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March 20, 1980
John Bonham jams with Sub-Zero
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Your Time Is Gonna Come
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Big Ears Festival
pics:Eli Johnson & Andy Feliu
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bootleg merch
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It's being addressed...
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Hollywood Movie Corp, Mirage Records Announce Lou Weisbach to Represent 'The Jerry Greenberg Story'
Discover the partnership between Hollywood Movie Corp. and Mirage Records to produce 'The Jerry Greenberg Story', a film celebrating the legendary career of Jerry Greenberg in the music industry.
Hollywood Movie Corp. CEO Mikel Ravenscroft and Jerry Greenberg of Mirage Records have ignited the entertainment industry with the announcement of an exclusive representation agreement with Lou Weisbach for the global motion picture, 'The Jerry Greenberg Story: Man Behind the Music'. This film aims to chronicle the monumental impact Jerry Greenberg has had on the music industry, from his early days as a drummer to becoming the youngest president of a major record company at Atlantic Records in 1974.
Trailblazing Career of Jerry Greenberg
Greenberg's journey in the music world began with his band 'Jerry Green and The Passengers', eventually leading him to found Green-Sea Records at just 18. His tenure at Atlantic Records was marked by signing some of the most iconic acts in music history, including ABBA, The Blues Brothers, and introducing Mariah Carey to the industry. Greenberg's collaborations with legendary artists such as Michael Jackson and The Rolling Stones further cemented his legacy in music.
Lou Weisbach, CEO of In Tickets We Trust, LLC., and founder of HALO, brings a wealth of experience from both the entertainment and philanthropic worlds. Weisbach's unique contributions to the industry and his work with numerous foundations and charitable boards showcase his diverse abilities and commitment to making a difference. His partnership in producing 'The Jerry Greenberg Story' is anticipated to bring a fresh perspective to Greenberg's influential career and impact on music.
Anticipating the Impact of 'The Jerry Greenberg Story'
The collaboration between Ravenscroft, Greenberg, and Weisbach promises to deliver a compelling narrative about the music industry's evolution and the individuals who have shaped its direction. The film's production is expected to captivate audiences worldwide, highlighting the timeless influence of celebrities and the entertainment industry. With Weisbach's representation, 'The Jerry Greenberg Story' is poised to be one of the most anticipated films, emphasizing the historic effect Greenberg has had on music and culture.
This partnership not only honors Greenberg's contributions but also showcases the power of storytelling in preserving the legacy of music's most influential figures. As preparations for the film continue, the industry and audiences alike await a cinematic journey that promises to enlighten, entertain, and inspire.
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RP & @AlisonKrauss will be on the road in 2024 with @willienelsonofficial along with an incredible lineup of artists at the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival Tour, including
@bobdylan and @celissemusic. Presale tickets on sale, use code OUTLAW24. Details at: http://outlawmusicfestival.com/presale -
Upcoming Italian screenings: March 25-27, 2024.
Specific theatre info coming soon.https://www.nexodigital.it/led-zeppelin-the-song-remains-the-same/
Led Zeppelin return to the cinema.
Arriving in theaters for the first time, only on March 25, 26, 27 as a special event, LED ZEPPELIN: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, the revolutionary and hypnotic concert film that collects footage of Led Zeppelin's electrifying performances at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1973 . The list of theaters that will program the event will soon be available on nexodigital.it and presales will open starting from February 27th.
Going to the cinema is an unmissable event for all fans of the band: a visionary journey that surpasses the boundaries of imagination and allows you to admire, in a completely remastered version, the famous live performance in New York. But LED ZEPPELIN: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME , created specifically for the cinema by the band members themselves, also offers the opportunity to discover the personal lives of the group members with backstage footage and to retrace their "private hallucinations", narrated through specially created animated sequences.
The remastering of the soundtrack was personally supervised by the band members, resulting in a film that reveals, visually and musically, the very essence of the greatest and most influential rock band in the world.
