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Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest 2025 Recap 22/10/25
The dust has now finally settled on the recent Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest 2025, so on today's very latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, not only relive the highlights, the behind-the-scenes mayhem and the community spirit with special Festival guests, but also listen to music from LiveKill, Dragonborn, Richthammer, Mistress, L!zaya, Chekhov's Gun, Black Sabbath, Sun Mantra, East Ov Eden, NinjaWitch, Ov Ruin, Septarian, Visitant, Quiescent Mantis, The
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Oct 211 min read
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Wednesday Rocks! 22/10/25
Originally founded as a solo project by Steve Tilling, with his 2017 debut album featuring guests including Dave Gregory from XTC, British Prog outfit Circu5 (pronounced sur-kuh-five) followed it up this March as a quartet, with their second album, 'Clockwork Tulpa', having also recently released on all streaming platforms, another album track, 'Infinite Lucid Geometric Fever Dream', of which this twisting blend of angular riffs, off-kilter lyrics and mathematical time change
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Oct 211 min read
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Hippies & Cowboys At TTNMC Tonight 21/10/25
Today's very latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with Hippies & Cowboys ahead of tonight's gig at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club, plus there's IBBA Picks of the Month from Robert Kane, Burning Rope and Bison Hip, as well as UK Blues Challenge participants Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Trevor Babajack, Laura Evans, Kirris Riviere & The Delta du Bruit and Emma Wilson (pictured), plus new releases from Alex Beraldo, Choca Blues, Grant Lyle, Jo
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Oct 201 min read
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Tuesday Rocks! 21/10/25
Drawing from heavyweights such as Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper, to modern heavyweights, Ghost and Skindred, flamboyant North West of England shock rockers Ward XVI kicked off their fourteen-date UK tour on Saturday, which stops off very aptly at London's Cart & Horses this coming Sunday, having already released in July via Earache their breathtaking lucky thirteen-track album, 'Id3ntity', with this fascinating six-piece's third album single, 'At The Window', also being one of
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Oct 201 min read
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Ally Venable + Tom Moriarty Garage Photo Gallery 21/10/25
With a review and more photos to come, acclaimed Texas based Blues Rock guitarist and vocalist Ally Venable completed her five-date UK tour on Saturday with her trio, so see today not only Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from Friday night's penultimate leg at London's The Garage, including special guest Tom Moriarty, but also watch today's 'Texas Louisiana' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise Lester on the evening.
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Oct 201 min read
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Prog Rock Machines 20/10/25
Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast. presented by Garry Foster, featuring Big Big Train, Fearful Symmetry, Enigmatic Sound Machines, The Round Window, Solace Unit, Barock Project, Lost World Band and Andrew Latimer.
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Oct 191 min read
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Monday Rocks! 20/10/25
With their trademark high energy Rock n' Roll played tight but loose, as well as the kind of swagger that you just don't hear anymore, this Friday, to coincide with starting their run of three UK shows with Bobbie Dazzle, Silveroller, who are also supporting Reef in Liverpool on Halloween, release their new single, 'Trouble Follows Me (Live in '25)', of which this searing rocker that captures the very essence of the band, showcasing their flair and fabulousness alongside that
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Oct 191 min read
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Mel Gaynor Jazz Fusion Project 606 Review 20/10/25
Last month, Denise Lester witnessed Mel Gaynor's Jazz Fusion Project play London's 606 Club, so not only see today Denise's review and photos from a well and truly world class melodic Jazz gig interweaved with sophisticated Funk and Soul grooves, but also watch today's 'Chameleon' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise on the night.
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Oct 191 min read
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DeWolff London Review 19/10/25
After a storming show at The Garage in April, Dutch free-wheelin’ Psychedelic power trio DeWolff returned to London last Tuesday night at the legendary 100 Club basement, with a room packed shoulder to shoulder, of fans from across their growing UK following ready for another hit of Hammond-fuelled Rock ’n’ Roll salvation, so not only see today Chris Griffiths' review and photos from an amazing gig, but also watch today's 'Rosita' Video Of The Day, their epic encore, filmed a
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Oct 181 min read
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Prog Rock Pride 19/10/25
Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring Porcupine Tree, Kepler Ten, Amplifier, Pride Of Passion, Circu5, Rocking Horse Music Club, Leprous and Martin Miller.
