led zeppelin

The Beatles Never Took Drugs In Front Of George Martin, McCartney May Have Done So In Front Of Led Zep

3:38PM Clem Bastow | It seems the Led Zeppelin reunion gig of this week was a hotbed of celebrity news. Between three generations of Presleys hanging out (and Priscilla bizarrely looking “younger” than both daughter Lisa Marie and granddaughter Riley), Naomi Campbell getting strangled and just about everyone else under the sun forking out the pounds to see the rock dinosaurs, you’d almost say “Too much! Enough ca-ra-zy celebrity tattle for one arena to hold!” Well, you’d be wrong, because Paul McCartney has been caught out indulging in a little reefer madness. The Beatles legend was spotted with what seemed to be a, er, herbal roll-up, but discreet staff turned a blind eye as Macca, 65, puffed away. One over-zealous worker gushed: “Don’t worry, you’re a legend.” Earlier that evening he’d decided he needed a swift drink – or two – and rocked up to the bar where he ordered two pints just 15 minutes before the opening number. It’s a miracle he got served though – we’re told staff were instructed not to speak to him. Nothing wrong with indulging in a few “jazz cigarettes”, but the main issue we have here is that we now have visions of Macca sitting in his bedroom, staring up at his Stairway poster-flag, and eating nothing but 2-Minute Noodles and White Castle. We’re sure Heather Mills will testify that our vision is correct. More »

Naomi’s Battle Of Evermore As Zep Fan Rambles On And Attempts To Show Supermodel Good Times, Bad Times

11:16AM Clem Bastow | Before we try to fit any more Led Zeppelin puns (they reformed recently, didn’t you hear?) into the one headline, we’ll get on with business. To wit, Naomi Campbell – one of the myriad famous fans attending the old rockers’ “getting the band back together” gig for charity – was caught up in a scuffle when one opportunistic fan thought he’d try to nick the VIP pass from around the supermodel’s neck. Why she didn’t just hit him with a phone is anyone’s guess; maybe that community service really did work! An eyewitness said: “This guy, who looked a bit drunk, ran up alongside Naomi and tried to lift the passes from around her neck but it got tangled in her scarf and hair. “He yanked the pass quite forcefully which dragged her down, half throttling her, before security stepped in.” “She was screaming ‘He’s got the pass’ but it sounded as if she was being choked. The guy eventually got the pass and ran off. It all happened so quickly. Naomi looked very shaken.” Photographer Greg Brennan added: “People were doing anything to get their hands on one of those tickets. People were fighting all over the place.” Turns out the reason she didn’t bonk him with her BlackBerry is that she reckons it was nicked from her bag at the concert! Hilariously, O2 Arena spokespeople played down the “theft”, offering this to the press: “Naomi Campbell did report that she had lost her phone, but she couldn’t even remember whether she brought it with her or not.” Oh, which reminds us, our diamond-studded solid-gold Ferrari got stolen the other day in the Coles carpark; we can’t remember whether we’d driven it there or not, but would appreciate its swift return. More »

Led Zeppelin Reformation Sparks Ticket Frenzy; Mudshark Breeders Of The World Ready Their Stocks

11:20AM Clem Bastow | Fans are going – rightly – berko for tickets to Led Zeppelin’s one-off reformation gig for charity. There are 20,000 available at £125 a pop, with a ballot to decide the successful ticket-holders. Promoter Harvey Goldsmith is remaining tight-lipped as to whether the gig will lead to further engagements (read: not likely). He said: “Let’s take it one stage at a time, if they enjoy it who knows what will happen? I hope they do something but only if they are enjoying it and it’s fantastic.” Given that they decried their Live Aid performance as “foul” and refused to let it be included on the DVD, and that their only other reunion gig found them clashing as to whether or not to play Stairway, we’re not holding our breath. The band’s historian, Nigel Williamson, also thinks the whole thing is a bad idea. We’re probably in his camp, although we’ve seen Jason Bonham drum and – while not a patch on his dad – he should be able to bang out a beat-perfect sound-alike set. However, we’d rather keep Robert Plant in our memories as the fox of The Song Remains The Same rather than his current incarnation, which is more like Melanie Griffith at her most unhinged. No one wants to see that shit. More »