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ContactMusic — Ronnie Wood turned down the chance to join Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones guitarist was once managed by Peter Grant who helped turn the Stairway to Heaven band into one of the worlds biggest music acts but Ronnie admits he was unimpressed when h... more info

Guardian Music — Egypt – Children Of The Revolution | New Girl | The Cutty Sark | How The Brits Rocked America: Go West | Storm Chasers | StellaEgypt – Children Of The Revolution7pm, BBC2It is almost the first anniversary of the demonstrations in Egypt that toppl... more info

Guardian Music — A veteran music writer tells how he reconnected with the soundtrack of his life after suffering sudden hearing lossWhat is the opposite of music? Before reading Nick Coleman's affecting memoir, my temptation might have been to suggest unthinkingly th... more info

Guardian Music — The Southbank, Barbican, ENO and BBC4 are catering for the new-found appetite for sonic adventureWhen Swiss conductor Baldur Brönnimann was a student 25 years ago, "if you had more than 30 people at a concert it was a failure because it was populis... more info

ContactMusic — Ringo Starr was never knocked out by John Bonhams drum solos The Beatles drummer was never a fan of the late Led Zeppelin sticksmans lengthy mid-song workouts as he believes the drummer shouldnt be the focus of rock tracks He told USA T... more info

Popdose — Here’s an artist you’re going to be hearing a lot about in 2012. He’s currently touring behind a trio of EPs — I’m Getting Ready, Home Again, and Tell Me a Tale: Isle of Wight Sessions — while prepping his full-length Stateside debut. Che... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Stewart O'Shields Guitarist Warren Haynes talked to Billboard about the current state of rock. So, is rock is dead? Man, I've been hearing that for over 10 years, and I'm sure some elements of rock, particularly in the mainstream, appear to ... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Michael Kiwanuka* (http://michaelkiwanuka.com/) performing a cover of *Led Zeppelin* (http://www.ledzeppelin.com/)'s "Whole Lotta Love" for BBC Radio1 in the replies. more info

Guardian Music — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev invites veteran rock band to perform at special new year shindigLed Zeppelin riffs set his heart racing and the booming chords of Deep Purple are said to shake the walls of his chintzy living room. Now Russia's pres... more info