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Defeated Sanity Interview 9/1/25

Defeated Sanity join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day to discuss and play their new Season Of Mist release,...

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Jan 91 min read

Blackheart Orchestra Win Track Of The Year 9/1/25

Combining influences from British greats Kate Bush and Portishead, with American composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass, and as a...

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Jan 91 min read

Thursday Rocks! 9/1/25

Drawing inspiration from Alice In Chains, Velvet Revolver and Motorhead, unleash your inner demons with Detroit Hard Rock Hell Raisers...

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Jan 91 min read

Joe Bonamassa Wins Best Blues Rock! 8/1/25

Critically acclaimed and globally celebrated Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and his band are back out on the road again this year with...

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Jan 81 min read

Wednesday Rocks! 8/1/25

Poland’s pioneering and leading Progressive Rock band Riverside will release worldwide their definitive live album, 'Live ID', via...

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Jan 81 min read

Best Of Rock & Blues 2024 Part One 8/1/25

2024 WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years or so listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock...

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Jan 81 min read

Parker Barrow Win Best Video 7/1/25

Parker Barrow's vintage sound contains elements of Rock, Southern Rock, Blues and Soul music, pulling from influences including The...

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Jan 71 min read

2025 TNMC Preview 7/1/25

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day previews what's coming up at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon this year,...

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Jan 71 min read

Tuesday Rocks! 7/1/25

For fans of Pink Floyd, Monster Magnet and Soundgarden, and ahead of their appearance at this year's Hard Rock Hell Spring Break II at...

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Jan 71 min read

Proper Proggy Prog Pox 6/1/25

For today's The Proper Proggy Prog Show Podcast Of The Day, we continue to play catch up with Jef Bek from Planetary Jam, broadcast on...

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Jan 61 min read

Monday Rocks! 6/1/25

With their guitar driven sound taking you back to the 80s and an era that gave us NWOBHM, as well as the likes of Van Halen, Whitesnake,...

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Jan 61 min read

Fish Nets Best International Award 6/1/25

Powerhouse Blues Rock guitarist Samantha Fish returns to the UK this May and June for four exclusive concerts (pictured), following...

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Jan 61 min read

Deep Purple Win Best Rock! 5/1/25

Following on from Purple Zeppelin winning our 2024 WRC Best Tribute award, last year not only saw Heavy Rock legends Deep Purple defying...

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Jan 51 min read

A New Day Wins Best Festival! 5/1/25

Taking place again this Summer at Mt Ephraim Gardens in Faversham, Kent, over the long weekend of 15th to 17th August, A New Day Festival...

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Jan 51 min read

Rock Revival Christmas Trews 5/1/25

Today's latest Rock Revival Podcast Of The Day was a bit of a festive party including The Darkness, The Trews, Black Star Riders, Rory...

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Jan 51 min read

Wayne Osmond 4/1/25

Wayne Osmond, lead guitarist of the American family music group The Osmonds, sadly passed away on New Year's Day at the age of 73, and in...

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Jan 41 min read

Wilde Blues Club 4/1/25

Today's latest 2023 WRC Award winning Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this...

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Jan 41 min read

HRH Sleaze 8 Rocks! 4/1/25

This year's HRH Sleaze VIII promises non-stop Rock 'n Roll action at the O2 Academy Leicester over the long weekend of 5th to 7th...

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Jan 41 min read

Hard Rock Hell 18 Rocks! 3/1/25

Dive deep into the darkness of the night as Hard Rock Hell 18 presents Vampire's Ball, the most monstrous and electrifying event of this...

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Jan 31 min read

Purple Zeppelin Win Best Tribute 3/1/25

We last saw Purple Zeppelin nine years ago at Dartford's Orchard Theatre, consequently going on to deservedly win our 2015 WRC Best...

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Jan 31 min read