Planet Rock Year End Poll

London radio station Planet Rock had listener voting throughout December in their annual year end poll and Led Zeppelin related acts faired well.

Band of the Year was Black Country Communion, of whom Planet Rock said:

The first rule of supergroups is that they are[sic] must be a crushing disappointment. Black Country Communion obviously didn’t get the memo and despite playing just two unbelievable concerts this year they have beaten several very big bands to win this category by some margin. An excellent album, several musicians at the top of their game and a bunch of songs that put the classic in classic rock. More please. Much, much more.

Black Country Communion also won New Band of the Year and third in Album of the Year. Robert Plant followed in the latter category with Band of Joy being voted #5 Album of the Year. Plant's Band of Joy also came in #8 for Live Act of the Year.

On top of Black Country Communion's success, BCC guitarist Joe Bonamassa topped the Best Live Act and Guitar Hero of 2010.

Other Led Zeppelin wins are It Might Get Loud taking #5 in the Film of the Year honours. It Might Get Loud was a guitarist movie with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.

The final category, Hope for 2011, went to "Led Zeppelin Reunion." I'll join them in hoping for that.

The Plant Boys Rule the Airwaves

If you're a fan of the singing Plant's, this could be your weekend. It kicks off tonight with Robert's son Logan, and his band, Sons of Albion. Performing from New Yorks  P.C. Richard and Son Theater, Q104.3 will be broadcasting the gig live.

More on Sons of Albion here.

Over 'ome, Logan's Dad Robert is having his night on BBC2 Saturday. At 10:15 tomorrow night, BBC2 is broadcasting a one-hour documentary on Plant, entitled By Myself:

Robert Plant discusses his musical journey from Stourbridge, the British blues boom, superstardom with Led Zeppelin in the 70s, to the Band of Joy album. He also looks at his work with The Honeydrippers and North African musicians, his reunion with Jimmy Page, and his pairing with Alison Krauss.

At 11:15, British TV viewers will get a re-broadcast of the Electric Proms show from the Roundhouse in London last weekend. At 12:15 Sunday morning, Plant does a half-hour show, Later.

Tracing Robert Plant's solo career from the early 90s via his appearances on Later... With Jools Holland. Through a mix of performance and interviews, the programme sees Robert reunited with Jimmy Page and a Moroccan orchestra, teaming up with Tom Jones and Solomon Burke on the Hootenanny, playing with former band Strange Sensation and also with Alison Krauss.

Now if only I can figure out how to listen to the radio in New York tonight, then catch TV shows in Britain tomorrow night.