Photo by Simon Partington for TBL
Robert Plant is 64 today.
In the past 12 months, he has continued his quench for music thirst, regrouping with Justin Adams, Juldeh Camara with Patty Griffin and the nucleus of Strange Sensation to present the Sensational Space Shifters.
As I noted at the Gloucester debut gig , his passion to hop and skip effortlessly between varying musical styles is more than evident, as is the way he deploys his voice as a total instrument. You get the feeling he can move and shake within any band …

So is there life after the Olympics? After two weeks of sporting heroics and general feel good factor, there might be something of a lull ahead – however the TBL summer/autumn schedule will considerable brighten up any Zep fans reading requirements with a line-up of inspirational books and magazines guaranteed to take you back to the music with fresh perspective.
Here’s what’s on offer:
TIGHT BUT LOOSE ISSUE 33
Looking ahead there’s the new TBL magazine issue 33 due late September/early October. Once again it’s an action packed affair with exclusive news, views and …

All Pictures by Patrick Corley

Robert Plant Presents…….Sensational Space Shifters – Birmingham, Alabama – Alabama Theatre
The set list :

Fixin To Die
Tin Pan Valley
44
Friends
Spoonful
No Bad News
Standing
Bron Yr Stomp
Somebody knocking
Black Dog
WitchDoctor
Who Do You Love – Whole Lotta Love
Steal Away – Bury my Body
Win My Train Fare Home
Gallows Pole
My buddies and I flew from Phoenix, Arizona to Birmingham, Alabama the day of the show.  After checking into our hotel a few blocks from the Alabama Theatre, we filled up on Alabama BBQ and beer.  I headed to the venue thinking I might catch them …

Set List included:
Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die
Down to the Sea
Forty Four
I’m Your Witchdoctor
No Bad News
Standing
Friends
Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp
Encore
Black Dog
Who Do You Love-Whole Lotta Love-Steal Away-Bury My Body Medley
Spoonful
Gallows Pole
Robert Plant walks into Clarksdale and wows huge crowd
Robert Plant proved to Clarksdale, Mississippi that he is a master of the blues. Saturday, August 11, 2012 was a beautiful night in Clarksdale as Plant, along with his band the Sensational Space Shifters, headlined the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival. He hit the stage about 10:15. During the show he talked about how much …

Another Saturday…another Knebworth anniversary.  33 years ago today Led Zeppelin performed what would be their final UK show at Knebworth Park
To mark the 33nd anniversary I’ve dug out my original August 11th review as initially featured in Tight But Loose issue 3. I can remember writing that as if was yesterday. Rose tinted or not, I stand by every word because that is the effect that it had on us all back then. It could and should have been a new beginning –as it was it became their last hurrah …

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Jimmy Page was in attendance at a surprise low key free Stone Roses gig at the Village Underground London on August 7th. The gig was sponsored by Adidas and was attended by three of the Team GB gold medalists – Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis and Pete Reed. Primal Scream’s, Paul Weller and Ex Clash man Mick Jones were also a the gig. There was plenty of media coverage of the event with Jimmy pictured with the Olympic medal winners.
During the show Stone Roses singer Ian Brown announced “We …

The anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Knebworth always resonates that little bit more when it falls on the actual days –as it does this year. Saturday August 4th –just writing that date sends a tingle of excitement because that is the day when it all occurred back in that field just outside Stevenage all of 33 years ago.
Today I, and thousands of other fans will no doubt be thinking back to that glorious day in the summer of 1979 when finally, after all the waiting, Led Zeppelin were back doing …

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Robert Plant Presents The Sensational Space Shifters: Womad Festival  –  Open Air Stage , Charlton Park, Malmesbury Wiltshire – July 29th 2012.
Set List: Fixin’ To Die/Tin Pan Valley/44/Friends/Spoonful/The Enchanter/Bron Yr Aur Stomp/Black Dog/Down To The Sea/I’m Your Witchdoctor/Who Do You Love -Whole Lotta Love- Steal Away –Bury My Body /Encore – Gallows Pole.
Plant’s Roots Wows Womad Crowd:

There may have been doubters after Robert Plant’s London Forum show, but the crowd at Womad certainly got it, and the Sensational Space Shifters responded with a show of controlled dynamism …

Drummers and Musicians Aid fsid Cot Death Charity:
Former Priory of Brion drummer Andy Edwards has been in touch to inform us that his wife Dani is raising money for the cot death charity fsid.  Dani is arranging for an array of drummers and musicians to sign a snare drum which will be subsequently auctioned for the fsid charity. Robert Plant has already added his name personally to the drum – all the details of how you can donate to this very worthy cause can be found at
http://drummers4fsid.org/
Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space …

Paul Weller, Jon Lord, Robert Plant, Ian Paice – Porchester Halls Sunflower charity jam event – September 14th, 2006.
It was very sad to hear the news of the passing of Jon Lord age 71. I knew he had been ill with cancer during the last year. When I interviewed Maggie Bell last autumn she had mentioned it and spoken in glowing terms about working with Jon (as everyone does).
I was actually off line on Monday due to connection problems and did not see the news until early on Tuesday – it …