A report from Billboard yesterday puts to rest speculation of what a 2017 lineup might look like for Desert Trip, the epic classic rock festival that brought The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Bob Dylan, The Who and Neil Young to one stage over two weekends in 2016. Festival promoter Paul Tollet, who also … Continue reading Epic Desert Trip Festival Not Returning in 2017 →

Foreigner, the band behind such classic hits at “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Cold As Ice,” and “Hot Blooded,” has announced they’ll embark on a North American tour this summer in celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary. Joining Foreigner for the tour are Cheap Trick, who are also celebrating 40 years since their … Continue reading Foreigner Announces 40th Anniversary with Cheap Trick and Jason Bonham →

The title of this blog is absolutely true.  If you are a collector of rock albums, believe it or not, Storm Thorgerson probably designed about 80% of the album covers in your collection!  Mostly known for his brilliant work with Pink Floyd and creating the most famous album cover of all time, The Dark Side … Continue reading Taken By Storm: This Man Designed Half Your Record Collection →

10 The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico The album artwork for The Velvet Underground & Nico is instantly recognizable for its Andy Warhol banana print on the front cover. The famous pop artist was, at the time, both mentor and manager for The Velvet Underground and incidentally helped to finance the recording … Continue reading Top 10 Classic Rock Album Covers →

When Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl injured his leg in a stage mishap back in June, it caused the band to cancel a run of tour dates including two shows in the UK. This past weekend, the Foo Fighters made their return to the Milton Keynes National Bowl and never one to disappoint, the … Continue reading Foo Fighters form Supergroup with Members of Led Zeppelin and Queen →

by Paul Rappaport When I was growing up in the 60’s the “big 3” guitar players were Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page, and in that order.  Probably because that is the order they appeared in the Yardbirds band, which is primarily where we were learning about the new hot guitar players from England. … Continue reading Jimmy Page – Amazing Musician, and Nice Guy Too! →

If Robert Plant came to your door wanting to repair your driveway, would you buy it? The former Led Zeppelin front man appears in the upcoming British indie film, Doreen: The Movie – and you can see the clip below, in which Plant’s character owns a tarmac business. The best part? Check out Plant’s business … Continue reading Robert Plant Acts in Indie Movie [WATCH] →

When Led Zeppelin were recording the 1976 album Presence, a number of reference mixes of the album’s songs were recorded. Five of those reference mixes will appear on the companion disc that accompanies the upcoming deluxe edition of Presence, due out July 31st. Now you can hear the raw version of “Hots on for Nowhere” … Continue reading Hear Led Zeppelin’s ‘Hots on for Nowhere’ Reference Track →

Robert Plant may have distanced himself from Led Zeppelin in recent years, but the former lead singer still knows how to please a crowd. While performing at Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Festival this past weekend, Plant and his band, the Sensational Shape Shifters pulled out a Zeppelin classic. Check out the video of “Rock and Roll” here … Continue reading Robert Plant Performs Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” at Bonnaroo →

On July 31, Led Zeppelin’s final three studio albums, Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda, will be re-issued in remastered deluxe and super deluxe editions. The release date is the final in a three stage reissue campaign that began in 2014 with Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin III. Watch the … Continue reading Watch the Unboxing of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Presence’ Super Deluxe Edition →

A previously unreleased Led Zeppelin track, titled “Sugar Mama” has premiered online today, in advance of the band’s upcoming re-issues of their final three albums, Presence, In Through the Out Door and Coda. “Sugar Mama” was originally recorded at London’s Olympic Studios in 1968 during the sessions for the band’s debut album. The song has … Continue reading Hear the Unreleased Led Zeppelin Song ‘Sugar Mama’ →

On July 31st, Led Zeppelin will release re-issues of their final three studio albums: Presence, In Through The Out Door, and Coda. This will be the final release in the band’s re-issue campaign. As with the previous deluxe re-issues, all three of these albums have been newly remastered by guitarist and producer Jimmy Page and … Continue reading Led Zeppelin Announce Details of Final Three Studio Album Re-issues →