• Robert Plant Deems $800 Million Led Zeppelin Reunion Story 'Rubbish'

    Fans far and wide marveled at the recent reports of former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant ripping up an $800 million contract for a reunion tour with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. The proposed deal was allegedly bankrolled by Virgin founder Richard Branson, but Plant's publicist quickly denied the claims after the story began to garner attention.The publicist's statement on behalf of Plant was that the whole thing was "rubbish," "The Guardian" reported. Now all we are left with is a fictional story from the "Daily Mirror" about how Page, Jones and original drummer John Bonham's son Jason all signed on to do a 35-date tour for major money, and Plant ripped the document up in front of the promoters. To sweeten the deal, Branson even reportedly offered to rename one of his jets "The Starship," in reference to the band's old private plane, to take the musicians to different venues.

  • 'Led Zeppelin II': 9 Songs Ranked For Its 45th Anniversary

    Today, Oct. 22, marks the 45th anniversary of Led Zeppelin's classic second album Led Zeppelin II. Released just nine months after their debut, Led Zeppelin II refined the band's soaring, metallic take on blues, delivering some of rock's greatest guitar riffs in the process. In celebration of this incredible album, here are its nine songs ranked.

  • 7 Rock Stars Who Also Write Classical Music: Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa, And More

    I once had a teacher who said that if you understand classical music, you wouldn't listen to anything else. That's obviously a wild exaggeration and completely pompous, and as these seven musicians proved, it is completely possible to love both classical and rock music. Here are seven rock stars that also write classical music.

  • Classicalite’s Five Best: Rock Musicians with Classical Chops

    Classicalite's list of the five best rock musicians who also compose classical music. eighth blackbird's recent Chicago performance of music by Glenn Kotche, classical composer by day/Wilco drummer by night, got us to thinking about rock musicians who moonlight as composers.
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