Led Zeppelin News

Two renowned musicians have also now joined few other artists in lashing out against the musically inclined video game. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and member of The White Stripes band Jack White have lashed out against the Guitar Hero video game.

According to NME, the two talented musicians believe that by simply playing a video game, people are not ideally exposed to real music. They are also upset to know that youngsters are turning to these games to play instruments. The guitarists expressed their ill feelings towards the game during a press conference held on June 19 in Los Angeles. The conference was for their forthcoming documentary film called ‘It Might Get Loud’ which focuses on their musical careers.

Jack White commented, “It’s depressing to have a label come and tell you that (’Guitar Hero’) is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music. Which format people should get their music in…if you have to be in a video game to get in front of them, that’s a little sad.”

Jimmy Page echoed his sentiments by saying, “You think of the drum part that John Bonahm did on Led Zeppelin’s first track on the first album, ‘Good Times Bad Times’. How many drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on Christmas morning?”

Although Jack White criticizes the music oriented game, some of the White Stripes band tracks will apparently feature in the Guitar Hero 5 game.

http://www.gameguru.in/general/2009/26/jimmy-page-and-jack-white-express-disapproval-of-guitar-hero/

WYRE Forest rock legend, Robert Plant, has raised £1,000 for the Worcester and District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society after donating a signed guitar to a charity auction.

More than 150 guests attended the fund-raising gala dinner at the Chateau Impney Hotel, Droitwich last Friday, where the charity auction was conducted by Fellows & Sons.

Telephone bids for the “star attraction” - the guitar provided by the former Led Zeppelin frontman - came from as far afield as Ireland but the gavel eventually fell to a mystery buyer from Wolverhampton.

More than £8,000 was raised from the evening and the funds will be used to offer support to sufferers of the disease who live in Worcestershire.

Robin Hancox, an organiser of the event, said: “The success of the evening was, as ever, due to the generosity of the community in attending the dinner and bidding so freely, even in these times of recession.

“The generosity of both individuals and companies who supplied prizes is much appreciated.”

http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/local/4453282.Plant_s_guitar_raises___1_000/

We didn’t mention this earlier, when reporting on the walk, to respect his privacy, but as it is now headline news in the local Press, we can report that Robert Plant, the famous singer from Rock Band Led Zeppelin, like Wyck Lohman, lives in the Artists Valley.

There was a public exhibition held by the developers, and it was reported in the Cambrian News that he attended the meeting and joined protesters in opposing the plans which they say “will devastate the landscape and have no significant effect on climate change or carbon emissions.”

There is a good article about the protest at Nant-y-Moch in the Cambrian News today. In it, Ann West, Chairman of the Cambrian Mountains Society, said “We are very pleased to have people like that on board, and it is very important in getting us noticed on a larger scale. The protest was all about getting our voices heard and to show what a vast area will be destroyed by this wind farm as well as to make people aware of the importance of preserving our countryside.”

http://artistsagainstwindfarms.blogspot.com/2009/06/robert-plant-famous-singer-from-led.html