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Anand Ramachandran Posted: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST Updated: Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 at 2059 hrs IST : It was 1969, the year Jimi Hendrix played 'The Star Spangled Banner' at Max Yasgur's farm, the year the Beatles broke up, the year man landed on the freakin' moon.

Led Zeppelin's plan to find a replacement singer for Robert Plant "fell by the wayside", bassist John Paul Jones has explained.

THE UK's only full time professional Led Zeppelin tribute band land at Theatr Colwyn next month.

Quick Hits: U2, John Paul Jones, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Stone Temple Pilots, Hollywood Undead, Justin Timberlake, The Killers, Nick Jonas, Voodoo Festival October 28, 2009 U2 U2 will perform in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on November 5, as part of the 16th MTV Europe Music Awards.

BILL COSBY was reunited with his THE COSBY SHOW castmates as he was honoured with a coveted comedy prize on Monday .

What a busy old year 1969 was. When man wasn't landing on the moon, the Beatles were performing their last concert together, Led Zeppelin were releasing Led Zeppelin I and the Rolling Stones were playing Altamont.

Classical singer JOSH GROBAN fit right in on the set of hit musical series GLEE - because he was a member of his school's choir.

BRITISH rock group Muse was named the best act in the world at the Q awards in London, beating off competition from Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Oasis.

GUITAR LEGENDS ON THE BIG SCREEN: Watch the film "It Might Get Loud" to see how The Edge , Jimmy Page and Jack White used the electric guitar to rise to superstardom.

Date: October 27, 2009 dispelled earlier this year , Robert Plant went on to win several 2009 Grammy Awards with bluegrass icon Alison Krauss.

Them Crooked Vultures have finally released a bona fide song, after months of giving fans little else than brief clips of songs posted online.

The singer has suggested that his former band may follow in the footsteps of Britpop peers Blur by playing next year's festival Jarvis Cocker ... 'There'll be a band reunion' Photograph: Nils Jorgensen /Rex Features Jarvis Cocker has hinted that his former band Pulp may reunite to play Glastonbury 2010.

ROCK Lords KASABIAN and MUSE scooped the most sought-after gongs at this year's Q Awards.

BBC News reports: LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has admitted he has spoken to festival organizer Michael Eavis about performing at U.K.'s Glastonbury next year.

Them Crooked Vultures, the act that features members of Led Zeppelin, The Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, has set a date for its debut alum.

MAGGIE BELL'S amazing voice has taken her from a tenement in Maryhill in Glasgow to the stage of Madison Square Garden in New York.

Swan Montgomery has the look of a hardened rocker, with a tumble of bleached blond curls hanging about his shoulders, a snaking tattoo along his forearm, and craggy, well-worn face.

"Migrations: New Directions in Native American Art" opens Saturday at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center at Foxwoods.

Postal mail just got a lot more rock n' roll. Classic album covers from The Clash , David Bowie , Led Zeppelin and Coldplay are going to be featured on British postage materials.

1961 - Bob Dylan recorded his eponymous debut album. 1969 - John Lennon's second solo album, Cold Turkey , was released.

Washington, Oct 16 : Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant is extending his support to a pioneering British cancer charity.

1964 - The Zombies released "She's Not There.' 1967 - Hair premiered at New York's Public Theatre.

A Whole Lotta Led is B.C.'s premiere Led Zeppelin tribute band formed in Whistler in 2001.

The album that started it all! Last season, the ears of many fans were ringing after a stellar performance of Led Zeppelin II at the Grand Theatre.

AND NOW for something completely lucrative. As the cast members of the Monty Python troupe gathered in New York last night for a 40th anniversary reunion, the group had reason for a celebration of a different kind.

LookToTheStars.org reports that former LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has given his support to a cancer charity campaigning for a new type of treatment to be made available in Britian.

Oklahoma City psychedelic rocker the Flaming Lips today released its double-length studio album "Embryonic." The Flaming Lips crushed and snorted the pop narcotic, and the resulting trip became "Embryonic," a distilled and cooked confection formed from more than two decades of touring and boombox symphonies and darkly ridiculous live jams.

Quality fan-filmed video footage of Them Crooked Vultures 's October 11, 2009 performance at the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts can be viewed below .

Known for his on-stage antics, incredible thrash-about drum style, and party-hard lifestyle, Keith Moon was one of the first casualties of the "rock and roll lifestyle", as it has come to be known today.

It's not often that a band which has yet to release an album or officially offer anything more than a few 30-second clips of songs on YouTube can sell out theaters across the U.S. and Europe.

The year of the supergroup rolls on, this time featuring the combined services of John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl and Josh Homme .

I periodically receive snarky email from people questioning my referring to a band like The Who or Led Zeppelin as a "power trio." It seems that in their zeal to question my math skills, musical knowledge, and species of origin, they have overlooked the definition of the term.

It Might Get Loud: Put an electric ax in the hand of a regular boy, and within seconds, he's conjuring thoughts of becoming the next Jimi-sized sensation and seducing chicks with his furious licks.

1967 - The Beatles refused a $1 million offer to play Shea Stadium. 1977 - RCA issued David Bowie's sophomore album.

Led Zeppelin was the definitive heavy metal band. It wasn't just their crushingly loud interpretation of the blues -- it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres -- into their sound.

LED Zeppelin fans in Grimsby showed a "Whole Lotta Love" for one of the world's most highly- acclaimed tribute acts.

The super-group featuring Josh Homme , Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones started recording material for a debut this past summer though they've talked about working together since 2005.

John Baytaluk, Kenny Bishop, Quentin Reynolds and Andre Blais discuss pizza at Spicoli's in Windsor on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

This year's ACL fest got off to a cooler than usual start, with temps topping off in the low 80s and the crowd filtering in primarily after three.

Spandau Ballet in rehearsal last month. From left: Martin Kemp, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and Gary Kemp There was a time when a million teenage girls would have pleaded to swap places with me.

During a radio interview on Friday afternoon, prior to their set at the opening day of Austin City Limits Festival, the members of Parlor Mob talked about the direction of their in-production sophomore record, partially recorded in San Marcos.

Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant received a "whole lotta love" at the Grammy Awards Sunday, winning five prizes including album of the year for an acclaimed collaboration with bluegrass queen Alison Krauss.

Comedian Steve Martin said it'll feel like the Academy Awards if he wins at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards.

Robert M. Knight -- rock photographer -- witnessed the old Keith Richards days. "If you ever got an invite to Keith's bedroom, it was like, 'Don't go.