Their last album, 1979’s ‘In Through the Out Door,’ marked a strong return after a three-year absence. But the band had broken up, and there wasn’t too much unused music sitting around, because Led Zeppelin didn’t waste much. Over the course of eight albums and 10 years, only one non-LP B-side (‘Hey Hey What Can I Do’) surfaced. And the few leftover tracks that they had in the can made up roughly half of 1975’s ‘Physical Graffiti.’

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones got together a couple of years later and combed their archives for leftovers...

“When I think back about the recording that I have done with them over the years, there is still a lot of stuff that no one has heard,” he said. “There is still a lot of very good stuff — ‘A Bigger Bang’ sessions going right back to ‘Voodoo Lounge,’ which was my first record. Everything that we recorded did not make it onto that record. There are some other really great pieces there.”

Jones — who joined the Stones in 1994 after having played with Miles Da...

The participants in next year’s tour include Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Bootsy Collins, Dweezil Zappa, Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Billy Cox, from Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys, will hold down bass duties, while the drum seat will be filled by Chris Layton, formerly of Double Trouble.

The tour will start in Dallas on March 11 and conclude on April 3 in Detroit. The full announced schedule is listed below, with the possibility of more dates being added in the future. (For more information, visit Hendrix’s website.)

“Jimi often spoke of his concept of ‘Elect...

Teaming up with Signature Brew in the UK, Mastodon’s Black Tongue is an 8.3% double black IPA and is being called Signature Brew’s “biggest and most powerful creation to date.”

In preparing for their signature beer, Mastodon told Signature Brew they wanted a beer that was a “pallet crusher” and Signature Brew delivered.

Signature Brew has posted the following description of Black Tongue: “Rumbling smoky n...

Under the name the Stalk Forest Group, they recorded an LP for Elektra Records in 1970 which never saw the light of day until a few decades later. A name change to the equally mysterious Blue Oyster Cult and a signing to Columbia Records set the band on the right path.

They released their stunning debut album in 1972, which was quickly followed by the equally marvelous “Tyranny And Mutation” (1973) and “Secret Treaties” (1974)...

“Words cannot express how excited I am for the world to hear #RaisingHell,” says Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck via Twitter. “We haven’t just raised the bar, we’ve sent it into fucking orbit.”

Bullet For My Valentine drummer Michael “Moose” Thomas told Billboard.com in a recent interview that the band has “already started writing for the next album, which is completely different from this year’s ‘Temper Temper’.”

“It’s definitely more of a step towards our first two records,” Thomas said...

Kyo commands the band’s devoted fans with a mesme...

Sportsmole reports that Plant will suit up for the team, commonly known as “Wolves,” at a testimonial match for defender Jody Craddock, who retired last year after a solid 20-year career, the last 10 of which were spent with Wolves. The rock legend, who serves as a vice president of the club, won the opportunity by bidding £900 at a dinner to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where Craddock’s son is being treated for leukemia. The event raised more than £8,000...

“The idea to cover ‘Stricken’ first came about when I was discussing successful covers with my friend and producer, Raz Klinghoffer, who had just released a cover of his own with his project Earlyrise,” Ben said. “He had said that some of the best covers are ones that change the song 180 degrees and that if I was going to do a slow cover best to choose a fast-paced song. I honestly didn’t think it would work.

“‘Stricken’ h...