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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1036 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:26:17 -0400 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:05:37 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1036 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/led-zeppelin-stripped-their-name-from-iv-after-critics-called-their-success-hype-187040 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/led-zeppelin-stripped-their-name-from-iv-after-critics-called-their-success-hype-187040 Features: "After all this crap that we'd had with the critics, I put it to everybody else that it'd be a good idea..."]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:26:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/robert-plant-called-singles-just-a-part-of-the-album-and-the-british-charts-a-load-of-mush-thats-why-led-zeppelin-said-no https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/robert-plant-called-singles-just-a-part-of-the-album-and-the-british-charts-a-load-of-mush-thats-why-led-zeppelin-said-no Retrospective: "If you take a single off an album and stick it out, that's just a part of the album. It might as well stay on the album."]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 22:57:58 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-wasnt-going-to-do-that-jimmy-page-reflects-on-led-zeppelins-2007-reunion-where-band-was-supposed-to-play-only-twenty-minutes https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-wasnt-going-to-do-that-jimmy-page-reflects-on-led-zeppelins-2007-reunion-where-band-was-supposed-to-play-only-twenty-minutes Music News: "We would have always regretted the fact that we didn't play another hour at least."]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/it-was-an-85-guitar-and-yet-it-laid-rock-musics-most-iconic-guitar-track-everyone-is-still-chasing-its-tone https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/it-was-an-85-guitar-and-yet-it-laid-rock-musics-most-iconic-guitar-track-everyone-is-still-chasing-its-tone Gear: The right guitar isn't always the most expensive one.]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:01:13 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/it-changed-everything-you-might-think-that-led-zeppelin-had-nothing-to-do-with-grunge-but-they-impacted-nirvana-more-than-we-realize-182966 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/it-changed-everything-you-might-think-that-led-zeppelin-had-nothing-to-do-with-grunge-but-they-impacted-nirvana-more-than-we-realize-182966 Features: "We were always looking to get that big drum sound."]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/people-say-i-hate-john-bonham-because-he-stole-my-stuff-carmine-appice-opens-up-on-influencing-john-bonham-reveals-how-he-really-feels-about-led-zeppelin-drummer https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/people-say-i-hate-john-bonham-because-he-stole-my-stuff-carmine-appice-opens-up-on-influencing-john-bonham-reveals-how-he-really-feels-about-led-zeppelin-drummer Music News: "I could use more credit."]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:16:58 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/musician-recalls-being-responsible-for-forming-led-zeppelin-lets-say-john-paul-jones-saw-the-possibilities https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/musician-recalls-being-responsible-for-forming-led-zeppelin-lets-say-john-paul-jones-saw-the-possibilities Music News: "John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page were very strong session guys for me."]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:17:53 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/fans-were-confused-some-even-disappointed-nonetheless-this-album-hit-no-1-and-helped-reinvent-rock-music-again-182255 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/fans-were-confused-some-even-disappointed-nonetheless-this-album-hit-no-1-and-helped-reinvent-rock-music-again-182255 Features: "There's not enough drums on this goddamn album!"]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:14:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-said-you-could-have-had-my-life-the-guitarist-who-refused-jimmy-pages-offer-to-join-led-zeppelin--and-never-regretted-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-said-you-could-have-had-my-life-the-guitarist-who-refused-jimmy-pages-offer-to-join-led-zeppelin--and-never-regretted-it Music News: "Am I gonna say now, 'I wish I'd never done that?'"]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2025 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jason-bonham-names-his-most-emotional-led-zeppelin-song-to-play-its-a-realization-that-45-years-gone-since-he-passed https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jason-bonham-names-his-most-emotional-led-zeppelin-song-to-play-its-a-realization-that-45-years-gone-since-he-passed Music News: "Because that song, to me, is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written."]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 20:34:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/why-were-the-80s-solo-efforts-by-led-zeppelin-members-so-underwhelming-181808 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/why-were-the-80s-solo-efforts-by-led-zeppelin-members-so-underwhelming-181808 Features: "I don't think that they really pacified Zeppelin fans."]]> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:56:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-greatest-drummer-who-ever-lived-couldnt-escape-his-demons-45-years-later-we-still-feel-his-influence-181513 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the-greatest-drummer-who-ever-lived-couldnt-escape-his-demons-45-years-later-we-still-feel-his-influence-181513 Features: "If you play technically, you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts."]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 08:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-opens-up-on-why-he-refuses-to-sing-led-zeppelin-hit-songs-most-people-have-missed-some-of-the-best-zeppelin-stuff https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-opens-up-on-why-he-refuses-to-sing-led-zeppelin-hit-songs-most-people-have-missed-some-of-the-best-zeppelin-stuff Music News: "What were the hits? How can they be related to now, where do they fit? They fit as a sort of memoir."]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:43:35 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/legendary-producer-reveals-simple-trick-to-record-heavyweight-drummers-like-john-bonham-describes-how-led-zeppelin-classic-got-its-unique-tone https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/legendary-producer-reveals-simple-trick-to-record-heavyweight-drummers-like-john-bonham-describes-how-led-zeppelin-classic-got-its-unique-tone Music News: "I was just messing around with my new toy."]