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Don't forget the Tuesday Night Music Club's first anniversary party celebrations at Hooley Village Club, St. Margaret's Road, Hooley Village, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 3RB between midday and midnight on Saturday 1st August! There's not only a Charity raffle, the launch of the first Club CD, food and a bar with Club prices - but also twelve hours of non-stop live music! And today's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day features Katie Bradley who will be playing with her band on the evening. Richard Dunning's latest show not only includes a chat with Ruby Tiger ahead of her show with Ruby & The Revelators at the TNMC last week, but also Richard exclusively reveals the six finalists in the 'Band Of The Year' category in this years British Blues Awards - which the TNMC is sponsoring!

Yes - our Virgil and The Accelerators/Loose Moorings Red Lion, Gravesend gig on Friday 1st May is just a week away now - but the question is have you got your tickets yet? For ticket information go here or for discounted ticket info (if you are a WRC member or want to become a WRC member) go here.

"Pretty awesome" was Rockrpix photographer John Bull's take on Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Shepherds Bush gig on Wednesday night which is our 'Video Of The Day'. As expected John's pics are pretty awesome as well including some great shots of support Ben Poole. Anyway go here for the pics plus also some cool pics of Robin Trower and Joanne Shaw Taylor's gig from Saturday night!

According to Blues On The Marsh host Kevin Beale, two of the nicest, prolific and downright talented gentlemen - namely Half Deaf Clatch and Richard Townend - joined him on the airwaves on Friday night thanks to the wonders of telecommunications! Both have brand new albums coming out soon, so as well as music and chat from these two gents, today's Track Of The Day also includes next week's live guest Paul Cox, the very young but extremely talented Southbound , the not so young and sadly no longer with us Freddie King and Memphis Slim, Vintage Trouble, Little Devils, Loose Moorings (pictured last Saturday at The Red Lion, Gravesend - courtesy of Angel Images), the Todd Wolfe Band and Lightning Malcolm and Stud to name but a few!

As well as the four UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association's albums of the month (from John Primer & Friends, Jon Cleary, Dove and Boweevil and Martin Harley) today's Track Of The Day also includes tracks from the finalists in the UK Blues Challenge (Malaya Blue, Katie Bradley Band, Brothers Groove and Red Butler). Yes Richard Dunning's latest two hour Blues On The Radio podcast has three tracks from the brand new Half Deaf Clatch album plus some other new releases from the likes of John Mayall Blues, Trevor Sewell, Andre Bisson, Mitch Laddie Band, Joe Bonamassa (pictured), Bob Malone, Wily Bo Walker, Slinky & P'tit Loup, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Angela Lewis Brown, BabaJack, The Howlin' Volts and Kirk Fletcher!

Talking of Ramblin' Man - Mr. Rockrpix himself John Bull is part of the WRC website team covering the Festival this weekend down in Maidstone! As we all know, JB certainly gets around and last Saturday he was in the Rock On The Ridge studio with Jules & Bob reflecting on the photographs he has taken at gigs over the years. To complement John's playlist there were a number of his cracking photos being tweeted about during the show including Stone Electric, Troy Redfern (pictured), Chantel McGregor, Half Deaf Clatch, Joe Bonamassa and Beth Hart. Anyway have a listen to our Track Of The Day - as Bob & Jules often say - "You're ears will love you for this!"

There's no doubt it was worth the wait for our 'Video Of The Day' and Little Devils 'My Perfect Year' - which is a brilliant new track to be featured on their up and coming album. Go here for their 100 Club review, here for the pics and most importantly here for info on how you can see them later at our BluesRockfest on Independence Day!

Great to get to some feedback, including a message from Ottowa no less, on our last 'Introducing ....' feature on Ali Clinton. "Thanks for sharing Ali Clinton vid. New fan here. Nice to see Electric Blues still alive with younger generations". Anyway today we're delighted to introduce Lily Tonico as our 'Track Of The Day' thanks to our old mate Ken Canty who has been playing guitar on some of Lily's stuff. Lily's spent the last two years co-writing, collaborating and recording demos and now feels the time is right for others to experience what she has spent so much time nurturing. Therefore just chill out on this Sunday, listen and enjoy.

That was the recent message from Blacktop HQ! Yes May saw the official launch of the new Blacktop Deluxe line up after some teasing, pre-launch and shots - mostly taken during their studio time in April. The signature brand of guitar-driven Blues Rock remains - with singer/guitarist Keith Howe at the forefront of the action but now flanked by another six-stringer, GB Bartlett, adding nitrous to the fuel line. So expect an added... dose of lead guitar when it comes to this year's BluesRockFest and the Blacktop solos! But this machine is four-wheel drive, and powering from the back is the new rhythm section of Jamie Fyffe on drums and Dean Kennedy on bass. Indeed, the new line up have not only already recorded a new single to be put out soon as a free download via the band website, but they have also been nominated in the 'Emerging Artists' category of this years 'British Blues Awards' - How cool is that?

This week's Black On Blues show is dedicated to the late, great Candye Kayne who sadly lost her long fight with cancer last week. As well as tracks from Candye - today's Track Of The Day also includes music from Anthony Charles & The Blue Dolphins, Big Walter Horton, Charlie Sales & The Blues Disciples, Chris O’Leary, Crooked Eye Tommy and Curtis Salgado.

Going back just over three months now - to when we saw Russ Ballard with special guests Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Rick Wakeman and Bob Henrit at the Leicester Square Theatre, London. Again filed under the category of 'you couldn't make it up' check out today's Track Of The Day - yet another trailer for the film 'An Evening With Russ Ballard video special' - where a certain Wrinkly The Elder opens proceedings with his usual forthright views on the gig with a smiling AJ alongside!

"Was it really just over ten years ago, whilst thumbing through the much missed 'News Of The World', that I came across a review of Aussie Rockers Wolfmother's first album, describing their Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC influences? Upon investigation - my very first play of 'Woman' on Youtube is still vivid to this day - as is when I first played the self-titled album all the way through. Ten years down the line and just four albums later - it's fair to say that their path has been chequered although the Wolfmother constant driving force is still there - namely vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale. Following the release of their latest knock-out album 'Victorious' - the three piece - now with Ian Peres on bass & keyboards and Alex Carapetis on drums were on the last leg of their UK tour at the Forum, London - switched from The Shepherds Bush Empire because of on-going roof repair work." Read the rest of AJ's Wolfmother review here plus check out our photo gallery here.