Well, there seems to indeed be a silver lining to every cloud: If guitarist Pete Townshend’s tinnitus forces him to an unfortunate, early retirement (this is the cloud part), at least part of the Who will go on—and perhaps with a member of Led Zeppelin (this is the silver bit). The Who’s Roger Daltrey told … Read more
After a quick retro read of Lester Bangs’ Led Zeppelin III review (dated 1970), two thoughts sprang to mind: A) if Bangs lived, he’d be a blogger and B) the Zep’s place in rock’s canon is much more debatable than commonly thought. We could riff on those thoughts night and day, but, frankly, there is … Read more
Reports have been filing in about a press conference held by Jack White and Jimmy Page in promotion of the documentary It Might Get Loud (watch trailer) at the LA Film Festival last weekend and I’m wishing I had made the jaunt. The pair dissed Guitar Hero, bromanced a bit, and made some strange comparisons … Read more