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:08:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/things-got-crazy-led-zeppelin-producer-reveals-what-band-was-really-like-in-the-studio-they-were-waking-me-up-at-four-oclock-in-the-morning https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/things-got-crazy-led-zeppelin-producer-reveals-what-band-was-really-like-in-the-studio-they-were-waking-me-up-at-four-oclock-in-the-morning Music News: "I had to leave Headley Grange after a couple of weeks"]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 22:45:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/there-was-no-messing-around-with-him-led-zeppelin-producer-reveals-why-john-bonham-rejected-his-advice https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/there-was-no-messing-around-with-him-led-zeppelin-producer-reveals-why-john-bonham-rejected-his-advice Music News: "There was no messing around with him. He knew what he wanted."]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:22:24 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimmy-page-sued-over-songwriting-credits-ignored-cease-and-desist-letters https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimmy-page-sued-over-songwriting-credits-ignored-cease-and-desist-letters Music News: The new Led Zeppelin documentary led to this lawsuit.]]> Tue, 06 May 2025 15:47:48 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-sibling-rivalry-and-an-obscure-song-helped-create-whats-possibly-the-greatest-rock-hit-of-all-time-177932 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-sibling-rivalry-and-an-obscure-song-helped-create-whats-possibly-the-greatest-rock-hit-of-all-time-177932 Features: Rock music history holds more secrets than you might think. ]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 08:58:12 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-opens-up-on-why-he-isnt-too-fond-of-stairway-to-heaven-anymore-it-belongs-to-a-particular-time https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/robert-plant-opens-up-on-why-he-isnt-too-fond-of-stairway-to-heaven-anymore-it-belongs-to-a-particular-time Music News: "As time goes on, you might find that another period of your life has more substance."]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:22:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimmy-page-explains-key-idea-behind-forming-led-zeppelin-it-was-important-to-develop-those-qualities https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimmy-page-explains-key-idea-behind-forming-led-zeppelin-it-was-important-to-develop-those-qualities Music News: "I was trading with Robert, so straight away, it was destined to be."]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:32:28 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-very-soul-of-our-cultural-heritage-jimmy-page-speaks-out-against-uk-governments-artificial-intelligence-copyright-proposal https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-very-soul-of-our-cultural-heritage-jimmy-page-speaks-out-against-uk-governments-artificial-intelligence-copyright-proposal Music News: "This journey from the anonymity of session work to the global stages with Led Zeppelin was not a path paved by algorithms or data sets."]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 13:59:48 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/did_led_zeppelin_intentionally_borrow_from_others_heres_what_triumphs_rik_emmett_thought_of_that-171438 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/did_led_zeppelin_intentionally_borrow_from_others_heres_what_triumphs_rik_emmett_thought_of_that-171438 Features: "I sat down, listened to the things, and go, 'Look, there's no question that Page is using that progression that Randy California used'."]]> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:48:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave_mustaine_reveals_why_he_never_got_into_jimmy_page_says_led_zeppelin_werent_playing_good_near_their_end.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave_mustaine_reveals_why_he_never_got_into_jimmy_page_says_led_zeppelin_werent_playing_good_near_their_end.html Music News: "I've never really been able to make a connection with Jimmy."]]> Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:02:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/metal_drummer_hears_led_zeppelin_song_for_the_first_time_and_attempts_to_learn_it_i_feel_like_i_could_cry_listening_to_that_song.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/metal_drummer_hears_led_zeppelin_song_for_the_first_time_and_attempts_to_learn_it_i_feel_like_i_could_cry_listening_to_that_song.html Music News: "*** gave me a ten-and-a-half minute song."]]> Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:39:36 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/this_1973_led_zeppelin_heist_still_remains_unsolved-168948 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/this_1973_led_zeppelin_heist_still_remains_unsolved-168948 Features: Who stole from Led Zeppelin?]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:55:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_5_most_underrated_led_zeppelin_songs-166128 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_5_most_underrated_led_zeppelin_songs-166128 Features: No "Stairway to Heavens" or "Kashmirs" allowed.]]> Thu, 30 May 2024 18:02:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/dire_zeppelin_or_led_straits_heres_what_stairway_to_heaven_in_the_style_of_mark_knopfler_would_sound_like.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/dire_zeppelin_or_led_straits_heres_what_stairway_to_heaven_in_the_style_of_mark_knopfler_would_sound_like.html Daily Video: As performed by Kfir Ochaion, who gave this rock classic an unusual yet exciting spin.]]> Sat, 11 May 2024 23:06:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/led_zeppelin_belonged_to_jimmy_page_according_to_new_details_of_original_contract_with_atlantic_records.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/led_zeppelin_belonged_to_jimmy_page_according_to_new_details_of_original_contract_with_atlantic_records.html Music News: The guitarist could have replaced all the members and chosen to keep the name if he so wished.]]> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:37:50 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/previously_unseen_restored_footage_of_led_zeppelins_1977_performance_at_the_pontiac_silverdome.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/daily_video/previously_unseen_restored_footage_of_led_zeppelins_1977_performance_at_the_pontiac_silverdome.html Daily Video: "This historic concert captures the essence of a band at the height of their powers."]]> Thu, 04 Jan 2024 21:22:12 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/these_new_zealand_school_students_are_really_into_rock_so_they_covered_stairway_to_heaven_in_style_of_heart.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/these_new_zealand_school_students_are_really_into_rock_so_they_covered_stairway_to_heaven_in_style_of_heart.html Music News: "There's really an emphasis on rock with them. So we wanted to do something which could blend that and use our school orchestra and our choir."]]> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:05:37 -0500