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Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two from the very same Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring an interview with special guest John Holden, that's sandwiched in between tracks from Kite Parade, Nad Sylvan and of course John himself.

Critically acclaimed Psychedelic Montreal four-piece Rock and Roll headliner's The Damn Truth plus Nashville-based Southern Blues rockers and 2024 WRC Award winning special guests Parker Barrow, continue their twelve-date UK tour this week, including London's Camden Underworld this Friday 21st November, of which The Damn Truth's latest album single, 'Be Somebody', is today's Video Of The Day. Having also released their latest self-titled album in March, the 2024 WRC Best International Artist Award nominees, consisting of Lee-la Baum (vocals, guitar), Tom Shemer (guitar), PY Letellier (bass) and Dave Traina (drums), have extensively toured the UK and Europe for the last four years, as well as opening tours for ZZ Top, Glenn Hughes and Rival Sons, and performing at festivals such as Steelhouse, Winterstorm and Planet Rockstock.

Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone Festival returns to Mote Park, Maidstone next year over the long weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July with its most ambitious lineup to date as Heavy Metal icons Saxon top the bill on Saturday 18th July, of which today's 'Maid Of Stone 2026 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature just six of those great bands taking part, namely Saxon, The Wildhearts, FM, The Virginmarys, Danko Jones and Silveroller.

Get ready for a soul-stirring, high-energy ride as Bywater Call, the electrifying seven-piece Southern Soul, Grit and Blues/Roots Rock sensation from Toronto, kick off an eight-date UK tour with special guest Dan Patlansky LSS this Wednesday 19th November at London's The Garage, so check out today's 'Ain’t No Friend of Mind' Video Of The Day, their latest single taken from their forthcoming 2026 studio album. Featuring the amazing slide guitar work of Dave Barnes and the powerhouse vocals of Meghan Parnell, who has been likened to Susan Tedeschi and Janice Joplin, Bywater Call has been making waves across the globe, earning nominations from the Independent Blues and Maple Blues Awards, including “Entertainer of the Year” and “Best Female Vocalist”, as well as the 2024 UK Blues Awards “International Artist of the Year”.

Following the release at the end of March of her latest studio album, 'Smell The Roses', internationally acclaimed Blues Rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Erja Lyytinen stops off at Putney's The Half Moon in London this coming Tuesday 18th November, the final leg of a short three gig tour, of which her album track 'Abyss' is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five recent and forthcoming releases from The Ocean, Enmy, Hopeless Nation, Rayon and Ashes Awaken.

T oday's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring Circu5, Magpie Arc featuring Maddy Prior & Ian Anderson, Digital Life Project, Moon Halo, Big Big Train, David Gilmour and The Emerald Dawn.

The 2025 UK Blues Federation Challenge took place at Marshall Studios, Bletchley, towards the end of last month, with five incredible acts going head-to-head, each battling for the chance to represent the UK at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA, and the European Blues Challenge in Katowice, Poland, so further to John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's recent Photo Gallery, see today not only Denise Lester's review and pics of overall winner Emma Wilson, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Trevor Babajack Steger, Kirris Riviere and The Delta du Bruit (pictured) and Laura Evans, but also watch Emma's 'Back On The Road' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night by Denise.

Having just announced a UK headline tour for April/May next year hitting towns and cities across the country, Lancaster’s finest Rock export, Massive Wagons, yesterday released their brand-new single 'Everywhere We Go', a celebration of everything the quintet stand for, namely big riffs, bigger choruses plus a sense of community that runs through everything they do, of which this track, packed with the band’s trademark energy and stadium-sized hooks, 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 Human Missile Crisis, Royal Hunt, Fail The Enemy, Thistle Sifter and The Jack Rubies.

Today's very 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 Rebecca Downes, Burning Rope, The Lucky Losers, The James Hunter Six, Chris Rea, D.K. Harrell, Eric Bibb, Manu Lanvin, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Bywater Call (pictured), The Cat Empire, Catfish, Dion, Richard Townend & The Mighty Bosscats, and many more.

Set to play their first UK date in 53 years tomorrow at Great Yarmouth's HRH Prog, today's Podcast Of The Day is Pete Feenstra's recent conversation with Foghat's original member, drummer and band leader, Roger Earl, of which this Anglo-American Boogie quarter have not only accrued eight gold, one platinum and one double platinum live album awards, but also their latest album, 'Sonic Mojo', gave them their first #1 album in a career stretching back to 1971.

Created by guitarist/composer/producer Steven Morrison of NWOBHM stalwarts Tysondog and vocalist/songwriter Philip Stuckey of Melodic Prog Rock outfit Stuckfish, today Another Realm release their sophomore album 'Origin' on Demolition Records, a collection of nine Symphonic Rock and Metal compositions, on a journey of philosophical fantasy rooted in a blend of historical fact, myth and legend, of which their second single, 'If Worlds Collide', is also one of today's six of the best 'New Releases Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five other similarly timed album releases today from Jessie Kilguss, Love Your Witch, Eld Varg, Valontuoja and Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin.

Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues returned to London's The 100 Club at the end of last month, headlined by Black Country Blues Rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and vocal coach, Rebecca Downes, who was launching her new album, so further to Wednesday's gig review by Denise Lester, not only do we have further photos today from Denise of acoustic support acts Mississippi MacDonald (pictured), Zoe Schwarz & Rob Koral, but also watch Zoe & Rob's 'Hear My Cries' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise on the night.