Yesterday I met with legendary writer/author Charles Shaar Murray for an interview for the next TBL magazine. I’ve been looking to hook up with Charles for some time and during our interview we discussed his early writing career at the underground magazine Oz, how he got to play on the Oz benefit single in the company of John Lennon, his reviews of Led Zeppelin in the NME, Rolling Stones, Who, Beatles etc. He also added great insight into the times he saw Zep in LA in 1973 and at the Kezar stadium …

 
Bonham’s sale Update: Via Bonhams website
 The Martin D28 acoustic guitar owned and used by Jimmy Page and donated by him in aid of the ABC Trust raised a remarkable £21,000 at the Bonhams Entertainment/Memorabilia sale this afternoon July 2nd.
 Here’s a summary of the Led Zeppelin related items and what they sold for excluding the buyers premium…
 226   Jimmy Page: A Martin D-28 Marquis ‘Birthday Special 2007’ guitar owned and played by Jimmy Page,   £20,999
€24,729
 US$ 32,046
 227   Led Zeppelin: A first pressing of the band’s eponymous debut album, 1969,   £899
€1,059
 US$ 1,373
 228   Led Zeppelin: …

Another sort of homecoming for the Led Zeppelin rock god by Raoul Hernandez
Robert Plant, ACL Live at the Moody Theater, June 23rd ,2013
Set List:
Babe. I’m Gonna Leave You
In The Mood
Tin Pan Valley
Spoonfull
Black Dog
Another Tribe
Going To California
The Enchanter
Freedom
Please Read The Letter
Funny in My Mind (I Believe I’m Fixin’ to Die)
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Whole Lotta Love
Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Rock and Roll
Self-effacing about his “masterful combination of soft rock and REO Speedwagon,” Robert Plant also failed to update his 40-year-old stage moves last night at a sold-out Moody Theater. Yet, joke as he …

Whoever thought we would see Robert Plant at Gilley’s? You might remember this venue from Urban Cowboy. Imagine it with nothing in it – except a bar, stage, lights and walls of speakers. And unfortunately very little air conditioning. Not because they don’t have it but because someone didn’t get there in time to crank it. L’il Band of O’Gold from Louisiana opened for him. They did a great job, but no one but the Golden God could satiate the crowd. Robert fronted for them at a club in New …

Jimmy Page has donated for auction the Martin acoustic  guitar which he played at the Roy Harper 70th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall to the ABC Trust . The guitar is to be auctioned by Bonhams Auctioneers with the proceeds going to Action For Brazilian Children charity.  
The auction takes place at 1300hrs on July 3rd.
Here’s the info via Bonhams:
Jimmy Page: A Martin D-28 Marquis ‘Birthday Special 2007’ guitar owned and played by Jimmy Page, serial no. 1151442, label inside body signed by J.R. Warner and C.F. Martin …

I counted them all in and I counted them all back out…TBL 35 is on the streets and aside from editing it and writing a fair bit of it, I stuck every stamp and label on, signed and numbered every copy and stuffed them in envelopes and took them to be posted over several trips…and all that effort is absolutely worth it for initial reaction such as this…
Recently subscribed and received mine today. Probably one of the best investments I’ll make this year – Many thanks. Stephen Webb
I’m loving issue …

May 31st marks the 65th birthday of John Bonham.
Over in America, Brian Titchy is again celebrating this date by staging the Bonzo’s Birthday Bash events in New York and New Jersey.
Yes another a admirable gathering of many drummers paying tribute to the memory of the man they consider the best at his profession.
John’s 65th birthday is an opportunity to once again reflect on his vast contribution in making Led Zeppelin so special. Here are 20 examples of the Bonham craft that I’ll be searching to play over the weekend …

There is a host of new TBL products and offers coming your way in the coming weeks…commencing with…
10 x 8 Subscribers Exclusive Led Zeppelin at Kezar Stadium Insert:
The image above is the exclusive 10 x 8 print that every subscriber to the 2013 TBL magazines will be receiving as a free bonus with the soon to be published TBL 35. As can be seen it’s another awesome shot from Led Zeppelin’s performance at the Kezar Stadium on June 2nd 1973 – taken by Dan Cuny.
Each print will be individually numbered – these …

 Patty Griffin – in store performance Rough Trade East record shop ,London – May 16th 2013:
Set list:
Gonna Miss You When your Gone
Dont Let Me Die In Florida
Wild Old Dog
Faithful Son
Highway Song
Go Were Ever You Wanna Go
Encore
Railroad Wings (from the Children Running Through album)
Above photo by Krys Jantzen for TBL
We arrived at Rough Trade East record shop in the late afternoon and what a wonderful place it is – a throwback to how record shops used to be, should be and can be – packed with a huge variety of stock, …

Patty Griffin on Later with Jools Holland:
Last night Patty  performed “Highway Song” from American Kid on Later With Jools Holland on BBC 2 with  Vocal accompaniment from Robert Plant.
Friday’s appearance will also feature Patty with Robert Plant  on harmony vocals http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ml0l
Patty is appearing at Rough Trade East record shop London in an in store performance tomorrow night Thursday May 16th at 7pm
More details here:
http://www.roughtrade.com/events/2013/5/116
Patty Griffin is due to be on the Robert Elms radio show today from 2pm to 3 on BBC London 94.9
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0184lb5
Here’s the superb performance on Later Live with Robert Plant …