Opening night of the Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters UK tour – on the spot report and photos via Richard Grubb for TBL
Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters – Newport Centre – November 9th, 2014
Setlist: No Quarter, Poor Howard, Thank You, Turn It Up, How Many More Times, All The King’s Horses, Black Country Woman, Embrace Another Fall, What Is And What Should Never Be, Rainbow, Fixing To Die, Whole Lotta Love
Encores: Nobody’s Fault But Mine, Little Maggie
27 years after my first live Robert Plant experience on …

 TBL 38 Out On the Streets:
TBL 38 is out on the streets. All UK copies have been despatched and I am now processing all Europe, America and overseas orders to   go out over the next few days.…hold on – it’s coming your way soon…..I think the wait will be worth it…
So after 113 days of toil, the results are finally there to be read – here’s some initial reaction:
Got my first copy today!……quality quality…content and production…..packed with great stuff  – Paul Hagen
Got ours today Dave, brilliant stuff many thanks –  Julie …

TBL 38 on the way soon:
The TBL distribution preparation for the forthcoming TBL issue 38 is well underway here with envelopes and stamps to sort…and the 10 x 8 art print which every subscriber will receive, has also arrived and it looks very good indeed.
The magazines themselves are imminently due. This is one of the most important issues in the magazine’s long history. At 50,000 words, it’s easily the most packed issue text wise and the centre piece is the interview with Jimmy Page. Suffice to say, my challenge is …

Paul Smith Led Zeppelin limited edition scarves launched in London: 
Wednesday October 22nd marked the official launch of the Paul Smith Led Zeppelin Limited Edition Scarves.  This was held at the Paul Smith store in Albermarle Street in London with Paul Smith and Jimmy Page in attendance. The six limited edition scarves were on show – only 50 of each have been made available at a price of £395 each. They look incredible and really are the height of fashion art- albeit at a hefty price. During the evening I saw …

The Guardian Live presents:
 A Life In Music – jimmy Page
Cadogan Hall London – October 15th, 2014.
When I interviewed Jimmy Page recently he was keen to point out that the reissue programme was for the fans – as he explained ‘’its about the people who have listened, not just heard, but listened to Led Zeppelin’’
That thought process has also been applied to the compiling of his book Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page. This is a volume that will thrill countless fans across the globe In the confines of the very plush …

 
TBL 38 Update:
Firstly may I offer a massive thanks for all the kind comments and support re the announcement of the Jimmy Page interview scheduled for the forthcoming TBL issue 38.
Just to re iterate on subscription status – if you are a past subscriber and received the last issue TBL 37 – that completed the 2013/14 subscription and now is the time to re subscribe.
As previously mentioned – every subscriber will receive the special limited 10x 8 art print which features a photo of Jimmy Page on stage at the Festhalle Frankfurt …

 
TBL 38 Announcement 1: Jimmy Page in the TBL interview…
I am pleased to announce that the forthcoming issue of the TBL magazine due to ship early November, will include an exclusive Jimmy Page interview conducted with me last week, in which he talks about the Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy reissues, the experimental music he is due to release via his website, his record collecting and desire to be out and seen to be playing again….
Jimmy has long since promised he would provide an interview for TBL …

Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy Playback Event:
 Tuesday September 30th, 2014:
Olympic Studios, Barnes, London 
Hosted by Jimmy Page 
Right…here goes…
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be in attendance at the Led Zeppelin IV-Houses of The Holy playback hosted by Jimmy Page at Olympia Studios this afternoon.
We arrived in the late September sunshine via a coach from the Warner Music office just after midday. We were taken to the very plush Olympic restaurant with the food served on Led Zep inscribed napkins and the drinks on coasters depicting the dual …

John Bonham remembered 34 years gone….
Once again on this date, along with millions of fans worldwide, today I will have some quiet reflection on the passing of John Bonham , all of 34 years ago on September 25th 1980 …
Since that fateful day, so much has gone but so much remains…
And what remains most importantly of all is the everlasting love for a husband, father and brother. This was more than evident back in early August when I attended the John Bonham Memorial Fund concert featuring Deborah Bonham at St Stephen’s …

TBL ISSUE 38:
IMPORTANT NEWS ON THE FORTHCOMING TBL MAGAZINE – SUBSCRIBE NOW! IF YOU LOVE LED ZEPPELIN – YOU WILL LOVE THIS MAGAZINE!
The forthcoming TBL issue 38 is now in progress with a shipping date planned for late October. Once again the TBL magazine offers an outpouring of Zep related text with news, views and features to provide you with an ongoing tangible Zep fix.
Here’s a summary of the contents:
Led Zeppelin 2014: The First Reissues: Then and Now
Personal recollections and thoughts on the first Led Zeppelin reissues
Plus the next …