Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant’s teenage obsessions: ‘Stourbridge was our Beverly Hills’
The Led Zeppelin frontman turned podcaster reflects on jazz beatniks reading Camus, the primeval power of Ike & Tina Turner, and taking Muddy Waters’s spot on Alexis Korner’s couch
As told to Dave Simpson
20, May, 2021 @11:39 AM
The Royal Albert Hall at 150: 'It's the Holy Grail for musicians'
It’s hosted opera greats, suffragette rallies, Hitchcock films, sports events, sci-fi conventions – and, of course, the Proms and countless rock gigs. Artists from Led Zeppelin to Abba recall their moments on the hallowed stage
Interviews by Michael Segalov
29, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM
Plagiarism case over Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven finally ends
US supreme court rejects appeal relating to Spirit and their song Taurus, after verdict in favour of Led Zeppelin was upheld earlier this year
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Oct, 2020 @9:13 AM
Lost Rolling Stones song with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page to be released
Scarlet is joined by two other unreleased songs, Criss Cross and All the Rage, on a deluxe version of Goat’s Head Soup
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Jul, 2020 @2:09 PM
A hit, a writ: why music is the food of plagiarism lawsuits
With Katy Perry and Led Zeppelin’s recent judgments reversing previous rulings, musicians don’t know which way to tread
Michael Hann
26, Mar, 2020 @7:00 AM
How inventors build on pre-existing ideas | Letter
Letter: From Led Zeppelin to Thomas Edison, creators and inventors use and combine what already exists to produce something new, writes Dennis Sherwood
Letters
12, Mar, 2020 @5:57 PM
Heavy by Dan Franklin review – metal gets serious
More than just guitar power chords ... a weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes
Keith Kahn-Harris
11, Mar, 2020 @11:58 AM
The Guardian view on the Led Zeppelin verdict: a victory for creativity | Editorial
Editorial: The famous guitar sequence at the start of Stairway to Heaven was not a case of musical plagiarism
Editorial
10, Mar, 2020 @6:27 PM
Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven not partly stolen, court affirms
San Francisco appeals panel reinstates 2016 judgment that found no proof 1971 song breached copyright of Taurus by Randy Wolfe
Guardian staff and agencies
09, Mar, 2020 @11:11 PM
Hossam Ramzy obituary
One of Egypt’s leading percussionists who was an arranger, composer and entrepreneur
Robin Denselow
23, Sep, 2019 @2:07 PM
Let’s not keep new music in seclusion | Letter
Letter: Presenting music recently created alongside that of the last 100 years would certainly enable listeners to assess composers’ achievements more accurately, says Meirion Bowen
Letters
20, Aug, 2019 @4:17 PM
Facebook reverses ban on Led Zeppelin album cover featuring naked children
Social network acknowledges ‘culturally significant image’ amid protests against its nudity policy
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
21, Jun, 2019 @8:18 AM
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