Fresh from the studio, where they are recording their eagerly-awaited new album, Focus return to the UK this November with their 14-date The Hocus Pocus Tour 2023-24, at some of their favourite venues - and a few new ones, too, including 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, The Far Meadow, Russ Ballard/Argent, Codices, Warmrain, and of course Focus.

With the inaugural Maid Of Stone Festival weekend now over, for today's Podcast Of The Day we turn the clock back exactly six years ago today and return to Maidstone's Mote Park, following on from our Ramblin' Man Fair interview with Inglorious the previous day, when we conducted our second interview of the weekend, with frontman Scott Sharp of The Illustr8tors (the band formerly known as Blackwolf), who were performing on the Rising Stage later that afternoon.

Rock finally ended at Maidstone’s Mote Park yesterday in the form of the Maid of Stone Festival, a brand-new and diverse weekend festival celebrating Rock, Heavy Rock and Blues Rock, and with reviews of both Days 2 and 3 to come, not only check out today John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from Day 3 yesterday, but also watch today's Video Of The Day from Hunted by Elephants performing on Saturday on The Maiden Stage.

A continued evolution of the band’s unique Progressive AOR sound, and a result of several years of refined songcraft, featuring polished arrangements, shredding guitar hooks, massive choruses and soaring vocals, British Progressive Melodic Rock quintet, Atlas, release their highly anticipated third studio album, 'Built To Last', via Metalapolis Records on Friday 20th October, of which the album opener, 'All Or Nothing', is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from The 3 Clubmen, She Burns Red, Fell Harvest, Slomosa and The Black Skeleton.

Exactly four years to the month after her amazing Blues stage set at Ramblin' Man Fair, Elles Bailey returns to Maidstone's Mote Park today at 3.30pm on the Maid Of Stone Festival Jeff Beck Stage, and for today's Podcast Of The Day we go back to that sunny afternoon in July 2019 when we had the pleasure of interviewing Britain's very own Queen of the Blues, which turned out to be one hell of a busy year for the super-smoky-voiced, hard-working and far-touring chanteuse.

Rock finally ends at Maidstone’s Mote Park today in the form of the Maid of Stone Festival, a brand-new and diverse weekend festival celebrating Rock, Heavy Rock and Blues Rock, with the master's of high-adrenaline Rock, Airbourne, headlining the Jeff Beck Stage tonight at 9.30pm, so not only check out today John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from Day 2 yesterday, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Skindred's brand new single, 'Unstoppable', who precede Airbourne at 7.30pm. Other timings today include: Maiden Stage - 11.30am Death Ingloria, 1pm Nine Miles South, 2.30pm Unknown Refuge, 4pm Wicked Stone, 5.45pm The Lost Search Party and 7.15pm Häxan. Phoenix Stage - 11.45am Brave Rival, 1.15pm Outlaw Orchestra, 3pm Nitroville, 4.45pm Black Spiders, 6.30pm Chantel McGregor and 8.30pm Robert Jon & The Wreck. Jeff Beck Stage - 12.15pm Sons Of Liberty, 1.45pm Florence Black, 3.30pm Elles Bailey and 5.30pm Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, has another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, featuring new releases, classic tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks from Shaun Murphy, Arlen Roth and Jerry Jemmott, Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton (pictured), Joyann Parker, Jennifer Lyn & The Groove Revival, Dara Tucker, Club Des Belugas & Lene Riebau, Bobby Rush & Blinddog Smokin', Paul Boddy & The Slidewinder Blues Band, Dudley Taft, The Mystix, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trampled Under Foot, Southern Avenue, B. B. & The Blues Shacks, plus many more.

Rock continues at Maidstone’s Mote Park today in the form of the Maid of Stone Festival, a brand-new and diverse weekend festival celebrating Rock, Heavy Rock and Blues Rock, with the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and former Deep Purple bassist/singer, Glenn Hughes headlining at 9.30pm on the Jeff Beck Stage, so not only check out today John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from Day 1 last night including Rockaoke, Fury, The Hot Damn! and The Treatment, but also watch today's amazing Miguel Montalban 'Sultans Of Swing' Video Of The Day, who headlines the Maiden Stage at 7.15pm. Other timings today include: Maiden Stage - 11.30am Skinny Knowledge, 1pm Hunted By Elephants, 2.30pm Troy Redfern, 4pm Gallows Circus, 5.45pm Sweet Crisis and 7.15pm Miguel Montalban. Phoenix Stage - 11.45am Trident Waters, 1.15pm Jordan Red, 3pm Tygers Of Pantang, 4.45pm Gin Annie, 6.30pm Bad Touch and 8.30pm The Cold Stares. Jeff Beck Stage - 12.15pm Collateral, 1.45pm Kira Mac, 3.30pm Kris Barras, 5.30pm The Hunna, 7.30pm Orange Goblin.

Recently confirmed as special guest on this September's Robert Jon & The Wreck UK tour, as well as a retro throwback track reminiscent of the Soul and Rock heard in the 1960’s with modern production and an infectious chant-like chorus, rising American Roots Rock star Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast's newly released single, 'Operator', is one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Mario Rossi Band, Slighter featuring Craig Joseph Huxtable, Jason Ashcraft, Rocky's Pride & Joy and Damnation's Hammer.

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 Alabama Mike, Danny Bryant, JD Simo (pictured), Liquid Tension Experiment, The Curse of KK Hammond, Patty Tuite, Blodwyn Pig, Kirris Riviere & The Delta Du Bruit, Mick Simpson, Earl Klugh, Phil Jamieson, Rob Tognoni, Vargas Blues Band, Will Pike, plus many more.

Better known as the keyboard player and joint lead vocalist of Slade, plus also solo project, TBelly, who released their much loved romp of a single, 'We Met On A Train', in March, Russell Keefe's new side project, The Skeleton Twins, is a bit non genre specific, but allows Russell to release stuff of all different styles, not just shoe horning in songs onto the Blues platform, such as their second single released today, 'I Don’t Want To Let You Go', which is also one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Odd Crew, MELØ, Elk City, FreqGen and Witchrat.

Rock returns to Maidstone’s Mote Park tonight in the form of the Maid of Stone Festival, a brand-new and diverse weekend festival celebrating Rock, Heavy Rock and Blues Rock, with the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and former Deep Purple bassist/singer, Glenn Hughes (Video Of The Day) headlining tomorrow, and the master's of high-adrenaline Rock, Airbourne, headlining on Sunday, and tonight Rockaoke kick off proceedings at 5.30pm, followed by Fury at 7pm, The Hot Damn! at 8.15pm and finally The Treatment at 9.30pm.