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Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven owes its success to cigarettes

5645 days ago
Guardian MusicBand biographer claims that DJs only played the now classic song because it was the 'perfect length' for a cigarette breakWas the secret to Stairway to Heaven's success the fact that it gave DJs the chance to nip out for a cigarette? That's the theor... more info

Lindstrøm: FACT Mix 100

5648 days ago
Pitchfork - ForkcastThe newest FACT mix is online, the 100th entry since the series began in 2008. In the past, the magazine has brought together collections compiled the likes of the xx and the Big Pink, and this time the mix comes courtesy of Lindstrøm. FACT Mix 10... more info

Them Crooked Vultures/Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones to answer fan questions

5649 days ago
NMEJones to be quizzed in future edition of Uncut more info

North Mississippi Allstars map winter run

5649 days ago
Live DailyBlues-infused jam rockers North Mississippi Allstars [ tickets ] have unveiled a winter itinerary of US concerts that runs through February. The group's journey begins with a Dec. 18 performance in Jackson, MS, and continues throughout the east in... more info

i wanna know now - bob marley vs. MGMT

5649 days ago
Pop Bytes † FROM DJ PAUL V. One of the joys in finding a great bootleg is when it uses an artist or singer you love, who doesn't get mashed all that often. It makes the pairing all the more heightened. That artist this week is Bob Marley, whose alw... more info

Them Crooked Vultures: Them Crooked Vultures | CD review

5649 days ago
Guardian MusicThese giants of rock have had fun in the studio. But Alexis Petridis struggles to see the point of a CDIt's hard to call Them Crooked Vultures anything other than a supergroup – the line-up features Dave Grohl, Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul J... more info

The 'Gum Drop CXIV: Hear New That Ghost, Win A USB Turntable & Zeppelin Bio

5650 days ago
Stereogum As we've mentioned, 19-year-old Santa Rosa multi-instrumentalist Ryan Schmale approaches That Ghost's fuzzy, spacious pop in a way that reminds us more of vintage garage rockers and Robert Pollard than he does his lo-fi peers. See, for instance, "... more info

Ancient Cambridge college buys top London music venue

5650 days ago
The Independent Cambridge University's Trinity College, one of the world's oldest seats of learning, would not normally be associated with showbiz glitz and the pounding beats of rock music. But the 500-year-old college, one of the wealthiest academic institutions,... more info

Who should replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith?

5652 days ago
Guardian MusicBez? Bobbie Gillespie? Jedward?! Tell us who you think should lead the world's most shameless Rolling Stones tribute actNow that Steven Tyler is reported to have left Aerosmith (perhaps because he heard Danyl Johnson butcher I Don't Want to Miss a Th... more info

FALL CLEANING

5652 days ago
Soul SidesTen Wheel Drive with Genya Raven: How Long Before I'm GoneStay With MeFrom Brief Replies (Polydor, 1970)The Highlighters: You're Time Is Gonna ComeFrom 7" (Chess, 1970)I save a slew of songs with the intention of "eventually posting them up" and what... more info

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