35 years ago this month, Led Zeppelin performed what would be their last indoor performances in England.
When the band undertook the series of five shows at London’s Earls Court Arena in May of 1975 they were at the very peak of their creative powers. Spurred on by the critical and commercial success of their sixth album, the double set Physical Graffiti, each show they played took on event-like proportions. The 17,000 capacity Earls Court afforded them the luxury to showcase in the best possible setting, the sheer enormity of their …

Another missing link in the saga of Led Zeppelin’s TV appearances in 1969 has recently surfaced on You Tube.
It had long been speculated that Zep made an appearance on the famous German Beat Club TV show recorded in Bremen in 1969.
Clear evidence that they had recorded a slot first came to light with the emergence of a story in the Hearts & Essex Observer edition of April 4th 1969. This story reported that the band were on board a British Airways Comet plane on Friday March 28th returning from Bremen …

Robert Plant made a surprise appearance on the popular BBC 1  The One Show last night. It was Robert’s second appearance on the hit show – he appeared as the special guest for host  Adrian Chiles final show – he is leaving the show to move to GMTV  after three years. Adrian, an ardent West Bromwich Albion football fan, who are the local rivals to Roberts beloved Wolves, is a good friend of  Robert. Rather bizarrely, Robert was carried on to the set on a ottoman chair, wearing a crown …

Stairway To Heaven has been voted Britain’s favourite rock song by listeners of the digital radio station Absolute Classic Rock.  The classic track from Led Zeppelins fourth album beat the likes of The Who, Queen and The Beatles – whose tracks were all included in the top ten. One fan of the band who voted in the poll said, “I love The Beatles but their songs are so short and happy. For the best song of all time you want something epic, and Led Zeppelin capture it all — grand …

Them Crooked Vultures at the Fillmore
 
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So, having seen Lucero last week at the Bluebird, I amazingly got off my lame, seldom-go-to-shows-anymore ass again last night (twice inside a week … I know) for Them Crooked Vultures at the Fillmore Auditorium.
The superband, for those unfamiliar, is comprised of Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters and long ago drummer for Nirvana; Josh Homme, frontman for Queens of the Stone Age; and the legendary John Paul Jones, bassist, keyboardist and mandolin player from Led …

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John Paul Jones leads Them Crooked Vultures through rocking show at The Joint

JPJ at the The Joint. Photo by Eric Kabik. Click HERE  for more photos         
Up on the second balcony of The Joint during Saturday night’s Them Crooked Vultures show, a woman was getting into it. Dressed in jeans and a cropped shirt she whipped her hair around her and danced in a style reminiscent of a 1970s rock-doc. It was hypnotizing.
And she wasn’t the only one rocking out. Opposite the anonymous fan, Them Crooked Vultures also were …

PhotoCredit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times
No wonder the post-sundown sets are so in demand at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Those seeing the main stage from afar Friday night might have thought a fire was rising out of the desert, as Them Crooked Vultures was flanked by dozens of perfectly arranged golden lights,
As the dinner hour approached, Coachella got a little aggressive with its top-billed acts. The rock super group Them Crooked Vultures, featuring Josh Homme, drummer Dave Grohl and bassist John Paul Jones, brought a moment …

Them Crooked Vultures preview their Coachella set at Club Nokia

Set List;
Elephants
Gunman
Scumbag Blues
Dead End Friends
Nobody Loves Me
Highway 1
New Fang
Bandoliers
Mind Eraser
Interlude With Ludes (shortened due to Keytar problem)
Caligulove
You Can’t Possibly Begin To Imagine (new song featuring JPJ on fiddle)
Daffodils
Reptiles (not played)
Warsaw
“We’re having a good time up here,” a swaggering, smiling Josh Homme announced to cheers at Club Nokia on Wednesday. He was midway through a two-hour set with Them Crooked Vultures, his band with drummer Dave Grohl and bassist John Paul Jones, and together they were demonstrating just how far they’ve come …

Buddy, Gurf, Dennis and Robert. Photo from Gurf Morlix my space site.
Some excellent photos have appeared on the my space social network site with Robert Plant in the studio with Buddy Miller and other musicians recording his forthcoming new album tentatively titled ‘It’s Rude To Say No”. The photos appear on Gurf Morlix’s my space site. Gurf Morlix is a much acclaimed guitar player and producer of Americana music. The photos show a relaxed Robert along with Buddy Miller, Dennis Crouch, Stuart Ducan, Jay Bellerose with Gurf on lap steel guitar. The …

Them Crooked Vultures feature on a Radio 1 session tonight (Weds 24/03/10). Fresh from the bands success at the Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday night, the group will guest on the Zane Lowe show from the BBC studios at Maida Vale on BBC Radio 1 tonight between 19:00 – 21:00 hrs.