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“Nobody wanted Life Of Brian except George Harrison”: how Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and an ex-Beatle bankrolled two of the greatest comedy films ever made
By Paul Travers published
1970s comedy classics Monty Python And The Holy Grail and The Life Of Brain wouldn’t have got off the ground if it hadn’t been for George Harrison, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd

"I was sitting way back, in the cheap seats, and I must tell you that I was weeping": why watching Jimmy Page play with The Firm made his former Led Zeppelin bandmate Robert Plant cry
By Paul Brannigan published
Post-Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were more supportive of one another's solo careers than one might imagine

Led Zeppelin's original contract with Atlantic Records stated that Jimmy Page could replace the other band members if he wanted
By Fraser Lewry published
The historic 1968 contract between Atlantic Records and Jimmy Page has been uncovered

The 10 best Led Zeppelin songs that aren’t by Led Zeppelin
By Joe Daly published
Soundalikes, homages and bare-faced rip-offs – these are the 10 best Led Zeppelin songs not actually by Led Zeppelin

"I'd seen Led Zeppelin, loved it, but you can't touch them: they fly away on a jet plane that says 'Led Zeppelin' on it. The Clash pulled up in a station wagon": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the gig that changed his life forever
By Paul Brannigan published
In October 1979, 15-year-old Michael 'Duff' McKagan attended a punk rock show in Seattle which turned his world upside down

“The audience just wouldn’t let us go!” Jimmy Page recalls Led Zeppelin's legendary four-night stand in Boston in January '69, the gigs that set his band up for superstardom
By Paul Brannigan published
On this week in 1969, Led Zeppelin played their first dates in Boston, and blew the minds of everyone in attendance

"Led Zeppelin played to a crowd of 150,000, but no-one on the bill was looking for a big break or even a record deal": How 60s' music festivals turned a generation of blues aficionados into the first rock stars
By Paul Henderson published
Some of the events still exist today, but back in the 60s they played hosts to bands for whom future possibilities were entirely unknown

“John Paul Jones kept to himself, but Jimmy Page took great delight in showing you what he’d been doing the night before”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on touring with Led Zeppelin, John Bonham’s pranks and Jimmy Page’s ‘fruity’ Polaroids
By Paul Brannigan published
When Jethro Tull opened up for Led Zeppelin on their 1969 US arena tour, it was an eye-opening experience for frontman Ian Anderson

Robert Plant announces extensive UK tour with Saving Grace
By Fraser Lewry published
Robert Plant Presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian have UK shows lined up between March and July

"Shirley Bassey arrived, took off her coat and went straight into the studio. She sang and then just collapsed on the floor": an epic Jimmy Page interview
By Peter Makowski published
As Led Zeppelin prepared for their 2007 reunion show, Jimmy Page sat down with Classic Rock for an extensive interview. And now, for the first time, we're publishing it online in full
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