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LED ZEPPELIN's Backstage Rider Demands: Tea, Coffee And An Ironing Board

Daily Mail reports that while LED ZEPPELIN's middle-aged fans turned up in London for tonight's reunion concert with thermal underwear, warm coats and vacuum flasks, the band — whose consumption of drugs, alcohol and groupies was the stuff of rock legend — showed that the days of excess were well an...

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Vicar's Cottage Plea To LED ZEPPELIN Fans

BBC News reports: A vicar has asked LED ZEPPELIN fans to stop visiting his remote rural Welsh cottage made famous by the rock icons. Bron-yr-Aur in Gwynedd's Dyfi Valley was used by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to write their third album in 1970, and one track is named after it. The Reverend ...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Reunion Concert To Be Filmed For DVD Release

According to MTV.ca, LED ZEPPELIN's reunion concert in London, which is scheduled to take place tonight (Monday, December 10) will be recorded for a DVD release. The show, which pays tribute to the Atlantic Records co-founder will feature additional performances from FOREIGNER, Paul Rodgers, Bill Wy...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Rolling Stone Interview Excerpts Posted Online

On November 6 and November 7 — while they waited for guitarist Jimmy Page's broken finger to heal, so they could resume preparations for their December 10 reunion concert in London — the three surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN all sat down with Rolling Stone in London for extensive, individual inter...

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$40,000 Guitar Signed By JIMMY PAGE, BRIAN MAY Vanishes

According to Dailymail.co.uk, a Fender Stratocaster guitar boasting the signatures of Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Bill Wyman, among others, has vanished. The guitar disappeared last month while in the care of Parcelforce en route from DIRE STRAITS mainman Mark Knopfler's London office to...

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ROBERT PLANT Wanted To Recreate Classic 1970 LED ZEPPELIN Concert For Upcoming Reunion

According to The Pulse of Radio, Robert Plant says that he had originally wanted LED ZEPPELIN's upcoming reunion show to be a song-for-song copy of their legendary January 9, 1970 set at London's Royal Albert Hall. Plant told Rolling Stone, "I had an idea initially that we should do our entire Royal...

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ROBERT PLANT Has Nothing But Bad Memories Of Previous LED ZEPPELIN Reunion Shows

Jason Gregory of Gigwise.com of reports that LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has said that he has nothing but bad memories about the band's previous reunion shows. Speaking ahead of the band’s one-off show at the O2 Arena in London next Monday (December 10),Plant described their show at Live Aid...

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LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist Snubs Own Charity Fundraiser To Practice For Reunion Gig

World Entertainment News Network reports that LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page snubbed a fundraising event for his own charity so he could prepare for his band's concert next week. Page was due to appear at a party for his charity, Task Brazil, in London on Tuesday (December 4),but stayed at home...

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GLENN HUGHES: I Declined To Work With MICHAEL SCHENKER

Contrary to a posting on Michael Schenker's official web site, legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) will **NOT** perform on the new MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) album, tentatively due in April. Says Hughes: "I declined to work with Michael. I do not play that kind of...

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Report: Fans Await Rare LED ZEPPELIN Concert

Mike Collett-White of Reuters reports: The songs remain the same and so will the passion when fans from around the world gather to see LED ZEPPELIN, one of rock music's most influential bands, reunite for a one-off gig on Monday. Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones...

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MINISTRY: Four Dates Added To 'C U LaTouR'

MINISTRY has added four more dates to the North American leg of its "C U LaTouR". The trek — which also features special guests MESHUGGAH and opening act HEMLOCK — will now kick off on March 26 in Calgary, Alberta, and then play Vancouver (which is just about sold out) on March 28 as previously ...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Frontman: 'Our American Label's F**king Us Like Crazy'

The Pulse of Radio reports: QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme unloaded on the band's label, Interscope Records, in a profanity-laced interview with Antiquiet.com. When asked how he thinks the record companies will react as more artists finish their contracts and go off on their own, Homme...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist: 'I'm Stoked On The New Stuff!'

BUCKCHERRY guitarist Keith Nelson has issued the following update: "This is the first entry in the studio blog for the upcoming record. "We came off the road at the end of September and took a few days off, then got right back to work writing and rehearsing new material. Right now things are going w...

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Funeral For ENGRAVE Guitarist To Be Held Tomorrow

A wake for guitarist Mario Gutierrez of the Los Angeles-based death/thrash band ENGRAVE will be held today (Wednesday, December 5) between 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the following location: Maribal Mortuary 2814 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031 Funeral services will take place on Thursday, December...

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LED ZEPPELIN's JIMMY PAGE On Reunion: 'I Would Like To Keep This Moving'

AFP reports: LED ZEPPELIN could get together again for more projects after next week's long-awaited reunion gig, members of the iconic British rock band hinted in newly-published comments. Guitarist Jimmy Page recounted his excitement when they first played together in preparation for their reunion...