In this third episode in the Authors / Books theme, I look at Crime Fiction, the top ten crime novels of all time and focus on one of my favourite authors, Joy Ellis.  The episode talks about Joy's life and includes a reading from the first of her DI Nikki Galena novels, Shadow on the Fens.  

The latest episode of Rod's Ramblings looks at the work of comedy author, Nick Spalding, gives advice to up and coming authors and includes an extract from his best-selling novel, 'Dumped Actually'.

In this inaugural 'Rod's Rambling Reads' we take a temporary journey away from music and look at the world of books and authors.  This episode specifically focuses on one of my favourites, Mark Edwards.  We talk about his career from the early days of 'The Magpies' right up to his latest novel, 'No Place to Run' along with his collaborations with Louise Voss.  The podcast also includes a reading of the prologue from Mark's novel, 'The Lucky Ones'.

With the announcement of Simon McBride being made the latest permanent member of Deep Purple, here are my thoughts about my love of the band, the great guitarists that have stood on the stage before him and I ask who is Simon McBride?

This episode celebrates Kevin Rowland's 69th birthday and looks at their history from the early days of The Killjoys up until their recent performance at the Commonwealth Games.

A few days ago a good friend of mine challenged me to produce a podcast about The Commonwealth Games.  It had to be finished before The Games ended and it had to be less than 10 minutes long.   Well, here it is and I hope you enjoy it.

A few days ago a good friend of mine challenged me to produce a podcast about The Commonwealth Games.  It had to be finished before The Games ended and had to be less than 10 minutes long.  Here it is.  Does it deserve a medal?  Only you, the listener can decide.

This episode looks at the career of Th e Red Hot Chilli Peppers, their turnover of guitarists and how any publicity is not always good publicity.  It also includes excerpts from interviews with the band.

This week's episode looks at the career of Tom Petty, from his early days growing up in Gainesville, Florida to his success with The Heartbreakers, his friendship with Stevie Nicks and his time with The Travelling Wilburys.   

In the 10th episode of Rod's Ramblings, I talk about the album Nirvana Sings Nirvana (that never was), Rock Musicals, Concept Albums and Rock Operas.  I talk about how Concept Albums and Rock Operas are mixed up and search for the first Rock Operas. Bands discussed are Nirvana, The Pretty Things, The Kinks, My Chemical Romance, and Green Day.