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Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 18/12/25
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 a mini homage to the early musical years of the late Andrew Lauder, the visionary UK Liberty Records and United Artists A&R man, that includes music from bands he signed In the early 70’s, such as Hawk
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Dec 18, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Unplugged! 18/12/25
Not only will singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Mitchell be playing a one-off Christmas concert in London at Dingwalls tonight, featuring a handpicked setlist spanning Mitchell’s extensive career from Lonely Robot, It Bites, Frost* and Kino, as well as being supported by singer-songwriter Leddra Chapman, but Mitchell and his buddy Jez Fielder are also one of six nominees in our 2025 WRC Awards Best Unplugged category, along with Jontavious Willis, Dan Patlansky
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Dec 18, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Blues Rock! 17/12/25
Following her latest studio album 'Paper Doll', which received across-the-board rave reviews, critically acclaimed American guitarist and vocalist Samantha Fish is not only back on the UK road next year in February and March with her Paper Doll Tour, but she is also one of our six nominees in our Best Blues Rock category in our 2025 WRC Awards, along with Erja Lyytinen, The Cinelli Brothers, Bywater Call, Rebecca Downes and Ally Venable, so check out today's 'Black Wind Howli
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Dec 17, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 17/12/25
The nominees in our Best Podcast category in our 2025 WRC Awards are Prog Rock Files, The Blues Club, Blues On The Radio, Pete Feenstra's Rock & Blues Show, Rock Revival, and last but not least, The Zach Moonshine Show, which is also today's latest Podcast Of The Day featuring an interview with Selfgod’s Serge Streltsov, as well as music from Antisaint, Bound To Prevail, Gambo Hemp, The Fair Attempts, Eden on Fire, Them Damn Kings, Ozzy Osbourne, Night Attack, Wolfenstein, Ca
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Dec 17, 20251 min read


Wednesday Rocks! 17/12/25
New York Blues hotshot Solomon Hicks releases his new ten-track album 'How Did I Ever Get This Blue?' on Friday 23rd January via Artone/Provogue, of which the very first taste of the album, his single 'Further On Up The Road', made famous by Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, is also one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Depressure, Massimo Pieretti featuring Dominic Sanderson, Silas Fernandes,
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Dec 17, 20251 min read


The Commoners + Candar 100 Club Review 16/12/25
Celebrated Canadian Roots Rock band The Commoners recently completed their December ten-date Ghosts On The Highway headline tour, with special guests North Devon Alt-Rock duo Candar, so today not only see Denise Lester's review and photos from the London 100 Club leg last Sunday, but also watch today's 'Running Blind' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise on the night.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Reviewed Album 16/12/25
Our 2025 WRC Awards continue with today's six of the 'Best Reviewed Album' Tracks Of The Day', taken from the nominees in our Best Reviewed Album category, namely 'Dirty Disco Blues' by Big Boy Bloater (pictured), 'A Spoonful Of Willie Dixon' by Emma Wilson, 'One Bullet Revolver' by Lee Ainley's Blues Storm, 'Blue Svengalis' by Blue Svengalis, 'We Got The Right To Be Free' by Born Healer and 'Colourful House' by Zoe Schwarz, Rob Koral & Friends. Anyway, simply choose your fav
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Dec 16, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 16/12/25
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, that looks back at some of the great music and events of 2025, featuring Sister Suzie, Alice Armstrong, Beth Hart, Dom Martin, Southern Avenue, Trevor Babajack Steger, Catfish, Jade MacRae. Sean Webster, Mississ
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Dec 16, 20251 min read


Christmas Rocks! 15/12/25
This Christmas, the entire Bad Dog Promotions family has united around a heartfelt mission: a double charity compilation (31 tracks) titled '2112 Days of Christmas', with every single penny going to Spread a Smile, supporting bedside entertainer visits for hospitalised children, and you can download the compilation by donating any amount you choose at https://baddogpromotions.bandcamp.com/album/2112-days-of-christmas with every contribution, no matter the size, truly making
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Dec 15, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 15/12/25
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 Big Big Train, Solstice, ESP Project, Jacob Roberts, John Lee’s Barclay James Harvest, Glass Hammer and Myth O
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Dec 15, 20251 min read


