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Primaluce's Way Of Perfection 12/2/26
Paris-based Progressive Metal quintet Primaluce return with their new twelve-track album 'Way Of Perfection' tomorrow 13th February, and ahead of its release they premiered the music video for album opener 'The Wind Remains', that not only introduces the record’s sense of scale and atmosphere, but it's also today's epic Video Of The Day. Indeed, 'Way Of Perfection' marks a defining moment for the project, as it's Primaluce’s first fully vocal album and the clearest expression
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Feb 121 min read


Rock & Blues Guru 12/2/26
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 Michael Katon, Jim Keller, Revolution Highway, The Mel Outsider Reformation, Kula Shaker, Julian Taylor featuring Jim James, Guru Guru, Three Mile Shout, Dirty Dave Osti, Kezia Gill (pictured), Othman Wahabi, Lukas Nel
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Feb 121 min read


Thursday Rocks! 12/2/26
Continuing to carry the torch first lit by founder Daevid Allen in the late ’60s, Psychedelic Institution Gong return on Friday 13th March with seven-track album 'Bright Spirit', that marks the third instalment in a trilogy recorded with long-time collaborator Frank Byng, which sees Gong at their experimental best, more adventurous and more open to the dream than ever, such as album track 'Stars In Heaven', that's also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks O
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Feb 121 min read


Vicar Blood Interview 11/2/26
Today's very latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day goes full Death Metal assault with an interview with Cleveland’s Vicar Blood, plus there's music from Nikola's Cage, Anima, Mysanthrium, Mistress, Cruenta Venganza, Marie Catherine, Ozzy Osbourne, Dissonance, Negative Sixxx, Sküll, Vitriol, Testament, BDF, The Grand Myth, Rotten Blasphemy, Rock 'N' Roll Villain Society, Netherdred, Crymwav, Black Reuss, Cyanate, Aseptic and WAKAS.
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Feb 111 min read


Wednesday Rocks! 11/2/26
JUNO nominated and Maple Blues Award winner Spencer Mackenzie's new eleven-track album, 'Empty Chairs', will be released next Friday 20th February by Gypsy Soul Records, with Spencer having dropped last month his fourth album single, 'Don’t Know Where I’m Going', delivering a deep, gritty guitar tone and an electrifying, fast-moving rhythm section in his rendition of Rory Gallagher’s acoustic classic, of which this reimagined cover is also one of today's six of the best 'Wedn
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Feb 111 min read


Man of the World 229 Review 11/2/26
Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, last month's nineteen date January Blues Festival at London's 229 Great Portland Street, included Man of the World - The Blues Side of Fleetwood Mac - back on Wednesday 7th, so check out today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the gig, but also watch Man of The World's 'You Don't Love Me' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise that very same night.
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Feb 111 min read


Kyla Brox At TTNMC Tonight 10/2/26
Today's very latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with music from Kyla Brox, ahead of her show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's new releases from Samantha Fish, Selwyn Birchwood, Amin & Lachlan, Penny Jayne Black, Voodoo Ramble and When Rivers Meet, as well as a preview of the 'With a Little Help From My Friends - A Tribute to Matt Long' launch party (pictured) at Fleet's The Harlington on Sunday 17th May, featuring
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Feb 101 min read


Tuesday Rocks! 10/2/26
Emerging from the ashes of the NWOBHM movement, becoming one of the defining UK Hard Rock bands of the late ’80s and early ’90's, legendary Little Angels are Big, Bad & Back with an ultra-rare UK tour in November 2026, featuring the full original line-up plus special guest Luke Morley, of which 'Too Much Too Young', taken from February 1993 third album, ‘Jam’, is also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five recent and forthcomin
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Feb 101 min read


Stellar Dreamer 10/2/26
Along with fellow producer Ilya Potochniak in Kyiv, UK-based Dutch music producer and Prog Rock musician Long Tall J recently released today's Video Of The Day, 'Stellar Dreamer', an instrumental stellar voyage of a visionary young woman who becomes a space explorer. The idea for the music came spontaneously to Long Tall J, and with the help of Scottish video maker David Macarthur it materialised further, with its inspirational and emotional message for young people who have
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Feb 101 min read


