After Adam Lambert’s much talked about version of Whole Lotta Love, two weeks ago on American Idol, this week it was the turn of Britain’s Got Talent and a performance from last years finalist, Escala with a blistering version of Kashmir. The performance was watched by over 15 million viewers. Escala are the all female four piece string quartet, who narrowly missed out in last years “Talent” final but immediately secured a £1.5m deal with music mogul Simon Cowell who saw their potential and took them under his wing.
This …

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Led Zeppelin at Knebworth we are planning a one day get together of fans. The date we are looking at is Saturday August 8 – the venue is a pub in old Knebworth about ten minutes walk from the actual park. This is an opportunity to return to the site of the final Led Zeppelin UK gigs exactly 30 years to the week it all happened.
The event will include Zep/Knebworth footage, memorabilia displays, charity auction and Q and A sessions. Admission will be £10. …

“Happy and I’m smiling,
Walk a mile to drink your water.
Oh, we wont give in,
Lets go living in the past.”
As Jethro Tull once put it so eloquently.
Given recent circumstances it’s been more than a tonic to go living in the past over the last few days or more precisely back to 1979 –the summer of 1979 and the events in a field just outside Stevenage.
To that end I’ve been scribing away on the Knebworth book project I’ve undertaken. I’ve been thinking about how to commemorate the 30th anniversary for …

Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara’s album ‘Tell No Lies’ is out now – visit
http://www.myspace.com/justinadamsproducer for more information plus You Tube footage of the excellent Abu Dhabi Womad appearance with Robert Plant.

The new Scott Matthews album ‘Elsewhere’ is released on May 25. It includes a superb duet with Robert Plant on the track ‘12 Harps.’
Visit  http://www.scottmatthewsmusic.co.uk/ for more information.

Many thanks to all those who have forwarded their Knebworth recollections. This project is moving along well and the aim is to produce a special TBL Knebworth 30th Anniversary publication in book form.
So we URGENTLY need your recollections.
If you were at either of the Knebworth gigs we’d like your memories – How you got a ticket, the journey, the day itself and obviously the performances and your overall impressions. In effect your personal recollections from out in the field 30 years on. Word count 1,000 words or as long …

If it’s generally acknowledged that Peter Grant was the fifth member of Led Zeppelin then Richard Cole was the sixth. I’m in little doubt of that fact having spent a very illuminating afternoon with Richard last week. I caught up with the former Zep road manager to conduct an interview for a US radio station.
He was on great form looking very well and very forthcoming on his role within the band during those incredible years. It wasn’t about all the sex and drugs of which there is plenty in his …

TIGHT BUT LOOSE CELEBRATES THE 3OTH ANNIVERSARY OF
LED ZEPPELIN AT KNEBWORTH 1979
YOUR MEMORIES REQUIRED 30 YEARS ON

This August will mark the 30th anniversary of the final UK Led Zeppelin gigs staged at Knebworth on August 4th and 11th 1979. Tight But Loose will be celebrating this event and to that end we need your help. If you were at either of the Knebworth gigs we’d like your memories – How you got a ticket, the journey, the day itself and obviously the performances and your overall impressions. In …

Jason Bonham is linking up with one of his early bands Airrace for some UK appearances See link at
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/jason-bonham-says-yes-to-airrace-reunion/
Another unconfirmed report has him joining up with Ronnie Wood, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne for a festival in Norway.
See http://www.quart.no/Article.aspx?article=35741

Robert Plant appeared very briefly (waving to the camera) on the BBC’s F1 coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix during co-commentator Martin Brundle’s pre-race ‘gridwalk’ interviews.  Brundle seems to be a fan, mentioning Zep and “Stairway to Heaven”, and looked disappointed as he informed us Robert had decided he would rather not talk on-camera.  Brundle moved on to a quick chat with Eric Clapton who said he’d tried his best to get Robert to agree to an interview.
Reported by Nick Kho