http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com Aggregated news and information about "the heaviest band of all time". Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com/2009/06/26/20090626-jimmy-page-and-jack-white-express-disapproval-of-guitar-hero/ http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com/2009/06/26/20090626-jimmy-page-and-jack-white-express-disapproval-of-guitar-hero/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:37:18 +0000 Achilles Last Stand News CC6BFED9-AD07-458E-AB40-24419E7D1250
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.

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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.

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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."

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Right, it probably wouldn't suck, but it would just take a while -- years -- to come to fruition from when he first said it.

If indeed it has! I'm getting ahead of myself. But it's looking like, uh, it has.

Fronting the Foo Fighters only scrapes the surface as to who this guy is and what Grohl has been capable of. Once known only as the drummer throughout all of Nirvana's major success, this guy has revealed himself to be a primo singer and guitarist, savvy songwriter and ambitious collaborator.

Grohl never did make a secret of his desire to take John Bonham's place in a reunited Led Zeppelin, and when given the chance to work with -- or even just hang with -- anybody from that group, he has repeatedly taken it.

(Right, who wouldn't? Maybe the emphasis is more on the fact that he has been given those chances more often than just about anybody else in recent memory. Some would say this guy deserves it.)

And now that the name Dave Grohl has been blurted out online as one of two people working with Jones on a project that would see them releasing an album and going on tour, it seems to be a perfectly logical conclusion -- if not a convenient one.

A couple of months ago, Jones spoke out and said he'd been "working on some other music, which is more rock based, with a couple of other people." He said he couldn't reveal who they were as it was all "secret."

"Top secret" perhaps? This two-word turn of phrase was invoked less than a week ago, when Greg Werckman of Ipecac Recordings revealed to Rock-A-Rolla magazine that singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Homme "has got a new top secret project that he's working on now."

Homme is the other guy mentioned as having been recording with Jones and Grohl, and it brings to fruition a dream Grohl expressed in the above quotation. That remark of his comes from an interview given to Stevie Chick for Mojo magazine back in 2005.

Yes, 2005. That dream of his first went public four years ago.

At that time, the Foo Fighters released the double album, In Your Honor, for which Jones met up with the Foo Fighters at their recording studio that was designed to look like the Stockholm facility where Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door was born as the brainchild of Jones, foremost among the members of that band.

Grohl may have wanted his next album to be with Jones and Homme, but it didn't happen in 2006. Sessions the following year yielded the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The band spent a while touring in support of its new disc, the highlight of which came on June 7, 2008, when Jones rounded up Jimmy Page to show 86,000 people -- and however many have bought the live DVD since its release last November -- at the Foo Fighters' Wembley Stadium finale just how well they could still play the Zep songs "Rock and Roll" and "Ramble On" in their 60s, as well as how eager they were to do it!

Since this, the Foo Fighters have gone on hiatus, and the hopes for some kind of a continued Led Zeppelin reunion beyond just one single show were dashed. Ever since things have settled down, it seems all too probable that Grohl has finally gotten his way as far as his wish to bring Jones in to help him write and play with Josh Homme.

We await official confirmation, and we also await the dates of an album release and a tour.

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Right, it probably wouldn't suck, but it would just take a while -- years -- to come to fruition from when he first said it.

If indeed it has! I'm getting ahead of myself. But it's looking like, uh, it has.

Fronting the Foo Fighters only scrapes the surface as to who this guy is and what Grohl has been capable of. Once known only as the drummer throughout all of Nirvana's major success, this guy has revealed himself to be a primo singer and guitarist, savvy songwriter and ambitious collaborator.

Grohl never did make a secret of his desire to take John Bonham's place in a reunited Led Zeppelin, and when given the chance to work with -- or even just hang with -- anybody from that group, he has repeatedly taken it.

(Right, who wouldn't? Maybe the emphasis is more on the fact that he has been given those chances more often than just about anybody else in recent memory. Some would say this guy deserves it.)

And now that the name Dave Grohl has been blurted out online as one of two people working with Jones on a project that would see them releasing an album and going on tour, it seems to be a perfectly logical conclusion -- if not a convenient one.

A couple of months ago, Jones spoke out and said he'd been "working on some other music, which is more rock based, with a couple of other people." He said he couldn't reveal who they were as it was all "secret."

