Above Photo By Christie Goodwin

Black Country Communion:Album Launch Showcase gig –  John Henry’s Ltd Studios, London-September 20th 2010

Set List: Black Country/One Last Soul/Beggarman/Song Of Yesterday/Stand (At The Burning Tree)/The Great Divide/Medusa/Sista Jane (including Wont Get Fooled Again ending).

The photo of Black Country Communion that accompanied a preview of their debut album on the TBL site in late June  was met with  a ‘’Comments’’ response from the mysterious Nuvo 911 that said ‘’What a strange looking band. A Mexican, A kid, An Old Man and a Red-Neck . . . They …

TURNING THE CLOCK BACK 35 YEARS
SATURDAY MAY 24 1975
TICKET BLOCK AA ROW B SEAT 8
Ticket Price £2.50
My friend Dec had queued up for these tickets for this one over night when they went on sale in March. Seven of us went from Bedford (Hi Dec,Tom and Phil!) We went shopping in Oxford Street where I brought a pair of hip mirror shades for the Lorret holiday to follow. Then it was over to Earls Court in the afternoon – one of our crew  Gary Felts had made a top hat …

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Continuing on from last week’s look back at the mad month of March in 1998, when Page and Plant were riding high after a mini tour of Eastern Europe and looking forward to England and all eyes were on London.
Wednesday March 11 1998
There have been rumors of a special Page Plant launch gig for the album happening in London for some time. They did attempt to book the Shepherds Bush Empire back in January. Locations in Islington and Kilburn have also been checked out in recent weeks. An early morning …

This piece first appeared in TBL 16. It’s my account of one of the most beguiling nights spent in the company of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
This was the occasion they chose to appear separately on the same bill at one of the series of Teenage Cancer Fund shows in 2002. Looking back I think there was a sense amongst fans that they could still easily pick up their collaboration of the mid to late 1990’s – but by then things had moved on, particularly for Robert. It’s interesting …

UK tribute band Boot Led Zeppelin will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of the famous Zep Earls Court shows with a showcase gig on Saturday March 27th. The venue is the Shepherds Bush Empire in London. Boot Led Zeppelin will be recreating the magic of Zep in ’75 with a special Earls Court set list and TBL will be in attendance on the night – more details to follow. This is shaping up to be a great way of marking the 35th Earls Court anniversary. Ticket details and info via …

Your chance to win 2 tickets to the UK Premiere of It Might Get Loud in London on December 15th!

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If you are a current TBL magazine subscriber or have subscribed for 2010, this is your chance to win 2 tickets to attend the UK premiere of It Might Get Loud at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London at 7pm on Tuesday, December 15 2009 
 
The film directed by Davis Guggenheim …