Tag Archives: Led Zeppelin
Influential Blues Rock Guitarist Bobby Parker Dead at 76
Pioneering blues rocker who influenced Zeppelin and the Beatles has passed away
By Alex Baker
Bobby Parker, a pioneering blues rock guitarist whose 1961 track “Watch Your Step” contained a riff that went on to influence songs by the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, has passed away at the age of 76.
The news comes to us courtesy of Anthony R. Rucker, a bassist who played with Parker recently.
“It is with a heavy… Read More
Led Zeppelin’s Stolen $200,000 Explored in New Film
Filmmakers currently seeking funds to complete Fleecing Led Zeppelin
In July of 1973 Led Zeppelin were staying at NYC’s ritzy Drake Hotel while they were in town playing Madison Square Garden. On the morning of the 29th Plant, Page and co. awoke to discover that $200,000 in cash had been plundered from… Read More
Video: Vintage Trouble with Paul Stanley “You Shook Me”
KISS frontman joins soul rockers for an intimate performance of the blues classic
The quality of the video may be a little rough around the edges as is the refinement of the actual performance. But there’s no mistaking the quality of the talent assembled onstage in this clip of KISS frontman Paul Stanley guesting on a performance of the blues classic “You Shook Me.”
Paul and his KISS bandmate/business partner have been busy as usual,… Read More
Video: Heart and Jason Bonham “Kashmir”
The Wilson sisters get the Led out with Jason Bonham laying down the beat
Fresh from their inauguration into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, Heart are currently in the midst of their summer “Heartbreaker Tour” with Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience.
As part of the tour, the two bands are joining forces at the end of each night’s show… Read More
Mr. Spoon
Hailing from Pembroke, Wales in the UK, Mr. Spoon are a heavy alt rock band with a sound that’s heavily influenced by Nineties grunge acts like the Pixies and Nirvana and classic hard rock a la Led Zeppelin. The three-piece power trio is fronted by singer/guitarist James Amen Heslop and includes bassist G Funk and a drummer simply known as Boots. Mr. Spoon’s sound manages to be both retro and contemporary at the same time and contains elements of jazz, punk, funk, dub, dance and classical. We think these lads… Read More
Led Zeppelin ‘Sound and Fury’ – Photographer Neal Preston’s New iBook
Innovative Led Zeppelin iBook chronicles photographer’s unprecedented access to band at their peak
By Alex Baker
Neal Preston was an acclaimed rock photographer who has shot Tom Petty, The Who, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, and Bruce Springsteen, among others. In the Seventies Preston was the only embedded… Read More
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