Tag Archives: Led Zeppelin

50 Rock & Roll Songs That Increased My Word Power

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren gets revved up like a deuce and reveals how time you spend “wasting” – i.e. listening to rock and roll – is not wasted time. Not at all. Readers Digest would be proud. Increase your own word power! Bismillah! Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged AMerican Pie, Beatles, bismillah, bustle, calliope, cunnilingus, fellatio, freddie mercury, Funkadelic, hare krishna, juju, kama sutra, labelle, Led Zeppelin, levee, lyrics, Masturbation, orgy, pederasty, Queen, readers digest, robert burke warren, rolling stones, scaramouche, Skynyrd, sodomy, springsteen, the streak, toe jam, troubadour, union jack, Weeklings, word power | 6 Comments

Bring It on Home: A Hostile Household, An Overweight Kid, and Led Zeppelin on the Wollensak

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Chris Tsakis

A kid in 1970s Long Island battles a weight problem and a troubled family Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized | Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Beatles '65, Chris Tsakis, Led Zeppelin, Mad Magazine, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Wollensak | Leave a comment

Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Legendary Rock & Roll Journalist Lisa Robinson

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

Rock scribe Lisa Robinson walked among the giants – Springsteen, Jagger, Michael Jackson, Eminem, Gaga – and not only lived to tell the tale, she wrote about it all, using unprecedented access to bring readers cheek-to-cheek with pop icons. In this interview, our very own J.M. Blaine turns the tables on Robinson, giving us a peek into her long-anticipated memoir There Goes Gravity. They dish on everything from Jagger’s tacky shoes to Stevie Nicks’ cocaine blues. And much more. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Bono, Bowie, Gaga, Hatch Show Print, Iggy pop, Jamie Blaine, jay z, John Bonham, keith richards, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Lisa Robinson, Michael JAckson, mick jagger, New York Dolls, Prince, Ramones, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, rolling stones, Stevie Nicks, Television, Warhol | 1 Comment

What is Your Inner Classic Rock Persona?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

Whether we want to admit it or not, we all have a Classic Rock persona buried inside us. Way, way down inside. With this new precision chart you can unlock your umlauts and allow your hidden self to rampage up and down the Hollywood strip like Jim Morrison’s ghost. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 70s, ac/dc, buddy holly, budgie, classic rock, don felder, Fleetwood Mac, gearjammer, genesis, george thorogood, guitar, heavy metal, J. Geils Band, Led Zeppelin, les paul, muddy waters, Rickey Medlocke, riggs, Robert Johnson, rock and roll, rolling stones, rush, slade, Sting, telecaster, the eagles, The Police, tygers of pan tang, Wise Young Fool | Leave a comment

This Ain’t Paradiddles: Learning Pop Music vs. Learning Novel Writing

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Art Edwards

Art Edwards refutes the notion that playing drums is like writing in any way. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature | Tagged a confederacy of dunces, art edwards, bass playing, drumming, john kennedy toole, Led Zeppelin, novel writing, paul harding, quiet riot, tinkers | Leave a comment

AC/DC: Baby, Please Don’t Go

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Joe Daly

In the wake of news that AC/DC are on the verge of retirement, Joe Daly insists they must be considered along with the Beatles, the Stones and Zeppelin as one of the greatest bands in history. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged ac/dc, angus young, back in black, Black Sabbath, brian johnson, cliff williams, heavy metal, highway to hell, Led Zeppelin, malcolm young, mark evans, Music, phil rudd, powerage, rock and roll, simon wright, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones | 7 Comments

Song Beneath the Song: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” as Tarot Card Reading

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Greg Olear

To explain the lyrics to “Stairway to Heaven,” Greg Olear looks to his Rider-Waite deck. Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Music, Song Beneath the Song | Tagged 666, bustle in your hedgerow, jimmy page, Led Zeppelin, my sweet Satan, Robert Plant, Satan, song meaning Stairway to Heaven, Stairway to Heaven, Tarot | 54 Comments