Tomorrow (October 9th) would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday. The events of 30 years ago surrounding his comeback album Double Fantasy and his shocking death in December are intrinsically linked for me with the tragic events going inside the Zep camp this time back in 1980.
I can vividly remember Simon Bates airing the Starting Over single and there was a real optimism about his return to recording. I purchased the album in the Kings Road in November after a visit to the Swan Song offices. That optimism (as with …

Above: DL with Jason Bonham – Black Country Communion album launch London September 20th 2010
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience  36 date tour commences this Friday at the Encana Events Centre Dawson Creek BC.
As Jason reveals in the new issue of  the TBL magazine he is very keen to make this a very memorable show.
”I started planning the whole stage show, getting it into context and into a timeline –this is my life story not just the Zeppelin story. It’s how it was for me as a kid with the images …

Robert Plant’s Band Of Joy album made an excellent first week showing on the UK official album charts entering at  number 3 in the UK (the highest for a Plant album since Pictures At Eleven). In the United States it sold 49,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart.  Black Country Communion’s album topped the UK’s Rock album chart in its first week  and also entered the national UK chart at 13.
Robert and The Band Of Joy have announced …

The new issue of the Tight But Loose magazine is out now.
UK subscribers should be receive their copies by the weekend and overseas  subscribers can expect to have their copies arriving over the next couple of weeks.
If you have yet to indulge now is the time – Issue 27 is a 40,000 word compendium of all the latest Zep related news and more.
Single issue cost including postage is £6.50 UK, £7.50 Europe, £8.50 USA.
Here’s some initial reaction from readers who received their copy yesterday:
‘’Loving the new edition of TBL, Dave …

Fans around the world paid tribute to John Bonham yesterday on the 30th anniversary of his passing.
On a bright Autumn Saturday morning At St Michaels church cemetery in Rushock, Gary Davies laid a wreath on behalf of Tight But Loose and Led Zeppelin fans everywhere. It was laid next to wreaths from Pat and Zoe Bonham. Dawn Atherton was another fan who made the journey to pay her respects.

In an initial report from the ‘’Bonzo The Groove Remains The Same’’ event in Hollywood, Nancy Bacon revealed that Deborah Bonham performed …

The 30th anniversary of the passing of John Bonham is set to be marked this weekend by fans throughout the world. At the Key Club in Hollywood, a variety of drummers will be uniting in their affection for John at the ”Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same” Event – this will be attended by Jason, Deborah and Zoe Bonham.
Here in the UK myself, Gary and fellow fans will be gathering in London for an informal pub meeting to toast Bonzo’s legacy and recall the memories and the music he contributed …

This is a special entry of my regular DL Diary posting. It’s been something of a strange week here. It was a privilege to see Jason perform on Monday and talking to him about his Dad in this week of all weeks was pretty emotional. Thinking about the events of thirty years ago has weighed heavy on my mind. It does to use the old Earls Court adage ‘’seem like a lifetime but a second’’. Aside for the events of 30 years ago, my mind has been drifting back to …

News just in from the “Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same”, a special concert honouring John Bonham on Saturday, September 25 at the Key Club in Hollywood, California is that alongside Jason Bonham, John’s sister Deborah and his daughter Zoe have been added to the bill. Also added is Danny Carey from the band, Tool.
Event co-organizer and current Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy says, “I don’t even know where to start. This is a glorified ‘Bonzo garage jam party’ gone haywire!
“We just confirmed the mighty Danny Carey of TOOL! One song …

Greatest Beats – Percussive Perfection
30 Examples of the John Bonham Craft
To mark the 30th anniversary of his passing, this is the TBL John Bonham playlist designed to direct you into the company of his Greatest Beats and Percussive Perfection.
In remembering the legacy of John Bonham this weekend, paramount to any acknowledgment will be the music he created and I’m sure we will all be searching out the CD’s and vinyl that capture his magic in the next few days.
The intervening years since his untimely death at the age of 32 …

This  Saturday September 25  we are holding an informal pub meet to celebrate the legacy of John Bonham and Led Zeppelin on the 30th anniversary of his passing.
The venue is the Marlborough Head pub at 24 North Audley Street London W1K 6WD. It’s situated just off the Marble Arch end off Oxford Street (Nearest tube stations are Bond Street and Marble Arch)
The pub serves food throughout the day – more details on this link
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/17/1735/Marlborough_Head/Marble_Arch

The TBL crew will be congregating in the basement of the pub from 2pm. If you have …