Sound and Fury Giveaway

Ramble On Radio has unique 8X10 alternate version of the cover to Neal Preston's iBook, Sound and Fury, signed by the author, to give away.



Preston's book is, as I called it on my own review, "a coffee table book on steroids." If you own an iPad, I would consider this iBook a must have at only $9.99.



To win the above 8X10, send an email to rambleon@briangardiner.ca with the subject header Ramble On Radio Blog Contest (clicking the link provided will install that header). In the body of your email I need your full address, including phone number. This contest is open to residents of North America only.

One entry from the webpage per person.

However, you can also enter by listening to Podcast Episode #30, and supplying an email with the appropriate header.

You can enter on Facebook by joining the group Ramble on Radio and entering from there.

You can enter by joining the Ramble On Radio Google+ Community and entering from there.

And, follow Ramble On Radio at @rambleonblog on twitter for a chance to retweet and win.

Contest closes June 7th, and a winner will be chosen live on Ramble On Radio Episode 31.



Sound and Fury is only available for Pad at the iStore.

Ramble On Radio Podcast #29

The episode in which I do not freak out because Robert Plant is singing too many Led Zeppelin songs. Plus, Plant is touring America, as is Jason Bonham. Jimmy Page is scouring the archives for unheard Led Zeppelin material, and John Paul Jones is writing his opera.

Review: Neal Preston's Sound and Fury iBook.

Available here, or through iTunes download.

Ramble On #28

What exactly did Robert say, and why is that guy in the wizard hat laughing?

In Ramble On Radio, Episode 28, I parse what Robert Plant said about doing a 2014 tour, and tell you what I think it means. As well, I tell you about my couple of days with Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience.

Ad in a lifetime achievement award, a Seasick Steve album, a statue by a bandshell, a Bonhameizer and a review of the latest issue of Tight But Loose, all on Ramble On Radio Episode #28.

Get it now, or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.



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Links from the show

Jeff Stramans Led Zep Gear Book.

Milk in the Bathtub podcast.

Preoeder Seasick Steve's Hubcap Music

The Bonhamheizer

Ramble On Radio Episode #26

It's the Christmas Episode as I cover my Led Zeppelin Christmas list.

I also discuss a number of interviews over the past two weeks, plus what are the Zeppeliners up to for 2013?

Listen here

Subscribe via iTunes

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Of note: I missed this on my Christmas list. If you have a young guitar player in teh house, or bought a guitar for somebody for Chrostmas, don't forget to add Led Zeppelin Guitar Method

Ramble on Radio Episode #24

This weeks episode focuses on Celebration Day, the movie due to be released this week.

As well as Celebration Day news and interviews, I review Barney Hoskyns Led Zeppelin: The Oral History of the World's Greatest Rock Band, Brad Tolinski's Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Pageand the latest issue of Tight But Loose.

Jam packed and my longest episode yet, Ramble On Radio #24 is a must listen podcast for every fan excited about Celebration Day.

Listen on Podbean or subscribe on iTunes




Links:

Jason Bonham interview in Mojo magazine:

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/11/04/to-be-honest-it-was-hard-jason-bonhams-disappointment-over-led-zeppelins-refusal-to-reunite/

Ramble On Radio Episode #22

Led Zeppelin held a press conference and I have all the details, plus: Black Country Communion at war; Jimmy Page out and about; Did Robert Plant do a movie soundtrack? John Paul Jones jams with Alfie Boe and more, on the only Led Zeppelin podcast on this, or any, known internets.

Listen here

or

Subscribe on iTunes

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Links

Shawn Sarazin's Mystery of the Quotient

Dony Wynn's blog post on Modern Drummer

Buy Carol Miller's Autobiography on Amazon.com



Pre-order the Celebration Day LP:



Jason Bonham's son, J-Swagg's Facebook page.

Episode #20

On the one year anniversary of Ramble On Radio, I celebrate Robert Plant's birthday with some kind words about Plant, plus I discuss Plant's upcoming schedule, live and recorded, a Jimmy age book and auction, a Led Zeppelin book and John Paul Jones opera.

Also discuss some newly released songs, upcoming music by Black Country Communion, what a fine smoke sounds like and why Robert Plant's management team should reply to my emails.

