Jason Bonham


Jason Bonham, son of the late John "Bonzo" Bonham, does not take lightly the responsibility of carrying on his father's legacy. Having made a head start at drumming while he was a child, Jason is now passing on the same lessons to a third generation of Bonham drummers.

John Bonham's death in 1980 left such an impact on the surviving members of Led Zeppelin that they knew immediately they could not continue as they were. Yet Jason Bonham's familiarity with the band made him a shoe-in to join his father's bandmates on the few occasions reunion concerts have taken place.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of Bonham's most successful album release to date, the Platinum-certified disc The Disregard of Timekeeping released by his band, Bonham. To mark the milestone, he recently toured with a new band and played under the banner of "An Evening with Jason Bonham."

In the past, Bonham has also toured and/or recorded with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Foreigner, UFO, Paul Rodgers, Joe Bonamassa, Virginia Wolf, Airrace, Healing Sixes and Motherland. He also acted in the movie Rock Star and appeared on the reality TV show "SuperGroup."

- What's the latest on Jason Bonham?

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Them Crooked Vultures solidify tour plans in third newsletter edition

Tour plans announced earlier today are correct, with concert tickets for the North American shows in October going on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. In addition, an official newsletter sent minutes ago by Them Crooked Vultures provides details for special presales set to begin Thursday at 10 a.m.

For those hunting for concert tickets to any of the U.K. shows taking place in December, the presale starts in only a few hours, at 10 a.m.

"Tour dates! [pause] This is tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow ..."
The newsletter contained passwords for the presales. (I won't repeat them here. You were warned to subscribe.)

Also in the newsletter is a new Them Crooked Vultures T-shirt design. This shirt sells for only $25 instead of $30 as with previous shirts. Shipping is only $6 compared to $10 on previous shirts.

Finally, the newsletter also contains one more of those lovely animated videos we all crave, with a sampling of audio from Them Crooked Vultures in the studio. The music is an instrumental portion of their track "Scumbag Blues." Here it is, followed by an assortment of other good stuff.



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