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Wrinkly Rockers News Archive
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Tuesday Rocks! 5/5/26
Led by a strong female-fronted presence, blending dance beats, sub-bass, rhythmic synths and industrial elements into a signature sound that she describes as 'electronic boom', SINE is the Austin, Texas-based multi-instrumentalist Rona Rougeheart, who releases her first album for Metropolis Records, 'La Mordre', on Friday 22nd May, of which the album single 'Cruel' is also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent a
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May 51 min read


Gallows Circus Leo's Photo Gallery 4/5/26
Blues-hearted dirty Rock quartet Gallows Circus (pictured) launched their long-awaited album 'Jumping at Shadows' in style at their spiritual home of Gravesend's Leo's Red Lion on Friday night, along with support from Blues/Rock with a hint of Country twang trio P Fallaize & Friends, plus Alt-Indie four-piece Karobela, so check out today not only John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Gallows Circus entire set, filmed
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May 41 min read


Bank Holiday Monday Rocks! 4/5/26
Formed by two members of the multi award-winning Catfish, 2026 UK Blues Awards Emerging Artist finalists Burning Rope will release their sophomore eight-track album 'Dissolution' on 26th May, coinciding with a launch party the same evening at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club, which sees the quartet expanding on the Blues and Progressive Rock influences that ran through their debut self-titled album, such as their single ‘Houdini’, due to be released a week before the a
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May 41 min read


Prog Rock Green 4/5/26
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 Anthony Green, including Emerson Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, Marillion, AJ Green, Fish and David Gilmour featuring Romany Gilmour.
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May 41 min read


Dream Prog Rock 3/5/26
Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring Dream Theater, Geoff Tate, Godsticks, Exploring Birdsong, Ring Of Gyges, Karmakanic, Bigelf and Ozul.
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May 31 min read


Sunday Rocks! 3/5/26
For fans of the heavy melodic riffing of Soundgarden or Sabbath, plus little bits of Faith No More and early Foo Fighters too, Alt-Rock quartet Headphone Jacks recently released 'Them Zombies', taken from last year's 'Discipline' album, presenting a different side to the Helsinki outfit, compared to their last single, 'The Emperor', of which this memorable romp with earworm guitar melodies is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented
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May 31 min read


Dana Fuchs Rubigen Photo Gallery 3/5/26
A wonderful conclusion last month to her German and Swiss tour, Blues-Soul artist Dana Fuchs' rousing performance at Rubigen's Mühle Hunziken was witnessed by Marlène Rivet, so not only check out Marlène's photo gallery today, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Dana rockin' the crowd with the track 'Double Down On Wrong', taken from her album 'Borrowed Time'.
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May 31 min read


Saturday Rocks! 2/5/26
Continuing to go from strength to strength, and ahead of three upcoming nights of Rock mayhem as special guests of the mighty Wolfsbane, featuring former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley, yesterday UK Power Rockers Soulweaver released an online reworking of their single '(If You're Still Alive) Its Not That Serious', of which this powerful, pumping, catchy anthem is also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent rel
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May 21 min read


Blues Club Whisky 2/5/26
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 The Whisky Flowers, Ana Popovic (pictured), Toby Lee, Trampled Under Foot, Seth Rosenbloom, The Johnny Max Band, Billy Thompson, Steve Winwood, Spencer Mackenzie, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, plus many more.
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May 21 min read


The Heat Inc. + Burned As Witches London Review 2/5/26
Drawing from the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Clash and Nick Cave, and having recently signed with Republic of Music, London’s self-styled loudest Rock ’n’ Roll contenders, The Heat Inc. (pictured) recently played Camden's The Black Heart alongside Burned As Witches, led by Rick McMurray of Northern Irish Rock trio Ash, so not only see today Ivan De Mello's review and photos from the gig, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of the latter's recent incendiary album sing
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May 21 min read


May Day Rocks! 1/5/26
Today's May Day WRC Bulletin looks back at April and yet another month of WRC gig reviews/photo gallery coverage, including The Blackheart Orchestra, Laura Evans, HeKz, True Strays, UK Blues Awards, The Zac Schulze Gang, Laurence Jones, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Sari Schorr and Booker T. Jones, plus our Lightning Threads album review, not forgetting our usual comprehensive April news archive. We also look forward to a number of May gigs at https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/gig
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May 11 min read


