Friday night at 10:30 PM (French hour), French radio Europe2 will broadcast an archive recording of the Zep concert that took place at the Olympia, Paris on October 10 1969, The concert has not been heard since it was first broadcast in November 69 on Europe 1, for the program Musicorama. 
The radio can be listened to via streaming. 
“http://www.europe2.fr/” 
Thanks Benoit Pascal/Steve Beale

With Led Zep’s reunion show what better time to announce the first ever “Zep School” – the weekend retreat at a luxuriously appointed country house where rockers can learn to roll. Forget the disappointment of not getting tickets for the rearranged December show, 7th- 9th December are the dates you need. Not only will you hear great Zep music, you can have a go at playing it too. For more info see www.rockmasters.net.
Rockmasters are offering the chance to learn the classic Led licks with one-to-one hands-on time with our experts …

28 years ago today on a late cold November afternoon,I walked into the plush surroundings of the Waldorf Hotel in London and ordered a vodka and lime at the bar just behind Richard Cole who was organising drinks for three quarters of Led Zeppelin.
The occasion was the annual Melody Maker Poll Awards for which Peter Grant had rounded up Robert, Bonzo and Jonesy to accept a remarkable seven awards.
I was there reporting it all for what would become Tight But Loose issue number 4. Some of the text of that …

This press release rounds up the pair’s latest news: 
‘Raising Sand’ RIAA Certified Gold Video For First Single “Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)” To Debut Tomorrow.
‘Raising Sand’ – the widely praised and bestselling album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, produced by T Bone Burnett – has been certified gold by the RIAA. A surprise hit of the season, ‘Raising Sand’ has shown little sign of slowing down since a remarkable #2 debut on the Billboard 200 four weeks ago, and remains within the top 25 on the chart. Raising …

Following the online distribution of the Led Zeppelin catalogue, Stairway To Heaven has achieved top 40 status on the official UK charts based on sales of the download of the track. It entered the UK chart at 37 and registers at 39 this week – it now joins Whole Lotta Love as the second official Zep track to reach the UK top 40. 
Stairway To Heaven has of course previously charted in cover versions by Far Corporation and Rolf Harris.

“Wally with a brolly” is one of the more blatant back page headlines after England’s dismal failure last night. It’s a description of Steve McLaren holding off the rain as he watched his England team fall  apart. It’s another bitter pill to swallow but I guess we should be used to it. Oh well at least they’ll be no England Euro 08 games to juggle with if Zep should tour next summer …
 
The word Wally is actually a timely one to see for me as it was 36 years ago …

The official ledzeppelin.com website has been revamped and relaunched.
As well as keeping the world up to date on Led Zeppelin’s activities, the site will give fans a chance to explore the band’s history and music within a variety of information, photos, Official Merchandise and audio-visual media. One key area of the site is the “Timeline” – a searchable concert itinerary of all of Led Zeppelin’s previous tour dates. This is an area for fans to contribute to the site by submitting their own reviews of performances seen through the years …

The Virgin 1 (Sky Channel 153) satellite channel is showing Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation live from the Cornbury Festival 2006 this Saturday November 24th at 11pm.

The new issue of Record Collector leads with a ten page feature written and compiled by the TBL editior.Titled Whole Lotta Rarities, it focuses on 50 of the rarest Zep collectables with many illustrations. Well worth a look.

An excellent interview with Jimmy Page conducted with Fiona Bruce was aired on the BBC News bulletins on Monday November 19. Jimmy talked about a variety of subjects including his improving finger and the exciting prospect of being back on stage. See the link here
It was also reported on the NME.com site that in an in interview with Reuters, Jimmy provided insight to the band’s plan to perform a previously unplayed number at the 02 gig described by Page as ‘Intense’.
On Tuesday the Channel 4 News aired an item that …