<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Led-zeppelin ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/led-zeppelin Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:08:04 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Bonzo’s birthday cake was a wedding cake and George Harrison lifted the top layer straight into Bonzo’s face. Bonzo picked Harrison up and launched him into the swimming pool”: When Led Zeppelin broke a Beatles record and celebrated in style ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bonzos-birthday-cake-was-a-wedding-cake-and-george-harrison-lifted-the-top-layer-straight-into-bonzos-face-bonzo-picked-harrison-up-and-launched-him-into-the-swimming-pool-when-led-zeppelin-broke-a-beatles-record-and-celebrated-in-style YqkCmb8siMfXcNBv8TVpmh Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:08:04 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first time I played it, I had such a connection with it. I thought, ‘This is it. This is the one’”: On his 26th birthday in 1970, Jimmy Page played his beloved Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ at the climax of a legendary Led Zeppelin show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-first-time-i-played-it-i-had-such-a-connection-with-it-i-thought-this-is-it-this-is-the-one-on-his-26th-birthday-in-1970-jimmy-page-played-his-beloved-les-paul-custom-black-beauty-at-the-climax-of-a-legendary-led-zeppelin-show fbpnQrXJNfgZPx6d3eXB6P Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:49:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Clapton chose pure blues, and he hated it when the volume went up. He actually said to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, ‘You’re too loud!’ Because he’s a purist”: ’60s icon Donovan salutes a golden generation of guitar heroes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/clapton-chose-pure-blues-and-he-hated-it-when-the-volume-went-up-he-actually-said-to-jimmy-page-and-jeff-beck-youre-too-loud-because-hes-a-purist-60s-icon-donovan-salutes-a-golden-generation-of-guitar-heroes afgy5gwEMK8CANnKavGpne Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:26:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t know anything about what’s going on in that world now, at all”: Robert Plant reveals why he turned down the chance to appear at the Back To The Beginning show ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/recording/i-dont-know-anything-about-whats-going-on-in-that-world-now-at-all-robert-plant-reveals-why-he-turned-down-the-chance-to-appear-at-the-back-to-the-beginning-show bBXacHwbdTYp2epN7drDjC Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Eureka! ...You’ve found that elusive thing, a low-watt amp which reacts perfectly to a guitar”: Sundragon and Jimmy Page team up for the Nymph, a single-watt tube combo for nailing Led Zep tones at home ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/sundragon-jimmy-page-ledzeppelin-single-watt-tube-amp-nymph XRDgaMgzrSBECwS3UNx8qj Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:21:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I dragged George Harrison in to listen to it on the way back from a Beatles session. He didn’t get it at all”: When the first Led Zeppelin album confused a Beatle — and was ignored by Mick Jagger ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-dragged-george-harrison-in-to-listen-to-it-on-the-way-back-from-a-beatles-session-he-didnt-get-it-at-all-when-the-first-led-zeppelin-album-confused-a-beatle-and-was-ignored-by-mick-jagger ErTL5NAHxaupfG8hKaApCg Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:37:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:42:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whole Lotta Love was clearly the track that everybody would go to. That riff was so fresh — and it still is”: A classic interview with Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/whole-lotta-love-was-clearly-the-track-that-everybody-would-go-to-that-riff-was-so-fresh-and-it-still-is-a-classic-interview-with-jimmy-page Epf8eUJ4nQXxhtMnsQKi66 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:52:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An amazing piece of history from the British blues scene”: Robert Plant is selling a trove of gear for charity – including a John Birch-modded ‘62 Stratocaster with two switches that once belonged to Stan Webb of Chicken Shack ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/robert-plant-selling-1962-strat-for-charity C57dDUR3ELyua8nbuirTgW Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:34:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is not regulation; it is a free pass for AI to exploit creativity without consequence”: Jimmy Page slams UK Government’s policy proposals for artificial intelligence ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/this-is-not-regulation-it-is-a-free-pass-for-ai-to-exploit-creativity-without-consequence-jimmy-page-slams-uk-governments-policy-proposals-for-artificial-intelligence Q4PVdTdCcmbCWaBGKZQogd Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:27:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This riff was gonna be really intense, and probably pretty majestic as well, but quite intriguing”: How Jimmy Page created the Led Zeppelin classic Kashmir ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/this-riff-was-gonna-be-really-intense-and-probably-pretty-majestic-as-well-but-quite-intriguing-how-jimmy-page-created-the-led-zeppelin-classic-kashmir zPbiyYCn9StQK6QLf5QcqD Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:19:34 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The whole history of Led Zeppelin is musical expansion”: Their monumental double album Physical Graffiti is 50 years old ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-whole-history-of-led-zeppelin-is-musical-expansion-physical-graffiti-is-50-years-old-today Eae5CHZxwZqKHt9ZSa68gA Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:00:30 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we heard the album we were speechless!”: How Led Zeppelin's debut blew Peter Frampton away - and inspired countless guitarists ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/when-we-heard-the-album-we-were-speechless-how-led-zeppelins-debut-blew-peter-frampton-away-and-inspired-countless-guitarists