The podcast is available on Podbean, or subscribe via iTunes.

Ramble On Radio Episode #14

Jimmy Page is releasing Lucifer Rising and Other Sound Tracks, Robert Plant's Sensational Space Shifter's is coming together, John Paul Jones plays avant-garde and I discuss it all in this St. Patrick's Podcast.

Also, I review Glenn Hughes book "Glenn Hughes: An Autobiography From Deep Purple to Black Country Communion."

Get Episode #14 here, or subscribe via iTunes, and never miss another episode.

Ramble On Radio Episode #13

For episode 13 I've taken the podcast to a new level, not just being a podcast about Led Zeppelin, but a way to embrace what Led Zeppelin did, in podcasting creating a kind of cultural understanding through my muse that is part of the zeitgeist that isn't motivated by vanity or magazine covers or awards.

All the while dressed in Stella McCartney.

Get Ramble On Radio #13 for a chance to receive a set of the Led Zeppelin II Multitrack CDs. Or, subscribe through iTunes, and never miss Ramble On Radio.

Here's a short clip of my Led Zeppelin II remix.

Ramble On Radio Episode 12

Ramble On Radio celebrates it's dirty dozen edition by kicking Robert Plant out of the dining room for non-conformance to the dress code.

I discuss John Paul Jones upcoming busy schedule, Jimmy Page's sitaristic version of White Summer and Ringo Starr vs. John Bonham.

As well, Frank Reddon's Sonic Boom: vol. 1 Break and Enter is now available on e-book (as is JJ Jackson remembers Led Zeppelin: The Music and the Guys Who Made It, also by Enzepplopedia Press), and Logan Plant is modeling for Mr. Porter.

Get the podcast here, or subscribe through iTunes.

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Links

Phil Brown Interview

Ramble On Radio Episode 11

Ramble On Radio passes the double digit mark with episode 11. On the shortest edition yet, timing in at 31:42, Ramble On Radio #11 covers Gibson.com naming John Paul Jones and John Bonham as the best rock rhythm section ever, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy winning two Tech awards, one new date for Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, plus reviews of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Immigrant Song intro and Tight But Loose Edition #31.

And don't forget to order your Bron-Yr-Aur candles.

Download Ramble On Radio #11 here, or subscribe via iTunes

Ramble On Radio Episode # 10

I hit double digits on podcast episodes this week, with Ramble On Radio Episode #10.

Episode 10 has news from the world of Led Zeppelin, including a new Black Country Communion album and possible, a new Them Crooked Vultures album (which you would have heard first at Ramble On Radio...)

Also reviewed Bob Carruthers' e-book Led Zeppelin - Uncensored On the Record.

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Links

John Paul Jones speaks about what Led Zeppelin might have been, and did they let slip a new Them Crooked Vultures album?

Achilles Last Stand's top ten Led Zeppelin stories of 2011.

Cameron Crowe talks Led Zeppelin:

Ramble On Radio Episode #9

George Case, author of Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man joined me this edition to discuss his newest book, Led Zeppelin FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Hard Rock Band of All Time.

There was news on Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, as well as an Alton Brown Haiku.

Don't miss the Merry Christmas edition of Ramble On Radio. Or subscribe via iTunes, and never miss another episode.





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Episode #9 links

John Paul Jones w/ Minibus Pimps video #1

John Paul Jones w/ Minibus Pimps video #2

John Paul Jones w/ Minibus Pimps video #3

1936 Cord 810 Phaeton formerly owned by Jimmy Page

John Carter Trailer: Bond plays Kashmir

Yarbirds Boxset: Glimpses 1963 - 1968

Ramble On Radio Episode #8

Ralph Hulett joined me for an interview on Ramble On Radio Episode #8, which is now available.

On this edition I discuss the Led Zeppelin IV @ 40 Gallery Exhibition, my role in putting Led Zeppelin IV back on the Billboard charts,  Jimmy Page and the age of chivalry, and a Robert Plant back yard charity show.

On the what's for sale topics, a Black Country Communion "note for note" guitar DVD, Frank Reddon's Sonic Boom: The Impact of Led Zeppelin. Volume 1 - Break & Enter on e-book, a biography of Ahmet Ertegun, The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun and a Jimmy Page Coffin.

