"It would be churlish to say this was well worth waiting for, given what we have all been through recently, although we have certainly missed this big fella's fine chops, dirty Strat Roots and R&B, humorous lyrics and banter. Unfortunately, the band's tour ended last Friday, but with new material on its way - Allez Allez Monsieur Bloater! - Reviens Bientôt!" That was part of our Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs review at London's 100 Club last May, and the good news is that the big man returns to that very same venue tonight as part of London Blues Week, with support from Laura B & Her Band, and for today's Podcast Of The Day we turn the clock back to just under seven years ago in May 2016, when we were lucky enough to grab a few words with Bloater before his set, once again at this iconic Oxford Street venue.

Ahead of supporting Jared James Nichols at Camden's The Black Heart in London on Wednesday 22nd February, and influenced by the monster sound of Audioslave, Soundgarden and Alter Bridge, although uniquely fronted with a dedicated homage to Blues Rock by lead singer and multi-nominated harmonica player, Will Wilde, Brighton-based, four-piece Bad Luck Friday yesterday released 'Rebel With A Cause', the third single from their eponymous ten-track debut album, which is also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Chaos Eternal, Nothing Sacred, Polymerase, Fallen Sanctuary and Authentic Dissent.

With their third single, ‘Run From You', due to be released next Friday 27th January, talented and multi-layered Los Angeles four-piece Indie-rockers, Bittersweethearts, are currently bringing swirling and captivating Tarantino-esque Rock vibes, with an air of Blondie, to the Netherlands and Germany on their first overseas tour, which culminates with a debut UK show at London's Fiddler's Elbow in Camden next Wednesday 25th January, and their latest single, 'Hate To Love Polly Plastic', is today's Video Of The Day. Having graced legendary US East Coast venues such as Whisky A Go Go, The Viper Room and The Mint, the tour will be a road test of their captivating and tantalising mix of Indie/Rock/ballads and groove from their debut album to be released later this year.

Both Vader and Humaniac join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to talk respectively about their 40th anniversary/upcoming tour dates and their new release 'Until the Light Fakes Us', plus Zach also features new tracks and classics from Jeff Beck, Obituary, Inhuman Condition, Afghan Haze, Jason Aaron Wood, Hank III, Metallica, Slayer, Down, Jack Ire, The Red Mountain, Acid Bath, Deadboy & The Elephantmen, Never Reborn, Mardom, Ainur, Hell's Satans, Incognito Theory and Blood Stained Dusk.

Co-edited by David Lewis Gedge, lead singer and main songwriter with The Wedding Present, 'All The Songs Sound The Same' brings together over 300 stories from fans, friends and current and former band members, who each write about their favourite song by The Wedding Present or David’s other band, Cinerama, and not only do you have the chance of winning a copy of the book in our latest WRC competition below, but the Leeds Indie Rock band's track, 'Come Play With Me', is today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, If you’re not a die-hard music fan, you may not have heard of them, because they’ve only graced the Top Ten UK singles chart once in over 35 years, but you can now learn all about them by winning that book, by simply e-mailing wrinklyrockers11@aol.com by Sunday 15th February by telling us the name of the band's lead singer (editor’s decision is final). 'All The Songs Sound The Same' will be published on Friday 28th April and is available to order now from https://spenwoodbooks.com/product/the-wedding-present Finally, the winner of our 'All Down The Line - A People's History of the Rolling Stones 1972 North American Tour' book competition, was Peter Hamilton of Monmouth, who correctly pointed out that Sir Mick Jagger's birthday is indeed 26th July 1943!

Having released their debut studio album, 'Dead Reckoning' in 2021, followed by multiple single releases and extensive touring, Finnish heavy metallers Oceanhoarse are gearing up for the release of the band's sophomore full-length record, entitled 'Heads Will Roll', which will be coming out on Friday 17th via Noble Demon, and in support of the new album, the Helsinki based four-piece, with former and current members of well-known acts like Amoral, Warmen and others, have released their new single 'Brick', which 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 Scream Collision, RuinThrone, Fugit, Porta Cut and dEmotional.

No surprise to find a lot of Jeff Beck on today's Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day, plus there's new music from Dyer Davis, Will James, Alastair Greene, Alice Armstrong, Kelly's Lot, Connor Selby, Taj Mahal and Eric Bibb.

Vocally stunning, and with a lively and soulful performance capably backed by a superb backing band, Feeb and the Queen supported Steppers Division at Stratford's Cart and Horses last month, and Chris Griffiths was not only there to photograph Phoebe and the guys as per today's Photo Gallery, but 'Heaven's Hopeless', also recorded live in London at Camden's Spiritual Bar two months earlier, is today's Video Of The Day.

One of Ireland's biggest musical export's in the 1980's, releasing not only three albums and a host of singles, but also headlining numerous nights at London's legendary Marquee Club and touring extensively across Europe and the USA with some of the biggest names in the music business such as Simple Minds, Robert Palmer, Talk Talk and Stevie Van Zandt, Silent Running are now back after a 30 year break, with their new single, 'Walking Wounded', due to be released on Friday 3rd February, a song about the human spirit's amazing ability to overcome the great challenges life throws at us, which is also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Butt Plug, Illusions Of Grandeur, Avaland, Bloodbound and Speedfreak.

Earlier this month, Berlin based four-piece Day Clinic released their eponymous debut album on which they venture into more experimental sonic territories, incorporating more synthesized sounds, reminiscent of 70´s Progressive Rock as well as real saxophone, flute and sitar alongside their signature sound based on a fuzzed-out stonery bass, noisy guitar riffs and melancholic yet angry voice, such as the dark, intimate atmosphere of 'As Above So Below', where the vocals caress your ears, that's one of today's six of the best Monday Rocks! Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Worldwide Panic, Euthymia, Nitroverts, Enchantya and The Awakening.

Led by founding guitarist/lead vocalist, Andy Powell, to mark the 50th anniversary of their biggest selling, multi-platinum album, 'Live Dates', Wishbone Ash are currently touring across eight countries, with an incredible 61 dates up and till May to come, including Germany's Spectrum Club in Augsburg tonight, and once again we're indebted to our Swiss correspondent Marlène Rivet for today's Photo Gallery, taken at their Mühle Hunziken, Rubigen, gig last Friday, plus we also have today's Video Of The Day of 'Argus's 'Time Was', filmed at Germany's Sudhaus Tübingen, two nights earlier.

Today's playlist on the latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day, is Part 2 of all the nominated tracks and final top 10 in their Top Track of 2022, including Adrienne Haupt, Biddy & The Bullets, Donna Fisk, Downtown Roundabout, Hayley McKay, Hurricane Highway, Jamie Donnelly, Lily Grace, Donna Marie, Lynn Campbell, Patti Dixon, Paul Jupe (pictured), Robbie Harte, Sabrina Fallon, Sharon Marie White, Shelly Jones Band, Roisin O'Hagan, Taynee Lord & The Crookes, The Taylor Brothers, The Weeping Willows, Zoee and more.