A Portrait Of John Paul Jones:
John Paul Jones in discussion with Kettle’s Yard New Music Associate Stephen Montague.
Sunday, May 20 2012.
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
We arrived at the Kettle’s Yard Gallery around 11.30. John was setting up inside the gallery – his lap top was lined to various devices and his  i-Pod. His five string Manson bass was upright and waiting. I had a quick word with John before hand – he told me he was currently working on his Ghost Sonanta opera project and added that he had enjoyed his recent …

Jimmy Page.com is offering five exclusive signed prints, plus a deluxe Portfolio for sale via Jimmy’s website. The official Jimmy Page Fine Art Photographic Print collection,  is a unique collaboration between Jimmy Page and five legendary photographers who have captured iconic images throughout his career, are offered in a museum-quality collection that has been produced to the highest standards to be framed and displayed as pieces of art. Under strict supervision, each silver gelatin black and white photograph has been traditionally printed by hand from negative in a laboratory dark …

In an exclusive interview for the forthcoming new issue of the TBL magazine, Justin Adams comments on how much he enjoyed last week’s debut appearance of the Sensational Space Shifters. ’’It was a really exciting night and so good to be back on stage with Robert’’ he told Dave Lewis. ‘’We are all great friends in this band and we love to play. I think what we are doing in this line up is pretty unique in the way Juldeh and Patty are involved. It’s a really creative unit of musicians and …

Robert Plant presents Sensational Space Shifters – Guildhall Gloucester – Tuesday May 8th 2012.
Set List: 18 Hammers/Tin Pan Valley/44/Four Sticks/Hey Joe/Bron-  Y- Aur Stomp/Standing In The Shadow (Patty Griffin vocal)/No Bad News (Patty Griffin vocal),Black Dog/Somebody Knocking/I’m Your Witchdoctor/Whole Lotta Love-Bury My Body/Encores: Song To The Siren/Gallows Pole.
The band were in the Guildhall venue for a sound check early afternoon and ran through instrumental versions of Song To The Siren, Four Sticks, Hey Joe, Bron- Y- Stomp. Juldeh also did a lengthy warm up. Robert arrived around 4.30pm with Patty. …

These were the remarkable events that were unfolding in Tampa Florida 39 years ago today…
SATURDAY MAY 5 1973
LED ZEPPELIN IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
TAMPA STADIUM
Set: Rock And Roll/Celebration Day/Black Dog/Over The Hills And Far Away/Misty Mountain Hop/Since I’ve Been Loving You/No Quarter/The Song Remains The Same/The Rain Song/Dazed And Confused (inc. San Francisco)/Stairway To Heaven/Moby Dick- Heartbreaker- Whole Lotta Love (inc. Boogie Chillun’)/The Ocean/Communication Breakdown.
Modestly billed as “An event… The supershow of the year”
Led Zeppelin attract 56,800 persons to today’s show and break the single concert attendance record set by The …

The following concert announcement has been made:
Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters will be performing at the HMV Forum, London,Thursday July 12th.
Tickets are priced at £40 & £45 and are available from: 0843 221 0100 / www.hmv.com
Tickets on sale from 9:00a.m. Friday, May 4th.
 
 

Brian Tichy has been in touch to announce another special John Bonham Tribute concert.  Here are the details via Brian:
BONZO’S BIRTHDAY BASH!
A Tribute Concert To John Henry Bonham Of Led Zeppelin
Rock’s top drummers play tribute to rock’s greatest drummer!
Thursday, May 31st, House Of Blues, Los Angeles
After three  ground breaking tribute shows entitled “Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same”,  popular demand and a collective passion and respect amongst all the participating drummers, past and present for John Bonham – the greatest rock drummer ever, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton have decided …

After the instant sell out of the Robert Plant Presents Senational Space Shifters Gloucester gig, his Facebook page has announced that “ A handful of tickets for the Guildhall concert have been pulled back and are being offered to fans. Post here if you want a chance to purchase a pair of tickets to this intimate show. Winners will be chosen at random in a few days”. Go to Robert Plant’s Facebook page for more info.
https://www.facebook.com/robertplant/posts/398891190145397
More Robert Plant News:

The O2 Show is set for release on DVD…., no not that one!…but the Rockwell …

The following concert has just been announced:
“Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters” performing at Guildhall, Gloucester on May 8th 2012. Tickets on sale at 10 am, Friday April 20. (Maximum 4 per applicant). Gloucester Guildhall box office: 01452 503 050
www.gigsandtours.com/tour/Robert-Plant-Presents-Sensational-Space-Shifters
24hr CC Hotline: 0844 811 0051
http://www.robertplant.com/

Lucifer rises from the underground to offer key insight into Jimmy Page’s ‘extreme and alternative’ 1970s artistic vision – as it takes the listener on a journey in through the soundscapes…
Jimmy Page – Lucifer Rising And other Sound Tracks: The TBL Review
Well it isn’t Outrider 2, but then again it was never intended to be. What we have here is something of a previously unheard missing link in the compositional history of Jimmy Page.
As he explains in the excellent sleeve notes, the guitarist has long since had a penchant for creating …