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[25 Nov 2010 | 8 Comments | 9,396 views]
TBL NEWS ROUND UP: JIMMY PAGE IN BRIGHTON, JOHN PAUL JONES IN VIENNA, ROBERT PLANT ON THE RADIO, JASON BONHAM IN PHOENIX, JIMMY & JPJ ON PLANET ROCK AND SANDIE SHAW FROM 1969

Robert Plant continued his promotion of the Band Of Joy album with a phone interview to a Nashville Radio Station on Friday, to check listen to what he had to say follow this link to Music Business Radio
More Band of Joy: Have a look at this  nice little clip on You Tube of last month’s Paris gig. Watch the audience reaction about .38 seconds in.

Following on from  his surprise appearance at the Punkt Festival  in Norway on September 4th, John Paul Jones   was in  Vienna later that month as the …

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[22 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | 6,612 views]
TBL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS: A TBL 2011 SUBSCRIPTION – THE LED ZEPPELIN AT KNEBWORTH BOOK  – ORDER NOW!

TBL CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA NO. 1:
TIGHT BUT LOOSE 2011 MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
Fed up with receiving the same old tired gifts for Christmas each year? Why not give your loved ones a nudge in the direction of the TBL ordering page and get them to invest on your behalf in a TBL 2011 Subscription –the perfect Christmas gift which ensures you keep up to date with every issue of the essential Led Zeppelin magazine.
We are now accepting subscriptions for the 2011 TBL magazines.
Over the past year the Tight But Loose magazine  …

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[19 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | 4,502 views]
DAVE LEWIS DIARY: REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY/70S PLAYBOYS/ELECTRIC MAGIC/LATER WITH/A MIGHTY RUMBLE

The DL receding hairline clearly visible just under the mic stand. Later With Jools Holland November 16th 2010
Last Sunday morning I watched BBC1’s live coverage of the service of Remembrance from the Cenotaph in Whitehall. It was an incredibly moving experience to see all the veteran soldiers marching by – made even more so with thoughts of Janet’s Dad Ken who died in April and was so proud to have served his country in the second world war. With thoughts of Ken in mind and my own departed Mum and …

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[17 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | 7,005 views]
ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY ON LATER LIVE WITH JOOLS HOLLAND

Robert Plant & The Band Of Joy took part in the final  show of the current series of BBC2’s Later With Jools Holland last night. They appeared alongside Arcade Fire, soul legend Mavis Staples, Nashville four piece Mona, Adele and Indian folk singer Raghu Dixit.
For the Later Live edition aired last night on BBC2, Robert and the band performed House Of Cards and Robert also conducted an interview with Jools Holland. During the segment a vintage clip of Robert performing Big Log on Top of The Pops was aired. ‘’Nice …

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[16 Nov 2010 | 7 Comments | 5,251 views]
ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY ANNOUNCE US TOUR FOR EARLY 2011

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy have announced a 15 date North American tour for January and February 2011. These are the first dates in the US since the 12 date tour in July and the one-off New York show in September.
The dates include a two night stint at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.
The dates are as follows:
January: 18: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.
January: 19: Peterson Events Centre (University of Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh, Pa.
January: 21: Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Mich.
January: 22: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ont.
January: 25: …

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[11 Nov 2010 | 6 Comments | 7,091 views]
CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS NOVEMBER 10TH: JOHN PAUL JONES RECEIVES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD – JIMMY PAGE PRESENTS KILLING JOKE WITH INNOVATOR AWARD

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John Paul Jones and |Jimmy Page were in both attendance at the sixth annual Marshall Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards staged at London’s Roundhouse last night.
Following sets by The Union and Alter Bridge (the latter featured guest guitarist Slash), the awards got underway with Alice Cooper as master of ceremonies along with co presenter Sarah Cawood.
Ronnie Wood accepted the Reissue of the Year award for The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street, Julian Temple made the evening’s longest speech in accepting the Best DVD/Film award for his Dr …

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[9 Nov 2010 | 4 Comments | 4,410 views]
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION DECEMBER UK DATES ANNOUNCED

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Black Country Communion, the critically acclaimed rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and keyboardist Derek Sherinian have announced details of two long-awaited UK concerts for December.
Fittingly, the first concert will take place right in the heart of the Black Country at the legendary Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Wednesday 29th December, followed by a concert at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Thursday 30th December.
Planet Rock Radio will launch an exclusive 4-day ticket pre-sale from Monday 15th November, for full details visit www.planetrock.com/bcc. Tickets …

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[7 Nov 2010 | 27 Comments | 17,234 views]
ROBERT PLANT NIGHT ON BBC 2 –A SATURDAY NIGHT VISUAL FEAST – UPDATED

Photo by Krys Jantzen
The Robert Plant series of programmes aired on BBC2 last night offered a feast of visual delights that spread into the early hours of the morning.
The newly commissioned documentary Robert Plant By Myself proved to be a compelling study of his life in music. Mark Radcliffe’s commentary was concise and to the point, leaving Robert to chronicle his remarkable journey through a series of perceptive interview segments told with his usual integrity and wit.

The documentary began with a scene setting focus on Robert’s early musical inspirations and …

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[5 Nov 2010 | 5 Comments | 5,692 views]
AN EVENING WITH ROBERT PLANT: BBC 2 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6TH

Saturday  night (November 6th) over on BBC 2 is the place to be for any right-minded Robert Plant fan as the channel is turning over two and an half hours of viewing time for “An Evening With Robert Plant”.
Kicking off at 22:15 with a new documentary which aims  to shed light on Robert Plant’s solo ventures.
‘Robert Plant: By Myself’ is a unique insight into the singer’s life featuring some rare and very personal interviews.
The singer discusses his earliest days as a stamp-collecting grammar school kid in Stourbridge to the world …

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[5 Nov 2010 | 2 Comments | 8,888 views]
JASON BONHAM LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE –TOUR WATCH ROUND UP

Photo by Scott Heck
October 20th, 2010 | Riverside Theatre
Milwaukee Wisconsin
I had the concert experience of a life time Tuesday, October 20 when the Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience landed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My nephew and I had Meet & Greet tickets. Jason, his tour manager and the girl handling PR were all very friendly. There were approximately 30 people or so in line to meet the man and get his autograph on the Remo drum heads provided as part of the Meet & Greet – or anything else you wanted signed. My option …