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Led Zeppelin originally planned a whole tour after reuniting for a one-off show in 2007, guitarist Jimmy Page has revealed.The rock icons – Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones – joined forces with Jason Bonham, the son of late drummer John, for a one-off show at The O2 in London 13 years ago as part of a tribute to the late Atlantic Records President Ahmet Ertegun.Page has now revealed that more live dates were originally planned, but they never came to fruition.Describing rehearsals with Jones and Bonham, he told Classic Rock: “We’d had a lot of fun up to that point in the rehearsals because mainly it was the three of us.“There’d be Jason [Bonham], John Paul Jones and myself playing together, so that Jason felt really part of the band,

who has died of cancer aged 65, was a leading pioneer of rock guitar playing in the post-Jimi Hendrix era – and gave his name to one of the world’s most energetic and exciting hard rock bands.After Van Halen’s formation in the mid-1970s, he provided the driving force behind the extrovert stage antics of original frontman David Lee Roth – and became famous for popularising the technique of “two-hand tapping”, using both on the fretboard of his instrument.The Dutch-born guitarist was influenced by seeing the “reckless abandon” of Jimmy Page performing a solo on Led Zeppelin’s song “Heartbreaker” – and said the result helped to make his own band sound like “Godzilla waking up” as it mixed hard rock and heavy metal.An early example of the style

Led Zeppelin‘s copyright dispute over ‘Stairway To Heaven’ may go back to court yet again.Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the estate of Spirit guitarist Randy California, first filed a lawsuit against the British band in 2014.He claimed that their 1971 hit ‘Stairway To Heaven’ had violated the copyright of Spirit’s 1968 track ‘Taurus’.However, a judge ruled in favour of Led Zeppelin in July 2016.

A post shared by The Rolling Stones (@therollingstones) on Aug 3, 2020 at 10:00am PDTThe full video was released this evening at 7pm after a teaser gave us a taste of what to expect earlier in the week.The Emmy nominee appears in a dishevelled state while in a hotel room and is trying to get a song to play on his laptop.During a chat with Mick Jagger before the video’s release, Paul talked about his own taste in music saying he primarily listens to ‘sad, indie music’.The song is a previously unreleased track the group recorded with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page back in 1974 and the video was shot at London’s Claridge’s Hotel.Lead singer Mick Jagger recently recounted his early collaborations with Page and said that ‘he was one of the

And Normal People's Paul Mescal is continuing his incredible breakout year as he stars as the lead man in a new Rolling Stones video.The Irish actor, 24, plays a hunky partygoer wearing black tie in the trailer released on Monday for track Scarlet.The video, which will be released in full on Thursday, shows the heartthrob sitting at a laptop in a white shirt and an untied bow tie.It was filmed at London's exclusive Claridge's hotel using a socially distanced set. The track was written in 1974 with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and had not been previously released. It will feature in the reissue of the iconic band's album Goats Head Soup, due for release next month.Paul was recently recognised for his portrayal of Trinity College student

Normal People star Paul Mescal will appear in a music video for the Rolling Stones, the band has confirmed.

Normal People star Paul Mescal will appear in a music video for the Rolling Stones, the band has confirmed.

Normal People star Paul Mescal is set to appear in a new music video for the The Rolling Stones, it is being reported.The Irish actor, who played Connell Waldron in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s hit novel, is said to have caught the band’s eye following his appearance in the BBC Three drama.The Sun reports that Mescal is going to star as a “hunky party boy” in the video for ‘Scarlet’, a previously unreleased track the band originally wrote with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in 1974.The track will feature on the band’s forthcoming expanded edition of their 1973 ‘Goats Head Soup’ album, which arrives in September.A source told the paper that it was “a massive collaboration and a great coup to get Paul on board… Universal [Records]

Jimmy Page has dashed the hopes of Led Zeppelin fans saying it is “really unlikely” the band will be getting back together for a tour.

Mick Jagger has said he is working on The Rolling Stones’ latest album from home but that it will not be released until the band can get back in the studio together.

Mick Jagger has given an update on the progress of the next batch of Rolling Stones music, revealing in an interview that he’s been working on new material by the band during the coronavirus lockdown.The Stones’ last release, ‘Living in a Ghost Town’, arrived back in April as a standalone single.Speaking to the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show this morning (July 22) to mark the release of ‘Scarlet’, the Stones’ previously unreleased collaboration with Jimmy Page, Jagger was asked about how the band’s next set of songs are progressing.“I don’t know… don’t hold you breath!” he joked.

The Rolling Stones just dropped a previously unreleased track, “Scarlet”.

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Jimmy Page has reiterated that it’s “really unlikely” that Led Zeppelin will ever reunite to go on tour again in the future.The guitarist was speaking on BBC Radio 2 this morning (July 22) after his previously unreleased collaboration with The Rolling Stones, ‘Scarlet’, premiered on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.Ball asked Page if Led Zeppelin could ever return to go back on tour, referencing Mick Jagger‘s comments in their earlier interview in which he said he was “so disappointed” that the band didn’t go on tour after their one-off 2007 reunion show at The O2 in London.“At the time of the O2, we thought — myself, John Paul Jones and Jason [Bonham] — that there was going to; it was said that there were gonna be some more dates,” Page said.

The Rolling Stones have shared an unreleased track featuring Led Zeppelin‘s Jimmy Page – listen to ‘Scarlet’ below.The track will feature on the band’s forthcoming expanded edition of their 1973 ‘Goats Head Soup’ album, which arrives in September.“I remember first jamming this with Jimmy and Keith [Richards] in Ronnie’s basement studio. It was a great session,” Mick Jagger remembered of the song, which you can hear below.Keith Richards added: “My recollection is we walked in at the end of a Zeppelin session.

you can listen to now —  and “All the Rage.”“Scarlet” is named after Page’s first child, Scarlet Page.“The layered guitar textures of ‘Scarlet’ make for a track that’s as infectious and raunchy as anything the band cut in this hallowed era,” a press release states.The “Goats Head Soup” reissue, available for preorder on the Stones’ website, will come in a four-album set — featuring a 120-page book of rare photos and essays, plus four posters — and a two-album set, all offered on both vinyl and CD.The album, best known for the standout ballad “Angie,” initially received mixed reviews, but frontman Mick Jagger was especially proud of the band’s efforts.“I really feel close to this album, and I really put all I had into it … I guess it comes

A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven.”

The band were accused of copying a song by '60s band Spirit on the classic track

Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure song written four years earlier.

The band joined forces with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones at the classic gig