Monday Rocks! 9/2/26
Continuing the season of Sunday lunchtime/afternoon gigs at The Camden Club, on 15th February London Prog Gigs present two bands showcasing the Melodic and Folk-influenced style of modern Progressive music, namely five-piece pastoral Folk-Prog quintet, Kindred Spirit Band, as well as The Wood Demons, also influenced by ambient, classical, film and psychedelic music. who last year released to glowing reviews their second full-length album, ‘In Rabbits & Corners’, of which thei
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Feb 91 min read


Choice Prog Rock 9/2/26
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 Andy Ward including Solstice, Exploring Birdsong, Marillion, Spock’s Beard and IQ.
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Feb 91 min read


Smith/Kotzen On Tour 9/2/26
Currently on the road with their UK & Europe Black Light/White Noise tour, along with their musicians Julia Lage on bass and Bruno Valerde on drums, at the end of last month, Smith/Kotzen, the acclaimed pairing of guitar icons Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen, released an expanded deluxe digital version of their highly praised second album, 'Black Light/White Noise', of which their latest single ‘Blindsided’ is today's Video Of The Day. Containing two new songs entitled ‘All Th
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Feb 91 min read


Prog Rock Lunatic 8/2/26
Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring It Bites, Perfect Beasts, Moron Police, Big Big Train, Nemrud, The Magpie Arc, Ash Wing and Lunatic Soul.
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Feb 81 min read


Sunday Rocks! 8/2/26
Following the release of her third studio album 'The Healing' last May, that broke new ground with an adventurous eight-song mix of Prog influenced Rock, Electronica, heartfelt lyrics and stellar guitar playing, diminutive Bluestress Chantel McGregor returns to Kent's The Beaverwood in Chislehurst next Sunday 15th February, and her album track 'Echoes' is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five recent and forthcoming release
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Feb 81 min read


Fantastic Negrito 229 Review 8/2/26
Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, and further to yesterday's coverage by Simon Green from Fantastic Negrito (pictured) plus special guests The Too Bad Jims' first gig at last month's nineteen date January Blues Festival at London's 229 Great Portland Street, today not only do we have Denise Lester's review and photos from their second gig on Friday 23rd January, but also watch The Too Bad Jims 'Over The Hill' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise on the night.
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Feb 81 min read


Blues Club Call 7/2/26
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 Altered Five Blues Band, Pablo Alborán, Joe Bonamassa & Dion, Bywater Call, Elles Bailey, Danny Bryant, Burning Rope, Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral, Jack J Hutchinson, Kyla Brox, Alex Lopez, Laura Evans, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Katie Bradley, Greg Nagy, Sari Schorr (pictured), Jon Batiste and many more.
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Feb 71 min read


Fantastic Negrito 229 Review 7/2/26
Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, last month's nineteen date January Blues Festival at London's 229 Great Portland Street, included the first of two Fantastic Negrito gigs (pictured) on Thursday 22nd January, as well as special guests The Too Bad Jims, so check out today not only Simon Green's review and photos from the evening, but also watch Fantastic's fab 'Honest Man' Video Of The Day, filmed by Simon on the night.
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Feb 71 min read


Saturday Rocks! 7/2/26
Following her latest studio album 'Paper Doll', which received across-the-board rave reviews, critically acclaimed American guitarist and vocalist Samantha Fish is back on the UK road this month and next with her Paper Doll Tour, including special guests The Zac Schulze Gang, and not only was her LP recently nominated as Best Contemporary Blues Album in The 2026 Grammy Awards, as well as being in the Best Blues Rock category in our 2025 WRC Awards, but Samantha's latest album
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Feb 71 min read


New Releases Friday Rocks! 6/2/26
Unfortunately, due to severe illness, German Electronic and Industrial Rock pioneers KMFDM recently had to postpone an almost sold out European tour this month and next to promote their new album, ‘Enemy’, however the good news is that the eleven-track album is out today on Metropolis Records, of which their first album single, 'Oubliette’, 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 r
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Feb 61 min read


Orianthi + James Bruner London Review 6/2/26
Following the release last June by Woodward Avenue Records of her critically acclaimed album, 'Some Kind Of Feeling', guitarist and singer Orianthi recently completed her six-date 2026 UK Tour last Sunday along with special guest James Bruner, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the London O2 Academy Islington leg last Thursday, but also watch today's 'Dark Days Are Gone' Video Of The Day, Orianthi's latest single, filmed by Denise on the night.
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Feb 61 min read
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