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ROBERT PLANT Praises DOLLY PARTON's Version Of "Stairway To Heaven"

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant is genuinely pleased with the way Dolly Parton's rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" turned out on her latest album Halos & Horns. "You know, the thing is that she's not wailing—she's keeping it within the genre, and she's a good singer," Pl...

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ROBERT PLANT: Reunion With Ex-LED ZEPPELIN Bassist Unlikely

Although former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant seems open to the possibility of putting out another album with PAGE AND PLANT, his collaboration with ex-ZEP guitarist Jimmy Page, a reunion with the band's bass player, John Paul Jones, remains much more unlikely. "My relationship with 'Jonesy' is...

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ROBERT PLANT: Licensing ZEPPELIN Classic To CADILLAC Was Appropriate

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant believes that the group did nothing wrong last fall when they licensed the ZEP classic "Rock And Roll" last fall to Cadillac for a TV commercial campaign for a reportedly "ridiculous" amount of money. "I think that's appropriate," Plant told Launch. "I don't...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: ROBERT FLYNN Will Bury Himself

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has responded to MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn's accusations that the bald six-stringer looks light RIGHT SAID FRED's Richard Fairbrass. "I don't have a problem with Robb," King told Britain's Kerrang! magazine. "Let him talk some more if he's got stupid shit like th...

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Ex-LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Shares Kodak Moment With BRYAN ADAMS

Former LED ZEPPELIN lead singer Robert Plant was photographed by Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams for an upcoming Cadillac ad. The ad will extend Cadillac's image makeover, which began earlier this year with the use of ZEPPELIN's classic "Rock and Roll" as the soundtrack to television spots featurin...

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BOB DAISLEY: Recent OZZY Reissues Are Insult To RANDY RHOADS' Memory

Former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley is continuing his fight in the court of public opinion over the fact that OZZY's early solo albums were recently re-issued with re-recorded bass and drum tracks courtesy of current OSBOURNE bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin. Speaking to Chart At...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman To Be Featured On VH1's "Storytellers"

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant will be featured on an episode of VH1's Storytellers that premieres Sunday, July 14th at 9:00 PM EST (to be repeated several times that week). Expect some ZEPPELIN favorites, songs from his upcoming Dreamland disc and the tales behind them. Meanwhile, VH1 Cl...

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THE SCORPIONS: Attack Of The Flying Vs!

The following press release comes to us courtesy of www.gibson.com: Rudolph Schenker and Matthias Jabs, rhythm and lead guitarists for German rock band THE SCORPIONS, made an impromptu visit to Gibson USA in Nashville on Monday, June 17th. In town for a Tuesday show, Schenker and Jabs were excited t...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: There Have Been No Complaints About Altered OZZY Reissues

Despite the public uproar that followed the announcement that some of Ozzy Osbourne's early solo albums would be re-issued with re-recorded bass and drum tracks courtesy of current Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin, Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon continues to maintain that fan...

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ROBERT FLYNN: "KERRY KING's Eaten So Many Cheeseburgers His Brain's Starting To Clog Up"

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn has slammed SLAYER guitarist Kerry King over the latter's incessant public criticisms of MACHINE HEAD's recent recorded output during various interviews conducted by King over the last several months. In the latest diary entry posted at the group's official web sit...

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LED ZEPPELIN Kid Sister Breaks Out On Her Own

Deborah Bonham, kid sister of the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, has made her latest CD, entitled Old Hyde, available via Amazon.com. Featuring performances by Mick Fleetwood, Deborah's nephew Jason Bonham, Dougie Boyle (ex-ROBERT PLANT solo band),Robbie Blunt (ex-ROBERT PLANT solo ban...

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ROBERT PLANT: FRED DURST And WES SCANTLIN "Smothered" ZEPPELIN Classic

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has accused LIMP BIZKIT and PUDDLE OF MUDD of "smothering" the ZEPPELIN classic "Thank You" after Fred Durst and Wes Scantlin teamed up with Jimmy Page to cover the song at the European Music Awards earlier this year, according to Worldpop. In an exclusive c...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Live Compilation On The Way?

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page have been hinting towards the possibility of a live ZEPPELIN compilation surfacing sometime before the end of the year. However, no official announcement has yet been made on the matter. In related news, former LED ZEPPELIN bassist J...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman To Play London Date

Former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant will be performing at the Astoria in London on June 10th. ...

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BARREN CROSS, Ex-STRYPER Drummer To Appear At California Festival

Fans of STRYPER and the Christian metal scene will be happy to hear former Enigma/Capitol Recording artists BARREN CROSS will be playing a one-time reunion show (their first live appearance in over eight years) in Southern California this August at a festival called Extreme Mardi Gras. Also schedule...