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In support of Heavy Metal Truants Monster Rock Auction, progressive/rock supergroup Flying Colors (our Vid Of The Day) - comprised of guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple/Dixie Dregs), drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater), keyboardist/singer Neal Morse (solo artist, Transatlantic, ex-Spock’s Beard), bass wizard Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai) and new pop singer/songwriter Casey McPherson - have offered a 'Create a Song' experience to record a song with the band and their team. The winner will write a song with creative guidance from the band, have studio time with their exec producer, and mix/master with their engineers. The auction closes here on Monday 7th September at 7pm BST and is in aid of Nordoff Robbins, ChildLine and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Jukin' Jenn's Bucket of Blues Show # 30 is today's Track Of The Day. You can listen to Jenn here on Sundays at 7pm GMT, 1pm Central and 2pm Eastern - repeated at 1 am GMT, 7pm Central and 8pm Eastern. Jenn's latest podcast features tracks from Deb Seitz, Ruby Tiger and King Rollo, Eddie Floyd, Billy Branch tribute to Muddy Waters, Henry Gray and more!

A new batch of membership cards - as modelled above by Blacktop Deluxe frontman Keith Howe - will finally be despatched to new WRC members this week! For new WRC members - simply fill out the form here and become a WRC member for life for FREE and we'll consequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from all the current members offers which we also hope to add to in the future.

Well the tweets and pics were flying about yesterday on the first day of Ramblin' Man. Have a look at our embryonic Photo Gallery here and if you have any you would like to add then please e-mail them to us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com With a review and more pics and vids to come - we finalise our Sunday countdown with two bands - Bernie Marsden (Blues Magazine Stage at 7.45pm - our Vid Of The Day) and Prog Stage headliners Marillion who are on at 9pm (see vid below).

To put my WRC cards well and truly on the table - the Zeppelin part of Purple Zeppelin was the bit I was looking forward to the most - but hey after the Purple set, PZ had set the bar extremely high. A change of garb set the scene with Alex’s headscarf now the mandatory Bonham bowler hat and Mark in the trademark Page combination of Rose Jacket/Dragon Pants plus double-neck guitar. But as well being keen followers of fashion the guys also followed their Purple set with a mean opening rendition of ‘Celebration Day’ of off LZ3 - given more prominence in recent years as the film title of their last gig in 2007 just up the road at the O2 Arena. John’s wail and Mark’s repeating staccato riff kept us again in LZ3 territory with ‘Immigrant Song’ whilst regressing back to LZ2, the iconic aggressive opening riff of 'Heartbreaker' was more than complemented by Mike’s bass playing power chords. Most possibly the best side of an LP ever made (showing my age here) - yes the second track of side two of ‘Physical Graffiti’ - ‘Trampled Underfoot’ - followed, and hit the mark despite the absence of JPJ’s keys, as did another PG track ‘The Wanton Song’ although not one of that holy trinity." Read the rest of AJ's Purple Zeppelin review here

Not long after the brilliant Chantel McGregor's encore did the BluesRockfest accolades start rolling in. "What an epic day that was - loved it" was one Facebook posting, whilst the Little Devils' tweeted "great day down in Kent with lots of friends". Anyway, we've opened up our amazing BluesRockfest Photo Gallery here and if you have any pics or indeed vids you would like to contribute then please contact us below. And a take on the day is on its way from a plethora of guest reviewers - so watch this space.

Just 4 days to go in our countdown to BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend, this Saturday 4th July. The third band on stage at 5.35pm precisely and sponsored by the Blackfen TRADER are the Troy Redfern Band (our Vid Of The Day). Hailing from Herefordshire, the band are fronted on vocals and guitar by Troy Redfern, with Stuart McDonald on bass and Phil Greenhouse on drums - a powerhouse of a band to get the adrenaline pumping! All the tracks on their latest album of great raw rockin’ Blues with super slide were self penned. Go here for ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can get a £3 discount on your ticket!

With just a week to go now to ZZ Top and Thunder at Wembley Arena, the WRC gigs are coming thick and fast despite The Foo Fighters Wembley cancellation this Saturday. If you're going to ZZ next Wednesday or The Who at Hyde Park on Friday 26th then give us a shout as we might see you for a beer! In the meantime our thanks to Peter Phillips for the pic above which seems to encapsulate both all the gigs we have been to - or one's that are in the pipeline - although the likenesses are a bit harsh we think!

Well our Wrinklystock IV t-shirts have arrived and they will be exclusively available on Saturday night from our merchandise stall at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford. We can't promise that they will all be as sparkly as this customised model though! Meanwhile 'Substitute' has been sponsored by AJ's Dad as one of the song's in The ReplicantsCharity setlist which has already raised £265 - and it is his 82nd birthday today! Happy Birthday Des - consequently The Who are our Vid Of The Day!

A band that you will never see at the MJC (it's a long story) but billed as "The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Tribute Band in the World" will be will be performing at Twickenham's famous Eel Pie Club at The Patch, 67 London Road TW1 3SZ tonight. Yes you can 'Get Stoned' on two hours of nostalgia as The Rollin' Stoned play the best of '64 to '69 with Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Paint It Black, Not Fade Away, Get Off My Cloud, It’s All Over Now, Under My Thumb, Mothers Little Helper, Ruby Tuesday, You Can’t Always Get What you Want, Two Thousand Light Years From Home, Let’s Spend The Night Together, Street Fighting Man, Satisfaction and those almost forgotten eclectic classics. Endorsed by Keith Richards’ mother as "outstanding and suitably fit stand-ins for the Stones", The Rollin' Stoned will be on stage at 9pm.

"The second half really did focus on the world-conquering half of U2’s career. And the set closing back-to-back ‘Where The Streets Have No Name’, ‘Pride’ and ‘With or Without You’ would be hard to beat in any setting. And here they were simply majestic, just colossal pop rock songs. Edge’s guitar fills space like no other guitarist can claim. An elaborate effects board, multiple amps, and extraordinary technique meant that Bono had already at the beginning rightfully introduced Edge as the genius of the band. He is not wrong." Go to an updated U2 Photo Gallery here and read the rest of Wrinkly The Silver's review here.

We promised you some of the most eclectic Bloooze out there and the award winning Marshman duly delivered last Friday night! So today's Blues On The Marsh Track Of The Day includes tracks from Dove and Boweevil, Jessey Davey & Friends, Anthony Geraci & Boston All-Stars Band, The Texas Horns, Dennis Herrera, Bert Deivert and Copperhead Run, Blues Element, Clarence Turner, Diane Durrett, D'Mar and Gill, Joe Louis Walker, Les Copeland, Tommy McCoy, Dan Burnett, The Stolen Hearts and Tanya Piche & Robert Lucas!