Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train), Neal Morse (Transatlantic) and Ross Jennings (Haken) joined forces in 2021 for their ‘Troika’ album, a record that saw them exploring their love of more acoustic-led music and three-part vocal harmonies, and on Friday 10th November the band will release their follow-up, the aptly titled ‘Sophomore’, with a more adventurous pallet, such as the second track they have just released from the album, the Ross Jennings-penned ‘Tiny Little Fires’, that's also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Thrash Hard City, The Noise Who Runs, CKRAFT, W.E.B. and Dirty Audio Machine.

Billy Idol's six arena The Roadside UK Tour, with special guests Killing Joke and Toyah, finally kicked off around this time last year, and exactly twelve month ago today the WRC community caught up with Billy for some questions ahead of the tour, which is today's '10 Minutes With Billy Idol' Podcast Of The Day. Following the 2021 release of his reflective 'The Roadside' EP, his first new music for seven years, the world’s favourite rebel was back with some new music and a stack of timeless classics, along with his touring band, featuring his long-time guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens, plus Stephen McGrath (bass, backing vocals), Billy Morrison (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Trudeau (keyboards, backing vocals) and drummer Erik Eldenius.

Following the success of their 2022 debut duo EP, 'Devil Keeps Coming', The Virginmarys have unveiled their new dynamic single, 'Where Are You Now?', the band's first release of 2023, of which today's Video Of The Day pays homage to the iconic filmmaker John Hughes and his 1989 classic, 'Planes, trains and automobiles'. A taste of what is to come with a planned new studio album release in the works set for 2024, the band are currently out on the road for a mammoth two month support tour of Europe and the UK with The Sisters of Mercy.

Chris Grant and Skully from the hit YouTube show, Metal-O-Mania, join today's The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to talk about their gig as the official MC at this weekend's Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest 2023, plus there's music from Alchemy Fire, Edgeland, Morbid Death, The Gunpowder Plot, Temple Of The Fuzz Witch, Crazy Mad Ride, Gravehuffer, The Band Repent, Tombstone Blue, The Red Mountain, Fires in the Distance, Blood Stained Dusk, Autumn Lies Buried, Summoner's Circle, Raven Black, Casket Robbery and Sepsiss.

Fresh from the studio, where they are recording their eagerly-awaited new album, Focus return to the UK next month with their 14-date The Hocus Pocus Tour 2023-24, at some of their favourite venues - and a few new ones, too, including the sold out HRH Prog XII that takes place at Great Yarmouth's Camp HRH, over the long weekend of 9th to 12th November, and today's 'Prog XII Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature six of the many great bands taking part, namely IT, Russ Ballard/Argent, Codices, Warmrain, The Emerald Dawn and of course Focus.

Tonight Elles Bailey (Video Of The Day) heads to London to play the gorgeous Lafayette, alongside Jamie Lawson, Henry Grace and Blaine Harrison, in aid of Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter. Elles will also be accompanied by Ash Tucker, who has been a long term Bailey collaborator as a co-writer, so watch out for some brand new music as well as a couple of her classics.

There is no better way to kick start the year than with a fresh flow of natural-born Blues Rock talent, and next year HRH Blues 8 will again take place back at its base for the sixth time, namely their home at the O2 Academy Sheffield, where they will stage another two-day, one-arena event, over the weekend of the 13th and 14th April, and today's 'HRH Blues 8 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day highlight just six of the great bands taking part, namely headliner Erja Lyytinen, Jim Kirkpatrick, Troy Redfern, Wily Bo Walker, Jimmy Regal And The Royals and Ashley Sherlock Band.

Tonight, The Achievers are playing The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon, so today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with them, as well as a track from acoustic support act Greg Brice, plus three IBBA Picks Of The Month, three new releases and a a huge preview of what's coming up at The TNMC, with another hour of fabulous music that includes Bywater Call, Emma Wilson (pictured), Richard Townend & The Mighty BossCats and more.

Their fifth album, originally released in 1989, Marillion's 'Seasons End' (Deluxe Edition) released in May this year, is packed with bonus content, with a fresh stereo remix by Mike Hunter, liner notes by Rich Wilson, plus brand-new artwork, and it was also their first album with Steve Hogarth fronting the band, of whom we had the pleasure of interviewing four years ago, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

FM, one of the UK’s most cherished Rock bands, recently announced next year's “Old Habits Die Hard” 40th Anniversary UK Tour that will take in 15 dates throughout April, May and June, celebrating classic anthems spanning FM’s illustrious 40-year career, such as today's Video Of The Day of 'The Story Of My Life'. Comprising Steve Overland (vocals, guitar), Merv Goldsworthy (bass), Pete Jupp (drums), Jem Davis (keyboards) and Jim Kirkpatrick (guitar), the band will perform songs from their past 13 albums including their 1984 debut album 'Indiscreet', 'Tough It Out', 'Metropolis', Synchronized, plus new tracks from next year's highly anticipated 14th studio album, 'Old Habits Die Hard'.

For fans of King Crimson, Motorpsycho and Pink Floyd, 'Reconciler', by Psych Rock collective Ananda Mida, will be released via Go Down Records on Friday 3rd November, the third and final act in a trilogy of concept albums, of which their epic 'Swamp Thing', taken from the latest eight track double LP, 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 Miara, Shakra, War Curse, Sébastien Guérive and Bloodshot Cyclops.

With Jack J Hutchinson playing the last day of Cornwall Rocks today, today's Podcast Of The Day goes back exactly seven years to this day, with the WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge radio show's live broadcast,that looked back at Jack's set at Gravesend's 4th BluesRockFest, held at Leo's Red Lion, along with Born Healer, Blacktop Deluxe, Catfish, Red Butler, Robin Bibi, The Mentulls and Stevie Nimmo, including interviews with some of the acts.