John Paul Jones vintage newspaper reports discovered ….
A couple of remarkable John Paul Jones vintage newspaper cuttings have emerged via research by Jeff Norrod in Tennessee.
Firstly from the Lincolnshire Echo Thursday September 10 1953

Under a column marked Commentary from City and Country by the Gossiper – a subsection titled Old Friends it talks of John’s parents meeting up with old friends  and also reports the following;
Both Joe Baldwin and his wife are keen anglers: indeed it is the attraction of the water courses around the city that has brought them …

Led Zeppelin night at The Dublin Castle Rock ‘N ‘Roll Book Club featuring full live  Led Zeppelin set by CODA – a Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Wednesday March 26 2025

I will be talking with author Richard Houghton about his book Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love -A People’s History and all things Zep during a Q and A at a special Led Zep Rock N Roll Book Club event at the Dublin Castle venue in Camden – the brilliant Coda tribute band will also be performing live.

Full details below – we look …

Great news here…

Official Press Release March 3 2025:

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN
RECORD-BREAKING DOCUMENTARY EXTENDS UK CINEMA RUN

***** MOJO

9/10 Uncut

**** Financial Times

***** NME

**** Evening Standard

**** Mail on Sunday

**** Louder

“Documentaries of this sort live and die on their archive, and Becoming Led Zeppelin doesn’t disappoint on that front” – Dylan Jones, Evening Standard

3rd March 2025 – The record-breaking documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin, the only officially sanctioned film on the iconic rock group that has already become one of the most successful music documentaries this year, surpassing multiple box office records, has extended its UK …

Physical Graffiti – It was 50 years ago…

DL/TBL Physical Graffiti throwback…celebrating the release of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti 50 years ago..

Some thoughts on what Physical Graffiti means to me 50 years to the week it was released back in February 1975.

I was a mere 18 years old and learning about life with every waking day…

I was obsessed with music (still am!) and no more so than the music than that created by my favourite group Led Zeppelin.

The previous October I had been lucky enough to secure a dream job – …

Official Press Release:

BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN
JIMMY PAGE COMMENTS AFTER INCREDIBLE RESPONSE FROM FANS FOLLOWING FILM RELEASE

“humbling and inspiring”

17.02.2025 – Jimmy Page has commented on Becoming Led Zeppelin, the first officially sanctioned film on the iconic group.
Sharing his thoughts with the public on the film for this first time since its release in an Instagram post on his personal account, Jimmy said:

“In light of your incredible responses and the demand for the Becoming Led Zeppelin film from those of you that have either viewed it at the IMAX or during its general …

Becoming Led Zeppelin – the rejuvenation of the legend…

Some thoughts on Becoming Led Zeppelin – the rejuvenation of the legend…

Well…what a couple of weeks it has been…

I went to my fifth showing yesterday afternoon with the esteemed Zep fans Mark Harrison and Cliff ‘ The ticket man’ Hilliard – so called as he has one of the largest collections of Zep tickets in the world. Some of them have been put to very good use as they are featured in the Becoming Led Zeppelin film – these ticket contributions have …

Becoming Led Zeppelin screenings…feedback from out in the cinema…
Spoiler alert – look away now if you prefer not to know much before viewing it yourself.
My thoughts on the 6.10 screening at the BFI IMAX cinema…

So finally Becoming Led Zeppelin is up on the big screen and in cinemas across the world.

Like so many Led Zeppelin ventures through the years, it’s been a long time coming with many a twist and turn along the way.

Now the waiting is over…and let’s cut to the chase and go for a verdict.

This film is …

Let me take you to the movies…Becoming Led Zeppelin update and UK screenings…
On Tuesday I attended a press screening of the Becoming Led Zeppelin film at the Sony Pictures HQ.
No spoilers – but just to say I was very impressed…
I did not think I could love Led Zeppelin anymore than I do but this film proves otherwise…invigorating, inspiring, emotional and truly fantastic. Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty  have done a fabulous job with the directing and writing. The respective interviews with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones add …

New issue of Record Collector with 50th Anniversary Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti cover feature out this week…

Back in early September last year, Paul Lester the editor of Record Collector got in touch to ask me if there was much scope on a feature marking 50th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti.

My reply was yes there was a lot of scope and we began formulating ideas for a major front cover feature.

The were a fair few twists and turns along the way and I’ve lived with all this …

Becoming Led Zeppelin film UK tickets on sale Friday January 17:
This via LZ News…
Sony Pictures UK announced this week that tickets for “Becoming Led Zeppelin” will go on sale in the UK on January 17. The film’s full-length trailer that was released last month is on the way to cinemas in the UK. It was rated 12A by the British Board of Film Classification.
See more at:
https://ledzepnews.com/

Screenings:

Keep an eye on the official website for further details to be announced…
https://becomingledzeppelinfilm.com/
BFI IMAX Cinema…
I am aiming for this venue for the February 5 showing …