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Diddy's Christmas Frolic 25/12/25
Today's Christmas Day Podcast Of The Day is our friend and DJ Diddy David Hamilton's final show before Christmas, originally broadcast on Tuesday on Boom Radio, naturally encapturing that Christmas sound and spirit including Elton John, a tribute to Chris Rea plus many more!
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Dec 25, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Podcast 24/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Prog Rock Files, The Blues Club, Blues On The Radio, The Zach Moonshine Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, which is also today's latest Podcast Of The Day, featuring Desert Fuzz, Frank Zappa, The Dead Daisies, The New Master Sounds, Robert Top Thomas, Cytrus, Big Thief, Monster Mike Welch, Sophie Gault, Ben Sidran, Ashra, Paul Filipowicz, plus many more. Anyway, si
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Dec 24, 20251 min read


What's Your Elf Name? Rocks! 24/12/25
A bit of festive fun today, so not only listen to our six elf name influenced Tracks Of The Day from Elf Queen, Beatrix Players, Grindhouse, Krissy Matthews, Gary Hoey and Weedcraft, but also work out what's your elf name from the picture, a combination of the first letter of your first name with the month you were born, then e-mail us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com with your "Elf" name, and we will consequently sort out a prize for the best submission. The editor's (Perky Supe
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Dec 24, 20251 min read


Chris Rea 24/12/25
Best known for 'The Road To Hell' as well as his festive favourite, 'Driving Home For Christmas', there was very much a sad irony in Monday's announcement that legendary Middlesborough singer-songwriter Chris Rea had passed away following a short illness, just three days before Christmas Day at the age of 74. So in tribute to Chris, we let his music do all the talking with today's Video Of The Day of that Christmas classic.
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Dec 24, 20251 min read


UK Blues Festival 2026 Rocks! 23/12/25
Taking place next year over the long weekend of 30th January to Sunday 1st February at Blackpool Winter Gardens, get ready to ignite your passion for music as the UK Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival 2026 boasts four stages, showcasing an amazing array of iconic acts and emerging talents, so today's 'UK Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival 2026 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day highlight just six of the numerous artists taking part, namely Big Wolf Band, The James Oliver Band, The Outlaw Orchestr
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Dec 23, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Podcast 23/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Prog Rock Files, The Blues Club, The Zach Moonshine Show, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, Blues On The Radio, which is also today's latest Podcast Of The Day, and part 2 of a look back at some of the great music and events of 2025, featuring The Boneshakers, Chloe Josephine, Miss Emily, Connor Selby, Laura Evans, Larry McCray, Buddy Guy, Rebecca Downes, The Milk Men,
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Dec 23, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Tribute 23/12/25
For almost four decades XTC fans could only dream of witnessing the sensational XTC classic songbook played live, so just a month before their appearance at Faversham's A New Day Festival (pictured), XTC legendary drummer Terry Chambers took eXTC (named and approved by XTC frontman, Andy Partridge) on the road, and not only is today's Video Of The Day their entire live set from that gig in Asheville, North Carolina, but they are also one of six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best T
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Dec 23, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Video Of The Year 22/12/25
Today's 'Closer To The Unknown' Video Of The Day by Textures (pictured) is one of ten nominees chosen from 365 this year, in our 2025 WRC Video Of The Year award, that also includes Everon ('No Embrace'), Mission Jupiter ('Human Nature'), Calva Louise ('W.T.F'), Himalayas ('Afterlife'), Astreyane ('Vertigo'), AlphaWhores ('Pirate Mode'), Phil Zimmerman and the Freedom Flowers ('Lines In The Sky'), Joan Smith & the Jane Does ('Irrational Anthem') and Luna Marble ('Crazy Lovin'
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Dec 22, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Festival! 22/12/25
Taking place next year over the long weekend of 21st to 23rd August at Faversham's Mt Ephraim in Kent, celebrating its tenth anniversary with yet another eclectic mix of Prog Rock, New Wave, Rock, Folk, Blues, World Music and all spaces in between, 2024 WRC Award winning A New Day Festival is once again one of eight 2025 WRC Award nominees in our Best Festival category, that also includes Maid Of Stone, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Suceava Blues Festival, Found Festi
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Dec 22, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 22/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Blues On The Radio, The Blues Club, The Zach Moonshine Show, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, Prog Rock Files, of which further to yesterday's Part 1, Part 2 of the very same recent broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring a special interview with Andy Glass from 2025 WRC Best Prog Award nominees Solstice, as well as tracks from th
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Dec 22, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 21/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Blues On The Radio, The Blues Club, The Zach Moonshine Show, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, Prog Rock Files, of which Part 1 of a recent broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Meer, Leoni Jane Kennedy, Fatherson, Retreat From Moscow, Finally George, Lunatic Soul and Big Big Train. Anyway, simply choose your favourite(s) here...
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Dec 21, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Track Of The Year 21/12/25
The twelve runners and riders in today's 2025 WRC Awards 'Tracks Of The Year', are Stayawhile, Barber Q, The Man-Eating Tree, Suicide Puppets, Derev, Envy Of None (pictured), Celeste Corsano, Enigmatic Sound Machines, ODC, Danko Jones, June 1974 and Kaunis Kuolematon, chosen from over 2,000 tunes that we have shared this year on our daily 'Tracks Of The Day'. Anyway, simply choose your favourite(s) here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/2025-wrc-awards-voting and hit the vo
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Dec 21, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best International Artist 21/12/25
Anyone going to see Jimmie Vaughan and his Tilt-A-Whirl band in July thinking this was just going to be a normal Monday night gig at London's 229 Great Portland Street, were sorely mistaken, on an incredible evening of music, also featuring a certain special guest, Eric Clapton, and consequently the Texan Blues Rock guitarist and singer is one of six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best International Artist Award, alongside Kenny Wayne Shepherd, DeWolff, GA-20 (Video Of The Day), Ma
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Dec 21, 20251 min read