Ralph Hulett told stories about seeing Led Zeppelin, and stories from his book, Whole Lotta Led: Our Flight with Led Zeppelin, co-authored with Jerry Prochnicky.

Ramble On Radio Episode #8 is available at Podbean or you can subscribe at iTunes

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Links from Ramble On Radio Episode #8:

Robert Plant with Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend for Teenage Cancer Trust

Get Ramble On Radio Episode #8 at Podbean, or subscribe through iTunes

Ralph Hulett Links:

wholelottaledthebook.com get his blog (plus links to his podcasts) plus see some pictures exclusive to the ebook edition and more.

Podcast #1

Podcast #2

Ralph's photography.

Ramble On Radio Episode #7

Is Robert Plant married? While he and Patty have been seen with wedding rings, it seems quite possible they are having some fun with the media and gullible bloggers. Jimmy Page played, "Same old Rock," with Roy Harper in London, while Jason Bonham was playing Orillia.

Add in a little Idi Amin and what's that drum beat on The Ballad of John Henry?

Ramble On Radio Episode #7, now uploaded. As always, subscribe via iTunes and never miss a show.

Links:

- Whole Lotta Led
- Robert Plant in GQ
- The Led Zeppelin Ladder
-Jimmy Page and Roy Harper
- Tight But Loose' tribute to Howard Mylett

Episode #6

In Episode #6 of the Ramble On Radio Podcast I discuss Robert Plant's possible wedding, Jimmy Page's possible upcoming performances, a Seasick Steve download and Black Country Communion's Live Over Europe DVD. I also review Chuck Klosterman's "Thee Led Zeppelin Essays," and Ralph Hulett  and Jerry Prochnicky's "Whole Lotta Led."

James Dylan, lead singer of Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, stopped by for an interview and casually dropped the news that the band has been writing songs together.

You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or download it directly from Podbean.

Jason Bonham Working on Original Material

In an exclusive interview with James Dylan, word that Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience (JBLZE) is writing material, with plans to record and release at some point down the road. James told me:

Since we’re back out on the road, Jason’s band (JBLZE) started to write songs together. So we’re hoping before too long, we’ll have some stuff for everybody to check out

On a follow-up message, James said:

We are just in the beginning stage so it is just something we would all like to do right now. The idea is to write music while we’re on the road. It started last tour when we were in sound check.

The full interview with James Dylan can be heard on Ramble On Radio, Episode #6, which will be released by Tuesday.

Podcast #5 Released

Ramble on Podcast #5 was a week late waiting for a James Dylan interview to come together, it never happened. If your looking for the interview, sorry to disappoint but hopefully it will be there next time.

Meanwhile, I discussed Jimmy Page's home movie, why I was tough on Robert Plant last time, John Paul Jones and Seasick Steve once again and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. I also reviewed Tight But Loose #30 and Gomer Pyle dancing to Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll.

In the future, I hold for no interview, if I don't have it in my hands by the time I record, it doesn't get on. So #6 will come, interview or no, next weekend.

As usual, here's the links: Ramble On #5 on Podbean, or subscribe on iTunes.

Thanks to everyone who has been listening and making comments. I do appreciate it.

Podcast #4

Dave Lewis was scheduled to be on Podcast #4, but the technical details didn't get worked out in time. None the less, I paid tribute to John Bonham, covered a lot of Robert Plant news and discussed the newest issue of Tight But Loose, the updating of Then As It Was, 2 upcoming reissues of Zeppelin led books in e-format and my new name.

You can get in on the fun, Ramble On Podcast #4 is available here, or as always, you can subscribe on iTunes and never miss a podcast.

Podcast #3

The 3rd Ramble On Podcast is complete and uploaded. This week, I have an interview/chat with Steve, The Lemon, Sauer. Steve offers some of his recent experiences, and we talk about Death Wish II, Robert Plant in Texas and a possible Jeff Beck/Robert Plant collaboration.

The podcast can be found at my PodBean site, or subscribed to on iTunes.

If you're interested in providing an intro and outro bumper ("hi this is XX and you are listening to the Ramble On Podcast."), contact me and I'll set up a time to be on Skype or iChat or FaceTime. You don't have to be Steve Sauer, I'm looking for anybody to do this.