Them Crooked Vultures have the track “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” available as a free download for a limited time on iTunes. It’s a trademark Homme/Grohl work out, with squelching guitar that lurches around over big pounding drums. JPJ adds a steady bass line and adds backing vocals. And watch out for the brass band at the end!
The band’s debut album, Them Crooked Vultures, will be released on Nov. 17, and is available for pre-order now.

Francis Dunnery has announced a series of special guests for his final tour date on Friday November 6th at The Walls Restaurant, Oswestry that includes Robert Plant. See www.francisdunnery.com. Francis’ new album includes a version of the Fate Of Nations track Calling to You.

Davis Guggenheim’s music documentary, “It Might Get Loud,” about the history of the electric guitar featuring Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White, receives a digital download release on iTunes on December 8th, ahead of its worldwide release on December 22. Guggenheim revealed the actual DVD release of “It Might Get Loud” will feature up to nine additional performances.

Robert Plant made an unannounced appearance at BBC WM’s ‘Bev’s Big Bash’ at the Jam House in Birmingham on 27th October 2009. ELO star Bev had organised the charity bash to raise money for the Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital Kidney Kids Appeal. Bev and his band, Bev Bevan’s Move, took to the stage along with soul singer Ruby Turner and Belle Sorelle (X Factor boot camp runners up), and were joined by Robert later in the evening for a mini set of standards. As Robert began his set he said to …

Robert Plant attended the annual Q Awards on Monday and collected the prestigious “Outstanding Contribution to Music’’ award. His comments after receiving the award, also inadvertently sparked a round of familiar ‘’Zeppelin to reform’’ rumours. The award was presented by Ibrahim from Tinariwen and Bob Harris, and included a video message from Alison Krauss. Bob Harris paid tribute to his friend of forty years. He described him as “a wonderfully exciting person to be around, an artist who has never lost his wanderlust”. Robert’s acceptance speech was heartfelt and he …

Ten years ago on the afternoon October 31st 1999, I found myself travelling in a taxi across the Leicestershire countryside seemingly lost. This was not a good situation as the prospect of seeing Robert Plant, who was performing in a tent in the vicinity in the next half hour was fast disappearing.
Earlier I had met the enigmatic and fine Leicester based musician Kevin Hewick who was leading me with all good intentions on this wild goose chase.(Hi Kevin hope you’re well). He had heard that Robert and The Priory …

Them Crooked Vultures have released their new single “New Fang” on to their own YouTube page. The track from the bands forthcoming debut album, opens up with a few blissful seconds of Grohl’s monster drumming and launches into a groove propelled by Jones’ wandering bassline and a crunchy guitar riff that’s wouldn’t feel out of place on Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti . The stream of “New Fang” is currently linking to an Amazon MP3 store page where fans can download the track for 99 cents, however Amazon says the song won’t …

J.J. Jackson Remembers Led Zeppelin: The Music and The Guys Who Made It is a brand-new e-book to be released this week by Enzepplopedia Publishing. It’s comprised of six interviews that Frank Reddon, author of Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 1 – Break & Enter, conducted with the late DJ and pioneering VJ who was instrumental to Zeppelin’s early success and a trusted friend of the band members. Five of these interviews have never been published in their entirety anywhere before.
J.J. Jackson attended all four Zeppelin gigs …

The much anticipated Them Crooked Vultures album is set for release on November 17th via DGC/Interscope Records. The eponymous debut album will include 13 self-produced tracks all of which have been featured on the bands much talked about mini tour, which began on August 9th at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro before moving on for a series of shows in the UK, Europe and US. Their recent dates around the East coast of America wound up on October 15th with an appearance at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.
The complete track listing of ‘’Them …

The Led Zeppelin fourth album cover will be one of ten iconic British album sleeves that will appear on a set of Royal Mail stamps to be launched on January 7th 2010.
In selecting the covers to be used, Royal Mail began with very extensive research of existing lists and polls of ‘Greatest Album Covers’ in books, music press and the web. This trawl of literally thousands of albums uncovered many that were common to most lists.
The editors of three of the UK’s most influential music publications together with a …