The Irish Times

John McLaughlin: ‘I tell my hands how beautiful they are. Now I have no pain at all’

The great guitarist on arthritis, choosing art over money and working with Miles Davis

Sat Apr 23 2022 - 00:00

Fintan O’Toole: We need schools for messers, dreamers and misfits

Great explosion in English rock music was unintended result of art schools

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 01:00

Little Richard, rock’n’roll pioneer, dies aged 87

Star, famous for songs such as Tutti Frutti, was an originator of the genre

Sat May 09 2020 - 20:24

Donald Clarke: Stairway to Heaven set to go on and on

Those of us disappointed at the lack of a total ban must admit there is some good news

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00

First official Led Zeppelin documentary announced

Film featuring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones due out to celebrate band’s 50th anniversary

Thu May 09 2019 - 06:35

Fintan O’Toole: Don’t even feel a bit sorry for Theresa May

The British PM’s dullness hides a monomaniacal obsession with staying in power

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:45

‘In jazz, the piano gets to do what guitars get to do in rock’

Ahead of his Ireland gigs, Craig Taborn talks about the influences that shaped his style

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 05:00

Robbie Williams ‘blasting Black Sabbath’ at Jimmy Page, letter claims

Former Take That singer and Led Zeppelin guitarist have clashed over home pool plan

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 08:50

I’m not a hoarder. I just need more storage space

Kevin Courtney: The biggest hoarders in our house are aged 11 and eight

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00

‘Stairway To Heaven’ row leads back to court once again

New trial ordered in case accusing Led Zeppelin of copying intro of famous rock anthem

Sun Sept 30 2018 - 12:49

Jimmy Page delays Robbie Williams’s underground swimming pool

Led Zeppelin guitarist fears project will harm home he bought from Richard Harris

Wed May 30 2018 - 10:47

Stairway to Carolan – An Irishman’s Diary on the part a blind 18th-century harper played in the ultimate rock anthem

Sat Mar 24 2018 - 00:01

Does #MeToo mean the end of the rock’n’roll groupie?

Male rock stars of the 1970s and 80s were often notorious for sleeping with young fans

Mon Mar 19 2018 - 06:00

Mark Levins – An Appreciation

Guitar and amp wizard who gave Irish bands their authentic rock sound

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 00:01

Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell died by suicide, police say

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page among those to pay tribute to Seattle grunge artist

Thu May 18 2017 - 22:05

Led Zeppelin lose battle over copyright legal costs

Band fails to recoup nearly €722,000 in defence fees over Stairway to Heaven lawsuit

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 14:49

Stairway To Heaven verdict narrows the grounds for future copyright challenges

Legal experts said Thursday's unanimous verdict creates "a sharper, clearer line in terms of what is protectable and what is not in music"

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 11:08

Jury rules in favour of Led Zeppelin in copyright trial

British band accused of stealing opening chords of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ from ‘Taurus’

Thu Jun 23 2016 - 19:07

Robert Plant tells court of night Led Zeppelin made Stairway to Heaven

Singer says car crash left him no memory of band he and Jimmy Page are accused of copying

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 08:09

Stairway to Heaven chords ‘centuries old’, court hears

Led Zeppelin being sued over riff’s similarity to song by American band Spirit

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 09:40

Jimmy Page dodges questions in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case

Lawsuit claims Led Zeppelin copied distinctive guitar riff from ‘Taurus’ by band Spirit

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 11:55

Jimmy Page says ‘Stairway to Heaven’ riff like one in Mary Poppins

Led Zeppelin accused of copying distinctive guitar pattern from a song by band Spirit

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 21:52

Did Led Zeppelin copy Spirit on Stairway to Heaven?

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page defendants in trial set to begin in May

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 12:00

Brit Awards 2015: Sheeran and Smith share the honours

Madonna falls flat and Kanye is kept quiet at the O2 Arena in London

Thu Feb 26 2015 - 08:27

Bono reveals he may never play guitar again

U2 singer cancels all appearances for half of 2015 as he recovers from bike accident

Fri Jan 02 2015 - 16:24

What happens in Vegas – is a big data capture

The agents of the Stasi in the old East Germany pale by comparison with today’s data broker companies

Thu Oct 16 2014 - 01:50

Leona Lewis: On the sunny side

The multi-platinum selling former X Factor winner takes on her first movie role in Walking on Sunshine

Fri Jun 27 2014 - 00:00

Led Zeppelin/Led Zeppelin II/Led Zeppelin III

Fri May 30 2014 - 00:00

We’re all still workin’ on a Sex Farm

The Spinal Tap app is mandatory viewing for all serious rock’n’rollers

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 00:00

Nels Cline: a guitarist’s guitarist

From pop to country, and from experimental to jazz, it sounds as if Nels Cline of BB&C – best known among rock fans as a member of Wilco – can turn his hand to anything

Fri Feb 21 2014 - 10:25

Stringing together a hit guitar

Irish designer Rob O’Reilly aims to do for electric guitars what Steve Jobs did for the mobile phone

Mon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00