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Jimmy Page has confirmed that Led Zeppelin were working on new material without Robert Plant after their reunion concert in 2007 – and Plant has stated he thought the band would have been a good idea.

Robert Plant stunned village goers in the rural town of Northlearch, Gloucestershire last weekend when he performed at the town's local church. Plant was joined by Steve Winwood, Bill Hunt from Wizzard and Tony Kelsey from The Move at the St. Peter and St. Paul church on April 13 with all proceeds of over £5,000 going toward The Children's Society, Christian Aid and Open Doors. Over 400 villagers crammed into the church for the annual charity event, which usually only attracts around half that number.

The CIA reportedly used Red Hot Chili Peppers music to torture prisoners in Guantánamo Bay.

Robert Plant, Jack White, Pixies, The Black Keys and Wilko Johnson are among 87 names confirmed this morning [April 4] for this year's Glastonbury festival, which takes place from June 27 to 29. Meanwhile, Kasabian have been confirmed as Sunday night's headline act, joining Friday headliners Arcade Fire.

Rickey C Goodrich, a former financial manager for Pearl Jam, has been sentenced to 14 months in jail, according to The Seattle Times. Goodrich, who pleaded guilty to theft charges in December, stole $380,000 dollars from the band from 2006 until he was fired in September 2010.

The Flaming Lips and Wild Beasts have been announced as headliners for this year's End Of The Road Festival. The festival, which takes place on August 29 - 31 at Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, will also feature sets from Richard Thompson, Mark Kozelek, John Grant, Tinariwen, White Denim and Yo La Tengo.

Towers of song from gravel-throated American mystery...

Marvin Gaye's 1964 passport has been valued at $20,000 (£12,300) after being brought onto Antiques Roadshow in America. Watch the clip below. Viewers of the PBS show on Monday night (February 3), saw a long-time Motown fan, who previously worked at the label's museum, bring in the rare item having discovered it in a record bought at a garage sale for 50 cents. As Spin reports, the item of memorabilia was valued at a minimum of $20,000 by appraiser Laura Wooley.

Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig has claimed the band's music has been political.

Cosmic Cowboy’s indie label exhumed...