Delivering a big sound driven by thought provoking songs, lean and mean guitar riffs, compelling dual vocals and a pumping rhythm section influenced by the likes of ZZ Top, Bad Company, Thin Lizzy, Hanoi Rocks and Deep Purple, Forge Hounds are a new and exciting Hard Rock project based in Waterford, Ireland, featuring veteran songwriters and musicians Paul J Bolger (vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Wall (vocals, lead guitar), Steve Roche (bass), and Andy Kavanagh (drums), and today they drop their perfect Pop Rock single, 'Not The One', of which the short snappy sharp riff driven tune is also one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Elysion, Madness At Home, Cilvarium, Saint Deamon and Retched.

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 Nine Below Zero (pictured), Tas Cru, Steve Hill, Jaime Kyle, B'ee, Mississippi MacDonald, Connor Selby, Will Jacobs, Backbone Blues Band, The Love Light Orchestra, Aynsley Lister, Wolf Moon, Larkin Poe and many more.

Legendary composer and Oscar winner, Burt Bacharach, who's classic songs were the soundtrack to the 60s and 70s, sadly passed away at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday at the age of 94, and once again we let the music do the talking with today's Video Of The Day, and without doubt, the best cover of his song, 'The Look Of Love', by Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Following their recent epic UK leg and with South America still to come, The Epic Apocalypse Tour featuring Epica, Apocalyptica and Wheel, continues in mainland Europe tomorrow night, stopping off in Barcelona, and for today's Podcast Of The Day we go back to November 2021 when we interviewed Apocalyptica's very own touring vocalist, Franky Perez, ahead of the release of his solo album and documentary film, ‘Crossing the Great Divide’.

Ahead of their upcoming full-length themed album of dramatic songs, atmospheric soundscapes and magical-realist spoken word, 'Blood Moon Wedding: An American Nightmare', is out on Friday 7th April via Mobilization Recordings, and the trans-Atlantic Post/Art-Punk-Noir project consisting of legendary English Punk rocker Steve Lake of Zounds and American singer Mia Dean, have just dropped their second single, 'Wanted', taken from this lavishly packaged vinyl two-record set with a lyric book and a limited CD, which 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 All For Metal, Infected Rain, Manigance, Frau Fleischer and Ironwill.

"Overall, the album has a clean smooth and crisp production, impressively rich songwriting with effectively stirring arrangements and formidable musicianship. Sure to appeal to admirers of Prog Rock giants such as Genesis, Yes, Camel, Marillion and Gilmour era Floyd." That was part of our take last year on 'Altitude', the third studio album from Melodic Prog heavyweights, Lifesigns, and following their recent success in Prog Magazine's 2022 Readers Poll, not only are the band planning to release both a new live CD/DVD and their next studio album later this year, but they will also be hitting the road in the UK and beyond from this month, including London's The Half Moon Putney on Sunday 5th March, so check out today's Video Of The Day of 'At The End Of The World', recorded just under four years ago at Germany's Blues Garage in Isernhagen.

Today's latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day features Chasing Twisters, Vanessa Bourne, The Gillies, Kelan Browne, Bobby Mackey, Alexis Taylor, Amy Ryan, Shelly Jones Band, Donna Fisk, Chelsea Evans, Michelle Murphy, Ciarán Rosney, Kerr Donnelly Band, Faith Julija, Liz Clarke Macfarlane and Darren Knight, Ryan Laird, Kaitie Wade, Hurricane Highway (pictured), Sabrina Kane, Sam Lowe, Sami Cooke, Tofte Family, Tenille Arts, The Taylor Brothers, Paul Jupe, Bedwyr Morgan, Piper Rodrigues, The County Affair, Glenn Levi and Nikki Mckay.

With the Southern Roots Rock band kicking off their return to the UK in Cardiff last night, also stopping off at Sheffield's Corporation tonight, Robert Jon And The Wreck recently released, 'Come At Me', the hard-charging, Rock & Roll infused fourth and final single from their new EP ‘One Of A Kind,’ due out on Friday 10th March via Joe Bonamassa’s newest independent label, Journeyman Records, and this instant classic is also one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Cherry St., Oceanhoarse, Quiz Show, Stahv and Mad Symphony.

Despite one news rag managing to insult the much loved/respected multiple award winner as being an "unknown Blues singer", how wonderful was it for all of us to recently see Bonnie Raitt beat off Beyonce, Adele and Taylor Swift to win Song Of The Year at this year's Grammy's, with the beautiful title track from her new album, 'Just Like That', which is today's Video Of The Day. The 73 year-old's first new album in more than six years, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Raitt continues to draw on the range of influences that have shaped her legendary career, ahead of her nine-date Ireland/UK tour this coming June, that finishes at Kent's Black Deer Festival in Eridge Park on Saturday 17th.

For fans of Circa Survive, The Ocean, TesseracT and Agent Fresco, and the result of six years of passionate hard work bringing together many artists from different backgrounds, Swiss Progressive Post-Metal collective, NevBorn, present its most ambitious artistic project to date, a trilogy of records called 'Alkaios', of which Part I, 'The Eagle', will be released next month via Vitruve Records, including the first chapter's long and colourful first track, 'Nemea', which is today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, well inspired by many different sources, their songs stand out due to their narrative side in the manner of a movie soundtrack. Released on double vinyl over a period of four years, all three albums and twelve musical pieces of about fifteen minutes each, will also be accompanied by exclusive illustrations completing the artistic approach of the project.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day features finalists for both International Artist of The Year and the Emerging Artist of The Year in The UK Blues Awards, including Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ian Siegal, Buddy Guy, Sari Schorr (pictured) and more, plus music from Thomas Heppell ahead of his show tonight at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club and the IBBA picks of the Month for February.

Described as Rock with a modern melodic feel, together with a hard edge and tight under belly, and for Rock fans as wide ranging as Dokken, Alice In Chains, Skid Row, Don Broco and Rammstein, Gone Savage will be dropping their new single, 'Irresistible', digitally worldwide on Friday 24th February via 3@47inc, an up-tempo guitar based three and a bit minute catchy Hard Rock track, with a commercial vibe and completely radio friendly, that is indeed one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from A Cloud Of Ravens, Fugit, Hong Faux, Die Ghost and Clouds Taste Satanic.