• Spirit Finally Suing Led Zeppelin for Similarities between 'Taurus' and 'Stairway to Heaven'

    It's been known for a long time that the classic opening to "Stairway to Heaven" sounds much like the slightly less classic opening to "Taurus" by Spirit, a band Zeppelin toured with during the late '60s. Now the band and family of deceased songwriter Randy California is suing Zeppelin for songwriting credits...and probably a chunk of cash that comes with its royalties.

  • Jimmy Page vs. Robert Plant for Led Zeppelin Reunion

    Led Zeppelin is still at the top of list of "reunion concerts that people would kill to see" last we checked, but the usual tensions between frontman and guitarist suggest that fans shouldn't get their hopes up. Jimmy Page recently told The New York Times that he's "fed up" with vocalist Robert Plant's refusal to commit to such an effort.

  • 6 Title Tracks That Were Left Off the Album

    Many albums get their titles from a specific song in the tracklisting, but there are rare occasions when these particular songs are cut from the album, but the album title remains the same. Here are seven title tracks that were left off of their albums.

  • 6 Artists Who Have Reused Their Lyrics

    A lot of artists get accused of writing the same songs over and over again (AC/DC, the Ramones...), but some artists have literally taken parts of their songs and used them twice. Here are six artists who have recycled their own lyrics.

  • 7 Classic Albums That Would Improve with Different Production

    Though I wrote a list a few weeks ago about classic albums that sound awful, I wouldn’t change a thing about the way any of those albums were produced. When I sit down and listen to Raw Power, I want it to be rough and fuzzy, because that’s the kind of music the Stooges made. These seven albums, however, would have greatly benefited from a production overhaul.

  • 6 Bands Who's Final Album Was Its Worst

    When R.E.M. released its critically panned 2004 album Around the Sun, the band considered breaking up, but realized that they couldn’t end their career on such a failure, which prompted them to release two acclaimed albums before calling it a day in 2012. That was R.E.M., though. Not every band is able to control its legacy so gracefully. Here are six bands that broke up after their weakest albums.

  • 6 Artists Whose Second Band Was Superior

    When a musician is kicked out of a high-profile band, or if that band breaks up, they can usually be expected to start another band soon afterwards. While these bands are rarely better than the old ones (see: Wings, Big Audio Dynamite), sometimes the new band is actually better. Here are six artists whose second band was better than their first.

  • Eight Totally Bizarre Guitar Solos

    The most renowned guitar solos in rock history are soaring and highly melodic, like David Gilmour’s ethereal passages in “Comfortably Numb,” or the epic guitar duel between Don Felder and Joe Walsh at the end of “Hotel California”. These eight solos listed here are way too strange to ever get such recognition, but they’re definitely worth checking out anyway.

  • 8 Pairs of Songs with the Same Title: Which is Better?

    While musicians can be sued if they plagiarize lyrics or melodies, song titles are pretty much fair game, resulting in a ton of songs with the same name. I’ve decided to stack up some of the best songs that share titles and see which is better. These might seem like arbitrary comparisons based on a coincidence, but so are “Best of the Year” lists, and those are cool.

  • Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' Rough Mixes up for Auction

    Classic rock fans—or at least those with a lot of money—will have the chance to own a pretty excellent piece of rock history this weekend. RR Auctions will be offering a number of rarities as part of its Marvels of Modern Music auction, including a collection of rough mixes from Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti sessions.

  • Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page remixes Notorious B.I.G's 'Hypnotize'

    Jimmy Page has been busy, and it hasn't been with anything related to Led Zeppelin. Actually, correction: It does have something to do with Led Zeppelin, just not a reunion or a new box set or anything that Zep fans want to hear about. No, the legendary guitarist has recently taken a shot at remixing hip-hop.
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