Directed by Peter Clifton and Joe Massot, LED ZEPPELIN: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME is distributed in Italian theaters exclusively by Nexo Digital in collaboration with Warner Music Italy and with media partners Radio Capital and MYmovies.it.
Luca De Gennaro and Mixo, two iconic names of Italian radio who host Capital Records every day on Radio Capital, lent their voices to the new trailer for LED ZEPPELIN: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME .
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The legendary Sunset Sound is in the news lately, due to problems with homeless encampments in the area. I was just at the studio a few weeks ago for a couple of hours and met with the owner. Hopefully this situation gets resolved in the near future. Here's a photo I took in the room JP used to mix LZ IV (in Feb. 1971). Their three studios are an amazing time capsule. -Sam
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Sunset Sound is one of the last great L.A. recording studios. To lose it would be a disaster.
By Jessica Gelt | Staff Writer
Feb. 20, 2024There are two ways to look at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Cherokee Avenue in Hollywood. It is an area with a large unhoused population, and for the past 64 years it has been home to one of the country’s most iconic music recording studios, Sunset Sound.
Now, one truth about this particular bit of real estate threatens to annihilate the other.
According to multiple news reports, Sunset Sound might go out of business because of the dangers posed by a nearby homeless encampment.
The homelessness crisis in large California cities often becomes a scapegoat for the disruptive, divisive chaos of early 21st century life. San Francisco is in an “urban doom loop” because of homelessness, not, say, because of the staggering inequities wrought by rising techno-authoritarianism. Los Angeles neighborhoods are unsafe because they are overrun with homeless people, not because of soaring housing costs enabled by NIMBY elites that push people out onto the street.
But the problems experienced by those living or running businesses near large homeless encampments are quite real. Sunset Sound’s owner and studio manager, Paul Camarata, has publicly described escalating troubles — a burglary, two instances of arson and discomfort expressed by visiting artists.
Recording studios have, historically, been built and operated in rougher parts of town where rent is cheap and warehouse-type spaces are plentiful; their owners know something about security. This is why Camarata’s cry for help should not go unanswered by city officials tasked with humanely taking care of disadvantaged people in need of shelter, food and health services.
Especially given that homelessness is not the biggest threat Sunset Sound faces. That threat is existential and highly documented: namely, the digital revolution has done to the analog world of art, media and communication what the industrial revolution did to agrarian and handicraft economies a century before. In the case of the music industry, the advent of Pro Tools recording software in the 1990s and the rise of music streaming services in the early aughts — with its cataclysmic loss of income for artists and studios — irrevocably changed the business.
For years cost-effective digital technology has enabled a seismic shift away from the legendary temples of carefully crafted sound that facilitated the creation of some of the greatest records of all time, and into the garages, bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms of indie artists and superstars alike. Making music, once the very definition of artistic collaboration, now more often than not occurs in isolation with a vast library of plug-ins designed to mimic the sounds of various recording studios.
Sunset Sound is among the last holdouts of a once-thriving music-business ecosystem that is taking its last gasps.
If we care about the craft, art, history — and future — of music, its survival should concern us deeply.
Sunset Sound represents the apotheosis of the recording industry’s heyday. It is also a sentimental favorite because it is among the last family-owned old-school studios in a city once awash in them. The state-of-the-art, three-room studio was founded by composer Salvador “Tutti” Camarata, who played trumpet for Jimmy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In 1956 Walt Disney hired Camarata to form Disneyland Records. Tutti built Sunset Sound for that purpose and eventually recorded audio there for a number of Disney classics, including “101 Dalmatians” and “Mary Poppins.”
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Robert found his first self-made poster from 60 years ago, for his band The Blacksnake Moan:
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Some of these have been posted here before.
