In the beginning, Led Zeppelin was about as much of a long-shot as every other ’60s band. That’s why it took Robert Plant and Jimmy Page several rounds of convincing before John Bonham joined the ...

If Led Zeppelin had quit after its first two albums, the group might have gone down as a dynamic hard-rock group with a real feel for the blues. For his part, Robert Plant wasn’t trying to hide his ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Deborah Bonham, younger sister of John, the late great Led Zeppelin drummer, is releasing a blues album next month, on Quarto Valley Records. Called Bonham-Bullick, it contains 13 blues covers from ...

As the man responsible for this century’s greatest guitar riff put it, “Well, I sort of don’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Led Zeppelin.” Well said, Jack White. Led Zeppelin is undeniably one of ...

It's no secret that Led Zeppelin ripped off lesser-known blues artists to craft some of their most timeless songs — so consider this list of the 11 best and most brazen Led Zeppelin rip-offs a loving ...

Led Zeppelin rarely released a bad note during their dozen-year career. But like all legends, they stumbled from time to time. It's easier to find those weaker tracks on lesser albums in their nine-LP ...

Led Zeppelin was rarely predictable, from extended drum solos ("Moby Dick") to multiple epics that stretch past 10 minutes ("Stairway to Heaven," "Achilles Last Stand") and mid-song psychedelic ...

However, on IV, released in 1971, Led Zeppelin were ready to explore blues more curiously and with more historical closeness. The fourth studio album closes with “When The Levee Breaks,” which begins ...