Led Zeppelin

Business, Children's Music, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Music Industry (Trade), Pink Floyd, Record Labels May 24, 2007

Rocking Your Baby To Sleep

May 24, 2007 Soothing interpretations of rock songs provide an alternative to typical lullabies GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen Songs like Metallica‘s “Master Of Puppets,” Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Tool‘s “Opiate” don’t exactly conjure visions of cribs, prams and diapers, but one Los Angeles-based record label is working to change that perception. With such sonic pacifiers as the glockenspiel, vibraphone and harp subbing for wailing guitars and hammering drums, Baby…

Canada, Electronic, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, JUNO, Led Zeppelin, Literary, Producer, Progressive rock, Songwriter September 21, 1999

Still exotic after all these years

Nick Krewen For The KW Record September 21, 1999   It’s an ode with an oud. The Tea Party has accumulated an interesting collection of exotic instruments over the years, but singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Martin admits that their latest addition came out of the blue. A four-stringed instrument called the oud makes its debut on “Samsara,” a cut from the Windsor trio’s latest album Triptych. According to Martin,…

Accordion, Arranger, Business, Canada, Celtic, Classical Crossover, Experimental, Folk, Grammy, Harp, Joni Mitchell, JUNO, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Manitoba, Producer, Record Labels, Songwriter, Stratford November 10, 1997

The Book Of Secrets Revealed

PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN MUSICIAN     Nick Krewen   When it comes to exploring her Celtic ancestry, Loreena McKennitt leaves no stone unturned. She’s trekked to the far corners of the Earth following her muse, this one-woman dynamo on a mission of cultural renaissance. Her travels have taken her to London, Ireland, Athens, Istanbul, Sicily and even a ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway to inspire her latest masterpiece, The Book…

Alt. Rock, Blues, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Led Zeppelin, Producer, Rock, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United Kingdom, Voice December 12, 1988

Robert Plant Gets the Led Out

  Nick Krewen Hamilton Spectator December 12, 1988 Robert Plant loves his music. Already elevated to the status of rock immortal for his contribution as vocalist for Led Zeppelin – arguably the mightiest and most influential of the crunch-chord dinosaur rockbands – Plant is enjoying an enormously successful career as a solo artist. His fourth and most recent album, Now And Zen , has gone platinum twice-over in this country,…