"Top secret" perhaps? This two-word turn of phrase was invoked less than a week ago, when Greg Werckman of Ipecac Recordings revealed to Rock-A-Rolla magazine that singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Homme "has got a new top secret project that he's working on now."

Homme is the other guy mentioned as having been recording with Jones and Grohl, and it brings to fruition a dream Grohl expressed in the above quotation. That remark of his comes from an interview given to Stevie Chick for Mojo magazine back in 2005.

Yes, 2005. That dream of his first went public four years ago.

At that time, the Foo Fighters released the double album, In Your Honor, for which Jones met up with the Foo Fighters at their recording studio that was designed to look like the Stockholm facility where Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door was born as the brainchild of Jones, foremost among the members of that band.

Grohl may have wanted his next album to be with Jones and Homme, but it didn't happen in 2006. Sessions the following year yielded the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The band spent a while touring in support of its new disc, the highlight of which came on June 7, 2008, when Jones rounded up Jimmy Page to show 86,000 people -- and however many have bought the live DVD since its release last November -- at the Foo Fighters' Wembley Stadium finale just how well they could still play the Zep songs "Rock and Roll" and "Ramble On" in their 60s, as well as how eager they were to do it!

Since this, the Foo Fighters have gone on hiatus, and the hopes for some kind of a continued Led Zeppelin reunion beyond just one single show were dashed. Ever since things have settled down, it seems all too probable that Grohl has finally gotten his way as far as his wish to bring Jones in to help him write and play with Josh Homme.

We await official confirmation, and we also await the dates of an album release and a tour.

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The legendary axe men, whose personal musical evolutions are chronicled in the film along with that of U2 guitarist The Edge, talked about what it was like to work with each other for the first time, and why they decided to become involved in the film.

"These days people are getting famous for being famous," White said when asked why he chose to take part in the documentary. "You have to battle against the media to create something soulful. This film lets people dig deeper into the music."

The film, which was directed by Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim ('An Inconvenient Truth'), chronicles the master guitarists' evolution as musicians and illustrates how each one became enamoured of the instrument at a very young age.

"What we all have in common is that we are all self-taught guitarists," said Page. "That's what so fascinating about it. All guitarists have a very different character so there was a lot to learn from each other."

"We were all coming from similar spots where music is generated," added White.

The White Stripes man, who is pictured in the film creating his own stringed instruments and teaching a fictionalised 9-year-old version of himself to play guitar, advised young aspiring musicians to grab whatever instruments they can get their hands on. "Start with whatever you can afford and struggle to find your own relationship with the instrument," he said. "Take (children) to see live music. Put them in a position where they physically can't get away," he laughed.

White, who is currently involved in three bands -- The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather -- is also rumoured to be working on a solo album. When asked if Page might make a guest appearance on the album, White quipped, "Jimmy needs to practice a little more first."

'It Might Get Loud' makes its US debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival tonight (June 19), before being widely released on August 14.















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The legendary axe men, whose personal musical evolutions are chronicled in the film along with that of U2 guitarist The Edge, talked about what it was like to work with each other for the first time, and why they decided to become involved in the film.

"These days people are getting famous for being famous," White said when asked why he chose to take part in the documentary. "You have to battle against the media to create something soulful. This film lets people dig deeper into the music."

The film, which was directed by Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim ('An Inconvenient Truth'), chronicles the master guitarists' evolution as musicians and illustrates how each one became enamoured of the instrument at a very young age.

"What we all have in common is that we are all self-taught guitarists," said Page. "That's what so fascinating about it. All guitarists have a very different character so there was a lot to learn from each other."

"We were all coming from similar spots where music is generated," added White.

The White Stripes man, who is pictured in the film creating his own stringed instruments and teaching a fictionalised 9-year-old version of himself to play guitar, advised young aspiring musicians to grab whatever instruments they can get their hands on. "Start with whatever you can afford and struggle to find your own relationship with the instrument," he said. "Take (children) to see live music. Put them in a position where they physically can't get away," he laughed.

White, who is currently involved in three bands -- The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather -- is also rumoured to be working on a solo album. When asked if Page might make a guest appearance on the album, White quipped, "Jimmy needs to practice a little more first."

'It Might Get Loud' makes its US debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival tonight (June 19), before being widely released on August 14.















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The band, which also features Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age and Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs, took the stage five minutes ahead of their scheduled 9:00pm start time to a packed house that included Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, Danger Mouse, Boom Bip, Har Mar Superstar and actor Benicio del Toro.

