Good Times Bad Times in American Hustle Trailer

Led Zeppelin music has turned up in another movie trailer, as Good Times Bad Times is the background music for the trailer for American Hustle, due in theatres December:



Led Zeppelin music has appeared in a few trailers recently, including Kashmir in the trailer for Disney's John Carter and When the Levee Breaks was used in the trailer for Sucker Punch. In neither case did the songs make it to the final cut of the movie. Ben Affleck's Argo, however, did use When the Levee Breaks in the movie, but not in the trailer.

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Heart's Stairway to Heaven released as an iTunes video

 iTunes today released an alternate video of Heart's rendition of Stairway to Heaven from last December's Kennedy Center Honors in Washington. Heart, with Jason Bonham on drums, performed the song at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in front of the surviving members of the group, past and present Kennedy Center Honorees and President and Mrs. Obama.

The song was previously released on iTunes as an MP3. This new release is an alternate video edit, different from the televised version that was previously broadcast and can be found on YouTube. It offers more shots of Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, including a must see of Page loving the ending section, plus a shot of him mouthing the solo as it's being performed. Other highlight shots include Mrs. Obama enjoying the performance, Bonny Raitt with her hands up swaying to  the song, and classical cellist YoYo Ma flat out rocking during the solo.

You can get the video of Heart performing Stairway to Heaven at iTunes for $1.99.


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Dior Homme Goes Way Down Inside

A new Dior Homme perfume ad featuring former Zeppelin t-girl Kristen Stewart's ex Robert Pattison, and using Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love as the background music has been released. Here is the uncensored director's cut (warning: characters smoke in the uncensored version).

Robert Plant Streaming Audio

Fresh off a 3-gig stint in England and Ireland, Robert Plant's performance at last Saturday's Electric Picnic Festival in County Laois, Ireland is now streaming at RTE2-FM.

Of note: the set started at Black Dog, the sets 4th song, when I checked it.

The setlist:

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Tin Pan Valley
Spoonful
Black Dog
Another Tribe
The Enchanter
Four Sticks
Funny in My Mind (Fixin' to Die)
What is and What Should Never Be
Whole Lotta Love
-- encore --
Rock and Roll

Unlike previous shows, none of Plant's latest shows are for sale at Live Downloads.

John Paul Jones Hosts 2013 Polar Music's "Meet the Laureates"

John Paul Jones sat with Youssou N'Dour and Kaija Saariaho,  2013 Polar Music Prize Laureates, on Monday in Sweden.


 

Although Jones was a former Laureate who was asking questions rather than answering them, he made a number of statements in the 40 minute presentation. Here are some of them:

When I was young I always wanted to play every instrument. Then when I realized I couldn't, I think that's when I started thinking about composition more. I'd write for people who could.

I was a church organist. My father was a fantastic pianist and I couldn't compete, so I took up the organ.

 I always hear what's wrong with a piece of my music, before I hear what's right.
Some critics you come to respect. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they pick on something you kind of knew you weren't perhaps happy with, and you go, right, note to self.

There's music everywhere, in shops and public places... I find myself arranging things all the time.

I'm writing an opera an I've just come to the end of the first act, and I'm like Ahhh! It's the holy grail, the rest is going to be easy, I'm sure.

(On how does he relax) I play instruments I'm not usually associated with like fiddle and banjo. I see my grandchildren.

(On the best way to get inspiration) The inspiration's not the difficult thing, it's what to do with it afterwards. And the best way to realize that is to switch off the internet. To get away from it and then find the time to realize it.

Robert Plant Begins Tour of England Tomorrow

Robert Plant's 65th birthday holiday to Wales is over, he is rumoured to have met up with Jimmy Page in the last week, and he spent the last two weeks at home in England's Black Country, but Plant returns to his real home, the stage, tomorrow night in Bristol.

Plant will lead his Sensational Space Shifters on a short tour of three dates in five nights through England and Ireland. The dates are:

August 29: Bristol - Colston Hall
August 31: Co. Laois, Ireland - Stradbally Estate (Electric Picnic)
September 2: Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton Civic Hall

The shows appear to be sold out

As well, Plant is playing two late October dates, at the Apollo Manchester on the 29th of  October and a halloween date at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Dave Lewis over at Tight But Loose is going tomorrow night and will, as always, cover the show in detail.

Sunflower Superjam Promotional Video

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