Led Zeppelin

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Jimmy Page is being sued again by the man who wrote Dazed and Confused – a track made famous by The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

By Stef Lach published 6 May 25

Jake Holmes' Dazed and Confused was covered by the Yardbirds before Led Zeppelin reworked it and made it a stone cold classic

“If you’re a Zep fan and really want to go see Zeppelin, you might as well go and see one of the better tribute bands”: The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more

By Rob Hughes published 4 May 25

Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all

Photographs of Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham

“He was, without question, the best rock drummer in the world”: What Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward really thought of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham

By Classic Rock published 18 April 25

Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together

From ecology to the occult: the dark secrets of Led Zeppelin IV

By Chris Salewicz published 17 April 25

The mysterious sleeve artwork of Led Zeppelin's fourth album, dissected

"We haven’t adjusted it for the taste of modern kids. This is how it's meant to be heard": An interview with the makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin

By Dave Ling published 7 April 25

As Becoming Led Zeppelin continues to take the world by storm, we talk to the duo who put it all together

Brian Knapp with his Led Zeppelin artwork

Previously unseen Led Zeppelin artwork discovered by same man who found slice of George Harrison's leftover toast

By Fraser Lewry published 24 March 25

What are the chances?

"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion for Live Aid are brutal, and spare no-one

By Paul Brannigan published 11 March 25

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

"Will we let the machines take the stage, or will we fight for the irreplaceable magic of human artistry?" Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page hits out at UK Government's Artificial Intelligence proposals

By Stef Lach published 2 March 25

Led Zeppelin icon Jimmy Page speaks out as UK Government wraps up consultation into AI 'learning' capabilities

John Bonham and Nandi Bushell playing drums

Nandi Bushell is back, and this time she's playing Led Zeppelin in stilettos

By Fraser Lewry published 28 February 25

Bonzo would surely approve

“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Tennis hero Pat Cash discovered Saga in Steve Harris’ private pub, introduced Tony Iommi to Bigelf and got Robert Plant to take up his sport

By Jo Kendall published 27 February 25

Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes publicity still

"Vibrant, electric, mystical and powerful": Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes release cover of Led Zeppelin's The Lemon Song

By Fraser Lewry published 25 February 25

The live version of The Lemon Song was recorded during a soundcheck and is taken from the expanded version of Live At The Greek

"Wrapping blues tradition in boundary-breaking innovation": Every Led Zeppelin album ranked from worst to best

By Ian Fortnam published 20 February 25

From anonymous sixties session men to globe-straddling seventies rock goliaths - the albums that soundtracked Led Zeppelin's conquest of Earth

Led Zeppelin onstage in Copenhagen, 1979

Thirteen minutes of previously unseen Led Zeppelin footage has surfaced after lying in a drawer for 45 years

By Fraser Lewry published 19 February 25

The holy grail footage of Led Zeppelin's final warm-up show before their historic Knebworth dates was shot in Denmark in 1979

"The feedback is humbling and inspiring": Jimmy Page reacts to fan response to Led Zeppelin movie

By Fraser Lewry published 17 February 25

Becoming Led Zeppelin in theatres now and has broken one box office record

"A ninth album would have been about riffs - interestingly constructed riffs and hypnotic music": Jimmy Page looks back on the tests and turmoil of Led Zeppelin's final albums

By Mark Blake published 14 February 25

The man who led Zeppelin looks back on Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda

Lady Gaga in 2024, Bono in 1989 and Robert Plant in 1973

“When I met Bono for the first time, I was like, ‘I used to sing Pride (In The Name Of Love) in my rock band growing up!’” Lady Gaga used to front a classic rock band who covered U2 and loved Led Zeppelin

By Matt Mills published 13 February 25

The pop megastar talks about her early days singing classic rock tunes on the new episode of Hot Ones

"It was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill to play these amazing iconic songs with the man who composed them": Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes detail massively expanded edition of Live At The Greek

By Fraser Lewry published 13 February 25

Watch the video for the previously unreleased No Speak, No Slave and listen to the Led Zeppelin classic Bring It On Home

"Do you know Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love?": Over in Santa Monica, a Lithuanian guitarist and a Ukrainian violinist are busking their way to YouTube fame and fortune

By Fraser Lewry published 12 February 25

Meet Døvydas Maščinskas and Karolina Protsenko

Led Zeppelin onstage at the Royal Albert Hall, January 1970

"Oh my God, this is mind-blowing": The makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin say they found some amazing unseen footage from later in the band's career

By Fraser Lewry published 7 February 25

Becoming Led Zeppelin is in cinemas now

"It doesn't wholly demystify them, but it reveals the human brilliance at their heart": Becoming Led Zeppelin strips away the mystique to present the birth of a legend

By Dave Everley published 6 February 25

Rare footage and the voice of John Bonham – Becoming Led Zeppelin is cracks opens the door into an unseen world

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