Contemporary UK Blues-Rock band, Albany Down, play Kent's The Beaverwood in Chislehurst tonight, with support from exciting local Classic Rock covers band, Hell On Tap, and for today's Rock On The Ridge Podcast Of The Day, we go back to July 2015, which features music and interviews from all the bands that appeared at our BluesRockfest, on a memorable Independence Day at the Red Lion in Gravesend, including the aforementioned, former WRC award winners.

"He may be a young man, but he has an old soul; his guitar solos would not sound out of place on Chess Blues from the 50s or Southern Rock from the 70s, while his voice is drenched in the Stax Soul sound of the 60s. With an eight-piece line-up including a horn section, Marcus is well able to push all those stylistic boundaries." Following both last year's reimagined versions of Spotify singles 'Crazy' and 'It's Too Late' and his critically acclaimed August release, 'Young Blood', guitar prodigy Marcus King and his band returned to the UK and Europe this month, bringing his stadium-sized show full of Country, Soul, Blues and Rock 'n' Roll on a thirteen-date The Young Blood Tour, so read today not only Gary Smith's complete review of London's O2 Forum leg from last Tuesday, including support from Ida Mae, but also check out Les Linyard's superb photos plus our 'Beautiful Stranger' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.

Partnering with Nordoff And Robbins Music Therapy Charity (Formerly Nordoff Robbins), to help raise funds and awareness for the vitally important work that they do, South-African Blues-Rock guitarist, Dan Patlansky, will be returning to the UK this May for an eight-date headline tour, including London's Powerhaus on Saturday 20th May, and 'I'll Keep Trying', taken from his latest album, 'Shelter Of Bones', is also one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from The Flowers Of Hell, Aittala, Becko, The Crown Remnant and Woewarden.

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 latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Pee Crayton, Albert Collins, Kid Ramos, Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado, Random Earth Project (pictured), Micke Björklöf & Blue Strip, Johnny Copeland, Erja Lyytinen, Sue Foley, Frank Zappa, Jimmy Dawkins, Feenstra And Simpson, Beechwood, Michael Coleman, Joe Cocker, Mudpie, John Mayer, The Cold Stares, plus many more.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day, starts and finishes with a couple of classics from John Verity, ahead of the Verity Bromham show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's a preview of The UK Blues Awards that takes place on Thursday 13th April (pictured), with tracks from Elles Bailey, Sari Schorr, Alice Armstrong, Toby Lee and Brave Rival, and finally some new releases from Doug MacLeod, Paul Cowley, Tim Jones, The BluesBones, The Özdemirs, Trudy Lynn, Geraint Watkins and Andy Fairweather Low.

Following their triumphant February tour, Robert Jon & The Wreck return to the UK for a 10-date tour this coming September (pictured), and earlier this month the Southern roots rockers released on Journeyman Records their dynamic, multi-faceted, four-track digital EP, 'One Of A Kind', of which the supercharged Rock & Roll anthem title track is one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Dyspläcer, Quiz Show, Bird's View, Elles Bailey and Ropemaker.

"If music was packaged like food, this would be the equivalent of a tempting looking half baguette so crammed with delicious looking filling that the contents tumble out of the side. Sometimes of course you find that there’s not much content inside. Happily, this cracking little three song EP is full of Melodic Rock, leaving the listener more than pleasantly satisfied." We saw Half Moon Panic supporting Laurence Jones in Sevenoaks at the end of January, and not only are we looking forward again to seeing our fellow wrinklies supporting Chantel McGregor at the aptly named Half Moon in Putney tomorrow night, but early last month they released their latest EP, 'The Pit Sessions', and today, not only do we have Simon Green's considered take on the new release, but also check out our brilliant Video Of The Day of the EP opener, 'Sacrifice'.

Never Reborn join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to play and talk about their latest release, 'Ashes of Our Past', plus there's also brand-new releases and classics from Red Wine Ride, Space Hamster, Shield Of Snakes, Pantera, Leo Metal, Category VI, Smoulder, Necrotion, Beltfed Weapon, Immortal, Watain, Xalpen, Unpure (Sweden), Neanderthal, Snailbones, Vaultwraith, Reign Of Vengeance, Doomcult and Cystic Embalment.

Released three weeks before their Eremit tour finally kicks off at Dresden's Chemiefabrik on Thursday 13th April, after being postponed for two years due to the pandemic, four-piece instrumental Rock band, Neànder, founded in 2017, that draw inspiration from genres such as Doom, Post-Rock, Punk and Black Metal, have dropped their new two-track EP, 'Odèm'/'Yola Des Goz', via Through Love Records, of which the former is one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Dead End Finland, The Noise Who Runs, Lebrock, Snailbones and Bad Bones.

"Beth Hart gives her utmost on every performance, but is also endlessly giving to her band and any other musicians she shares a stage with. She is always grateful for their contributions, and had tears of joy a couple of times as she brought her guys stage front, genuinely sharing the love." Following her most recent album, where the Grammy-nominated powerhouse vocalist took on one of her most profound undertakings to date, on 'A Tribute To Led Zeppelin', Beth Hart stopped off at a sold out London Palladium with her full band last Saturday 18th March, on her eight-date UK Tour, so today, not only read Adam Buttery's complete take on the gig, but also check out Les Linyard's awesome photos (including special guest Connor Selby), plus also our Video Of The Day of the encore, 'No Quarter'/'Babe I'm Gonna Leave'.

With influences including Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold and Epica, to name but a few, Progressive Metal outfit Amvyx, have recently released today's Video Of The Day for their reimagined take within our modern dystopia, of a song with a deeper meaning, 'Big in Japan', a major European hit and Synth-Pop song by German group Alphaville, originally released in 1984. With new releases planned this year by the trio, consisting of Ruby Bouzioti - vocals, Eleni Nota - drums and Leonidas Pallikaris guitars/instruments, aside from its infectious sound and lyrics, 'Big in Japan' has also been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Guano Apes and Tom Waits.

Giving any fan of L.A. Guns, Beautiful Creatures and Cherry St. their fix of classic Rock with a mainstream element, Perris Records will release Angels In Vein's 'Long Time Coming' on Friday 7th April, the culmination of a band, originally formed in 2015, who's independent and collective efforts and abilities have generated an album, that while many questioned if it would ever see the light of day, was definitely worth the wait, such as 'Trip Of A Lifetime', one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Pyramaze, Lucy Kruger and The Lost Boys, Tanus, Electron and DOL.