TBL 37 coming your way soon:
TBL 37 is in the house….copies arrived today and it’s looking good. The task ahead is to begin stuffing said magazine into envelopes for the TBL 37 distribution. This is already underway here and will be ongoing into next week. I am hoping to have all UK copies out by the middle of the week to arrive hopefully by next weekend. Europe, America, Canada, Australia, Japan and all other overseas destinations will also be despatched over the next week – the objective being to get …

Robert Plant at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne – this report for TBL from Michael Rae who attended with his son
As this photo of my 13 year old, Adam, shows, we weren’t in a great spot for photos tonight!
Never mind, we were there!
Robert was in fine voice and in a very cheerful mood. The band was spectacular.
LZ songs included Friends, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, Black Dog, Going to California, Ramble On, Four Sticks, Whole Lotta Love and encores of What Is And What Should Never Be and Rock and Roll. Spoonful, Fixin’ to …

Here’s a new interview with Robert Plant via Digital Today Singapore conducted by Kevin Mathews ahead of his Sensational Spaceshifters date at the Timbre Rock & Roots music festival on Thursday.
Yes, he’s now officially in town. The voice behind Led Zeppelin will be performing, quite aptly, at Timbre Rock & Roots music festival. We were worried he’d strain his voice prior to his set on Thursday night, but Plant didn’t seem to mind, judging from our long and quite candid chat. Read on.
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YOU’VE HAD OVER FORTY YEARS OF MAKING MUSIC, WHAT …

The 34th issue of the Tight But Loose magazine is finally out on the streets  and spreading the latest Zep word to destinations in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, South Africa, Indonesia, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland…truly the global essential Led Zeppelin magazine…and coming your way soon…
Now and again it’s good to redefine and reaffirm why I have committed so many man hours of my waking life …

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM US TO YOU
So this is Christmas…
Like everyone the last few day here have found us scurrying around trying to sort everything before tomorrow. In between Christmas shopping, ordering the turkey etc, there’s been work on the forthcoming TBL issue 34. In particular Mike Tremaglio’s superb tour log that covers the Japan, Monteux and 1972 /3 UK tour. Here’s a pic with designer Mick Lowe at Studio Mix in Bedford last week  – Mick has done another fantastic job in supporting all the design needs of the mag etc …

Glenn Hughes with Ian Paice -Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards – Roundhouse London, November 9th 2011.
Photo copyright Ross Halfin –  more at Ross Halfin Facebook link  http://www.facebook.com/rosshalfinofficial
Black Country Communion, The Who, Deep Purple and Jeff Beck were amongst the winners at last night’s annual Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards at the Roundhouse in London hosted by Kiss legend Gene Simmons.
Glenn Hughes was in attendance ahead of his UK tour next week. ‘’It’s only taken me 50 years to get a Breakthough award!’ he told me before accepting the aforementioned …

It is with immense sadness that we have learned of the death of Joan Bonham.
Joan had been unwell in the past few weeks and died in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Joan was the wife of the late John Henry Snr and mother of Deborah and the late John and Michael.  Her zest for life and in particular her family, was admired and loved by so many.
Myself and Gary will personally never forget the enthusiasm and empathy the whole Bonham family brought to the 1992 Led Zeppelin Convention we co …

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 …

Deborah Bonham is currently on tour with Nazareth – gig details as follows

 
12th February THE ASSEMBLY LEAMINGTON 
 Spencer Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 3NF Tel 01926 523001 E: info@leamingtonassembly.com
 
15th February RELENTLESS GARAGE, LONDON 
20-22 Highbury Corner, at the beginning of Holloway Road, opposite Highbury & Islington tube station, N5 1RD
 
18th February WHITEHAVEN CIVIC HALL
Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7SH Tel 01946 514960 Email:civichall@northcountryleisure.org.uk
19th February O2 ABC2 GLASGOW
300 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JA
20th February O2 ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1SW
21st February ROTHES HALLS, GLENROTHES
Rothes Square, Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5NX
  
Deborah Bonham Special 2 hour shows including new songs from the forthcoming album 
23rd February …

Now that I have undertaken the administration and distribution of the Tight But Loose magazine, here are a few admin details to note – plus a summary of TBL web site activity. This is the first in what will be regular bulletin updates to inform you of what is happening with the TBL site and magazine looking ahead. Take time to have a look at this as there are some important points and information to soak up. (DL)
 
TBL 2010 Magazine Subscriptions:
Many thanks for everyone who has subscribed to the TBL 2010 magazines so …