led Zeppelin will receive the inaugural International Lifetime Achievement Award, at the ECHO awards in Berlin, Germany on March 21st. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones will accept the award on behalf of the band. Unfortunately, Robert Plant is unable to attend due to a pre-existing concert on the same night in Singapore.
Deborah Bonham  Exclusive TBL Interview:

Photo Tony Terot.
Deborah Bonham has her first album in five years ready for release in …

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[9 Jan 2013 | 17 Comments | 9,251 views]
JIMMY PAGE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS BIRTHDAY

Jimmy Page is 69 today (January 9th).
In a career that has spanned over six decades, he has written the rule book on the art of rock guitar. From monolithic riffing to blistering solos. From  acoustic beauty to vast instrumental guitar orchestration. Eastern tunings, Bues, 50s rock’n’roll psychedelic and full on riffs – his catalogue mirrors all those stiles and much more.
The Celebration Day film has only heightened the worldwide admiration and fasciation for this very special musician who continues to inspire and enthrall…
There were enough hints during the Celebration Day and Kennedy …

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[24 Nov 2012 | 9 Comments | 14,611 views]
CELEBRATION DAY CHART WATCH/JIMMY COVER OF ROLLING STONE/JPJ IN A SUPERSILENT WAY/DL DIARY UPDATE/ TBL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS/JIMMY IN JAPAN YOU TUBE CLIP

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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[13 Nov 2012 | 6 Comments | 4,649 views]
CELEBRATION DAY RELEASES: THE COUNTDOWN IS ON – 6 DAYS TO GO – FILM REVIEW FROM ECUADOR – LATEST TEASER

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 …6 days to go.
Here is Jose Manuel Parada’s review from the showing in Guayaquil,  Ecuador : The Celebration Day global juke box contines..
Went to see Celebration Day last friday…, what a tremendous work they have done. The movie is as real as …

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[6 Jun 2010 | 18 Comments | 8,927 views]
LED ZEPPELIN VOTED THE NATION’S FAVOURITE BAND IN BBC 2 ‘’I’M IN A ROCK’N’ROLL BAND’’ FINALE

Led Zeppelin were offically voted the nation’s favourite  band on the BBC’s “I’m In A Rock ‘N` Roll Band” grand finale on Saturday night beating fellow finalists The Beatles and Queen in a phone-in vote. The show also featured Best Singer, Guitarist,  and Drummer live phone-in votes.  Remarkably  Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham were all nominated in their catagories.  John Bonham was crowned top drummer ahead of Dave Grohl and Keith Moon, whilst Jimmy and Robert were runners up  to Jimi Hendrix and Freddie Mercury respectively. The Best …

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[16 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 5,156 views]
BOOT LED ZEPPELIN EARLS COURT 35TH ANNIVERSARY SHEPHERDS BUSH GIG LATEST: RADIO ONE’S FEARNE COTTON INTRODUCING THE BAND ON STAGE

Latest news on the Boot Led Zeppelin Earls Court 35th anniversary gig taking place this Saturday March 27th at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire is that Radio One DJ and big Zep fan Fearne  Cotton will be in attendance to introduce the band on stage.
On the night Boot Led Zeppelin will be recreating the magic of Zep in ’75 with a special Earls Court set list and the TBL crew will be in attendance with various Zep at Earls Court memorabilia on display. All in all this is a great way of …