Andy Adams 1961 – 2021…
Four years gone…
Andy Adams passed away four years years ago on August 27,2021.
The response back then to his very sad passing was truly overwhelming though not unsurprising given Andy’s standing in the Zep community…
Reading back through all those amazing tributes and memories from back then, it’s heartwarming to see the esteem he was held in by so many – and the way he brightened all our lives and still does.
It’s a tribute to Andy that his Celebration Days Facebook group has continued to be an enlightening …

Led Zeppelin Dutch TV 1969 footage found and restored and to be included on the forthcoming Becoming Led Zeppelin Blu ray release…
What fantastic research and reporting by LZ News main man James Cook on the incredible find of the 1969 Led Zeppelin Amsterdam Dutch TV footage and  – you go away for a few days and it’s all happening!
In a superb story on how this footage was discovered James Cook at LZ News conducted an enlightening and detailed interview with Becoming Led Zeppelin director Bernard MacMahon as they unfolded the …

Robert Plant & Saving Grace with Suzi Dian – Kingston new album launch gigs…

STOP PRESS:
Due to massive demand Robert Plant and Saving Grace will perform two additional shows on Monday 29 September in Kingston, London. Album/ticket bundles for the 7pm show go on sale at 11am BST on Thursday, August 14. A second release for the 5pm show’s bundles will be available at 1pm BST on the same day. See link below:
https://www.banquetrecords.com/search?a=Robert+Plant&g=events&w=2

This was announced on Monday – both shows sold out within minutes.
Robert Plant and his esteemed cooperative Saving Grace, …

Terry Reid 1949 – 2025…

Like us all I was so very sad to hear the passing of Terry Reid aged 75.

An incredible talent and singer…

Here’s Robert Plant’s tribute published online:

“Terry Reid’s enthusiasm and encouragement were incredible back then … still teenagers we crashed each others’ gigs and crucified Season of the Witch time and time again … So much fun. So on it. He was all of everything … such charisma.

His voice, his range … his songs capturing that carefree era … Superlungs indeed. He catapulted me into an intense …

My thoughts on the forthcoming Led Zeppelin releases to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Physical Graffiti…
Earlier in the month when I met with my esteemed TBL/ Led Zeppelin comrades in London, one of the talking points was the complete lack of recent Led Zeppelin archive releases. Compared to other peer acts, such as The Who and Pink Floyd, Zep have been fairly poorly served in recent years when it comes to such releases.
It’s now nearly a decade since Jimmy Page oversaw the reissue of the Led Zeppelin catalogue with the …

Ozzy RIP…

Like us all, I was deeply shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Ozzy Osbourne aged 76.

A true icon – there will never be another…

Robert Plant paid tribute to Ozzy online:

“Farewell Ozzy … what a journey … sail on up there .. finally at peace .. you truly changed the planet of rock!”
In another online post Jimmy Page said : “To dear Ozzy, Rest In Peace. My respect and love goes out to his family and friends.”

STOP PRESS:
This just in!
LED ZEPPELIN will celebrate the 50th anniversary …

Robert Plant – Saving Grace with Suzi Dian – Long awaited new album out September 26 – plus debut US tour dates announced:
Big news and much welcomed news indeed…here’s the info: 
Robert Plant has announced the release of Saving Grace: the first album featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he calls “a song book of the lost and found.” Arriving September 26 on Nonesuch Records, the genesis of Saving Grace began during the lockdown in “The Shire,” when Plant’s customary wandering was all but forbidden. While his recent adventures have centred …

The DL Memoirs Update:
Whole Lotta Music and More – The Dave Lewis Memoirs 1956 – 1986

Here’s an update regarding my work in progress DL Memoirs project.
To backtrack.
I’ve been working on and off on this project for about three years now.
I’ve long since had a plan to get down to collating the many stories I have accumulated over many years into an autobiographical memoir of some sort. The problem was getting the time to concentrate on it.
To that end, in 2023 I did get going on it but with various other …

TBL Archive Special :
It was 45 years ago – Led Zeppelin Over Europe 1980: 
This month marks the 45th anniversary of the final Led Zeppelin tour – a low key 14 date trek taking in Germany, Belgium, Holland, Austria and Switzerland. I was lucky enough to attend five of those gigs. This is all chronicled in my Led Zeppelin Feather In The Wind Over Europe 1980 book
Here’s is a further extract – my on the road account written at the time and first featured in TBL issue 5…

TBL Retro Archive: Led …

Mick Ralphs 1944 – 2025… 

Like so many of us I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the news of the passing of Mick Ralphs aged 81.

I last saw him play live back in April 2011.

This was at the Paul Rodgers gig at the Royal Albert Hall with Jason Bonham on drums. Mick came on at the encore for a rousing Can’t Get Enough.

The late Tom Locke and I met Mick afterwards and had a lovely pic with him. Mick was always so amiable and friendly.

I last saw him …