Our naive opera singer finally gets a chance to react to “Stairway to Heaven”
I’m having a hard time with this one. Was our adorkable opera singer that busy with her studies when she was younger to NEVER have heard “Stairway to Heaven” by
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Because it’s a slow day for music news, here’s a parrot singing “Stairway to Heaven”
I’m not gonna lie. There’s not much going on in the world of rock of the moment beyond what I’ve covered in today’s Random Music News. To fill space on
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Today is the 50th birthday of “Stairway to Heaven”
On March 5, 1971, Led Zeppelin rolled into Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland to roadtest some songs they’d written for their upcoming fourth album. Things were rockin’ pretty hard
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Random music news for Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention to music news for November 4, 2020? Kanye has conceded
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The “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism case could reach the US Supreme Court. This is not good for music.
Sorry for the legal talk, but I feel the need to address things because I get so many emails about people annoyed about how two songs sound similar. “This is
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Can a giant clown mash up “Stairway to Heaven” with the theme from Gilligan’s Island?
Yes. Yes, he can. Depressing times call for more from Puddles Pity Party. Cool, right? Actually, this mashup is a cover of a recording from 1978. It was actually released
Read MoreLed Zeppelin has won in the “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit. Again.
Yes, this stupid, futile lawsuit has been ongoing this entire time. To recap, the estate of Randy California (he of the band Spirit) have carried on his fight to prove
Read MoreHear Jimmy Page tell the story of how “Stairway to Heaven” came together
I love hearing the backstories of famous songs–and the more famous, the better. Here’s Jimmy Page explaining how Led Zeppelin wrote and recorded “Stairway to Heaven.”
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Random music news for Tuesday, September 24, 2019
This past weekend–which was hot and very summery–my mom looked at all the people wearing white pants despite being three weeks after Labour Day. “In the old days, you’d never
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The US Government comes to the aid of Led Zeppelin in the “Stairway to Heaven” case
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the estate of Randy California, the late leader of a band called Spirit, has been going after Led Zeppelin for ripping off
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This discovery could TOTALLY screw up American copyright law when it comes to plagiarism allegations with songs
What if thousands of songs under copyright turned out not to be? Would that mean that iconic tracks are up for grabs? Maybe. We’ve all heard about how Composer A
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