The new issue of the Tight But Loose magazine issue 32 is now in production for publication in May. This issue launches the TBL 2012 subscription and once again there is an array of essential Zep reading to soak up. Here’s what’s in store:
John Paul Jones: The TBL Interview
Talking Led Zep, bass guitars, opera and guest appearances – plus preview of Cambridge Kettle Yard Composer Portrait show
Led Zeppelin 1972: Expanding their horizons in Australia and New Zealand
Mike Tremaglio tracks Zep on tour down under 40 years on
TBL Investigates: When and where …

The posting on Jimmy’s site today regarding the Page & Plant appearance on Chris Evans’s TFI TV show on this day in 1998 prompted me to dig out the Mad Month of March text from TBL 13.
This chronicles an intensive period that saw them perform in Istanbul, the showpiece Shepherds Bush gig plus appearances on Top of The Pops and TFI Friday. Looking over the typically passionate heart on the sleeve DL prose re-presented here, this really was a joyous period. It’s also hugely nostalgic reading on many levels and is a stark reminder …

The special heavyweight vinyl album by Jimmy Page titled ‘’Lucifer Rising and other Sound Tracks’’ is on sale now via Jimmy Page’s official web site Jimmy Page.com
There are full details of how to order if you were one of the lucky 418 drawn out to receive either the pre registered 93 signed deluxe limited copies or the 325 deluxe limited editions .  The standard version is also readily available. Jimmy’s site also has previews of the six tracks namely :
1) Lucifer Rising – Main Track
2) Incubus
3) Damask
4) Unharmonics
5) Damask – …

A special heavyweight vinyl album titled ‘’Lucifer Rising and other Sound Tracks’’ will be released next Tuesday March 20 via Jimmy Page’s official web site Jimmy Page.com
This is the announcement of the details and ordering info that have been issued via Jimmy’s official web site:
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JIMMY PAGE
“On March 20th, the Spring Equinox 2012, the title music for Lucifer Rising and Other Sound Tracks will have its premiere and release.
The title music, along with other musical pieces recorded at my home studio in the early Seventies, have been revisited, remixed and …

As we mentioned last week, Robert Plant has announced his first US date of the year. He will be among the headliners for the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival, which marks its 25th anniversary this year. The festival will be held August 10-12 in Clarksdale and will feature more than 40 bands over the course of the three-day event. Robert’s band lineup has been announced as Patty Griffin, West African virtuoso musician Juldeh Camara, guitarists Justin Adams, Billy Fuller on bass, keyboards John Baggott and Dave Smith on drums. For updates, …

The third and final part of the TBL Physical Graffiti 37 years Gone Archive Special presents a perceptive overview by Ron Ross published in Phongraph Record March 1975. It was back in early March in 1975 that Led Zeppelin announced they would be playing three shows at Earls Court in late May with tickets to go on sale on March 15. I can still remember the mass exitement of seeing the NME, Sounds and Melody Maker on the news stands – each headlining the announcement. Also out in the UK that week was the …

Following his appearance at the John Cage Musicircus event the day before, John Paul Jones was in attendance yesterday (Sunday March 4) on the Manson stand at the London Bass Guitar Show staged at at Oympia Conference Centre.
Accompanied by his guitar tech and guitar maker Hugh Manson, John spent over an hour meeting and greeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. There was plenty of interest in the Manson JPJ E signature bass that was on sale – John told me it’s his number one bass. ‘’It’s easy to …

John Paul Jones will be making an appearance at this year’s London Bass Guitar Show 2012 at the Olympia Conference Centre this Sunday March 4th.
John will be appearing on Manson Guitars stand (number D5) at approximately midday for just one hour on the Sunday. John will be available to meet and greet fans and talk about his 5 star rated John Paul Jones signature bass, which will be available for purchase at the show,
For further details see
http://londonbassguitarshow.com/latest-news/108-john-paul-jones-to-appear-on-manson-guitars-stand-at-london-bass-guitar-show.html
http://www.facebook.com/#!/JohnPaulJonesOfficial
To buy tickets for the show, follow the link below.
http://www.londonbassguitarshow.com/get-tickets.html
 
 

At a press conference in London today, it was announced that Oxford University has been given one its biggest ever donation after £26million was handed over to create scholarships for humanities students. The donation, made by Mica Ertegun, widow of Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, is understood to be one of the largest in Oxford’s 900-year history.
It will be used to set up the Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities.
Ahmet Ertegun died in 2006 and the next year Led Zeppelin reformed to play the now famous …

The  TBL archive celebration of the release of Physical Graffiti continues with two reviews of the album from the time of its original release 37 years ago. Firstly the view from America’s Creem magazine – followed by words of wisdom from the UK’s Zig Zag mag.
Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (Swan Song)
Jaan Uhelszki, Creem, 1975
ROCK’S BIGGEST bruisers, Led Zeppelin, have got another album. In rock chronology this is an Event, since the defending champions of the world’s biggest rock ‘n’ roll draw have released only six albums in the past seven years. …