L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The opening riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is going on trial. The case centers around claims from a trustee of late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, that “Stairway to Heaven” copies music from th... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The opening riff from Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is going on trial. The case centers around claims from a trustee of late Spirit guitarist Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, that “Stairway to Heaven” copies music from th... more info

Metal Injection — They sure do sound similar. The post LED ZEPPELIN Heading To Court Over Claims "Stairway To Heaven" Plagiarized Another Song appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Uncut — Trial to be held on May 10 Led Zeppelin A jury will decide whether Led Zeppelin plagiarised the opening to Stairway to Heaven. Michael Skidmore, a trustee to Randy …Continue reading » The post Led Zeppelin in copyright trial appeared first ... more info

New York Post — A trial is needed to determine if Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" copies its opening notes from a song performed by the rock band Spirit, a federal judge has ruled. more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — In high school, I bought a four pack of CDs from Costco, featuring four of the Eagles best albums.  The set included The Eagles, Desperado, The Long Run and Hotel California.  Costco had been packaging four packs of CDs like this for some iconic ar... more info

Stereogum — Apparently the sweet sounds of Roy Orbison’s “Crying” make people want to fight. On Saturday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, country singer Sturgill Simpson covered this song, among others like Led Zeppelin’s “When The Levee Bre... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Tool played their first (and presmuably last) show of 2015 at Tempe, Arizona’s Monster Mash Music Festival — you know, the one that Maynard James Keenan said the rest of the band conned him into doing. Although they didn’t have any ... more info

Stereogum — Mark Kozelek just released a new EP, Down In The Willow Garden, for free with any purchase over on his Caldo Verde Records website. Along with a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Sick Again,” which we heard back in February, the EP contains a song calle... more info

Stereogum — Patty Griffin is a tender, fierce songwriting veteran who works mostly in the blues and folk milieu. Her steely voice and bone-rattling lyrics have earned her Grammys and the respect and love of kindred spirits like Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant... more info