True Blood In the Evening

Last year, Led Zeppelin licensed the use of their songs Kashmir and Since I've Been Loving You for the TV show Revolution, and everybody got excited: It is a well-known fact that obtaining the rights to use Zeppelin songs is pretty difficult At the time, I mentioned on my Podcast that they had licensed the producers of Californication to use Dazed and Confused in the opening scene of season fives finale.

This week, In the Evening was used as the ending song of the Vampire drama True Blood, as well as the episode title. In it, Jimmy Page's bowed guitar and John Bonham's tympani intro carry the final dramatic seconds of the episode, with credits beginning to roll after Robert Plant's wailing, "In the evening..." intro. Radio.com explains how the episode came to being used (warning, there is some spoilers at the following article.)

One of our assistant editors did what every music supervisor dreads... He ‘temped’ the last scene with the song, (meaning he put it in as a placeholder until they could figure out another song to use.) This should never happen, as it leads to a phenomenon known as ‘temp love.. That is when the producers see the scene with a song temped in and it works really well, and now they can no longer see any other song working in that scene. When you have a rich and costly song like ‘In The Evening,’ that can be a big problem. We tried many other songs that worked to varying degrees, but nothing worked as well as ‘In The Evening.’ So after discussions, negotiations and hoop jumping, we hammered out a deal. And we are thrilled to have the song in the show.

Another interesting feature in the show happens the scene previous, however, when they are showing the previous life of two main characters in the 17th century. While in a plague hospital, a character than can only be described as a Them Crooked Vulture walks behind the 2 characters. Here's a screen shot of what could have walked off the website of John Paul Jones' band.

As well, the trailer for the movie American Hustler was released today, with Led Zeppelin's Good Times, Bad Times as the feature song.

Set in the late 70's, American Hustle tells the story of the FBI's ABSCAM sting operation, which saw one United States Senator and six members of the House convicted of bribery and conspiracy. Led Zeppelin recently also allowed When the Levee Breaks to be used in Ben Afflick's thriller Argo. As well, When the Levee Breaks turned up in the trailer for the Disney flop John Carter.

Jason Bonham Interview

Jason Bonham being interviewed on Gator 98.7 radio. This appears to be from before the opening show of the tour on Monday.

Elimination Blues

The new Primal Scream video, with Robert Plant on vocals:

Then as it Was

Dave Lewis announced in the 35th edition of his magazine, Tight But Loose that he's hard at work on a rewrite of his fabulous book Led Zeppelin Then as it Was at Knebworth 1979. According to Lewis, the book will have a total redisign with a new cover, a slew of new pictures and 35,000 more words. That would be, by my rough estimate, about 1/3 more book. 

Then as it Was was my introduction to Dave Lewis' writing and it proved to be a good one. The show I almost was at, and one of my favorite's to listen to - as much as anything because it encompasses their entire career - Lewis captured the era, the mood around the band in the late 70's and the two shows remarkably. It is a fabulous book, my favourite in the Led Zeppelin canon, and it is exciting to think of the additions being made to it.

Then as it Was will be available in the fall, with each book individually numbered and signed by Lewis. You can pre-order Then as it Was now, with the lowest number books going to the early buyers.  

Tight But Loose #35

Dave Lewis has released the thirty-fifth edition of his fabulous Led Zeppelin magazine, Tight But Loose. If you have bought your 2013 subscription, you should have the magazine in your hands by now. It is once again loaded with features, including an investigation into the location of a 1968 photo-shoot, an interview with Houses of the Holy cover designer Aubrey Powell and a feature on the June 1973 Kezar Stadium how in San Francisco.

The cover features a picture of Jimmy Page in white suit at the above mentioned Kezar Stadium show by photographer Dan Cuny. As well, each subscriber gets an 8x10 photo of Jimmy and Robert Plant from the same show by the same photographer, suitable for framing. There is also a special collectors edition of Tight But Loose #35 with a picture of Robert on the cover, again from Kezar Stadium and taken by Cuny.

It is, all round, a fabulous magazine, worth having for every Led Zeppelin fan.

You can subscribe to Tight But Loose and get all three 2013 edition's at TBLweb.com. As well, you can purchase single editions and the special edition Robert cover. And tell Dave that Brian sent you.

Don't miss Ramble On Radio Episode #31 where I give a review of TBL #35.  

Robert Plant: Nothing Takes the Place of You

The latest preview for the movie Winter in the Blood, which premieres Friday at the Los Angeles Film Festival, features Robert Plant singing Toussaint McCall's Nothing Takes the Place of You. Plant recorded the song exclusively for the movie.




 Find out more about Winter in the Blood here or at the movie's official site.

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