Two days later, at a press conference for the "It Might Get Loud" LA premiere, Jimmy Page had the following to say: "To be honest with you, to go and hear Jack was such a treat. I really got the whole thing of what he was doing. What they were doing and how well they were playing." - http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/last-night/jimmy-page-and-jack-white-talk/

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The band, which also features Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Dean Fertita of Queens Of The Stone Age and Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs, took the stage five minutes ahead of their scheduled 9:00pm start time to a packed house that included Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age, Danger Mouse, Boom Bip, Har Mar Superstar and actor Benicio del Toro.

Two days later, at a press conference for the "It Might Get Loud" LA premiere, Jimmy Page had the following to say: "To be honest with you, to go and hear Jack was such a treat. I really got the whole thing of what he was doing. What they were doing and how well they were playing." - http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/last-night/jimmy-page-and-jack-white-talk/

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The guitar is expected to fetch about £700 at a fundraising dinner to mark the 40th anniversary of the PDS at Chateau Impney Hotel, Droitwich Spa on Friday.

Robin Hancox has had Parkinson's Disease for six years and is chairman of the Worcester and district branch of the PDS.

Robert Plant lives "a couple of fields away" from Mr Hancox, who secured the guitar after bumping into the rock legend in the village shop they share in Wolverley, Worcestershire.

He said: "Both Robert Plant's ex-wife and sister are customers of my health and nutrition business, and I had talked to his sister about the possibility of Mr Plant donating a guitar.

"Then one day I bumped into him in the village shop and decided to ask him myself.

"He brought the guitar to our house, signed it, and my wife took some photos.

"We are incredibly grateful to have such a well-known local legend like Robert Plant donate such a unique prize to our cause."

The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy has also donated a day's sailing to the auction, and Sir David Jones, JJB chief executive, will be speaking about Parkinson's on the night.

Funds raised from the evening will go towards the Branch Welfare Fund, which aims to support local people living with Parkinson's and their families through its friendship groups in Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster and Worcester.

Mr Hancox said: "It's vitally important that we are able to offer support to local people with Parkinson's. We rely on charitable giving, so I hope that many will join us on what promises to be a very special evening."

The PDS, which is this year celebrating 40 years of support for people with Parkinson's, has invested more than £40 million in research over the past 40 years.

To buy tickets for the event, which begins at 7pm, contact Robin Hancox on 01562 851713.

People who cannot attend but would still like to bid for the guitar, can contact Mary Long at Fellows and Sons Auctioneers on 0121 212 5500.

The Parkinson's helpline can be reached by calling 0808 800 0303.

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The guitar is expected to fetch about £700 at a fundraising dinner to mark the 40th anniversary of the PDS at Chateau Impney Hotel, Droitwich Spa on Friday.

Robin Hancox has had Parkinson's Disease for six years and is chairman of the Worcester and district branch of the PDS.

Robert Plant lives "a couple of fields away" from Mr Hancox, who secured the guitar after bumping into the rock legend in the village shop they share in Wolverley, Worcestershire.

He said: "Both Robert Plant's ex-wife and sister are customers of my health and nutrition business, and I had talked to his sister about the possibility of Mr Plant donating a guitar.

"Then one day I bumped into him in the village shop and decided to ask him myself.

"He brought the guitar to our house, signed it, and my wife took some photos.

"We are incredibly grateful to have such a well-known local legend like Robert Plant donate such a unique prize to our cause."

The Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy has also donated a day's sailing to the auction, and Sir David Jones, JJB chief executive, will be speaking about Parkinson's on the night.

Funds raised from the evening will go towards the Branch Welfare Fund, which aims to support local people living with Parkinson's and their families through its friendship groups in Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster and Worcester.

Mr Hancox said: "It's vitally important that we are able to offer support to local people with Parkinson's. We rely on charitable giving, so I hope that many will join us on what promises to be a very special evening."

The PDS, which is this year celebrating 40 years of support for people with Parkinson's, has invested more than £40 million in research over the past 40 years.

To buy tickets for the event, which begins at 7pm, contact Robin Hancox on 01562 851713.

People who cannot attend but would still like to bid for the guitar, can contact Mary Long at Fellows and Sons Auctioneers on 0121 212 5500.

The Parkinson's helpline can be reached by calling 0808 800 0303.

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It was created with Maya for 3D objects and After Effects for compositing.

