Brian Tichy has been in touch to announce another special John Bonham Tribute concert.  Here are the details via Brian:
BONZO’S BIRTHDAY BASH!
A Tribute Concert To John Henry Bonham Of Led Zeppelin
Rock’s top drummers play tribute to rock’s greatest drummer!
Thursday, May 31st, House Of Blues, Los Angeles
After three  ground breaking tribute shows entitled “Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same”,  popular demand and a collective passion and respect amongst all the participating drummers, past and present for John Bonham – the greatest rock drummer ever, Brian Tichy and Joe Sutton have decided …

After the instant sell out of the Robert Plant Presents Senational Space Shifters Gloucester gig, his Facebook page has announced that “ A handful of tickets for the Guildhall concert have been pulled back and are being offered to fans. Post here if you want a chance to purchase a pair of tickets to this intimate show. Winners will be chosen at random in a few days”. Go to Robert Plant’s Facebook page for more info.
https://www.facebook.com/robertplant/posts/398891190145397
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The O2 Show is set for release on DVD…., no not that one!…but the Rockwell …

Busy here on the forthcoming TBL magazine –as the layout comes to life via design master Mick Lowe, it’s becoming evident that there’s some really great stuff to soak up.
Mike Tremaglio’s chronicle of the Australian and New Zealand tour offers a captivating clear overview of the thunder down under of 40 years ago, the latest TBL Investigates, which has myself and Mike T unfolding the evidence of where and when Led Zeppelin staged their first band rehearsal, is an epic nine page spread and looking at it I’d say this …

The fifth annual Record Store Day takes on Saturday – music fans from all over the globe will be converging on record shops to try and snap up the multitude of limited edition releases that are up for grabs. It’s a celebration of music in its physical form and the fact that the record shop is a vital part of our musical past and future.
As a man who was lucky enough to manage a record department and then a shop here in Bedford for nigh on 30 years, this showing of …

The following concert has just been announced:
“Robert Plant Presents Sensational Space Shifters” performing at Guildhall, Gloucester on May 8th 2012. Tickets on sale at 10 am, Friday April 20. (Maximum 4 per applicant). Gloucester Guildhall box office: 01452 503 050
www.gigsandtours.com/tour/Robert-Plant-Presents-Sensational-Space-Shifters
24hr CC Hotline: 0844 811 0051
http://www.robertplant.com/

Lucifer rises from the underground to offer key insight into Jimmy Page’s ‘extreme and alternative’ 1970s artistic vision – as it takes the listener on a journey in through the soundscapes…
Jimmy Page – Lucifer Rising And other Sound Tracks: The TBL Review
Well it isn’t Outrider 2, but then again it was never intended to be. What we have here is something of a previously unheard missing link in the compositional history of Jimmy Page.
As he explains in the excellent sleeve notes, the guitarist has long since had a penchant for creating …

It was sad to hear the news yesterday that the founder of the iconic Marshall amplifier, Jim Marshall had died at the age of 88. There is something if a local connection here as the Marshall HQ is a few miles down the road at Bletchley in Milton Keynes.
Our good TBL friend and associate Michaela Firth who lives nearby, was at the factory yesterday to pay her respects –Michaela commented on Facebook:
”Very sad to hear about the passing of Jim Marshall, a bit of a local legend where I live. …

The new issue of the Tight But Loose magazine issue 32 is now in production for publication in May. This issue launches the TBL 2012 subscription and once again there is an array of essential Zep reading to soak up. Here’s what’s in store:
John Paul Jones: The TBL Interview
Talking Led Zep, bass guitars, opera and guest appearances – plus preview of Cambridge Kettle Yard Composer Portrait show
Led Zeppelin 1972: Expanding their horizons in Australia and New Zealand
Mike Tremaglio tracks Zep on tour down under 40 years on
TBL Investigates: When and where …

The posting on Jimmy’s site today regarding the Page & Plant appearance on Chris Evans’s TFI TV show on this day in 1998 prompted me to dig out the Mad Month of March text from TBL 13.
This chronicles an intensive period that saw them perform in Istanbul, the showpiece Shepherds Bush gig plus appearances on Top of The Pops and TFI Friday. Looking over the typically passionate heart on the sleeve DL prose re-presented here, this really was a joyous period. It’s also hugely nostalgic reading on many levels and is a stark reminder …

It may not be quite like the old days of handing cash over the counter, but I have to say there was something quite exciting about ordering the Jimmy Page Lucifer Rising And Other Soundtracks LP online this week. The prospect of being in possession of a new Jimmy Page album, albeit one that revisits a previously unfinished picture is a mouth watering one.  Lucifer Rising has long since been a mysterious lost project in the Jimmy Page catalogue – the fact that it has been restored and revitalised by …