Lightning Threads 'Trinkets' Album Review 1/5/26
In January, ahead of an extensive nationwide tour this month, Sheffield’s own authentic electrifying soul-swaggering trio Lightning Threads released their latest ten-song second studio album ‘Trinkets’, following their 2024 UK Blues Awards album of the year nominated ‘Off That Lonely Road’, so not only read today Ivan De Mello's review, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of their fourth album single 'Rags & Riches', a powerful anthem, brimming with attitude and reflectio
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May 11 min read


Rock & Blues Vikings 1/5/26
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 very latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Krissy Matthews & The Vikings, The Black Crowes, Black Pearl, Mike Wheeler, Man, Randy Resnick with Vincent Legris, Don "Sugarcane" Harris, Anne Harris, Ghost River Revival, Tom Principato, Fabrizio Poggi, Pee Wee
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May 11 min read


New Releases Friday Rocks! 30/4/26
Ahead of his ten-date UK tour that kicks off next month, tomorrow, internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter Philip Sayce sets the stage ablaze once again with the release of his explosive new live eight-track album, 'Scorched Earth: Volume 2 Live in LA/London', capturing Sayce at the absolute peak of his powers during a triumphant run of sold-out performances at Los Angeles's legendary The Baked Potato plus a packed, over-capacity show at London's The Garage
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Apr 301 min read


Booker T. Jones London Review 30/4/26
Thanks to fellow WRC reviewer Denise Lester's last-minute spare ticket, and despite an early doors start at Camden's KOKO, Ivan De Mello eventually made it along to Booker T. Jones’s recent London appearance, rescheduled from last Summer, so see today not only Ivan's gig review and photos of the legendary frontman of the genre-defining Booker T. & the M.G.'s, but also watch the architect of the Memphis Soul sound's entire set, which is today's Video Of The Day, filmed that ve
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Apr 301 min read


We All Rise Interview 30/4/26
On today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, We All Rise join Metal Devastation Radio for a full interview and deep dive into their Golden Robot Records debut album, 'The Beginning of the End', plus there's music from Antipope, Another Demon featuring James Murphy, Severed Sun, Nikola's Cage, Rūta Prunskaitienė, Heidbekka, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Six Feet Under, Sönus, Biohazard, My Dark Fate, Red Vinter, Norcvlt, Tygers Of Pan Tang, The Casket Kids, Brainm
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Apr 301 min read


Rock & Blues Axe 29/4/26
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 Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Little Axe, Robert Randolph, Johnny Copeland, The Mel Outsider Reformation, The Clockworks, John Mayer, Will Pike, Jimi Hendrix, Joshua Redman with Gabrielle Cavasa, Kim Wilson with Nathan James, Mike Zito (pictured), plus ma
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Apr 291 min read


Wednesday Rocks! 29/4/26
Diving deep into the band’s eclectic musical DNA, from huge riffs that shake the ground to beautiful melodies and grooves that carry you away like the tide, Wille & The Bandits not only returned at the end of February with their most ambitious project yet, their ten-track album 'Salt Roots', but tonight at Putney's The Half Moon in London the quartet finally complete their UK tour, of which the amazing album track 'Sail Away (The Mayflower)' is also one of today's six of the
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Apr 291 min read


Sari Schorr London Review 29/4/26
Having just finished her brand-new album, as expected Sari Schorr brought energy, raw emotion and the Blues the way it’s meant to be - big, soulful and beautifully wild - to London's West Hampstead Arts Club on Friday evening as part of her current twelve-date Running Wild UK tour, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the gig, but also watch Sari's 'Valentina' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise that very same night.
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Apr 291 min read


Tuesday Blues Rocks! 28/4/26
With another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues taking place tonight featuring John Verity Band and Gerry Jablonski Band, plus support from Thr3e, today's 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day not only showcases this evening's co-headliners, but also four other artists who are playing this iconic venue over the next three months, namely David Sinclair Four, Will Wilde, Danny Bryant and Amba Tremain,
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Apr 281 min read
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