Recommended by our WRC correspondent Oz, and originally known as “The Dogshark Blues Band”, this Yorkshire outfit's natural inclination towards Rock with a heavy Blues influence, such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and The Doors, saw them consciously move away from the more Trad Blues scene, and last October, exactly two years after their formation, and now known simply as Dogshark, they released their lucky thirteen-track debut album, 'Earth is Not Room Enough', of which their very first album single, 'Blockchain', is also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Vazum, Mihrax, Nightblade, Heartkiller and We Lost The Sea.

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 Tommy Emmanuel, Larkin Poe, Kaki King, Neil Young, Eddie Martin, Roy Harper, Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge (pictured), Fiona Boyes, Martin Harley, Tinsley Ellis, Al Di Meola, Graham Robins, Calum Ingram, John Martyn, Shakti with John McLaughlin, Eric Bibb, Fabrizio Poggi & Enrico Pesce, Robbie McIntosh, plus many more.

We were there at Charlton in May 1974, as well as being present when the legendary Bad Company guitarist guested for Lynyrd Skynyrd at London's Hammersmith Apollo in April 2015 (pictured), where Mick even "liked" our review, and then at London's O2 for their 'Swan Song' tour in October 2016, although tragically because of his stroke soon after, he wasn't there when we saw his classic Mott The Hoople lineup reform at Maidstone's Ramblin' Man in July 2018, so following the sad news on Monday that this singer-songwriter had passed away at the age of 81, today we let Mick Ralphs iconic music do all the talking, as we go back 51 years to that gloriously sunny day at The Valley, and their storming nine-song set list, which is today's Video Of The Day.

A bold, melodic track that captures the band’s Indie-Rock swagger, Explode The TV’s new single, 'Stratosphere', bursts with energy, blending soaring vocals, Post-Punk urgency, and dreamy Shoegaze guitars with a driving rhythm, so it’s no surprise that this standout Summer anthem, produced by Steve Barnard, has been picked out as one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks of the Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Crüzer, Vendetta Love, The Vintage Caravan, Crucial Velocity and Bang Bang Firecracker.

Influenced by artists such as Boys Like Girls, The 1975 and The Midnight, as well as being the second in a stream of releases forecast from this emerging British duo, featuring songwriting and production buddies Daniel Fox and Chris Brayshaw, last Friday Sheffield Pop-Rock connoisseurs Skyracer returned with their earworm new single, 'Under The Lights', which is today's Video Of The Day. Blending shimmering synths, big chorus hooks and emotional lyricism, it's a cinematic, 90s Pop Rock inspired love song set in New York City, capturing the nostalgic rush of staying up all night, with the thrill of new romance and the moment it just clicks.

Another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues takes place at London's The 100 Club tonight, that sees The Milk Men headlining with support from The Paul Cook Blues Band featuring Katie Bradley, as well as the Amba Tremain Band, and today's 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature not only The Milk Men, but also five other artists who are playing this iconic venue over the next five months, namely Misty Blues, Emma Wilson, JFK Blue, DeWolff and Rebecca Downes.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day features Joe Bonamassa (pictured), Jon Cleary, Bonnie Raitt, The Bluesmasters featuring Cassie Taylor, Laura Evans, Doug MacLeod, Mississippi MacDonald, Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers, The Boneshakers, Larry McCray and of course Jade MacRae who is playing The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight.

Held in one of Paris’s most iconic music venues, bringing together IQ, Karnataka, RPWL (Video Of The Day) plus The Watch (Peter Gabriel era Genesis) over two days of mesmerising performances, the first edition of Prog Rock Fest Paris will be held at Casino de Paris on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th September and you could be at the first night for free by e-mailing contact@progrockfest.com and answering not only which legendary venue is hosting Prog Rock Fest but also by liking and sharing the progrockfest.com  page on your favourite social platform. On Saturday, expect a full live rendition of one of British Prog legends IQ's classic studio albums, as well as performing a selection of fan favourites and material from their latest album, 'Dominion', with Welsh Symphonic Rock ensemble Karnataka also joining them on Friday for their French debut, whilst Saturday sees both the soaring melodies, symphonic textures, and bold creativity of Bavaria's distinctive sounding Neo-Prog outfit RPWL, plus of course Italy's The Watch and their Genesis classics.

Emerging from the shadows of industrial decay in Łódź, fusing crushing electronic beats, cinematic soundscapes and metallic aggression, conjuring a sound that’s both haunting and hypnotic, earlier this month Polish outfit Autoscopy released their debut album, 'The Third Man Factor', a visceral new force in the realm of heavy music, with influences rooted in Darkwave, Post-Metal and EBM, of which their album track, 'He Is Me', is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Splitsville, Brendan Perkins featuring Helen Flunder, Viimeinen Oodi Vapaudelle, Orchid Symmetry and Crypt Monarch.

Following Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast. presented by Garry Foster, featuring Big Big Train, Oak, Glass Hammer and The Round Window.

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 David Starr, Tony Holiday, DeWolff (pictured), David M'ore, Robin Bibi, Leavin' Trunk, The Hoax, Dave Specter, Davis Coen, Jimmy Barnes, Daddy Mack Blues Band, plus many more.

Following his tragic passing in 2019, Neal Casal was a revered singer/songwriter whose ten solo albums are widely regarded as classics in the roots and Americana music canon, and a new lucky thirteen-track collection of mostly unreleased early studio recordings and demos, 'No One Above You (The Early Years 1991-1998)', will be released on Friday 12th September, of which the first single and opening track, 'Silver Dollar', is today's Video Of The Day. A celebrated guitarist and consummate collaborator who could be found playing alongside artists ranging from Willie Nelson to Phil Lesh, Neal was much more than a sideman, he was also a bandmate and an integral part of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, and issued in tandem with the new album is a book of rare and unseen photographs, compiled by his former wife Christy Coleman, providing an intimate look at Casal’s formative years, creatively and personally.