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James ;Bucks’ Burnett R.I.P…
I am so very sad to hear the news of the sudden passing of James ‘Bucks’ Burnett aged 64…

A wonderfully eccentric larger than life character – a man of great standing in the Zep and Who communities and so much more

I’ve been in touch with Bucks for many a year – I met him when he came over the Led Zeppelin 02 reunion show 2007. On that occasion he wore a stunning suit adorned with Houses Of The Holy album over images.

There was just so much to …

Mr. Jimmy Film UK Premiere Screenings…
The acclaimed Mr. Jimmy film has two UK premiere screenings lined up at the Olympic Studios London Cinema
Saturday October 14 at 4pm
Wednesday October 18 at 8pm
Here’s the info…

Akio Sakurai has dedicated his life to honoring Jimmy Page. For 30 years he recreated vintage Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs. Moving to L.A. to pursue his tribute dream, cultures clash and Akio’s idyllic vision meets reality.
Starring: Akio Sakurai, Rie Nakahara, Toshio Suzuki, Kiyomi Osawa, Junko Sakurai, Shinji Kishimoto
Director: Peter Michael Dowd
Writer: Peter Michael Dowd
Running Time: …

Sounds Four Part The Complete Led Zep –  45 years Gone – DL Reflections.
45 years ago this month I had my first Led Zeppelin written work published in a major UK music paper – my research for a 10 year retrospective look back on the band’s career in Sounds was extensively used across four weekly parts. It was an incredible thrill to see my work reach a wide audience and it was the kick start to many great things – here’s how it all came to be…
During 1977 and into …

John Davis 1960 – 2023:

I am so very sad to hear the passing last week of the highly respected audio mastering engineer John Davis aged 63.

John worked with many artists over the years including Gorillaz, The Killers, Noel Gallagher, Years & Years, Dua Lipa, Primal Scream and U2 to name but a few.

He of course worked extensively with Jimmy Page on the remastering of the Led Zeppelin catalogue which ran from 2014 to 2016. He was described by Jimmy as ‘a master of his craft’. He also mastered the 2012 …

John Paul Jones and Anssi Karttunen are delighted to be bringing Sons Of Chipotle to Big Ears Festival in March 2024 in Knoxville, TN.

Sons of Chipotle cover an uncommonly vast area of the musical map and both John Paul Jones and Anssi Karttunen are thrilled to be making their US debut performance at Big Ears Festival in March 2024. https://bigearsfestival.org/

It is incredibly rare to find two of the finest musicians in the world improvising together, but following 6 sold out concerts in South Korea and Japan, the next stop for …

Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian – Teatro Romano Di Ostia Antica – September 3 2023:
On the spot report by Michael Scullion… 
What began as nothing more than a whim, then that light bulb impulse turned into a real something, a quite magical thing that will stay with me for the rest of my days …
On Sunday night I joined several thousand likeminded souls in the simply breathtaking surroundings of the beautiful Teatro Romano Di Ostia Antica.
Built in the reign of Augustus at the end of the 1st Century …

TBL Archive Special 1: September 7, 1968 – the on stage debut 55 years gone:

55 years ago on September 7th 1968, the line soon to be known as Led Zeppelin performed their very first concert in Gladsaxe Denmark. – the first of two appearances that day… 

REMEMBERING 55 YEARS GONE….
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 7th, 1968
GLADSAXE, DENMARK
TEEN CLUB BOX 45
DATE:                         September 7, 1968 (1st show)
VENUE:                     Teen Club, Egegård Skole
LOCATION:              Gladsaxe, Denmark
Billed as: “Yardbirds”
Support Acts: Fourways; Bodies
With The New Yardbirds line-up complete, there was an outstanding engagement to fulfil that was left over from the old …

Andy Adams 1961 – 2021…
Two years gone…
Andy Adams passed away two years ago on August 27,2021.
The response back then to his very sad passing was truly overwhelming though not unsurprising given Andy’s standing in the Zep community…
Reading back through all those amazing tributes and memories, it’s heartwarming to see the esteem he was held in by so many – and the way he brightened all our lives and still does.
It’s a tribute to Andy that his Celebration Days Facebook group has continued to be an enlightening platform for Zep related …

This via LZ news…
Robert Plant will tour the UK with Saving Grace in November, it was announced on August 15.
The band will perform 13 shows across England and Wales starting on November 1, according to the tour announcement.
Tickets for Saving Grace’s upcoming UK tour will go on sale at 10am UK time on Friday, August 18 through this link.
Saving Grace previously announced that the band will appear at the November 4 80th birthday concert in London to honour Bert Jansch.

The band’s November UK tour will follow a European tour due to take place during …

TBL Archive Special – Knebworth August 11 1979 – Then as it really was…44 years gone…
It’s that time of year again…
The anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Knebworth always resonates  – Saturday August 11h 1979 – just writing that date sends a tingle of excitement because that is the day when it all occurred for a second time back in that field just outside Stevenage all of 44 years ago.
On Thursday  August 11 I, and thousands of other fans will no doubt be thinking back to that glorious second Zep gig …