Just in case you’d battened down the hatches for the musical apocalypse, you can breathe a sigh of relief — Led Zeppelin will not reunite without Robert Plant, now or ever. At least that’s what Jimmy Page’s manager Peter Mensch is saying this time.

In an interview with MusicRadar yesterday, Mensch made his feelings on the matter pretty clear.

Led Zeppelin are over! If you didn’t see them in 2007 [when they played a one-off reunion at London's O2 Arena], you missed them. It’s done. I can’t be any clearer than that. They tried out a few singers, but no one worked out. That was it. The whole thing is completely over now. There are absolutely no plans for them to continue. Zero. Frankly, I wish everybody would stop talking about it.

Well excuse us, Mr. Mensch. He did confirm that last fall when Plant said he had no intentions of returning to Led Zeppelin that the remaining members of the band did audition replacement vocalists. Our thanks to everything holy that none of them worked out.

MusicRadar also asked if Page has any plans on the table for the coming year, to which Mensch replied, “Fuck if I know. I’m waiting to hear.”

Ugh.

Taking a page from the Journey handbook, apparently Jimmy Page is itching to get back in the studio with his old band mates, even if they’re not really into it.

In an interview with 6 Music, Jimmy Page’s manager confirmed that Led Zeppelin are planning to tour and record a new album with a replacement singer for Robert Plant.

It’s not really a surprise as Plant — who in December told NME that he wasn’t interested in doing a Led Zeppelin reunion — remains the only member of the legendary band still making commercially viable music. In October, Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones hinted that the band were willing to continue with or without Plant, who affirms that he still remains on good terms with his former band mates.

Speaking to 6 Music about Led Zeppelin’s future plans, Page’s manager Peter Mensch confirmed that the band would indeed carry on if they can find the right singer.

“Jimmy Page has been playing guitar professionally since he was 16 years old. Jimmy Page likes being a musician. That’s what he does! He doesn’t want to be a race car driver or a solicitor,” Mensch said.

“So they [Page, Jones and drummer Jason Bonham] did the show [at London's O2 Arena in 2007] with Robert Plant; they had a really good time rehearsing, the three of them, before Robert showed up. And they decided that if they could find a singer that they thought would fit their bill — whatever their bill was at this stage in their career — that they’d make a record and go on tour.”

While the idea is still in its infancy, rumors of who Plant’s replacement will be have started to swirl, with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler being brought up as potential options and NME also hinted that the band was rehearsing with American singer Myles Kennedy. Though Mensch remained tight-lipped on the Subject.

“It’s gonna be a long and difficult process,” he said. “And we’re not soliciting people! So don’t call me about it!”

Think your favorite artist is “selling out” when he sells his or her song for an ad spot on TV? Well, that’s Ad Age’s bread and butter your messin’ with, so sit back, take the chip off your shoulder and watch what they consider the top 10 song-meets-product commercials of 2008. (Note: They also list their 10 most questionable song uses in the run-down as well).

1. Saul Williams: “List Of Demands”
Nike Sparq Training

2. Santogold: “Creator”
Bud Light Lime

3. Yael Naim: “New Soul”
Apple Macbook Air

4. Ennio Morricone (Bandini Remix): “L’estasi Dell’Oro (The Ecstasy Of Gold)”
Nike

5. Liars: “Clear Island”
Timex Ironman

6. The Kinks: “Everyone’s A Star”
Target/Converse

7. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: “Killing The Blues”
JC Penney’s American Life
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8. Ruby Suns: “Oh Mojave”
Microsoft

9. Vashti Bunyan: “Train Song”
Reebok Migration

10. Cloud Cult: “Lucky Today”
Esurance