pgJrksct3rupAgxsWYp4nb Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:46:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page arrived carrying a Waitrose bag. I thought he’d brought sandwiches with him”: How new Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary nearly never happened ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/jimmy-page-arrived-carrying-a-waitrose-bag-i-thought-hed-brought-sandwiches-with-him-how-new-becoming-led-zeppelin-documentary-nearly-never-happened fBPao39RSbB9zwth7vNzbW Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:03:11 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:43:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It had so much weight. So much power”: How Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown set the template for heavy metal and inspired a legendary punk guitarist ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-had-so-much-weight-so-much-power-how-led-zeppelins-communication-breakdown-set-the-template-for-heavy-metal-and-inspired-a-legendary-punk-guitarist Lso2foZTgwkNjEFXMvQ82e Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:46:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That very first meeting we had was quite intense. He just wanted to know how thoroughly we knew the subject”: Becoming Led Zeppelin filmmakers tell of their first meeting with Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/that-very-first-meeting-we-had-was-quite-intense-he-just-wanted-to-know-how-thoroughly-we-knew-the-subject-becoming-led-zeppelin-filmmakers-tell-of-their-first-meeting-with-jimmy-page xktVmjaT42UBwVm8k9QuEX Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:24:18 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:24:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Who’s Jimmy Page? Never heard of him!”: The joke that backfired on a band that sounded a whole lot like Led Zeppelin ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/whos-jimmy-page-never-heard-of-him-the-joke-that-backfired-on-a-band-that-sounded-a-whole-lot-like-led-zeppelin YGndBHWPjC7UsegiJxo9Xc Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:27:59 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:14:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was devastating!”: Robert Plant recalls the first time Led Zeppelin played together in new documentary teaser ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-devastating-robert-plant-recalls-the-first-time-led-zeppelin-played-together-in-new-documentary-teaser sQddCm2TrWnTSUWGRvUGse Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:59:43 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After you’ve caressed them with Stairway To Heaven, now you’re going to disturb them!”: How Jimmy Page constructed the perfect Led Zeppelin album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/after-youve-caressed-them-with-stairway-to-heaven-now-youre-going-to-disturb-them-how-jimmy-page-constructed-the-perfect-led-zeppelin-album qEaRwUcsgkzooQxzYwPfgQ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:18:20 +0000 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:12:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The electronics are just as authentic and deliver all of the sonic character of Jimmy’s legendary EDS-1275”: Gibson unveils meticulous Custom Shop VOS replica of Jimmy Page’s iconic 1969 Doubleneck ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/the-electronics-are-just-as-authentic-and-deliver-all-of-the-sonic-character-of-jimmys-legendary-eds-1275-gibson-unveils-meticulous-custom-shop-vos-replica-of-jimmy-pages-iconic-1969-doubleneck f8XNyxhjaEadGehEB6aAd7 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:54:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first time we played together it was stunning!”: The words of John Bonham in the forthcoming Led Zeppelin documentary ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-first-time-we-played-together-it-was-stunning-the-words-of-john-bonham-in-the-forthcoming-led-zeppelin-documentary WaH8K6zrxUCPJ2i3MosmWN Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:58:38 +0000 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:46:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It stands out for being HEAVY!”: Jerry Cantrell reveals his favourite Led Zeppelin song ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/it-stands-out-for-being-heavy-jerry-cantrell-reveals-his-favourite-led-zeppelin-song 8VaEsixP7Qc5JRoGqybmX8 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:46:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ These 6 guitar chords are great for classic rock – and more besides ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/classic-rock-guitar-chords wmQM48rzGRmvjz96v5RRD Wed, 08 May 2024 12:01:20 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 12:03:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Twenty years in the making": Jason Momoa performs his first ever live show as a bassist – covering Black Sabbath, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Metallica and Stevie Nicks with Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Rita Ora joining as guests ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/twenty-years-in-the-making-jason-momoa-performs-his-first-ever-live-show-as-a-bassist-covering-black-sabbath-hendrix-zeppelin-metallica-and-stevie-nicks-with-jack-black-danielle-brooks-and-rita-ora-joining-as-guests vGeSrkbtjxTrghojmJUQ6Y Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:22:45 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "People say, ‘Oh, Bring It On Home is stolen’. Well, there’s only a little bit in the song that relates to anything that had gone before it, just the end”: Jimmy Page and the story of Led Zeppelin's Bring It On Home ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/led-zeppelin-bring-it-on-home-jimmy-page afVsifH8WCEXts43kaTxiV Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:49:40 +0000 Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It captures the very essence of Page’s original instrument": Gibson drops $50,000 Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck signature model, and each guitar has been played and signed by the Led Zeppelin legend himself ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-jimmy-page-doubleneck-50k DyZnsqXxNzcMqNi5KmBvL9 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:30:11 +0000 