Fans around the world paid tribute to John Bonham yesterday on the 30th anniversary of his passing.
On a bright Autumn Saturday morning At St Michaels church cemetery in Rushock, Gary Davies laid a wreath on behalf of Tight But Loose and Led Zeppelin fans everywhere. It was laid next to wreaths from Pat and Zoe Bonham. Dawn Atherton was another fan who made the journey to pay her respects.

In an initial report from the ‘’Bonzo The Groove Remains The Same’’ event in Hollywood, Nancy Bacon revealed that Deborah Bonham performed …

The 30th anniversary of the passing of John Bonham is set to be marked this weekend by fans throughout the world. At the Key Club in Hollywood, a variety of drummers will be uniting in their affection for John at the ”Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same” Event – this will be attended by Jason, Deborah and Zoe Bonham.
Here in the UK myself, Gary and fellow fans will be gathering in London for an informal pub meeting to toast Bonzo’s legacy and recall the memories and the music he contributed …

This is a special entry of my regular DL Diary posting. It’s been something of a strange week here. It was a privilege to see Jason perform on Monday and talking to him about his Dad in this week of all weeks was pretty emotional. Thinking about the events of thirty years ago has weighed heavy on my mind. It does to use the old Earls Court adage ‘’seem like a lifetime but a second’’. Aside for the events of 30 years ago, my mind has been drifting back to …

News just in from the “Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same”, a special concert honouring John Bonham on Saturday, September 25 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California is that alongside Jason Bonham, John’s sister Deborah and his daughter Zoe have been added to the bill. Also added is Danny Carey from the band, Tool.
Event co-organizer and current Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy says, “I don’t even know where to start. This is a glorified ‘Bonzo garage jam party’ gone haywire!
“We just confirmed the mighty Danny Carey of TOOL! One song …

Greatest Beats – Percussive Perfection
30 Examples of the John Bonham Craft
To mark the 30th anniversary of his passing, this is the TBL John Bonham playlist designed to direct you into the company of his Greatest Beats and Percussive Perfection.
In remembering the legacy of John Bonham this weekend, paramount to any acknowledgment will be the music he created and I’m sure we will all be searching out the CD’s and vinyl that capture his magic in the next few days.
The intervening years since his untimely death at the age of 32 …

This  Saturday September 25  we are holding an informal pub meet to celebrate the legacy of John Bonham and Led Zeppelin on the 30th anniversary of his passing.
The venue is the Marlborough Head pub at 24 North Audley Street London W1K 6WD. It’s situated just off the Marble Arch end off Oxford Street (Nearest tube stations are Bond Street and Marble Arch)
The pub serves food throughout the day – more details on this link
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/17/1735/Marlborough_Head/Marble_Arch

The TBL crew will be congregating in the basement of the pub from 2pm. If you have …

Above Photo By Christie Goodwin

Black Country Communion:Album Launch Showcase gig –  John Henry’s Ltd Studios, London-September 20th 2010

Set List: Black Country/One Last Soul/Beggarman/Song Of Yesterday/Stand (At The Burning Tree)/The Great Divide/Medusa/Sista Jane (including Wont Get Fooled Again ending).

The photo of Black Country Communion that accompanied a preview of their debut album on the TBL site in late June  was met with  a ‘’Comments’’ response from the mysterious Nuvo 911 that said ‘’What a strange looking band. A Mexican, A kid, An Old Man and a Red-Neck . . . They …

United Stations Radio Networks, Inc. (USRN) and Denny Somach Productions (DSP) have announced that it would be conducting the first annual poll to determine the most popular Led Zeppelin songs as voted by the fans.
The September event is being staged in association with “Carol Miller’s Get the Led Out” radio programme and accompanying web site LedZepOnline.com. The popular Zep specialist radio show which Dave Lewis guested on a few weeks back,  is heard on over 100 rock stations including WAXQ in New York and KLOS in Los Angeles.
Producer Denny Somach …

Photo by Marty Temme
The long awaited Black Country Communion album is released in the UK today. Tonight the band will be performing a special launch show at a secret location in London. This is being broadcast on Planet Rock from 8.30pm
Visit www.planetrock.com  for details
In an exclusive interview with Dave Lewis for TBL discussing the Black Country Communion album, Glenn Hughes revealed the challenges he faced in remaking the Trapeze classic Medusa:
‘’Having Jason playing on one of his Dad’s favourite songs was a challenge in itself.  So recording it was highly …

Nearly missed the gig as my flight from Azerbaijan was late and made me miss my connection in Frankfurt….here my little review and pictures from an ace night.
Sometimes it is really nice going to a gig where you don’t know what to expect. Friday was such an occasion and despite being so knackered after a long trip back from Azerbaijan, that I wished I went for seats instead, I could add the Troxy in East London to my list of favorite venues. Similar to Brixton Academy, Hammersmith Odeon and the …