Music site NME.com splashes a little cold water on those of us hoping there's some behind-the-scenes deal in the works to bring Led Zeppelin to either Rock Band or Guitar Hero. During a press junket for the upcoming documentary It Might Get Loud, Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said:

that he can't imagine that people are really learning anything significant about playing instruments by playing video games.

I would have hoped someone would have explained to the members of Led Zeppelin the value of Rock Band and Guitar Hero by now. I will grant Mr. Page that fake guitaring doesn't very well approximate real guitaring. But has he seen anyone drum on expert? And more to the point, doesn't he know that for some people, these games are an impetus to actually learn how to play real instruments?

Also, White Stripes guitarist Jack White characterized the games' popularity as "sad" and "depressing", but maybe he just knows there aren't nearly as many people pining to play along with White Stripes songs.