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[18 May 2010 | One Comment | 4,416 views]
TBL TRAVELLING  RIVERSIDE EVENT 2010

Join us for the TBL Travelling Riverside Celebration Fan Gathering
Saturday September 25th marks the 30th anniversary of the untimely death of John Bonham and the end of the 12 year glorious reign of Led Zeppelin.   On that day we will be acknowledging this milestone with the Travelling Riverside Celebration event – a celebratory fan gathering to be held on Saturday September 25th 2010 at The George Inn situated in Eton in  Windsor, Berkshire, UK on  the banks of the River Thames. There’s a full day of Zep related activity planned …

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[17 May 2010 | 2 Comments | 3,381 views]
TBL 26 OUT NOW! – SUBSCRIBE NOW! FULL ORDERING DETAILS

The first issue of the 2010 Tight But Loose Magazine Subscription is out now!
Now is the time to subscribe!
HOW TO ORDER: 3 magazine one year subscription commencing with May issue:
UK  £18.50
Europe  £22.00
USA/Rest Of World  £25.00
Subscription comprises of May issue (TBL 26), September issue (TBL 27) and December issue (TBL 28)
All prices include postage & packing
Or you can order the May issue on its own as a single issue:
UK £6.50
Europe £7.50
USA £8.50
Order via post – cheque (in UK sterling) payable to D.Lewis – send to
TBL, 14 Totnes Close, Bedford, MK403AX, England
Or …

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[17 May 2010 | No Comment | 3,149 views]
Them Crooked Vultures – The Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN

Them Crooked Vultures
Egyptian Room at Old National Center, Indianapolis, IN
No One Loves Me & Neither Do I
Gunman
Scumbag Blues 
Dead End Friends 
Elephants 
Highway One
New Fang
Bandoliers 
Interlude with Ludes 
Mind Eraser, No Chaser
Caligulove
You Can’t Possibly Begin to Imagine
Spinning in Daffodils
Reptiles 
Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up
Them Crooked Vultures stunned a sold-out the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, with an AS GOOD AS IT GETS performance.  Comprised of three mega-musicians, this part-time super group are not stupid birds.  Legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters …

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[17 May 2010 | 3 Comments | 5,609 views]
EARLS COURT WEEK ON TBL WEB: MAY 17TH 1975 – 35 YEARS GONE / DL RETRO DIARY

Turning the clock back:  Saturday May 17th 1975:
Ticket: Gallery Block 72 Row L Seat 34
Ticker price £1
May 17th a dull rainy Saturday. Left Bedford around 4pm on the train and met then girlfriend Fiona in London for the long awaited return. I’d been counting the days down since March and now here we were hours from seeing and believing. We were inside the arena from around 7pm and the next hour was a slow one – I’d brought a programme and t.shirt.The programme with the illuminating text from Tony Palmer …

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[17 May 2010 | 2 Comments | 4,801 views]
DAVE LEWIS DIARY: MASTERCHEF? /TBL 26 ON THE WAY/SPURS/LIZZY/DIO/MAN/EARS

Photo: Copyright 2010 CelebrityLIFE/PSmylie
Move over Gordon Ramsey tell Jamie Oliver the news – what’s all this then? Robert Plant caught readying an appearance on Celebrity Masterchef or Hells Kitchen? Will he be squeezing those lemons till the juice runs down Gordon’s pan? Alas all is not what it might appear  and before Jamie gets into a chorus of ‘Save me a slice of  your custard pie’’ let me explain – this candid photo found Robert in jovial mood before his appearance on the BBC One Show a couple of weeks …

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[15 May 2010 | 2 Comments | 3,550 views]
Them Crooked Vultures – Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON

Photo by Jeff Parsons
‘Them Crooked Vultures’ feast off ACC crowd
No One Loves Me & Neither Do I
Gunman
Scumbag Blues 
Dead End Friends 
Elephants 
Highway One
New Fang
Bandoliers 
Interlude with Ludes 
Mind Eraser, No Chaser
Caligulove
You Can’t Possibly Begin to Imagine
Spinning in Daffodils
Reptiles 
Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up
The three big names which make up newly concocted “super group” Them Crooked Vultures were playing to their largest crowd ever Saturday night at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre.
“This is the biggest show we’ve ever played and it means a lot to us,” singer and guitarist Josh Homme …

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[14 May 2010 | 5 Comments | 7,650 views]
TBL LED ZEPPELIN AT EARLS COURT 35TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE SPECIAL PART 2

35 years ago this weekend Led Zeppelin were finally back on stage in England. During that first weekend of the Earls Court run they set the standard for a memorable series of performances.
In this second part of the TBL Earls Court Archive Special, Dave Lewis offers an overview of those five glorious days of May 1975……..
Finally London was ready for Led Zeppelin…and just after 8pm on Saturday May 17th the lights dimmed, the band walked onstage and the long wait was over. However after all the build up…it was all …

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[13 May 2010 | No Comment | 2,957 views]
Them Crooked Vultures – Scotia Place, Ottawa, ON

Them Crooked Vultures Get The Jams Brewing
 No One Loves Me & Neither Do I
Gunman
Scumbag Blues 
Dead End Friends 
Elephants 
Highway One
New Fang
Bandoliers 
Interlude with Ludes 
Mind Eraser, No Chaser
Caligulove
You Can’t Possibly Begin to Imagine
Spinning in Daffodils
Reptiles 
Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up
OTTAWA — The term “supergroup” conjures up an image of overwrought egos bursting at the seams to displace their co-conspirator’s once fleeting glories in order to truly rekindle the magic from something that was lost to the Annals Of Rock. Them Crooked Vultures take the high road, allowing each genial …

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[12 May 2010 | No Comment | 2,092 views]

Setlist: No One Loves Me and Neither Do I, Gunman, Scumbag Blues, Dead End Friends, Elephants, Highway One,  New Fang, Bandoliers, Interlude With Ludes, Caligulove, You Can’t Possibly Begin To Imagine,  Spinning In Daffodils, Mind Eraser, No Chaser, Reptiles, Warsaw or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up.