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Sam Kelly's brilliant anecdotes on Richard Dunning's recent Blues On The Radio podcast - and in particular re: the late great Gary Moore - reminded us all of Gary's gig at Charlotte Street Blues in London on 6th April 2010. It was a last minute gig at an intimate setting and not only were the WRC lucky to get tickets but we also managed to get right up and close to the great man himself. Gary opened with 'Oh Pretty Woman' and immediately a few of us down the front made the most of our advantageous position by taking a few pics. Unfortunately, Mr. Moore took exception to this after 'OPW' in warning us - "You c**t's taking pictures better have a licence!" At this point - to a man - and with discretion being the better part of valour - we all decided to put our cameras away. Anyway one guy kept his video running - hence our awesome 'VOTD' - and if you look closely towards the left of the stage you can spot Wrinkly and AJ at the front! And finally - one of the pics AJ did manage to take - adorned our official WRC t-shirt as a tribute to Gary when he tragically died the following year.

Well the WRC gig rollercoaster is now well and truly on the move and next up is Academy Award winner Ryan Bingham at a sold out Borderline next Monday. The WRC originally saw Ryan with his band The Dead Horses at Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park in June 2011 and were blown away. Needless to say we didn't hesitate to purchase tickets once the gig was announced. If you are going as well then please let us know :-)

Given the title of Ryan Bingham's new album 'Fear And Saturday Night' - it was certainly a case of apprehension and Monday night as we approached the sold out Borderline in London. We obviously had reservations about Academy award winner Bingham performing a solo acoustic set without his dearly departed 'Dead Horses' - who we salivated over when first saw them at Hard Rock Calling in June 2011. Not only that but the evening was further stripped back with no support although the good news was that we consequently stumbled across a nugget of a rock pub close by before getting back to The Borderline for a 9pm start! Fresh from his previous night's gig at King Tuts in Glasgow - the Americana singer/songwriter launched into 'The Poet' - the first track of off 'Junky Star' - it's intimacy immediately palpable - the scene was set for a memorable evening. Another Dead Horses and 'Junky Star' classic followed - 'Depression' and the gig just flowed with the Hollywood in Bingham clearly evident in not only his looks (pics are here girls) but also his touching personal anecdotes that included his Grandfather and hitchhiking! But at the end of the day it was all about his delivery of a guitar and a voice to die for - perfectly illustrated on 'Hallelujah' - yet another stand out track from 'Junky Star' - which understandably charted in the US in 2010. What about 'Fear And Saturday Night' I hear you ask? Well the smell of fear when you generally hear the introduction "This is from the new album" was not an issue - given the seamless way in which 'Broken Heart Tattoos', 'Radio' 'Top Shelf Drug' (Video Of The Day) and the title track stood up to his big hitters. Have to say though that the stand out tune of the night was the encore 'Bread And Water' and if that didn't get your juices going then there's no hope I'm afraid. Anyway Bingham proved last night what a consumate performer he is - O ye of little faith we hear you cry! And the cherry on the 2015 cake is that Ryan is returning to London in October with - wait for it - his band! Do not miss out on that - although talking of Hollywood - we're gonna need a bigger boat!

The pace doesn't slacken at the WRC! No sooner has the dust settled on the brilliant Blacktop Deluxe and Loose Moorings Fiddler's Elbow gig on Saturday night - we are now delighted to announce that Loose Moorings will be supporting Virgil and the Accelerators on May 1st and The Rainbreakers (who are our 'Video Of The Day' and are also appearing at this years BluesRockfest) will be supporting The Mentulls on May 15th - with both gigs at The Red Lion, Gravesend.

We think it was worth waiting for so go here to see our Photo Gallery of the Aynsley Lister/Little Devils/Stark gig at the 100 Club on Tuesday night. It might not be up to John Bull or Jon Cook's standards but hopefully this WRC collage will give you a feel as to what a great night it was. Thanks also to Kelly Davis who contacted us to say "Thanks so much for giving Stark such a great review. They've had a pretty amazing time this week - Skegness on Sunday, Haven Club in Oxford on Monday and the 100 Club on Tuesday! Paul Stiles will be also running a feature on them in the March issue of 'Blues in Britain'!" You're welcome Kelly and by the way, given the last minute switch of 'Joe's Story' as 'Video Of The Day' - the new Little Devils 100 Club vid has now been carried over till tomorrow :-(

Following yesterday's spotlight on Lemonrock - we thought it only fair to feature another one of our sponsors - Rockrpix. The testimonials John Bull has received for his gig photography are only surpassed by the photos themselves as evidenced last year at both our Wrinklystock and Bluesfest! Anyway, don't just take our word for it - go to Rockrpix's website here where you can see for yourself and get further information on how to hire John for your gig. And if your business has something that you feel would appeal to the many visitors to our site - then don't be shy - just get in touch as we would be delighted to hear from any new sponsors which can help towards the maintenance of our website! Cheers!

One of the jewels in our WRC crown is our membership of Numubu - THE music industry's social and business network! We're hoping to share this network with our members as we go forward and we're hoping to hang out with them at NAMM 2015 from Anaheim, California, with live streaming of performances and product demos over the next four days. Watch this space.

Just a reminder that if you like the music of bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Doors - then head on down to The Iron Horse from 3pm today for classic covers performed by The Kings of Oblivion. Entry is free and with good weather forecast why go along, enjoy a few pints and listen to some quality music? See you there!

Wrinklystock III heroes Stone Blind are playing The White Hart at Orpington tonight - hence they are our 'Video Of The Day' - showcasing their full set at The Mick Jagger Centre in November. And if you want a DVD of the whole extravaganza - then just simply go here. Roll on T.Rextasy on 21st November!

Wrinkly The Silver (left) & Wrinkly The Biker's (right) old mate Bob Catley is on the road with Magnum next week with gigs in Liverpool (6th) and Minehead( 7th) before the guys starting working on a new album. They will be supported by Vega, a five-piece band from the Midlands who released a new album last year entitled 'Stereo Messiah'. Anyway check-out our 'Video Of The Day' and remember that - other than a few festival appearances in the Summer - this will be your last chance to see Magnum in the flesh this year!

It's Route 66's 2nd Birthday this week as they've been on air every Sunday since the 10th February 2013! In his latest podcast and our 'Track Of The Day' Rory plays some of the tracks which appeared on that first show, as well as more recent releases from Dave Hole, Foreigner, Chickenfoot, Queen and Joe Bonamassa. Plus the usual dose of rock music news, trivia and gig info!