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  • June 2008

    • Rock Rolls With Bluegrass

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 19, 08 2:46 PM CDT

      Rock Rolls With Bluegrass

      (Newser) - He's a howling rock god; she's a fiddlin' bluegrass queen. It sounds like an odd pairing, but Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weave haunting harmonies on tour, reports Rolling Stone . The duo admits they struggled to find the right groove while performing Led Zep covers and R&B classics from their 2007 platinum collaboration, Raising Sand . More »

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  • January 2008

    • Page Hints at Led Zeppelin World Tour

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jan 28, 08 5:10 PM CST

      Page Hints at Led Zeppelin World Tour

      (Newser) - Lead guitarist Jimmy Page has dropped some serious hints that a Led Zeppelin world tour may be on its way. Promoting the band's Mothership album in Japan, Page said the successful reunion concert in London in December proves that they're ready for a tour, reports the Daily Telegraph . “There is something in it but I can’t give you any more news at the moment," a spokesman said. More »

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      Led Zeppelin  • Robert Plant  • Jimmy Page  • reunion concert  • Alison Krauss

  • December 2007

    • Zep Show a Whole Lotta Love

      E! Online  |  Dec 11, 07 2:42 AM CST

      Zep Show a Whole Lotta Love

      (Newser) - Until tonight, Led Zeppelin hadn't played a full concert in close to 30 years. But it's clear the band still has a whole lotta love for performing, reports E!. Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham, son of the late John Bonham, blew the roof off London's O2 Arena, packed to its 16,000-seat capacity, at a tribute concert to Atlantic Records exec Ahmet Ertegun.   More »

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      Led Zeppelin  • Robert Plant  • Jimmy Page  • classic rock  • John Paul Jones  • Jason Bonham  • John Bonham

  • November 2007

    • Nervous Zeppelin Played in Secret Before 'Reunion'

      BBC  |  Nov 20, 07 7:09 AM CST

      Nervous Zeppelin Played in Secret Before 'Reunion'

      (Newser) - Superband Led Zeppelin rehearsed in secret to make certain they could click again before announcing a reunion concert, guitarist Jimmy Page told the BBC. "We wanted to see how well we'd be playing together and once we played it was without doubt we wanted to do it," he said. The practices were such a blast that "the hardest thing" was keeping them secret, he said. More »

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      Led Zeppelin  • Robert Plant  • Jimmy Page  • reunion concert

  • October 2007

    • Plant, Krauss Make Sweet Music

      Boston Globe  |  Oct 23, 07 11:33 AM CDT

      Plant, Krauss Make Sweet Music

      (Newser) - Alison Krauss’ clear mountain voice might seem an odd match for former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, but their collaboration, Raising Sand, is “the stuff of which music lovers’ dreams are made,” says the Boston Globe . Traversing a range of root styles, Krauss and Plant harmonize beautifully, USA Today says, with the “reliably gorgeous” Krauss reining in Plant’s “mannered excesses.” More »

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      music review  • country music  • Led Zeppelin  • Robert Plant  • Alison Krauss

  • September 2007

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