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Oct 181 min read
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Sunday Rocks! 19/10/25
Ahead of her six-date 2026 UK Tour, beginning in late January, and following the release in June by Woodward Avenue Records of her critically acclaimed album, 'Some Kind of Feeling', guitarist and singer Orianthi recently released her latest and fifth album single, 'Dark Days Are Gone', of which this classic Rock and Roll number featuring her outstanding guitar solo, is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent
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Oct 181 min read
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Ace Frehley 18/10/25
We were there at London's Hammersmith Odeon way back in May 1976 for Kiss' Destroyer Tour, their first ever visit to the UK with support from Stray, so we're understandably gutted to learn yesterday of Ace Frehley's death at the age of 74, following a fall. So once again we let the music do all the talking with today's amazing Video Of The Day of footage of their very first UK gig, two nights earlier at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, where allegedly Ace, Paul Stanley, Gen
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Oct 171 min read
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Blues Club Big Shoes 18/10/25
Today's very latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this and that, with More Music and Less Chat, featuring Jimmy Johnson, Mud Morganfield, The Jimmy Rogers All Stars, Popa Chubby, Big Shoes, Thomas Atlas, Bywater Call (pictured), Piper and The Hard Times, Mother Blues with Gerald McClendon, plus many more.
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Oct 171 min read
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Saturday Rocks! 18/10/25
Kris Barras’ British Blues-Rock collective Hollow Souls recently released their eponymous debut six-track EP, that dovetails in with the trio’s current 20-date UK tour with special guest Troy Redfern, that stops off at London's The Underworld tonight, and their third EP single, 'Bad Things', a devilishly upbeat and subtly swampy earworm featuring Chris Tapp of The Cold Stares, is also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five fur
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Oct 171 min read
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New Releases Friday Rocks! 17/10/25
Today, Alternative Rock and Metal project Daedric release their sophomore album, 'As The Light Left' on FiXT, an unrelenting dance of hypnotic synths, elaborate grooves and intensely dynamic vocals, of which their latest single, 'All-Consuming', comprising pure, cinematic Nu-Metal aggression, channeling the dark allure of Korn, is also one of today's six of the best 'New Releases Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five other similarly timed album releases today
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Oct 161 min read
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O2 Academy Islington Photo Gallery 17/10/25
Having just completed a UK tour, today not only do we finally wrap up last Wednesday's Islington O2 Academy London gig coverage with further photos from Bruce Biege of Rock ’n’ Rollers Bad Touch and Heavy Rock support quartet Leadfeather (pictured), as well as John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's pics of London co-headliners The Dusta Coda, but also watch today's Dust Coda 'Weakness' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.
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Oct 161 min read
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Rock & Blues Gamble 17/10/25
2024 WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years or so listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Carol Kaye, Randall Bramlett, Nine Below Zero (pictured), Trace, George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Pino Palladino & Blake Mills, Nico Wayne Toussaint, Patsy Gamble, Angela Petrilli & The Players, Sea Level, plus ma
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Oct 161 min read
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Eel Pie Rocks! 16/10/25
The Eel Pie Club continues tonight at London's The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ, featuring The Thomas Heppell Band, combining raw Rock and Old School Blues with a twist. so not only remember that Wrinkly Rockers Club members get £2 off admission on production of their WRC Member's Card, but also check out today's six of the best 'Eel Pie Club Rocks!' Tracks Of the Day, that include various artists who are performing at this famous venue over the next seve
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Oct 151 min read
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Artie Zaitz Quartet London Review 16/10/25
A true Jazz scene veteran barely into his thirties, guitar prodigy Artie Zaitz's quartet of grooving, swinging musicians recently played Kennington's Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from this gem of a venue in their hometown of London, but also watch today's Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery's 'S.K.J.' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise on the night.
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Oct 151 min read
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Rock & Blues Boyes 16/10/25
2024 WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years or so listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Stoney Curtis, Chris Rand & The Heavy Echo, Gary Cain, Cornell Dupree, Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat, Fiona Boyes, Ruthie Foster & Antone’s 50th Allstars, Pavlov's Dog, Laura Cox (pictured), J.T. Brown, Eva Carboni, Ben
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Oct 151 min read
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