Taking place next month at Newark Showground on Saturday 23rd August, Stonedead, the One Day, One Stage, One Monster Rock Festival, was also one of our 2024 WRC nominees in our Best Festival category, and today's 'Stonedead Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features six of the many great bands taking part this year, namely headliner's The Almighty, The Dead Daisies, Sweet, Primal Fear, The New Roses and Black Oak County.

Voted Best Festival in our 2023 WRC awards, and on the 30th anniversary of his death, the 21st Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival took place in Ballyshannon this year during the long weekend of 29th May to 1st June, celebrating the birthplace, music and life of legendary guitarist Rory Gallagher, so not only check out today Marlène and Jean Michel Rivet's amazing Rory Fest photos featuring among others, Pat McManus, Cormac Neeson, Zac Schulze, Band Of Friends and Nine Below Zero, but also watch Marlène's emotional Video Of The Day of the finale, filmed on the Sunday night including Jimmie Vaughan.

Think Bring Me the Horizon meets Within Temptation, following the latest powerful, cinematic Metal single, 'Collide', from Constantin Ranis' solo project, HeartRage, that's not only fast and melodic, as well as emotionally intense and atmospheric, blending symphonic drama with modern heaviness, but it's also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Chasing Dolls, 16Volt, Silver Dollar Room, I.F.A and Discipline.

Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast. presented by Garry Foster, featuring Rendezvous Point, Magic Pie (pictured), Eirikur Hauksson, Oak and Gazpacho.

Taking place again this Summer at Mt Ephraim Gardens in Faversham, Kent, over the long weekend of 15th to 17th August, Progressive Rock pioneers Caravan headline A New Day Festival on Friday night ahead of the release on Madfish the following Friday of their new 10LP boxset, 'The Shows Of Ours…Live', a rare and fascinating window into Caravan’s onstage journey, that traces the band’s evolution across four decades of musical exploration, quiet majesty and cult superstardom. So not only watch today's Video Of The Day of their 2012 remastered version of 1975s 'Cunning Stunts', 'The Show Of Our Lives', but also listen to today's 'A New Day 2025 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, featuring six of the many great bands taking part, namely Mostly Autumn, Lifesigns, Sons Of Liberty, The Emerald Dawn, Voodoo Lake and The Fierce & The Dead.

Reminding our photographer Bruce Biege of bands like Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin and his music heroes of the 70s, with their excellent stage presence, soaring effective musicianship and solid vocals, South West London quartet Space Brain played their hometown last Friday night at Soho's Spice Of Life, breathing new life into Grunge and Rock and Roll, blending heavy riffs, sharp melodies and a no-frills attitude, so check out today Bruce's Photo Gallery from a lively gig.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast. presented by Garry Foster, featuring Marillion, Solstice, Leoni Jane Kennedy (pictured), Alcantara, Jakko Jakszyk, Teramaze and Vola.

With his band performing two outstanding sets, as well being best known for his work as a pioneering Blues Rock guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and also as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule, Grammy Award winning American singer/songwriter Warren Haynes played his only UK show this year at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, so check out today not only Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from the gig but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Haynes' band playing TABB's 'Soulshine' at Germany's Kunst!Rasen Festival in Bonn just two days ago.

Taking place in just under two weeks time at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, over the long weekend of 18th to 20th July, Maid Of Stone 2025 once again boasts a wealth of both major international and homegrown talent, of which today's 'Maid Of Stone 2025 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature just six of those great bands taking part, namely Black Stone Cherry, Michael Schenker Group, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Revenant, These Wicked Rivers and The Raven Age, who we saw supporting Iron Maiden last Saturday.

Today's 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 Larry McCray, Alvino M. Bennett, Ally Venable (pictured), Toby Lee, When Rivers Meet, The Mighty Bosscats, Robert Randolph, Cardinal Black, Paul Boddy, Marcus King, Chuck Berry, The British Bluescasting Corporation, Jimmy Barnes, and many more.

Today we salute our musical friends across the pond as they celebrate Independence Day, including 2024 WRC Award winners and Oklahoma's finest, Hillbilly Vegas, who are not only back touring in the UK this month but the sextet have also released today their brand new single, 'Feels Good', of which this breezy Summer rocker is one of today's six of the best 'Independence Day Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, featuring five further recent and forthcoming releases from American artists namely Robin Ross & The TW Howlers, Solace, Tom Ciurczak, The Dead Cowboys and A Lost Asylum.

Last Saturday in the blazing sun of East London, saw a sea of Iron Maiden shirts stretching from Stratford Station to the London Stadium gates, with every generation and era of merch represented for the 50th anniversary celebration of one of Metal’s most legendary bands, so not only see today Ivan De Mello's review and photos, plus a few snaps thrown in by AJ for good measure, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of 'The Trooper', filmed on the night.