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“I thought, ‘He’s got to be joking,’ because John Paul Jones is God on bass, as far as I’m concerned”: How Lita Ford almost ended up joining Led Zeppelin – on bass
By Matt Owen published
In the early '70s, Jones was poised to take a step back from his role as the band's bassist – and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant eyed up The Runaways lead guitarist as a potential successor

“Poverty accounted for many of my choices – I had this knockoff, fake Tele I used on Rain Dogs… It was awful but also beautiful”: Marc Ribot on recording Tom Waits classics with cheap gear, and why ‘How can I destroy it?’ is one of his session mantras
By Andrew Daly published
A session legend who has recorded with Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and many more, Ribot returns with a new solo album, Connection, and, musically, anything goes

“I’m honored”: Tony Iommi walks onstage to play Paranoid at the Black Sabbath ballet – and the entire ensemble bows at his feet
By Matt Parker published
The father of metal guitar was given a humbling tribute during a surprise appearance at the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new Sabbath-themed show

Hear Led Zeppelin tear through Black Dog, All My Love, Kashmir and more in their final show with John Bonham
By Jackson Maxwell published
The fateful 14-song set took place on this day, 1980, in Berlin

Robert Plant says the keys of Led Zeppelin songs were determined solely by Jimmy Page’s guitar playing
By Matt Owen published
Page apparently favored the key of E because he got "much more out of the bottom of the guitar"

From extended blues workouts to cosmic guitar disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published
Press play on fantastic new tunes by Mitski, Trivium, Los Bitchos, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Gov't Mule, ERRA, and more

First-ever band-sanctioned Led Zeppelin documentary shares first official clip
By Matt Owen published
The minute-long teaser from the hugely anticipated Becoming Led Zeppelin offers a peek at stellar archival live footage

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for star-studded new album, Raise the Roof
By Matt Owen published
The pair's first record in 14 years, which features Marc Ribot and Bill Frisell among its heavyweight guitar lineup, has been announced alongside the effort’s lead single, Can’t Let Go
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