Led Zeppelin Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Isolated tracks fun: Jimmy Page’s guitar parts on “Whole Lotta Love.”

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Isolated Track, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love

When Led Zeppelin’s second album came out in 1969, side one track one was an immediate hit. It was heavier

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Fun with isolated tracks: John Bonham’s drums in “Whole Lotta Love”

March 24, 2020March 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drums, Isolated Tracks, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love

John Bonham was one of the most powerful drummers we’ve ever seen. Witness that power with this isolation of his

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Hear Jimmy Page tell the story of how “Stairway to Heaven” came together

January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven

I love hearing the backstories of famous songs–and the more famous, the better. Here’s Jimmy Page explaining how Led Zeppelin

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Random music news for Monday, December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Billie Eilish, Blurred Lines, Brand New, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Satanism, Tre Cool, Triumph

Happy birthday to Green Day drummer Tre Cool. He’s 47 today. In other music news for December 9, 2019… Rapper

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Are you following the Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism trial? Then you’ll want to see this.

September 25, 2019September 24, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Taurus

Five years on, the estate of Randy California of the band Spirit is still trying to prove that Jimmy Page

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 24, 2019

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Liam Callagher, Madonna, Smart Speakers, Stage Diving, Stairway to Heaven, Tekashi 6ix9ine

This past weekend–which was hot and very summery–my mom looked at all the people wearing white pants despite being three

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, Robbie Williams, Robert Plant, Taylor Swift, Tencent, Weezer

I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at

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The US Government comes to the aid of Led Zeppelin in the “Stairway to Heaven” case

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the estate of Randy California, the late leader of a band called

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Random music news for Monday, August 5, 2019

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, AC-DC, Acacia Strain, Aretha Franking, Courtney Love, Echosmith, FLAC, Joe Rogan, Led Zeppelin, Maolcom Young, Marilyn Manson, Nicola Wren, Pennebaker, R. Kelly, Spirit, Tool, X Japan

This is one of the few days of the year that Canadians get a stat while America doesn’t. Feels good,

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cannabis, Croatia, Crowbar, Fresh Island Festival, Led Zeppelin, Meg Myers, R. Kelly, Spotify, Streaming, Tupac

My western Canada speaking tour takes me into Vancouver tonight. Wanna join me? Go here. Confused about music festivals and

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This discovery could TOTALLY screw up American copyright law when it comes to plagiarism allegations with songs

June 24, 2019June 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyrigh, Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

What if thousands of songs under copyright turned out not to be? Would that mean that iconic tracks are up

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