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It was created with Maya for 3D objects and After Effects for compositing.

http://vimeo.com/4868843]]> http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com/2009/06/13/20090613-kashmir-visuals-from-o2-concert/feed/ http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com/2009/06/12/20090612-led-zeppelins-final-uk-gigs-to-be-chronicled-in-new-book/ http://ledzeppelin.somodjvarac.com/2009/06/12/20090612-led-zeppelins-final-uk-gigs-to-be-chronicled-in-new-book/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Achilles Last Stand News 50496E68-0D10-4C13-AAAF-BC531D7EEE2D Then As It Was: Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 -- 30 Years Gone. Lemonsqueezings.blogspot.com reports that the book by Dave Lewis will feature previously unpublished photos and fan recollections of Zeppelin's final UK performances on August 4th and 11th 1979 at the legendary festival.

Then As It Was: Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 -- 30 Years Gone will be released on August 8th.

Footage of Zeppelin's 1979 Knebworth appearances was featured on the 2003 DVD Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page says that he's extremely proud that Led Zeppelin's music is still held in as high regard now as it was during the band's heyday: "You know, it's the most rewarding part of it, having, you know, been part of music like that which has stood up to the test of time. I think every musician hopes that their music will hold up, and it's wonderful."

http://www.therockradio.com/2009/06/led-zeppelins-final-uk-gigs-to-be.html ]]> Then As It Was: Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 -- 30 Years Gone. Lemonsqueezings.blogspot.com reports that the book by Dave Lewis will feature previously unpublished photos and fan recollections of Zeppelin's final UK performances on August 4th and 11th 1979 at the legendary festival.

Then As It Was: Led Zeppelin At Knebworth 1979 -- 30 Years Gone will be released on August 8th.

Footage of Zeppelin's 1979 Knebworth appearances was featured on the 2003 DVD Led Zeppelin.

Jimmy Page says that he's extremely proud that Led Zeppelin's music is still held in as high regard now as it was during the band's heyday: "You know, it's the most rewarding part of it, having, you know, been part of music like that which has stood up to the test of time. I think every musician hopes that their music will hold up, and it's wonderful."

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Better yet, Lester William Polsfuss (later changed to Lester Polsfuss, and then Les Paul) is a national treasure like no other. He's a rare, class-act-of-a man that comes around once in a lifetime, and anyone who has the pleasure of being in his presence is a better person for it.

At the tender, young age of 94 - which he celebrates today - the incomparable Les Paul is still as amazing as the legacy he continues to grow with every passing year. Of course, he is best known for inventing the modern solid body electric guitar - a glorious instrument that still bears his name today. And he was also the first person to utilize multi-track recording in a studio. Can anyone even begin to imagine where our industry would be today if it wasn't for these two genius inventions? We sure can't, and we don't think you can either.

He still holds court every Monday night at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, a tradition he started back in 1995. It's a ceremony of sorts that become somewhat of a pilgrimage for guitar players from all walks of life, from every corner of the world. And he (thankfully) shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.

In a world filled with tons of fool-headed, flaky superstars, Les Paul stands as a shining example of what a real role model should be like. And so, it is with great pride that everyone here at Gibson Guitars wishes you, Les Paul, a very Happy Birthday. May your 94th birthday be the grandest one yet.



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Better yet, Lester William Polsfuss (later changed to Lester Polsfuss, and then Les Paul) is a national treasure like no other. He's a rare, class-act-of-a man that comes around once in a lifetime, and anyone who has the pleasure of being in his presence is a better person for it.

At the tender, young age of 94 - which he celebrates today - the incomparable Les Paul is still as amazing as the legacy he continues to grow with every passing year. Of course, he is best known for inventing the modern solid body electric guitar - a glorious instrument that still bears his name today. And he was also the first person to utilize multi-track recording in a studio. Can anyone even begin to imagine where our industry would be today if it wasn't for these two genius inventions? We sure can't, and we don't think you can either.

He still holds court every Monday night at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City, a tradition he started back in 1995. It's a ceremony of sorts that become somewhat of a pilgrimage for guitar players from all walks of life, from every corner of the world. And he (thankfully) shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.

In a world filled with tons of fool-headed, flaky superstars, Les Paul stands as a shining example of what a real role model should be like. And so, it is with great pride that everyone here at Gibson Guitars wishes you, Les Paul, a very Happy Birthday. May your 94th birthday be the grandest one yet.



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