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Ally Venable UK Tour 18/8/26
Following her triumphant October 2025 UK Tour, Texas based Blues Rock guitarist Ally Venable will embark on another nine-date UK Tour next month, along with her special guest on all shows, celebrated Canadian Blues Rock phenom, Garret T. Willie, so check out today's 'Texas Louisiana' Video Of The Day featuring Ally, as well the legendary Buddy Guy. Her latest tour follows hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed sixth studio album, 'Money & Power', that made such a strong
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A Sunday In September 17/8/26
Next month London Prog Gigs present A Sunday In September on the 13th (doors 1.30pm), the sixth annual all-day boutique festival of eclectic, Progressive and Alternative music, held in the delightful and comfortable (mostly seated) venue of The Bedford in Balham, South London SW12, featuring Wise Woman, Abrasive Trees, Flint Moore, Dominic Sanderson plus headliner's Solstice, whose performance of 'New Life' at Manchester's Band On The Wall in April, is today's amazing Video O
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Prog Rock Glass 17/8/26
Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two from the very same Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring a listener choice from Solstice's Andy Glass, including Exploring Birdsong, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Beck, Santana, Yes, John Martyn, Leoni Jane Kennedy, plus of course Solstice.
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Tuesday Rocks! 18/8/26
Ahead of the worldwide release of 'The Damn Truth (Deluxe Edition)' on Friday 11th September, as well as kicking off their eight-date UK tour next Friday, not only will the Canadian Rock powerhouse The Damn Truth perform a free rare and intimate thirty-minute acoustic session at London’s Gibson Garage the day before at 2pm, but last month the JUNO Award-nominated quartet also released 'Be Somebody (Live at Hotel2Tango)', of which this stunning bonus track is one of today's si
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Jana Varga At TTNMC Tonight 18/8/26
Today's very latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day features Jana Varga and Izzie Derry ahead of their show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, as well a stack of new release and all three IBBA picks of the month, so expect to hear also from Cedar County Cobras, BB & The Bullets, James Buddy Rogers, Tas Cru, Sari Schorr (pictured), plus many more.
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Prog Monday Rocks! 17/8/26
Following the August Bank Holiday weekend that features a wide range of musical styles, The Wokingham Festival concludes on 31st August with 'Prog Monday', showcasing some of the best current Progressive Rock music artists around, of which today's 'Prog Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature just half a dozen that are taking part, namely The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, The Paradox Twin, Kepler Ten, Perfect Beasts, Splink and Ebony Buckle.
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Sunday Rocks! 16/8/26
Recorded in 2019 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, Grammy® award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend and producer Warren Haynes will release on Friday 18th September his breathtaking new album, 'Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey'. A 16-track collection exploring all aspects of his incredible catalogue and career, including music from Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, his solo albums and more, the Gov’t Mule frontman's latest
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2 days ago1 min read


Moody Prog Rock 16/8/26
Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, including The Moody Blues, Downes Braide Association, Jane Getter Premonition, Long Earth, Steve Hackett & Steve Rothery, Syd Arthur, Genesis and Steve Jansen & Richard Barbieri.
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Big Engine's Hot Summer Night 16/8/26
Their first song in over a year, as well as more new music planned for this year and next, USA good time rockers Big Engine have returned with the Bluesy slide guitar laden and sparkling keys infused ‘Hot Summer Night’, that's also today's lyric Video Of The Day. Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, people just can't get enough of their fun, old-school style Rock shows and their high energy music, having shared the stage with Rock household names such as Buckcherry, Motorhead,
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2 days ago1 min read


BADD Blues Club 15/8/26
Today's very latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues, plus some other selected genres, with More Music and Less Chat, including The B. Christopher Band, Bywater Call, Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, Lonesome Pete, Doug Duffey And BADD, Johnny Clegg, Danielle Nicole, B.B. King & Ink, Jo Harman, Victoria's Big Easy, King Crimson, Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks (pictured), Genesis, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin. Jethro Tull, Renaissance and man
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3 days ago1 min read


