The 1970s were the decade of guitar solos. Building on the precedent, the musicians of the decade didn’t just use guitar solos as a colorful fill; they made them into an isolated movement of music ...

Bucks Burnett has met most of his music idols. In this monthly column he shares tales from the front lines and backstage. When I saw Led Zeppelin in Dallas in early March 1975, during the Physical ...

As the guitar player for Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page famously worked alongside "Golden God" Robert Plant, widely considered to be one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. But Plant wasn't the only ...

It was 2020, and the legendary guitarist was talking about Jimmy Page: The Anthology, a weighty publication which he described as “an autobiography with photographs”. The ‘guitar nerd’ he was talking ...

Jeff Beck might have been the perfect guitar player. It’s not due merely to his supreme mastery of the instrument or his unique touch, it’s because he never stopped challenging himself. He called the ...

Throughout the 1970s, many hard rock bands fought tooth and nail to serve up sounds that weren’t just explosive, but intricate and original, too. The sudden competitiveness of the scene meant that ...

Shawn Conner is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist and the author of Superheroes Smash the Box Office: A Cinema History from the Serials to 21st Century Blockbusters. The drummer is writing song ...

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A new documentary looks back at the band’s early years, featuring interviews with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones in retrospective mode. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for ...

The first Led Zeppelin album, featuring its Hindenburg explosion artwork, is iconic. The band truly exploded onto the scene with the album, and were one of the heaviest groups making music. At the ...

Jimmy Page on the occasion of his Birthday…. Jimmy Page is 81 years old today January 9th. In a career that has spanned over seven decades, he has more than made his mark when it comes to the art of ...