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ROBERT PLANT's Video Salute To JIMMY PAGE Available

A video salute to LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page by Robert Plant filmed especially for the 2007 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards staged by Classic Rock magazine, where Page won the Living Legend accolade, can be viewed below. The Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards took place in London in early...

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PAUL STANLEY Pays Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN Guitar Legend JIMMY PAGE

The December 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine features the story "Rock's Sonic Architect" in which a number of musicians pay tribute to LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, the man who many believe shaped the very sound of rock music. In the article, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley had the fol...

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YAKUZA Frontman, BUSKER SOUNDCHECK Members To Pay Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN

ZEP2: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, the LED ZEPPELIN tribute act featuring Bruce Lamont (frontman for Chicago-based avantgarde metallers YAKUZA) and members of BUSKER SOUNDCHECK, will perform ZEPPELIN's entire "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack plus a few other classic ZEPPELIN numbers on January 1...

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BENEDICTUM: New Song Posted Online

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have posted a new song, "Beast in the Field", taken from the group's sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", on their MySpace page. Also available at the same location is an audio interview with producer Jeff Pilson (DOKKEN, FOREIGNER)....

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MINISTRY Mainman's Christmas Poem

MINISTRY mainman Al "Alien" Jourgensen has penned a special Christmas poem entitled "T'was The Night Before Impeachment". It goes like this: T'was 2007 and all through the year Not a creature was buying this climate of fear The stockings were hung in a foreclosure scare In hopes that the Banks would...

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ACE FREHLEY, ALICE COOPER, JAY JAY FRENCH: How LED ZEPPELIN Changed Our Lives

The December 2007 issue of Classic Rock magazine features the story of "the good times and bad times of LED ZEPPELIN — as seen through the eyes of rock's biggest stars." A couple of excerpts follow: Ace Frehley (KISS): "That show at the Fillmore East [in New York on January 31, 1969] changed my life...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Headline UK's GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL?

MonstersAndCritics.com reports that LED ZEPPELIN will headline next year's Glastonbury Festival. The legendary rock group — who played a sensational comeback concert at London's O2 arena earlier this month — will take to the stage for the world-famous musical extravaganza, in Somerset, England, befo...

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EXTREME Guitarist Says LED ZEPPELIN Should Be Allowed To Rock At Any Age

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has penned a lengthy response to music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's recent review of LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert at the O2 arena in London in which Bob wrote, in part, "LED ZEPPELIN is dead. And one of the reasons it's so revered is that the band didn't ca...

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DOWN: More U.S. Dates Announced

DOWN has lined up the following dates in January/February: Jan. 18 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen Jan. 19 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay Theatre Jan. 20 - Lafayette, LA - Grant St. Dance Hall Jan. 22 - Little Rock, AR - The Village Jan. 23 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom Jan. 25 ...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Release 'American Gothic' Acoustic EP

SMASHING PUMPKINS have completed work on "American Gothic", a four-song acoustic EP, to be released digitally via the iTunes Store on January 2. Featuring the songs "The Rose March", "Pox", "Again, Again, Again (The Crux)" and "Sunkissed", the EP will be available for individual purchase on iTunes o...

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LED ZEPPELIN Reportedly 'Thrilled' By Reaction To Reunion Concert

ThisIsNottingham.co.uk reports: The will-they-won't they saga of future LED ZEPPELIN gigs has been fuelled by reports that the band are definitely touring next year and planning a show at the Millennium Stadium. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were apparently thrilled by their reception...

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BONHAM, SHOTGUN MESSIAH, ZAN CLAN Members Featured On 'Heroes Of The Night' KISS Tribute

TributeAlbums.com has set a January 15, 2008 release date for "Heroes of the Night", a tribute to the classic KISS album "Creatures of the Night". The brainchild of Connecticut-based rock outfit EMERALD MONKEY, the CD features guest appearances by members of BONHAM, SHOTGUN MESSIAH, ZAN CLAN, and mo...

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JASON BONHAM On LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Tour: 'I'm Still The New Guy, And I Wouldn't Know'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Still buzzing from LED ZEPPELIN's reunion show on Dec. 10 in London, drummer Jason Bonham says he's the wrong guy to ask about any future plans for the group. "I'm still the new guy, and I wouldn't know," Bonham — whose late father, John Bonham, was ZEP's origina...

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'LED ZEPPELIN – The Ride' Gets Its First Public Test Run; Video Available

Claudia Lauer and Jonathan Tressler of the Myrtle Beach Sun News report: Visiting the LED ZEPPELIN roller coaster at the new Hard Rock theme park has been a ritual for Steve Ammons over the past few months, even though the park and the ride are still several months from opening. "I'm a big ...

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LED ZEPPELIN Used METALLICA's Sound Engineer For Reunion Concert

At front of house for LED ZEPPELIN's recent 02 Arena concert was a Midas XL8 Live Performance System provided by Britannia Row, with two engineers at the controls. Big Mick Hughes mixed the band — Jimmy Page on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass and drummer Jason Bonham — while Robert Plant's front of...