Vote Now - One's To Watch! 15/12/25
Driven by 70s-inspired guitar grit and thunderous rhythm, channelling Classic Rock energy, raw Soul and vocals, John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull just could not resist returning to see rising roots Rock and Roll powerhouse Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast for a second time this week, on her recent 12-date UK tour at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club! So not only check out today JB's Photo Gallery, as well as our 'Haunted By You' Video Of The Day filmed at her Glasgow leg one week
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Dec 15, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 14/12/25
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 Downes Braide Association, Exploring Birdsong, Rat Talk, Alan White, Discipline, Lunatic Soul and Nick Fletcher featuring Clare Lindley. Anyway, simply cho
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Dec 14, 20251 min read


Jared James Nichols + Silveroller Review 14/12/25
Armed with nothing more than his signature Gibson Les Paul, a cranked amp and a microphone burning hot, as well as preparing for his fourth and most defining album, guitar powerhouse Jared James Nichols completed his European and UK headline tour with support from Silveroller at London's The Underworld last Saturday night, so further to Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery, see today not only Denise Lester's review and pics from the gig, but also watch today's 'Good Time Girl' Video O
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Dec 14, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Festival! 14/12/25
Maid of Stone returns to Maidstone next year over the long weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July, and now in its fourth year with their most ambitious lineup to date, this Mote Park Festival is also one of eight 2025 WRC Award nominees in our Best Festival category, that also includes A New Day, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Suceava Blues Festival, Found Festival, Ealing Blues, Milkfest '25, as well as Rory Fest, and today's 'Maid Of Stone 2026 Rocks!' Tracks Of
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Dec 14, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Podcast Of The Year! 13/12/25
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 Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast (pictured), Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Midlake, Buddy Guy, Manu Lanvin, Voodoo Ramble, Skerryvore, Kim Wilson
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Dec 13, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Track Of The Year! 13/12/25
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 13, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Best Tribute! 13/12/25
Performing songs from all the different eras of Pink Floyd and following their outstanding performance almost exactly a year earlier at this very same Kent venue, Simply Us + Them returned to Chislehurst's The Beaverwood in January this year (pictured), and unsurprisingly this amazing nine-piece band of London session musicians are not only one of the six nominees in our 2025 WRC Best Tribute award, alongside Slide Oasis, The Marquee Club All Star Band, KT Bush Band, eXTC and
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Dec 13, 20251 min read


Vote Now - Video Of The Year! 12/12/25
Yes it's that time of year again - our WRC awards of course - so simply go here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/2025-wrc-awards-voting and hit the vote button by midnight 31st December to e-mail all your thirteen category choices with only one submission allowed per e-mail address. Indeed, today's 'No Embrace' Video Of The Day by Everon is one of ten nominees chosen from 365 this year, in our 2025 WRC Video Of The Year award (won last year by Parker Barrow (pictured), tha
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Dec 12, 20251 min read


Rock Revival Today 12/12/25
With another Rock Revival show due to be broadcast today at 3pm UK time on Rock Radio UK, WRC Award winning Jules and Bob’s latest show is today’s Podcast Of The Day, that saw a playlist including Tyketto, Mammoth WVH, Takeaway Thieves, Deep Purple, AK and the Red Kites, Brother Cane, Stonetrip, Soundgarden, Velveteen Queen, Bastion Rose, Cardinal Point, Frank Marino, The Band Feel, Tainted Lady, The Almighty, Pink Floyd, Brave Rival (pictured), Attic Theory, Thin Lizzy, Chri
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Dec 12, 20251 min read


New Releases Friday Rocks! 12/12/25
One of the world's most gifted guitarists, as well as a founding member of Focus from 1969 to 1976, where he recorded several breakout albums, Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record, 'My Focus - Live Under the Rainbow,' you can absorb his technical mastery and tone, where it was born to live - on stage, with this new live album out today via Artone/Music Theories Recordings, and to whet your appetite, the classic cut of 'Sylvia',
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Dec 12, 20251 min read
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