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[1 Mar 2013 | 7 Comments | 3,113 views]
JIMMY PAGE IN VOGUE ITALIA/ JPJ ON NEW SEASICK STEVE ALBUM/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE DOES AN ACHILLES/DL DIARY UPDATE – HATS OFF TO HAYNES

Jimmy Page in Vogue Italia:
This report via Vogue Italia website:
Music and fashion have always merged seamlessly with no shortage of pop-starry collaborations. Pop’s greatest chameleons from David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust–era glam to the Sex Pistols’ edgy no-frills anti-fashion continue to rule the catwalks and styling generations. British music legend Jimmy Page follows Iggy Pop, Slash, Paul Weller and Jane’s Addiction Perry Farrell as the latest rock god to front American menswear designer John Varvatos’ spring campaign.
White-haired and elegant, the Led Zeppelin guitarist is pictured posing moodily alongside the 28-year-old …

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[24 Feb 2013 | 12 Comments | 1,321 views]
PHYSICAL GRAFFITI AT 38 /LED ZEPPELIN VOTED MOST INFLUENTIAL BAND OF ALL TIME

Led Zeppelin voted the most influential rock band of all time
Listeners of the award winning radio station Planet Rock have named Led Zeppelin as the most influential rock band of all time.
Planet Rock asked listeners to vote for the artist or band that they thought were the most influential in the world of rock.
With thousands of votes cast over the first three weeks of February, Led Zeppelin topped the poll, taking a massive one fifth of all the votes. In second place was Queen, with Black Sabbath taking up third …

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[22 Feb 2013 | 11 Comments | 15,374 views]
GERARD SPARACO 1967- 2013/ REUNION RUMOURS /JIMMY PAGE WEBSITE/BONHAMIZER/DL DIARY UPDATE/CHICAGO 1971 CINE FILM

Gerard Sparaco 1967-2013
I was deeply shocked yesterday to hear of the passing of Gerard Sparaco – a long time contributor and supporter of all things TBL. I know Gerard has had heart problems in the past but this indeed was a shock. He had posted reviews on the Music Collectors site earlier this week. 
Gerard’s understanding and expertise in the live and underground Led Zeppelin catalogue and many other bands and artists, was second to none. Through the Music Collectors web site, he came on board to contribute a regular review column …

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[18 Feb 2013 | 11 Comments | 11,339 views]
ROBERT PLANT SIXTY MINUTES AUSTRALIAN TV INTERVIEW – PLUS EXTRA MINUTES EXTENDED FOOTAGE AND REPORTER DISCUSSION

ROBERT PLANT SIXTY MINUTES AUSTRALIAN TV INTERVIEW:
Here’s the complete showing of Robert Plant’s interview with Tara Brown for Australian TV’s Sixty Minutes TV show. There’s also the Extra Minutes Extended Interview footage and Tara Brown’s Reporter Discussion clip in which she talks about interviewing Robert.
Lovely story about Bonzo…and some great quotes – on the latter days of Zep ‘’It was almost like we’d lost the keys to the kingdom’’ and on the 02 reunion ‘’It was time to be good….and we were’’
Complete Interview:
 
Extra Minutes: Extended interview footage:

Extra Minutes: Reporter Discussion:

 The Robert Plant …

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[16 Feb 2013 | 6 Comments | 10,386 views]
ROBERT PLANT INTERVIEW AIRED ON AUSTRALIA’S 60 MINUTES TV  SHOW – WATCH IT NOW /PRIMROSE HILL MEETING/BONZO’S BASH FOR JUNE/CELEBRATION DAY ON VINYL

Robert Plant Interview on Australia’s 60 Minutes TV show:
Robert Plant is appearing on a new season of 60 Minutes (Australia TV). It airs on Sunday February  17th, Channel Nine at 7:30 PM (Australia time). The interview was filmed on February 2.
Here’s the link to watch the complete interview (thanks Steve J)
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8611122
 
Robert in attendance at Primrose Hill Community Library meeting:
This report via Ham & High:
The lead singer of rock band Led Zeppelin and author India Knight were among a packed crowd at a meeting to discuss the future of shops in …

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[14 Feb 2013 | 5 Comments | 4,136 views]
VALENTINE’S DAY TBL ARCHIVE SPECIAL/DL DIARY UPDATE

Valentine’s Day is upon us – that most romantic day of the year. Over the years there have been a few major Zep related happenings on this day and in a TBL archive special here’s some memories from those occasions.
Back in 1974 Jimmy took to the stage to join Roy Harper. I did consider going to this but was slow on the tickets and had to make do with the consolation of Roy’s very fine album Valentine which I purchased the day it came out …( I need to sort that …

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[9 Feb 2013 | 8 Comments | 15,248 views]
ROBERT PLANT ON NEW PRIMAL SCREAM ALBUM AND NEW INTERVIEW/JPJ ON MALIAN MUSIC/CELEBRATION DAY VINYL DUE/DL DIARY UPDATE/TBL34/HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY MR FOY!

Happy 50th Birthday Mr Gary Foy!
TBL NEWS ROUND UP:
Robert Plant appears on the new Primal Scream album due for release in the spring – The Daily Record reported as follows:
Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant has joined Primal Scream on their new album after band members Andrew Innes and Bobby Gillespie bumped into him in the post office.
The legendary singer struck up a friendship with the Scots pair while in the queue at a branch in Primrose Hill, which is near his home and Primal Scream’s London recording studio.
And when he …

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[7 Feb 2013 | 15 Comments | 4,787 views]
TBL 34 OUT ON THE STREETS – DISTRIBUTION LATEST

The 34th issue of the Tight But Loose magazine is finally out on the streets  and spreading the latest Zep word to destinations in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa, Indonesia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland…truly the global essential Led Zeppelin magazine…and coming your way soon…
Now and again it’s good to redefine and reaffirm why I have committed so many man hours of my waking life …

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[1 Feb 2013 | 11 Comments | 6,193 views]
LED ZEPPELIN FOR GERMAN ECHO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD/ DEBORAH BONHAM EXCLUSIVE TBL INTERVIEW /DL DIARY UPDATE /NOW AND ZEN 25 YEARS GONE

Led Zeppelin To Receive International Lifetime Achievement Award At Germany’s ECHO Awards
In the latest of a long line of accolades, Led Zeppelin will receive the inaugural International Lifetime Achievement Award, at the ECHO awards in Berlin, Germany on March 21st. Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones will accept the award on behalf of the band. Unfortunately, Robert Plant is unable to attend due to a pre-existing concert on the same night in Singapore.
Deborah Bonham  Exclusive TBL Interview:

Photo Tony Terot.
Deborah Bonham has her first album in five years ready for release in …

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[28 Jan 2013 | 10 Comments | 4,740 views]
TIGHT BUT LOOSE ISSUE 34….NOT JUST A MAGAZINE…MORE A MINI BOOK… COMING YOUR WAY SOON

The new TBL magazine issue 34 is now at the printers and should be ready to go out in the next couple of weeks: Above is a preview of the cover – an exclusive Ross Halfin shot taken at the Riverton Hotel in New York on October 10th 2012.
This one reflects the hive of Zep activity that has unfolded in the past few months –at some 40,000 words this is not just a magazine…this is more a mini book…here’s what is instore:
Celebration Day: The Glorious 68 Days
The film, the …