Progressive Alternative rockers, Pure Reason Revolution, return with their sixth studio album, ‘Coming Up To Consciousness’, consisting of eight tracks, that's due out on Friday 6th September via InsideOutMusic, having also launched the concept album's first single and opening track, titled ‘Dig Till You Die’, which is also today's Video Of The Day. The quartet have also confirmed their first tour dates in support of the album, playing in Europe alongside Lesoir in September and October, starting at Be Prog! My Friend Festival in Barcelona, as well as making their first appearance next year on Cruise To The Edge, alongside Steve Hackett, Riverside, Haken, Big Big Train, Robert Fripp and many more.

Following six UK tour dates planned for late August/early September (pictured), and known for their electrifying blend of Blues-Rock, The Cold Stares release their highly anticipated seventh studio album, 'The Southern', set for release on Friday 6th September via Mascot Records, delving deep into their Southern roots for the first time on record, embodying a true reflection of their heritage, of which their album ballad, 'Blow Wind Blow', is also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Sun Atoms, Category 7, Little King, Limbonauts and Fugitive Droids.

In the midst of their final tour - The Big Finish - Mr. Big, that includes headlining Kent's Maid Of Stone festival on Sunday 21st July, in a tribute to their late drummer Pat Torpey, Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert and bassist Billy Sheehan have enlisted the exceptional talents of Nick D'Virgilio on drums for the release today of their tenth studio album, 'Ten', on Frontiers Music Srl, of which their second album single, 'Up On You', is also one of today's six of the best 'New Releases Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further similarly timed releases today from Everette, Palace, Pas Musique, Spektra and Hillbilly Vegas.

For fans of Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Struts, Derby based Blues rockers, Eddie & The Wolves, release their much-anticipated album, 'Tasty Sin', on Friday 13th September on Revolver Records, of which their first single, ‘The Devil’s Wrong, But Not to Blame', is today's Video Of The Day. Rooted deeply in the rich tapestry of Classic Rock, the quintet, featuring husband and wife powerhouse Eddie and Char Saffell's emotive vocals, pay homage to the greats of Rock while daringly venturing into uncharted territories, as Blues-infused guitar riffs weave seamlessly with powerful melodies.

With another Rock Revival show due to be broadcast tonight at 8pm UK time on Meridian FM, last week's show is today's Podcast Of The Day, that saw WRC Award winning Jules and Bob with a playlist that included Doomsday Outlaw, Black Oak County, Deep Purple, Black Label Society, The Major Resolve, The Georgia Thunderbolts, AC/DC (pictured), The Dead Daisies, 100 Watt Vipers, Son of Man, The Hot Damn!, Pink Floyd, Revenant, Bad Company, Lucifer, Tom Killner, Last Temptation, Derek and the Dominos, Sebastian Bach, Gone Savage, Staind and Dire Straits.

With six full albums and two of the biggest Rock songs of the 2000s under their belt, and continuing the Australian headline theme established last year, Wolfmother will both make their Mote Park debut and headline Maidstone's Maid of Stone Festival next Saturday 20th July, that promises to be an electric night of Classic Rock sounds and singalong choruses, of which the Aussie rockers are one of six bands showcased in today's 'Maid Of Stone Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, that are performing among many others over that long Summer weekend, namely Ashen Reach, When Rivers Meet, Blind River, Twister and Jared James Nichols.

Before joining the inimitable Blackberry Smoke on their UK and European leg of the Be Right Here tour in September, that includes London's Eventim Apollo on Saturday 14th, revered Nashville troubadour Bones Owens has released today's Rock-infused power ballad Video Of The Day, 'Summer Skin', which is taken from Owens’ genre-bending eleven-track album, 'Love Out Of Lemons', that's due out tomorrow via Black Ranch Records/Thirty Tigers.

We're playing catch up today with today's very latest 2023 WRC Award winning Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, that has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this and that, with More Music and Less Chat, featuring Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado (pictured), The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Gary Cain, Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Gowdy, Stevie & The Blue Flames, The B. Christopher Band, plus many more.

2022 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 Toby Walker, Sakis Dovolis Trio, Left Lane Cruiser, Atomic Vulture, Johnny Young’s South Side Blues Band, Steve Louw (pictured), Los Lobos, plus many more.

Drawing comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen, and just about to kick off his UK/Ireland tour tomorrow at Brighton Concorde 2 with support from Nate Bergman (except the 2000 Trees Festival), acclaimed US singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) released in February his third studio album, ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’, of which the first single taken from the album, ‘Cannibal Within’, is today's Video Of The Day.

With a few WRC members coincidentally in Amsterdam at this moment (you couldn't make it up), today's 'England's Expects Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day is dedicated to the England football team who take on the Netherlands in the Euros semi-finals in Germany tonight, a playlist that includes Geordie's AC/DC sounding track, 'Red, White & Blue', along with five other iconic English footie songs from Neil Diamond, Sham 69 & The Special Assembly, Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds, Fat Les and Luciano Pavarotti.

The enchanting backdrop of Rochester Castle, saw the beautiful setting of this historic town in Kent, transform into an enchanting venue last weekend, with the three-day Rochester Castle Live, that ended with Sunday's Uptown Festival that included UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, and Maxi Priest, so not only check out today Les Linyard's Photo Gallery from the night, but also watch our UB40 'Kingston Town' Video Of The Day, filmed towards the end of last month at Bonfeld's Blacksheep Festival in Germany.