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Wed March 13 2024 - BRISTOL Beacon
Thu March 14 2024 - IPSWICH Regent
Sun March 17 2024 - LONDON Palladium
Mon March 18 2024 - TUNBRIDGE WELLS Assembly Halls
Wed March 20 2024 - PETERBOROUGH New Theatre
Thu March 21 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall
Sat March 23 2024 - HASTINGS White Rock Theatre
Sun March 24, 2024 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall (Teenage Cancer Trust)
Tue March 26 2024 - LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall
Wed March 27 2024 - SHEFFIELD City Hall
Fri March 29 2024 - BLACKBURN King Georges Hall
Tue April 30 2024 - HARROGATE Royal Hall
Wed May 01 2024 - STOCKTON Globe
Fri May 03 2024 - COVENTRY Warwick Arts Centre
Sat May 04 2024 - CHELTENHAM Jazz Festival
Tue July 23 2024 - SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion
Wed July 24 2024 - WOKING New Victoria Theatrehttps://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/saving-grace-with-robert-plant-and-suzi-dian-tickets/artist/5302362
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A few more newly discovered photos from Herbert Fittinghoff, from the beginning of the show:
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Rick Beato on the Stairway solo
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11 minutes ago, Zep Hed said:
brilliant!
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12 hours ago, in_the_evening said:
So I came across this online. I wish I could find the original page.
Here's the original
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Here's a new set of fan photos from the first night of the 1980 tour in Dortmund, by Herbert Fittinghoff.
https://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/westfalen-halle-june-17-1980
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Fine Art Photographic Print: Collection (Neal Preston)
Signed Neal Preston Fine Art Prints available now
Introducing the third collection of official Jimmy Page Fine Art Photographic Prints — a unique collaboration between Jimmy Page and legendary photographer Neal Preston.
• Nassau Coliseum (1975)
• Madison Square Garden (1975)
• Oklahoma City (1977)
• Indianapolis (1977)
• Knebworth (1979)
This museum-quality collection has been produced to the highest standards to be framed and displayed as pieces of art.Limited to an edition of 50 prints
Strictly limited in an edition of 50 prints, each Fine Art Photographic Print is individually numbered and has been hand-signed by both Jimmy Page and Neal Preston.
This official Jimmy Page Fine Art Print collection is available now, individually from numbers 11-50 or as part of The Neal Preston Collection for low numbers 1-10 — all exclusively from JimmyPage.com.• Nassau Coliseum (1975)
• Madison Square Garden (1975)
• Oklahoma City (1977)
• Indianapolis (1977)
• Knebworth (1979)
Each complete collection will be sold in numeric order from the 1st set of prints first and the tenth set lastly. Please note, these five prints will be shipped together unframed and require a signature. A portfolio display box is not included with this item.Each unframed Fine Art Print is hand-signed by Neal Preston and Jimmy Page.
Every collection will also feature one Certificate Of Authenticity hand-signed by Jimmy Page.
Information:
Silver gelatin photographic printing is the traditional way of producing photographs. Each one is a piece of art and should be treated as such.
They are extremely delicate and particularly sensitive to handling. We advise that you do not remove the print from its protective archival bag or handle the paper directly but bring it directly to a professional framer.
Request acid-free museum board for mounting and matting to best display and preserve the photograph when framed.
Further care instructions will be included with each print upon delivery.
Each Fine Art Print has been checked and approved before packing in archival protection and shipping. Please follow the care instructions provided. All Fine Art Prints will be shipped via secure courier delivery and will require a signature upon receipt.
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The day splits for Big Ears Festival 2024 have now been announced. Single-Day Passes + 4-Day Weekend PassesOn Sale Now | bigearsfestival.org
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By Jack Rawlins
Robert Plant with Dan Pennington-Bridges
(Image: Lindsay Wilson)LED Zeppelin legend Robert Plant has thrown his support behind a campaign to help fund a specialist wheelchair for a determined tennis player.
