Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' CD Raising Sand has been certified platinum it was announced Tuesday. Certification is done by the RIAA and platinum is given for the sale of one million copies.
The duo begin a tour in Kentucky in 3 weeks in support of the million selling disc.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Raising Sand Goes Platinum
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' CD Raising Sand has been certified platinum it was announced Tuesday. Certification is done by the RIAA and platinum is given for the sale of one million copies.
The duo begin a tour in Kentucky in 3 weeks in support of the million selling disc.
The duo begin a tour in Kentucky in 3 weeks in support of the million selling disc.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Get Canadian Nod For Top Folk Album
Canadian Eggs, a Canadian folk music magazine has named Raising Sand as the critics choice for top folk album of 2007.
View image of the awards here.
Plant has received numerous awards through the years, but it may be a safe bet that critics choice for top folk album is not one of them, until now.
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Get Canadian Nod For Top Folk Album
Canadian Eggs, a Canadian folk music magazine has named Raising Sand as the critics choice for top folk album of 2007.View image of the awards here.
Plant has received numerous awards through the years, but it may be a safe bet that critics choice for top folk album is not one of them, until now.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Jimmy Page Interview: Part 2
Last week saw a Jimmy Page interview from Japan in late January make it on to YouTube. It's a two part interview, with questions in Japanese, answers in English. The questions Jimmy answers in part two are, according to Blabbermouth.net:
Q1 : Recently,young people buy a CD and DVD of LED ZEPPELIN. Why do you think that young fans increase?
Q2 : How do you think that the young fan thinks about music of LED ZEPPELIN as one of the art?
Q3 : At the time of first visit to Japan of 1971, it played it for 3 hours 30 minutes. Why would there be such energy in those days?
Q4 : Please tell me about "The Song Remains The Same".
Q1 : Recently,young people buy a CD and DVD of LED ZEPPELIN. Why do you think that young fans increase?
Q2 : How do you think that the young fan thinks about music of LED ZEPPELIN as one of the art?
Q3 : At the time of first visit to Japan of 1971, it played it for 3 hours 30 minutes. Why would there be such energy in those days?
Q4 : Please tell me about "The Song Remains The Same".
Jimmy Page Interview: Part 2
Last week saw a Jimmy Page interview from Japan in late January make it on to YouTube. It's a two part interview, with questions in Japanese, answers in English. The questions Jimmy answers in part two are, according to Blabbermouth.net:
Q1 : Recently,young people buy a CD and DVD of LED ZEPPELIN. Why do you think that young fans increase?
Q2 : How do you think that the young fan thinks about music of LED ZEPPELIN as one of the art?
Q3 : At the time of first visit to Japan of 1971, it played it for 3 hours 30 minutes. Why would there be such energy in those days?
Q4 : Please tell me about "The Song Remains The Same".
Q1 : Recently,young people buy a CD and DVD of LED ZEPPELIN. Why do you think that young fans increase?
Q2 : How do you think that the young fan thinks about music of LED ZEPPELIN as one of the art?
Q3 : At the time of first visit to Japan of 1971, it played it for 3 hours 30 minutes. Why would there be such energy in those days?
Q4 : Please tell me about "The Song Remains The Same".
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Jimmy Page Interview: Part 1
Last week saw a Jimmy Page interview from Japan in late January make it on to YouTube. It's a two part interview, with questions in Japanese, answers in English. The questions Jimmy answers in part one are, according to Blabbermouth.net:
Question 1: Tell us about the reunion concert?
Question 2: What do you think of Jason Bonham?
Question 3: You have a lot of famous tunes. How did you select tunes for the show?
Question 4: Was "For Your Life" a present to the fan?
Question 5: How was there such a splendid performance after not playing together for years?
Question 1: Tell us about the reunion concert?
Question 2: What do you think of Jason Bonham?
Question 3: You have a lot of famous tunes. How did you select tunes for the show?
Question 4: Was "For Your Life" a present to the fan?
Question 5: How was there such a splendid performance after not playing together for years?
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