Co-founding member of Grammy Award-nominated roots trio, The Wood Brothers, Oliver Wood will release his second solo album, 'Fat Cat Silhouette', on Friday 14th June via Honey Jar Records/Indirecto Records, of which the album's first single, 'Light and Sweet', is today's accompanying Video Of The Day. The nine-song collection was produced by his Wood Brothers’ bandmate Jano Rix and features a long list of collaborations, including songs co-written with Seth Walker, Sean McConnell and Ric Robertson and guest performances by acclaimed singer/songwriter Katie Pruitt, Los Lobos' Steve Berlin and Marshall Tucker Band's Marcus James Henderson.

Following an amazing exclusive headline show at London's The Half Moon in Putney in September, as part of the Swedish band's European tour, earlier this month Tora Daa, featuring Norwegian Grammy-nominated Pop/Blues-Rock sensation, Tora Dahle Aagård, released their first single for two years, 'Sugar', that's not only taken from their forthcoming album scheduled for release in 2025, but it's also today's Video Of The Day. Comprising International Ambassador for Marceau Guitars, Tora (guitar and lead vocals), Isak Seltveit (bass), Guri Tranås (backing vocals), Anders Brønstad (guitar) and Magnus Galguften (drums), Dahle Aagård's musical inspiration can be found amongst the old Blues and Soul legends, as 'Sugar' demonstrates her unique ability to combine old and new, thus creating her very own refreshing, yet timeless sound.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is The Proper Proggy Prog Show with Jef Bek from Planetary Jam, broadcast every Saturday at 8pm PT/11pm ET, featuring the best in Progressive Rock from the 70s to today, including Gentle Giant, Nine Skies, Egg, Benjamin Croft, Residuos Mentales, Sloche, Happy The Man and Oliver Wakeman (pictured).

Paying homage to the band’s Rock ’n’ Roll and Blues roots, while their alternative approach brings elements of Country and even Surf-Rock into the mix, London based Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, release their brand new studio album, 'Eyeball', on Friday 28th June, of which their debut single released last month, 'No Face Blues', is one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from The Speed Of Sound, Visions Of Morpheus, Bird's View, Chaska and Flotsam And Jetsam.

Today's latest 2023 WRC Award winning 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 Jesper Lindell, Alastair Greene (pictured), Jeff Rogers, Scott H. Biram, Pomplamoose, ZAZ, plus many more.

Not only a forerunner to the Liverpool based artist's upcoming first album in five years, 'New Era Blues', but also a celebration of 48 years on the road and a fresh new approach to Blues Rock, last Saturday on UK Record Store Day, 2022 WRC award winning Bluesman Mike Francis released on Kycker Records his latest single, 'Stevie', the follow up to 'Lawman’s Blues', and a self-penned ode to the late, great Blues Rock icon Stevie Ray Vaughan, of which this heartfelt tribute featuring Mike on 12 string electric, slide and bass guitars, as well as vocals, plus Mark Griffin on drums, 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 Averlanche, Fonzy & Company, Cairo Knife Fight, Pam Risourié and CloZure.

The UK Blues Awards 2024 took place on Thursday at The Stables in Milton Keynes, and if you are still unaware as to whom the sixteen category winners were, then only not check out today our review from the cheap sets by Trev Turley, with more photos to come from John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull, but also watch today's Video Of The Day, where you can relive the whole night in its entirety!

Accompanying multi-million selling Rock band, Within Temptation, on various dates of their 'Bleed Out 2024 Tour', which kicks off in October, will be recent collaborative artists and longtime friends: singer Tarja Turunen, German Metalcore band Annisokay, Ukrainian band Blind8 and Green Lizard from The Netherlands, as well as guest artist, Ukrainian producer and vocalist Alex Yarmak, with whom the Dutch Symphonic Metal band recently filmed in Kyiv today's Video Of The Day for ‘A Fool’s Parade’. Set to showcase the best of international Rock as well as highlighting upcoming talent from Ukraine, their European/UK headlining tour promises to be an exciting evening filled with a diverse lineup of musical artists, in support of their latest album, released in October last year.

On today's latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day playlist, there's music from Wonder Women of Country, Tony Olson, Alexis and Suzie, Christie Huff, Kirstie Kraus, The Denim Daddies, Nate Smith, Jennifer Mlott, Peter Reeves, Lyn Sey, Mary Gantley, Olive Mae, Stacey Breen, Sugartown Slim, Helena Mace, JakLash Cat, South Of Mayhem, Kate Harding, Gulf Stream Riders (pictured), David James, John Greene, Grand Prairie Band, Mairead Carroll, Wolfe Milestone, Dianne Coombes and more.

FM, one of the UK’s most cherished Rock bands, kicked off their “Old Habits Die Hard” 40th Anniversary UK Tour last month, currently taking in 15 dates, celebrating classic anthems spanning FM’s illustrious 40-year career, performing songs from their past 13 albums including their 1984 debut album 'Indiscreet', 'Tough It Out', 'Metropolis', 'Synchronized', plus new tracks from next Friday's release of their highly anticipated 14th studio album, 'Old Habits Die Hard'. including album single, 'Out Of The Blue', that's also one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Adamantra, Godeth, Federale, Isle Of The Cross and Gravelle-Perinbam.

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 Fantastic Negrito, 3 Mile Shout with Wily Bo Walker, Donna Grantis with Mike McCready, Leo Bud Welch, Zoom with Shawn Kellerman, Joseph Malik, Rhiannon Giddens, Big Wolf Band (pictured), Trope, Iota, Guitar Shorty, plus many more.

With roots dating back to the early days of the Industrial Rock genre, 16Volt have been successfully crossing over into multiple related genres for over three decades now, as well as retaining a healthy worldwide fanbase while doing so, and now, having re-signed with Metropolis Records for brand new album, ‘More Of Less', that's out later this year, they will in the meantime release next Friday 3rd May, ‘NegativeOnArrivals’, a condensed nine-track single disc of their two most recent albums, of which the closing track, 'The Last Time', 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 Clone, Fearwell, Death X Destiny, Niro Knox and Simo Naapuri.