Dan Pennington-Bridges, aged 20, from Bewdley, says he dreams of representing Great Britain in the Paralympic Games.
The Worcester University student, who has won a host of medals and trophies in the UK and abroad, is hoping to fund a brand-new wheelchair to help him improve his game and keep his dream alive.
Dan said his current wheelchair is "quite literally falling apart."
Dan said: "I'm currently trying my hardest to self-finance along with the help of my family to fund my tennis career including equipment and travel.
"At the moment I'm playing in a chair that wasn't made for me and doesn't fit me correctly, this causes some difficulty in reaching my full potential and achieving my dreams of representing GB in the Paralympic Games.
"The funds raised will be used to purchase a brand new RGK Grandslam X Sports Chair personally made to measure for me".
His mum, Sue Pennington, said her friend Robert Plant, who lives locally, wanted to help out after hearing about the campaign.
He met with Dan and signed a limited edition Led Zeppelin IV vinyl box set for him to auction on eBay. Bidding ends next week and it's already raised £480.
Dan added: "It was quite a nice surprise. He was so generous. He was happy to help which was really nice of him".
Sue said: "Dan was born with a genetic condition that affects his bones - he has had 16 operations to try to help but sadly he still needs to walk with crutches or use a wheelchair.
"Within reason, anyone can pick up a racket and get on court but he has used second-hand chairs and this desire to have chair fitted to his needs has been something he’s wanted for a while, this costs around £8k.
"We as a family fund his annual costs – training, travelling, competitions in the UK and abroad and it amounts to around £7 to £8k a year and he’d like to do more overseas competitions as that will help to improve his world ranking which is currently 70.
"So he set up his GoFundMe page to see if he could raise some funds towards it and it’s been amazing the support he's received.
"My friend George came up with the idea of a quiz to help which he put on at the Bewdley Inn with a load of helpers and local businesses offering raffle prizes which raised a whopping £2300 - a real community event".
She added: "I'm friends with Robert Plant and he'd seen all the effort Dan had gone to to try to raise money and he wanted to help him to raise funds and awareness, he couldn't come to the quiz as he was on tour with his band Saving Grace so he offered a Led Zeppelin limited edition box set and we met at the club so he could sign it and hand it over and we could put it to auction.
"It's been absolutely amazing - it's been shared over 800 times all over the world.
"People clearly love Robert Plant and it's such a generous thing to lend his time, name, and his huge popularity to Dan's cause".
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Flo and Eddie do Led Zeppelin , 1976:
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Rare ticket stub from the final date of Led Zeppelin’s 1st North American tour.
https://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/civic-center-baltimore-february-16-1969
Led Zeppelin Is Flying High On The Charts Again [Forbes] 4/14/24
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Led Zeppelin Is Flying High On The Charts Again
FORBES | Hugh McIntyre | Apr 14, 2024
Led Zeppelin broke up as a band more than 40 years ago. They only released music for about a decade, but during that time, they produced some of the most exciting, boundary-pushing, and commercially successful hard rock in history.
To this day, the band continues to sell well, and millions of fans around the world can’t seem to get enough of their music. This week, on the Billboard charts, the group sees one of their most important albums climb, while one of their biggest smashes finds its way back to a ranking.
Led Zeppelin’s Mothership is up slightly on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. That ranking lists the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs in the U.S. each week that Billboard classifies as hard rock when it comes to genre. The roster uses a methodology that combines streams and sales to highlight popularity, not necessarily what’s the bestselling or most-streamed, specifically.
Mothership improves from No. 17 to No. 15 on the 25-spot tally. The set has previously ruled over the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, and it’s now racked up 341 stays somewhere on the list.
Released in 2007, Mothership is a compilation of some of Led Zeppelin’s biggest and favorite songs. The living band members chose the tracks, pulling from their eight studio full-lengths. Mothership reached the top 10 on charts all around the world nearly two decades ago when it was first shared, including in the U.S. and the U.K......
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