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:41:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Though these songs have a hard rock edge, blues is the stronger influence in the solos": 3 ways to play like Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin I ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/led-zeppelin-I-jimmy-page-guitar QnvAgsWUYgmtgJCWATbzZL Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:20:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I know Pagey made me mix the outro section half a dozen times: ‘Not enough of me, dear boy! Not enough of me, make me louder!’” – Andy Johns on the challenges of engineering Led Zeppelin's Rock And Roll ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/led-zeppelin-rock-and-roll-jimmy-page-andy-johns-interview hJQ7LhrKZhtgV6XdEkS98n Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We think of Jimmy as an ambassador emeritus of guitars and a music trailblazer in the birth and evolution of rock!” Gibson and Jimmy Page are teaming up for a “multi-year partnership” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gibson-and-jimmy-page-announce-mult-ye XitUDADCEuEREBY7bH4GiZ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:29:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I really wanted The Yardbirds to continue, because I really believed in it... ": Jimmy Page on the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin and his early career with guitars ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jimmy-page-at-80-classic-interview-yardbirds-led-zep e3F7s7LLqA4jVD8Jzi5zzZ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:18:33 +0000 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 08:25:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ 16 famous musicians who almost joined very famous bands ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/musicians-who-almost-joined-famous-bands 5acf6b3wbSTth5VNjVKqVd Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sundragon and Jimmy Page unveil the Super Dragon, a “faithful recreation” of the modded Super Bass that was his “number one amp” from Led Zeppelin II onwards ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jimmy-page-and-sundragon-amps-unveil-the-super-dragon-guitar-amp VLu9n9vSuB56Kb635fauAB Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:11:43 +0000 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:21:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Bonzo would say, 'There's not enough 'frudge' on the bass drum'": Engineer Andy Johns on the recording of Led Zep IV ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/recording-week-2023-engineer-andy-johns-on-the-recording-of-led-zep-IV-john-bonham bXF8VgPw6nGxCbQzjRGZ4T Fri, 03 Nov 2023 08:54:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 essential Jethro Tull songs guitar players need to hear ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-essential-jethro-tull-songs-guitar-players-need-to-hear cdv4XP8HsmUxFaYWuf9j2d Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:50:39 +0000 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:30:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jimmy Page unleash one of his wildest solos in unreleased footage of Led Zeppelin covering Little Richard’s Long Tall Sally at the Royal Albert Hall ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/led-zeppelin-jimmy-page-long-tall-sally-albert-hall 4yPq2yQDXy5gEyfo3cu4bA Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:06:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Shane Hawkins play drums on Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Black Sabbath songs with Taylor Hawkins’ cover band, Chevy Metal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/shane-hawkins-drums-with-taylor-hawkins-covers-band-chevy-metal-zeppelin-van-halen-black-sabbath-songs t7o7qoF9RCXM6RDrNx9FfS Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:27:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Bonham has found tapes that could contain unreleased Led Zeppelin mixes, but he hasn't played them yet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jason-bonham-found-unmarked-led-zeppelin-tapes-unreleased-mixes SkWnKKg5MBgcqRZsjPJkCX Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jimmy Page demo some of the most iconic guitars and amps in Led Zeppelin history ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jimmy-page-the-met-play-it-loud-gear-demo-video 7FXmt2QW8NgDuoMyvyDezD Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:55:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gene Simmons explains what makes Abba great and why –if pushed – he’d take early Jeff Beck Group over early Led Zep ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/gene-simmons-kiss-abba-jeff-beck-group-led-zeppelin MRQZovKHSMwuSx6WFwh6ij Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:49:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn to play the Led Zeppelin IV classic Rock And Roll on guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/led-zeppelin-rock-and-roll-guitar-lesson tKCAhu4ZND7DKHidoKqM65 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:18:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimmy Page looks back on Led Zeppelin III: "We didn’t want to be a band that was known for singles" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/jimmy-page-led-zeppelin-iii--interview-anniversary 8r5DxZBFmK8qKhMEnqyYWZ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:02:49 +0000 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin on guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/led-zeppelin-the-rain-song-guitar-lesson 9uSzaJsicPBx2UEFLFiAph Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:00:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Becoming Led Zeppelin, an all-access documentary, will debut in Venice ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/becoming-led-zeppelin-world-premiere gYbQk8dcqmoRmnjivthrbH Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:52:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimmy Page tops Total Guitar readers poll for Greatest Guitar Riff of All Time ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/Jimmy-Page-greatest-riff-Total-Guitar-poll cbc35Cv84q9g8H3p9c8Bdg Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:21:33 +0000 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 14:43:24 +0000