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The latest chapter in the continuing saga of an on-again, off-again Led Zeppelin reunion tour may be on-again after all. Our advice to Led Zeppelin goes like this. The only way a band called Led Zeppelin is ever going to be “right,” is with a vocalist named Robert Plant. The fans won’t buy anything less. You simply can’t have a “Whole Lotta' Love” without a “Whole Lotta' Plant.” ... read more |
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Fans looking forward to reunion tours and albums from two of the biggest rock bands of all time, may just have to wait a bit longer. In two reports published within 48 hours of each other, both Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour appear to have squashed persistent rumors of the two most anticipated rock reunion tours ever...at least for now. ... read more |
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“How can this be?” I asked myself when I heard the news. “It just can’t be true that the Led is going on with new recordings without their orgasmic frontman!” Well, lads and ladies, at least for the time being, that seems to be the case ... read more |
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Jerry Wexler, the legendary producer who along with Ahmet Ertegun built Atlantic Records from the ground up to become the dominant rhythm and blues label of its time has died of congestive heart failure. Wexler was the last living founder of the label. His one time partner Ahmet Ertegun passed away in 2006 ... read more |
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I imagine there are a few starving students who feel slighted to see their dream degree handed to a rock star. After they’ve spent eight years of their youth laboring over research and dissertations, they should have just partied like they wanted to, found some way to get famous, then waited thirty years ... read more |
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Guitar Hero: World Edition will not only feature Linkin Park but also will allow for the creation of original music using pre-made bass and drum loops and, of course, those damn four Technicolor buttons that will never truly replicate chords and scales. With such “innovations,” will one day every musician be a descendant of Moby? ... read more |
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Yes, the drummer from Nirvana banged the skins normally reserved for a Bonham. And you know what, he fucking killed it! Cheers to Dave and the boys for proving that epic rock shows can simply be a rollicking good time ... read more |
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Grunge rock demi-God Kurt Cobain bore an entire generation with such poignant descriptions as An Albino/A Mulato/A mosquito/ My libido, and he meant it. Only, God knows what he meant. Here now are the Top 5 most beloved songs with the world's most thought provoking lyrics – probably inspired by an autistic, strung-out five-year old ... read more |
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Since this column has been hibernating longer than Rip Van Winkle (5), I’ll give ya’ll a brief rundown of how things work. Like Glenn Close (6) after seeing an excited and injured soldier in The World According To Garp, I’ll slide in all the biggest music-related stories of the last week and thrust until happy endings are achieved for all ... read more |
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Rock n’ roll assassin squad Velvet Revolver may be joining veteran heroes Led Zeppelin on the road, should the elder group decide to solidify their plans. Such a development would make it that much more likely that a used 2003 Volkswagen goes up on the market to afford a ticket, since the mega-riff power of this combination alone would tear a hole in space ... read more |
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As a pretty serious music fan, it seems odd I’d only have eight rap songs (nine if you let me count “Hey Ya” by Outkast) on my iPod. Sure, I only have one techno song, but wide-pupiled pseudo-hippy bozos with glow sticks and stashes of ecstasy hardly wield the same cultural relevance as an entire generation of disenchanted, fast-talking urban youths ... read more |
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The on-again-off-again Led Zeppelin tour has been nixed once again, this time by lead singer Robert Plant. The three surviving members were reportedly offered a staggering two hundred million dollars, but with only two-thirds of the band on board, the gigs have been shelved. Maybe even permanently ... read more |
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Some thirty odd Cinema Blend readers owe me an apology. A few weeks back, I was bombarded with a stream of hateful comments about how off-base I was with my anti-Radiohead rhetoric. Well, I’ve finally found a powerful ally, and his stance holds a little more weight in the musical community ... read more |
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Most of you probably know what you’re in for with this column, but I’ll give a brief overview for any new readers. Basically, I’m going to frisk and strip search all the biggest music-related stories from the past week. By the article’s money shot, I’ll have reached fifty obscure associations, all noted in parenthesis. Are you ready? Than like Amelia Earthart’s (2) radio, I’m out! ... read more |
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In addition to a festival appearance, Dave Grohl is reportedly hovering over his phone waiting for a call to play drums for the band. Supposedly in the running to take John Bonham’s spot at the 02 gig, where instead he was spotted playing air drums and guitar throughout the show ... read more |
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