ELECTRIC MAGIC  51 YEARS GONE:
November 21st is always a bit of a special date in my calander year – as it was on this day back in 1971 that I was lucky enough to witness Led Zeppelin live at the Empire Pool Wembley –and as you will read, nothing was ever the same in our house after that. Over the next few days  I’ll be wading through the Empire Strikes Back Tarantura CD box set to recall the night the Wembley Empire Pool was, as the Melody Maker headline ran  ‘Zapped …

TBL Archive Special:
Led Zeppelin IV – 51 years gone…
November 1971 /Led Zeppelin IV 
51 years ago this month the fourth Led Zeppelin album emerged in a slightly mysterious manner with that enigmatic sleeve. I vividly remember the excitement and anticipation of the album in the music press that month. In fact the November 6 1971 issue of Melody Maker was something of an historic issue because it contained the first UK sighting the four individual symbols that would make up the title of Led Zeppelin’s fourth album. Each symbol was featured …

Robert Plant presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian 

Edinburgh and Glasgow on the spot reports

Review and photos by Hiroshi…

“We are called Saving Grace. We come from the land of the ice and snow.”

Two years after the cancellation of the proposed tour, Saving Grace finally arrived in Scotland. Last time Robert Plant delivered his remarkable vocals in this realm was 2017. Back then, he was with the Sensational Space Shifters. One difference between the two outfits is the selection of the material to play on stage — while the repertoire of the …

ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SAVING GRACE FEATURING SUZI DIAN
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2nd 2022
WEXFORD SPIEGELTENT FESTIVAL…
So to Wexford by train, plane and car…
The backstory:
I had been weighing this one up for the last few weeks…
Robert Plant with his Saving Grace band featuring Suzi Dian announced a while back they would be performing at the Spiegeltent Festival in Wexford in Ireland – this is not far from where my very good friend Dec lives.
It occurred to us both that it would be something special if we could meet up and attend the gig -I have not …

Saving Grace with Robert Plant & Suzi Dian in Belfast…

Ulster Hall, Belfast – October 25 2022:

Set list included Gospel Plow, Win My Train Fare Home (If I Ever Get Lucky), Moby Grape’s It’s A Beautiful Day Today, Low’s Everybody’ Song , Chevrolet, House Of Cards, Down To The Sea, and Angel Dance

Jack Hastings was in attendance and reports that Robert was on great form with plenty of interaction with the audience. Support act was Rory Butler an excellent singer songwriter in the John Martyn, Bert Jansch tradition.

In the afternoon Robert …

Five Glorious Nights –Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 Revised & Expanded Edition latest:

After nearly six months of working on this revised and expanded edition of the Five Glorious Nights Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 book , I am pleased to announce that the book has now been signed off and is at the printers.  Rufus are aiming at a late November publication date.
This new edition is available in two editions:
The standard edition is a 230mm square hardback format in a printed sleeve for £69 plus worldwide …

Five Glorious Nights – Led Zeppelin at Earls Court May 1975 – Revisesd & Expanded Edition
Forthcoming publication from Rufus Publishing
What this book is all about…
As this new edition is nearing the printing stage, I thought it would be a timely moment to explain what the book is all about – and put it all into context.
Firstly the backstory…
In 2014, Mark Smith the publisher of high value deluxe photo books via Rufas Stone Publishing, came to me with an idea for a Led Zeppelin photo book – it was established that …

Led Zeppelin Bath Festival 1970 footage…

The sudden emergence of clips from Led Zeppelin’s bill topping appearance at the Bath Festival on June 28,1970 has left fans awestruck across the globe – long rumoured to exist to see vivid moving colour images of this legendary Zep appearance has been truly astonishing.

The synced clip which has snippets of Immigrant Song, Dazed And Confused, Bring It On Home and Thank You has been sound-tracked via the bootleg tape – again the effect of seeing visual imagery to a tape I’ve been playing for …

Sounds Four Part The Complete Led Zep –  44 years Gone – DL Reflections.
44 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 …

Remembering John Bonham 42 years gone …

To mark the 42nd anniversary on September 25, of his passing, I’ve rounded up 42 examples of John Bonham’s percussive perfection. Along with countless fans around the world I will be indulging in many of these remarkable performances as we remember the man who still remains at the heart and soul of Led Zeppelin…
John Bonham 1948 – 1980:
Always loved…Always remembered… Always played…
Play these and remember him this way…42 greatest beats…

She’s A Mod – The Senators – (1964)
The earliest appearance on record of the young …