Post Tagged with: "Robert Plant"

by / on April 28, 2013 at 1:41 pm / in Rock Music

‘They don’t say a word’: Robert Plant says he’s not the only one holding up a Led Zeppelin reunion

All of the reunion talk for Led Zeppelin, subsequent to their gala release of Celebration Day, seemed to center on the idea that Robert Plant wasn’t interested. Not true, says the erstwhile frontman.

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by / on March 26, 2013 at 7:38 am / in Country, One Track Mind, Rock Music, Uncategorized

One Track Mind: Patty Griffin with Robert Plant, “Ohio” from American Kid (2013)

There has been, over the last months, much more chatter about Robert Plant’s private affairs with Patty Griffin than anything they’ve done in the studio. “Ohio,” from Griffin’s upcoming release American Kid, changes that.

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by / on March 9, 2013 at 12:11 pm / in Rock Music

‘It’s stripped down and tribal and rocking’: Producer Buddy Miller previews new Robert Plant album

Robert Plant has been in a reminiscent mood lately, releasing old Led Zeppelin material and offering two consecutive albums dominated by cover tunes.

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by / on February 27, 2013 at 7:34 am / in Gimme Five, Rock Music, The Sucks Series, Uncategorized

Gimme Five: Songs where Led Zeppelin, well, sucked

It’s become fashionable to like Led Zeppelin again, after the release of their 2007 partial reunion concert. Luckily, Celebration Day, which debuted in the Billboard Top 10 last fall, doesn’t include any of these duds.

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by / on December 12, 2012 at 12:20 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music

‘I might just chill for a while’: While Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page talks tour, Robert Plant takes a break

With no Led Zeppelin reunion on the horizon, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are headed in opposite directions — quite literally.

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by / on December 2, 2012 at 4:58 pm / in Concerts, Metal, Rock Music

‘He’ll probably kill me for telling’: Jason Bonham shares real reason Robert Plant won’t reunite as Led Zeppelin

Jason Bonham talks about the emotional difficulties that Robert Plant still has going on without his dad, the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham

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by / on November 21, 2012 at 2:08 pm / in Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (2012)

Were it any other band, it would be easy to scoff at the prospect. Three old dudes and a replacement for the now-apparently requisite missing dude, but this is Led Zeppelin

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by / on November 8, 2012 at 9:17 am / in Metal, On Second Thought, Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy (1973)

Released in the shadow of an acknowledged classic in IV, Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy found the band experimenting with an entirely new palette of sounds.

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by / on July 9, 2012 at 7:34 am / in New Music Monday, Uncategorized

New Music Monday: Michael Des Barres, Muddy Waters, Robert Plant, Yes

From cool jazz to spooky medieval metal, from honky tonk heroes to some ass-whipping white blues, there something for almost everyone in this exciting edition of Something Else! Reviews’ New Music Monday.

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by / on April 10, 2012 at 9:37 am / in Featured Artist, Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Something Else! Featured Artist: More Led Zeppelin!

What’s the continuing attraction, in 2012, for the long-gone Led Zeppelin? From movie trailers to “American Idol,” these long-haired, often-shirtless heavy-metal rock-gods — disbanded since the turn of the 1980s, mind you — remain front of mind.

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