Almost eight years after their debut, next year on Friday 7th March Circu5 will release their second album, 'Clockwork Tulpa', also their first as a full band featuring founder Steve Tilling, bassist Mark Kilminster and drummer Lee Moulding, blending Prog, Psychedelic and Classic Rock influences with evocative songwriting and storytelling, such as their recently released first album single, 'Freakshow Train', that's also one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Eleanor, The Burbs, Tzimani, Kilmara and Jozey & The Corruption.

For today's The Proper Proggy Prog Show Podcast Of The Day, we continue to play catch up with Jef Bek from Planetary Jam, broadcast on Epic Prog Radio, Fridays and Sundays 2pm (PST), 5pm (EST), 11pm (CET), for a creative mix of Progressive Rock from the 70s to today, including The Flower Kings, Glorious Wolf, Little Tragedies, King Crimson (pictured), Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, Moth Vellum, Isobar and Eyeless Owl.

Widely acclaimed singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and artistic visionary, Hannah Wicklund, will next month release her forthcoming album, 'Live At The Troubadour', via Strawberry Moon Records on Friday 24th January, having also recently released today's Video Of The Day and first single from the album, ‘Mama Said’, that showcases some of Hannah’s earliest work, written during her teenage years. 'Live At The Troubadour' was recorded at her March 2024 gig at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles as part of her Hell In The Hallway world tour, capturing the entire concert performed with her full band featuring her hits and fan favourites from across her two hugely praised albums 'Hannah Wicklund and the Steppin Stones' (2018) and 'The Prize' (2024).

The final Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues of 2024 takes place at London's 100 Club tonight with Big Dez, as well as top support from The Paul Cook Blues Band and Jack-Austin Despy Blues Band, and today's 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features six of the bands who are playing this iconic venue over the next four months (pictured), namely Big Dez, Aynsley Lister, Half Moon Panic, Stevie Nimmo, Will Wilde and Jon Amor.

Richard Dunning celebrates the 500th edition of Blues On The Radio with today's Podcast Of The Day, that starts and finishes with tracks from Kirris Riviere & The Delta du Bruit, ahead of their show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's new releases from The 2:19, Peer Gynt, Ian Siegal & Johnny Mastro, Captain Morgan Express and Giles Robson & John Primer, as well as three IBBA Picks of The Month from Dom Martin, Leavin' Trunk and The Hitman Blues Band, and finally a few tracks from that very first show, namely John Lee Hooker, Katie Bradley, Joanne Shaw Taylor (pictured) and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

A festival for Rock fans, built by Rock fans, with six massively successful festivals already under their studded leather belts, an already sold out Stonedead will once again be bringing Metal to the masses next year at Newark Showground on Saturday 23rd August, with recently reformed Glasgow born titans The Almighty headlining, so check out their 'Wild And Wonderful' Video Of The Day filmed just two nights ago at Glasgow's Barrowlands. The hotly anticipated special guest slot also sees The Dead Daisies taking up the mantle as the sun goes down, with the rest of the bill especially curated as always for ultimate entertainment, featuring The Sweet, D-A-D, Primal Fear, The New Roses, Enforcer and Black Oak Country.

Managing to evoke both the iconoclastic and transgressive attitude of Punk and the minimalist and DIY spirit of Garage Rock, last month Madrid Alt Rockers Driive released their second album, 'Conspire', as well as their first on Wild Punk Records, of which their third album single, 'The World Is Ours', a Rock anthem with very strong guitars, highly choreable choruses and a very powerful rhythmic base, 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 Ruminators with Patti Rothberg, Spleen, Wax Mekanix, The Delta Sound and T.E.M.P.

Ametropia join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day to play and discuss their new release, 'Original Sin', plus there's new releases from Ethereal Darkness, Lömsk, Järnbörd, Burial Oath, Rust Bucket, Gravethorn, Retromorphosis, Faraxis, Scarecrow, Crymwav, Dax Riggs, Quiescent Mantis, Webb Of Deciet, Never Reborn, Skulls Of Death, Pelvic Meatloaf and St. Madness.

For today's The Proper Proggy Prog Show Podcast Of The Day, we continue to play catch up with Jef Bek from Planetary Jam, broadcast on Epic Prog Radio, Fridays and Sundays 2pm (PST), 5pm (EST), 11pm (CET), for a creative mix of Progressive Rock from the 70s to today, including Ars Nova,  It.Is .Oaky, Yuka and Chronoship, John Wilkinson, 3, Arti & Mestieri, Jordsjo, Trojka, Greenslade and Little Atlas.

One of the UK’s hottest Blues guitarists, with his unique brand of Blues-based Rock delivering contemporary song writing, fuelled with the kind of heart and soul that’s missing from so much modern music, on Sunday evening, John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull caught up with Aynsley Lister at The Beaverwood Club in Chislehurst, Kent, so check out today not only JB's brilliant Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of two live opening songs, filmed in Malvern this June.

Yes it's that time of year again - our WRC awards of course - so watch out for our nominees spread over various categories in the coming weeks, when you will have up until midnight on Tuesday 31st December to vote. In the meantime, today's December WRC Bulletin looks back at our November gigs with reviews and photos from Bywater Call, Fantastic Negrito, Lance Lopez, Rosalie Cunningham, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Aynsley Lister, Dead Writers, Iamthemorning, Deep Purple, Dom Martin Band, Healthy Junkies, Focus, Cold Chisel, The Sweet and London Blues Festival, also not forgetting our comprehensive November news archive, plus we also look forward to December and our WRC Gig Calendar with our 'December Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, showcasing Tim Bowness (Prog The Forest today pictured), Philip Sayce, Eddie 9V, The Commoners, Jim Kirkpatrick (Looe Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival) and Black Eyed Sons. Finally, don't forget that if you want to receive our monthly e-mail bulletin, please submit your e-mail address in the box below.

Since their inception in 2011, Southern California's Robert Jon & The Wreck have taken that Southern Rock sound and put their own indelible stamp on it, electrifying audiences all over the world with their soaring guitar leads, rich vocal harmonies and memorable tunes. and with a review to come, Les Linyard was at London's Islington Assembly Hall on Thursday night to capture the quintet in action on their current ten-date UK tour, that concludes at Nottingham's Rock City tonight, so not only check out today Les's Photo Gallery from the gig, including special guest Joe Coombs, but also watch today's 'Do You Remember' Video Of The Day, filmed two night's earlier on the St Luke's leg in Glasgow.