Best Rock Performance Rocks! 20/12/25
Not only are FM playing Maid of Stone next year at Maidstone's Mote Park over the long weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July (pictured), but they are also one of our six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best Rock Performance Awards, following their gig at Islington's O2 Academy in September, so today's six of the 'Best Rock Performance Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day includes FM, along with the other five nominees, namely H.E.A.T (Islington Assembly Hall in January), Uriah Heep (Londo
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Dec 20, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 20/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Blues On The Radio, Prog Rock Files, The Zach Moonshine Show, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, The Blues Club, which is today's Podcast Of The Day featuring DeWolff, Kim Wilson, King King, Frankie Miller, Wily Bo Walker, Blackberry Smoke, plus many more. Anyway, simply choose your favourite(s) here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/2025-wrc-awards-voting and hit the
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Dec 20, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Prog Rock! 20/12/25
At the forefront of the Progressive Rock music movement since 1969, delivering engaging, innovative and skilfully crafted music, legends Focus (Video Of The Day) not only return next year for their annual matinee show at London's Bush Hall on Sunday 22nd November, but they are once again one of six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best Prog Rock Awards, that also includes RPWL, Solstice, Sloane Square Band, Du Bellows and Franck Carducci & Mary Reynaud. Anyway, simply choose your fav
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Dec 20, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Podcast 19/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Prog Rock Files, The Blues Club, Blues On The Radio, The Zach Moonshine Show, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, as well Rock Revival who are not only due to broadcast another show today at 3pm UK time on Rock Radio UK, but WRC Award winning Jules and Bob’s latest show is also today’s Podcast Of The Day, featuring The Black Vultures, Den Byrne, Thunder, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Royal Bliss, The Karma Effect, Jef
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Dec 19, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Support! 19/12/25
Due to play Leeds Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival next year on Sunday 22nd February, we caught the excellent Bluesy power trio of Blue Nation supporting Chantel McGregor at London's The 100 Club in May, and consequently the Brummie outfit are one of six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best Support Awards category alongside Also Eden, Willie Dowling, Mathias Lattin, Tom Moriarty (today's 'Rise and Fall' Video Of The Day) and These Wicked Rivers. Anyway, simply choose your favourite(s) h
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Dec 19, 20251 min read


Friday Rocks! 19/12/25
Today, Australian Rock visionaries Imperatore release via Rockshots Records their new album, 'The Lionspirit', of which the powerful album anthem and first single, 'Be A Man', blending Heavy Rock, Progressive Metal and operatic grandeur, is also one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from A.A. Williams, Gather The Lost, Laurence Jones, Massive Wagons and Wille and the Bandits.
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Dec 19, 20251 min read


Thursday Rocks! 18/12/25
Riding high on the acclaim for his latest solo album, 'Come And Find Me', this Summer award-winning British Blues icon Robin Trower crossed the Atlantic for a 25-date run, and next month on Friday 30th January via Artone/Provogue, the guitarist releases his breathtaking new album, 'One Moment In Time: Live In The USA', a 14-song setlist representing a whistlestop guide to Trower’s fabled six-decade career, starting with 'Day of the Eagle', the opening song to his 1974 masterp
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Dec 18, 20251 min read
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