The Independent — Legendary British rock band Led Zeppelin were branded "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers when they auditioned in 1969, according to archives released by the broadcaster Thursday. more info

BBC 6 Music — Led Zeppelin guitar hero discusses upcoming documentary with Jack White and The Edge more info

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Starpulse — Former Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page will be among the headliners at the inaugural Show of Peace Concert in Beijing, China in April.[...] Read more! more info

Reuters — DETROIT (Billboard) - An array of musicians, including Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, will take part in the first Show of Peace Concert, a globally televised event scheduled for April 17 before an expected crowd of 100,000 at the Bird's Nest stad... more info

Rolling Stone — Jimmy Page plans to return to the stage in 2010, but it won’t be alongside the rest of Led Zeppelin. With Robert Plant and Alison Krauss working on the follow-up to the Grammy-winning Raising Sand and John Paul Jones now playing with Josh Homme and... more info

Guardian Music — Last week we asked for songs with great intros. To herald the coming of 2010, we want songs about new beginningsSo that was a large one then, as the ??? said to the ??? (I'm a Guardian hack, my double entendres are neither gender nor orientation spec... more info

BBC 6 Music — Jimmy Page talks exclusively about the band's early BBC sessions more info

'Unconvincing . . . derivative . . . distortion.' They went on to become the world's greatest heavy rock band. But even Led Zeppelin were once forced to audition X Factor-style to win a coveted spot on the BBC. more info

Rock band Led Zeppelin were labelled "old fashioned" and "unconvincing" by BBC producers after the group took part in an audition in 1969. more info