According to a posting on former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman’s official web site, Led Zeppelin guitar legend Jimmy Page joined Marty in Japan for the taping of a new episode of “Eigo De Shabera Night”, NHK’s hit program which Marty is a regular guest on. The show will be broadcast on February 25.
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A short Japanese TV report featuring footage from Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page’s January 28, 2008 press conference in Tokyo can be viewed below.
As previously reported, Page said at the press conference that Led Zeppelin was “musically ready” to go on a world tour, although the earliest that was likely to happen was September. According to Yahoo! News, Page said that the band’s intense rehearsals for its reunion show at London’s O2 Arena last month were “what you would normally put into a world tour anyway.” But Page added that frontman Robert Plant “has a parallel project running, and he’s really busy with that project, certainly until September. So I can’t give you any news on anything at the moment.”
Plant has mapped out a series of live shows around the world with singer Alison Krauss, with whom he recorded the recently released “Raising Sand”.
Page was in Japan to promote the Zeppelin retrospective collection “Mothership”, which arrived in the U.S. late last year.
Page, Plant and bassist John Paul Jones performed together for the first time in nearly two decades at the December 10 show in London, joined by late Zeppelin drummer John Bonham’s son Jason behind the kit.
Since the acclaimed show, speculation has been rampant that Zeppelin will launch a full tour, with massive offers reportedly already on the table from some of the world’s largest concert promoters.
Meanwhile, Plant was interviewed by MSG TV last Friday (January 25) during the halftime break of the Knicks and Sixers game at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. When asked about the possibility of a full Zeppelin reunion tour, he responded, “You never know what is around the corner.”
The re-release of The Song Remains The Same has been nominated in this years’ Shockwaves NME Awards.
Here is a list of the nominations in the category of Best Music DVD:
‘Up The Shambles’ - Babyshambles
‘The Song Remains The Same’ - Led Zeppelin
‘Unplugged In New York’ - Nirvana
‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ - Oasis
‘I Told You I Was Trouble’ - Amy Winehouse
Fans can logon to the NME Website to cast their vote on which nominee will win.
The awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2008 at the Indig02 in London, England.