Cinema Stereo Time 15/8/26
Ahead of their forthcoming UK tour that kicks off in late November, Nashville-based Rock band Cinema Stereo will release their highly anticipated twelve-track debut full-length album, '12:34', on Friday 2nd October, having just released their fourth album single 'Expectations', which is today's Video Of The Day. Rather than settling into one sound, '12:34' constantly evolves, comprising atmospheric textures, layered vocal harmonies, shimmering guitars, synths, infectious melo
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Saturday Rocks! 15/8/26
Based in Cologne, but fronted by Australian mad man and former frontman of Massive, Brad Marr, five-piece party rockers Sweet Electric self-release their sophomore album 'Something Something Disco' on Thursday 10th September, although it's not a Classic Rock album as such, as It has so many influences and styles blended together to create a Rock n Roll smoothie of good tunes. And to promote it they are going on tour alongside Australian rockers The Lazys as well as American B
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3 days ago1 min read


New Releases Friday Rocks! 14/8/26
For fans of Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy and Sylosis, Sweden's Melodic Death Metal newcomers, Beyond Defiance, are ready to shake the Metal scene today with their highly anticipated, independently released debut album, 'Utopia', showcasing a powerful new voice in the genre, fusing blistering aggression with soaring melodies, dynamic harmonies and relentless intensity, truly embodying the spirit of Gothenburg, of which their opening album track 'Cry', is also one of today's s
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Fine Lime Ramsgate Review 14/8/26
At the end of last month, Kent's Ramsgate Music Hall provided the setting for a three band lineup of Horseheaven, Alt Rock/Grunge oufit Deadgeese, plus funky headliner's Fine Lime, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the gig, but also watch today's Fine Lime Video Of The Day of 'Funk Groove Train', filmed by Denise on the night.
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Clive Edwards Interview 14/8/26
With a CV that includes Lionheart (pictured), UFO, Wild Horses, Pat Travers, Uli Jon Roth and The Sharpeez, Clive Edwards is the drummer from Kossoff The Band Plays On, an all-star band also featuring original Back Street Crawler vocalist Terry Slesser, Status Quo bassist Rhino Edwards, Simple Minds Mark Taylor on keys and guitarist John Buckton, ensuring that 50 years since Free's Paul Kossoff's untimely death, that the legendary guitarist's legacy lives on, so listen to tod
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Eel Pie Rocks! 13/8/26
The Eel Pie Club takes place again tonight at London's The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ, with the Dave Thomas Band Album Launch, 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 three months, namely Dave Thomas, The Rollin'
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5 days ago1 min read


Post Death Soundtrack Interview 13/8/26
Post Death Soundtrack join today's very latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day to discuss their massive double album 'Barren Mother Of All', plus there's music from Okl's Fruit Loops, Soul Of Sheol, Mistress, Manuel Saavedra, Ragi, Alis, Black Sabbath, Ola Englund, Accept, Lovage, Nine Inch Nails, Dan Lorenzo, Heretic, Wizard Tattoo, Hellfrost, Black Altar, The End of Melancholy, James Legendforge and Fight.
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Twickenham 60’s Day Review 13/8/26
Larger and more ambitious in scale than last year, last Sunday the fabulous free Twickenham 60's Day Street Festival took place around the quintessentially charming Church Street, with its restaurants and shops becoming the vibrant epicentre for the best of British Summertime 2026, boasting live music over three stages, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from a terrific day, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of The Hornets (pictured) 'Till We Kissed
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Danni Nicholls Interview 12/8/26
With two upcoming London shows at The Golden Hinde on Wednesday 19th August, plus Putney's The Half Moon on Thursday 3rd September, today's Podcast Of The Day sees British-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Danni Nicholls, chatting with Pete Feenstra, as the three-times Americana Music Association UK award nominee talks about her just released, fourth Nashville recording, ‘Making Moves’, as well as how her soulful blend of Americana, Folk and Roots music, tinged with El
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6 days ago1 min read


Hill's Dirty Foot Lane 12/8/26
Legendary founding member and lead guitarist of Slade, his debut solo album, 'Dirty Foot Lane', out on Friday 30th October, marks an exciting new chapter in Dave Hill's extraordinary career, revealing an artist who remains as creative and passionate as ever after more than five decades at the forefront of British Rock, of which the first taste of Dave's eagerly anticipated offering, 'Play It To The Crowd', is today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, this first single introduces the
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6 days ago1 min read
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