"It was a packed out crowd at the Empire made up of those who already knew him and those who had been told to attend, but this really didn’t matter. Kingfish has the ability to pick up a crowd in a single hand and reach into them in any way he chooses. Dulcet tones and unbelievable guitar mastery had everybody switching from cheering and clapping, via dancing, to silence and reflection through the slower tracks." Following his gig at London's Islington Assembly Hall in June, sensational Clarksdale, Mississippi, Blues guitarist and singer, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, returned to the capital on Saturday night at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, and once again we're not only indebted to Chris Griffiths for his take on the gig, but also for his outstanding photos, plus we have an amazing 'Empty Promises' Video Of The Day filmed on the night.

Tracks for todays's Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day come from John Primer, Jeremiah Johnson, Sunjay, Will Jacobs, George Lamb, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse (pictured), Buddy Guy, Mim Grey, Jana Varga, Dave Keyes and Spencer Mackenzie, plus of course, two tracks at the start and the finish from Big Wolf Band, ahead of their show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight.

Taking place at the Whitby Pavilion over the weekend of Friday 18th to Sunday 20th November, Whitby Rocks kicks off a great three days of brilliant music followed by two days of the Whitby Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival, and today's 'Whitby Rock & Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, selects two bands taking part from each of the three days, namely Gerry Jablonski Band, Sons Of Liberty, Big Joe Bone, Elles Bailey, Felix Rabin and Aynsley Lister!

Following previously released songs, 'This Is Your Darkness', 'Demons' and the haunting album title track, last Friday, Norwegian dark and industrial Metal act, Gothminister, released their hotly anticipated, new album 'Pandemonium' via AFM Records, and ahead of its release the Goth ministers dropped their latest single, Star', which is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Seething Akira, Iron Kingdom, The Plague, 17 Crash and Becko.

"Inevitably, the fan favourites are saved for the final act such as 'Rebel Yell' as well as a generous giveaway of drumsticks and frisbees. Billy gives a shout out to his sister Jo who is in audience, and as the lyrics reveal, was the inspiration for 'White Wedding'. With the crowd in a frenzied state, it may just be we witnessed an early coronation: Long Live King Billy!" With the final arena show of his six-date The Roadside UK Tour due to takes place tomorrow night with special guests Killing Joke and Toyah at Leeds First Direct Arena, today read not only Ivan De Mello's complete take on Billy Idol's third gig at London's OVO Wembley Arena from last Wednesday 19th October, but also check out some of Ivan's photos plus our Video Of The Day.

With Iron Maiden now adding an extra date due to phenomenal demand to their The Future Past Tour 2023 at London's O2 Arena on Saturday 8th July, for today's Podcast Of The Day we turn the clock back exactly five years ago today, before we headed off to see Metallica at London's O2 Arena, when we had the pleasure of interviewing both drummer Linda‘Nikki McBURRain’McDonald and guitarist Nikki‘Davina Murray’Stringfield of the world's one and only all-female Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Maidens, recorded in advance of their first gig in Cardiff.

WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years 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 Eyes Of Albion, Tommy Emmanuel & Chet Atkins, Gerry Jablonski And The Electric Band, Chuck Farley, KB Bayley, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, The Boneshakers, Starlite Campbell Band, Uriah Heep (pictured), Ken Hensley, Earl Hooker, The James Taylor Quartet, plus many more.

"Overall, this is a great vibrant sounding album by a well-rehearsed and refreshed band, with all their chops well and truly intact. They are clearly having a lot fun and this album proves that they are still a relevant creative force to be reckoned with!" Veritable Rhythm & Blues rockers, Dr. Feelgood, are releasing their latest record, 'Damn Right!', on Friday 4th November on Grand Records, their first complete set of original tracks, penned by singer Robert Kane and Gordon Russell, that powerfully captures the riotous, enduring spirit of both Pub Rock's and Canvey Island's greatest, so check out not only Steven C. Gilbert's complete take on the album, but also our Video Of The Day of 'Mary Ann'.

Out of Lyon, France, Dark Synth band, We Are Magonia, has a new record coming out on Friday 18th November called 'Triangle Unicode', a blend of vintage synths mixed with modern detuned synth sounds resembling guitars, that lead you into the dark and baroque, and their latest single, 'Electric Guillotine Pt.2', is one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further forthcoming and recent releases from Held Hostage featuring Tim Ripper Owens, Highsociety featuring Craig Mabbitt of Escape The Fate, Immortal Guardian, Elder and SAHG.

Crow Black Chicken have earned a reputation as one of Ireland’s top Blues acts and John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull was at Kent's The Beaverwood in Chislehurst on Wednesday night to catch them plus support The Zac Schulze Gang on their current UK tour that ends at Chester's The Live Rooms tomorrow night, so check out today JB's amazing photo gallery plus our Video Of The Day filmed last month at the Monaghan Harvest Blues Festival. Indeed, their sound combines elements of Folk and Hard Rock with the Blues Rock of bands like Gov’t Mule, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Led Zeppelin, and have consequently built up a strong underground following throughout Ireland, the US and Europe with multiple well received tours and one off gigs, including a slot at Glastonbury.

With influences such as Starship, Foreigner, Mr. Big and Giant, Melodic Rock act, Grand, based just outside Stockholm, maintain a long tradition of spectacular Swedish AOR, comprising professional singer and songwriter Mattias Olofsson, guitarist and producer Jakob Svensson (Wigelius) and drummer Anton Martinez Matz, and yesterday the trio released their self-titled debut album, of which the track, 'Those Were The Days', is one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by another similarly timed Frontiers release from Stryper, plus four further forthcoming and recent releases from Kaixo featuring Daedric, Highway Queen, Iron Allies and Blacklist.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this and that, with More Music and Less Chat, featuring Buddy Guy, John Nemeth, Malaya Blue, Stevie Watts Organ Trio, John Primer, Larkin Poe, Jon Cleary, Black Pumas, Dale Storr, Alex Lopez, The Texas Horns, Laura Tate, Erja Lyytinen (pictured), Dr. Feelgood, Chrystal Shawanda, Dr. John, Errol Linton and many more.