The much anticipated Them Crooked Vultures album is set for release on November 17th via DGC/Interscope Records. The eponymous debut album will include 13 self-produced tracks all of which have been featured on the bands much talked about mini tour, which began on August 9th at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro before moving on for a series of shows in the UK, Europe and US. Their recent dates around the East coast of America wound up on October 15th with an appearance at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.
The complete track listing of ‘’Them …

The Led Zeppelin fourth album cover will be one of ten iconic British album sleeves that will appear on a set of Royal Mail stamps to be launched on January 7th 2010.
In selecting the covers to be used, Royal Mail began with very extensive research of existing lists and polls of ‘Greatest Album Covers’ in books, music press and the web. This trawl of literally thousands of albums uncovered many that were common to most lists.
The editors of three of the UK’s most influential music publications together with a …

Very nice to see the Led Zeppelin 4 album artwork will be a part of the ten British classic album cover designs to be featured on a set of Royal Mail stamps launched on January 7th next year. Used to be a bit of a stamp collector way back in my youth, and I did indulge in The Beatles commemorative album art work stamps that were issued a couple of years back. The latter came in a superb presentation set and I’m sure the Classic Album Designs will be similarly …

Amazon’s on-line shopping channel are advertising It Might Get Loud, the film featuring Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge for pre-order and state that DVD and Blue-Ray copies will be available from December 22nd. As yet no official announcement has emerged from distributors Sony Pictures Classics. It Might Get Loud has had limited theatre showing in the USA though there is no news of a cinema release in the UK.

…On JPJ, Bonzo and Led Zep 2 40 Years On…

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.
Eddie was quick to give due recognition to John Paul Jones and John Bonham
for their contributions to the album:
‘’Something like Thank You with the long fade was down to John Paul Jones. He was something of an unsung hero of the band.
Foe me Heartbreaker is a stand out. The solo was …

Jason Bonham has launched an excellent new web site at www.jasonbonham.net. The site features latest news, biography, picture gallery, discography and multi media sections with links to Jason’s Facebook page and you tube clips.

October 17 is a date I remember well because I have an old T-shirt tucked away emblazoned with that date and nothing else. It’s a remnant from the old record company promotional era when all manner of goods were distributed to generate publicity. In this case, these T. shirts were handed out for us to wear at the Our Price shop the day boy band East 17’s Steam album was released on October 17 1994.
With respect to E17, I had a more pressing evening engagement that Monday of 15 …

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 …