Francis Dunnery has announced a series of special guests for his final tour date on Friday November 6th at The Walls Restaurant, Oswestry that includes Robert Plant. See www.francisdunnery.com. Francis’ new album includes a version of the Fate Of Nations track Calling to You.

Davis Guggenheim’s music documentary, “It Might Get Loud,” about the history of the electric guitar featuring Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White, receives a digital download release on iTunes on December 8th, ahead of its worldwide release on December 22. Guggenheim revealed the actual DVD release of “It Might Get Loud” will feature up to nine additional performances.

Robert Plant made an unannounced appearance at BBC WM’s ‘Bev’s Big Bash’ at the Jam House in Birmingham on 27th October 2009. ELO star Bev had organised the charity bash to raise money for the Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital Kidney Kids Appeal. Bev and his band, Bev Bevan’s Move, took to the stage along with soul singer Ruby Turner and Belle Sorelle (X Factor boot camp runners up), and were joined by Robert later in the evening for a mini set of standards. As Robert began his set he said to …

Robert Plant attended the annual Q Awards on Monday and collected the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution to Music’’ award. His comments after receiving the award, also inadvertently sparked a round of familiar ‘’Zeppelin to reform’’ rumours. The award was presented by Ibrahim from Tinariwen and Bob Harris, and included a video message from Alison Krauss. Bob Harris paid tribute to his friend of forty years. He described him as “a wonderfully exciting person to be around, an artist who has never lost his wanderlust”. Robert’s acceptance speech was heartfelt and he …

Them Crooked Vultures have released their new single “New Fang” on to their own YouTube page. The track from the bands forthcoming debut album, opens up with a few blissful seconds of Grohl’s monster drumming and launches into a groove propelled by Jones’ wandering bassline and a crunchy guitar riff that’s wouldn’t feel out of place on Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti . The stream of “New Fang” is currently linking to an Amazon MP3 store page where fans can download the track for 99 cents, however Amazon says the song won’t …

J.J. Jackson Remembers Led Zeppelin: The Music and The Guys Who Made It is a brand-new e-book to be released this week by Enzepplopedia Publishing. It’s comprised of six interviews that Frank Reddon, author of Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 1 – Break & Enter, conducted with the late DJ and pioneering VJ who was instrumental to Zeppelin’s early success and a trusted friend of the band members. Five of these interviews have never been published in their entirety anywhere before.
J.J. Jackson attended all four Zeppelin gigs …

The much anticipated Them Crooked Vultures album is set for release on November 17th via DGC/Interscope Records. The eponymous debut album will include 13 self-produced tracks all of which have been featured on the bands much talked about mini tour, which began on August 9th at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro before moving on for a series of shows in the UK, Europe and US. Their recent dates around the East coast of America wound up on October 15th with an appearance at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.
The complete track listing of ‘’Them …

The Led Zeppelin fourth album cover will be one of ten iconic British album sleeves that will appear on a set of Royal Mail stamps to be launched on January 7th 2010.
In selecting the covers to be used, Royal Mail began with very extensive research of existing lists and polls of ‘Greatest Album Covers’ in books, music press and the web. This trawl of literally thousands of albums uncovered many that were common to most lists.
The editors of three of the UK’s most influential music publications together with a …

Amazon’s on-line shopping channel are advertising It Might Get Loud, the film featuring Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge for pre-order and state that DVD and Blue-Ray copies will be available from December 22nd. As yet no official announcement has emerged from distributors Sony Pictures Classics. It Might Get Loud has had limited theatre showing in the USA though there is no news of a cinema release in the UK.

…On JPJ, Bonzo and Led Zep 2 40 Years On…

In an exclusive interview conducted by Dave Lewis, Eddie Kramer the director of engineering and mixing on Led Zeppelin 2, reflected on the making of the album 40 years on.
Eddie was quick to give due recognition to John Paul Jones and John Bonham
for their contributions to the album:
‘’Something like Thank You with the long fade was down to John Paul Jones. He was something of an unsung hero of the band.
Foe me Heartbreaker is a stand out. The solo was …