Despite having shut down legions of authors and filmmakers interested in their story, the members of Led Zeppelin said yes to Bernard MacMahon. Why?

In “Sly Lives!” and “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” the divergent expectations faced by White and Black musical artists become ...

Fifty-six years after forming — and 55 years after their breakthrough single, “Whole Lotta Love,” which was released on Nov.

The quartet played gigs that had been booked for the Yardbirds, performing as the New Yardbirds, until they formally unveiled their debut album as Led Zeppelin in early 1969. Robert Plant and ...

The three surviving members of cult rock band Led Zeppelin have been famously media-shy since their bandmate John Bonham died in 1980. In Becoming Led Zeppelin, we hear all four of them reflecting on ...

Aside from Plant referring obliquely to “drugs and a lot of girls” during their 1969 American tour, the only women in the film are clips of wives and girlfriends. Becoming Led Zeppelin focuses ...

Shortly after forming in London in 1968, Led Zeppelin bombed as gig audiences ... The band’s first, eponymous album, released in early 1969, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard album chart.

Becoming Led Zeppelin explores the personal histories of each band member, leading to their first meeting, earliest gigs, and first two albums (both released in 1969) whose songs were mysterious ...