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On September 7th, 1968, Led Zeppelin played their first live show ever in, of all places, a converted gym in Gladsaxe, Denmark. They weren’t yet billed under their soon-to-be world-famous name but were instead performing under the guise of the New Yardbirds, a relaunch of the British Invasion blues rockers …

Robert Plant released a thunderous new song, “Bones of Saints,” from his upcoming 11th LP, Carry Fire. The frontman favors his smoky lower register, crooning a series of brooding images (“madness in the air,” “fire up in the sky”) as backing band the Sensational Space Shifters churn up rustic guitars …