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, Jeremiah Johnson, Larkin Poe, Bruce Springsteen, Malaya Blue, Voodoo Ramble, Yates McKendree, Dave Keyes, Mike Farris (pictured), Mud Morganfield, The Rusty Wright Band, Roadhouse, Catch 23, Stratcat Willie & The Strays, Jimmy Johnson, Lil Red & The Rooster and many more.

Having just won an international award for his book, 'Cream - A People's History', Manchester-based music writer Richard Houghton last week published his new book, 'All Down The Line - A People's History of the Rolling Stones 1972 North American Tour' through Spenwood Books, of which not only is today's Video Of The Day of 'Happy' filmed on that very same 'Exile On Main Street Tour', but you also have the chance of winning a copy of the book in our latest WRC competition. Indeed, 1972 saw the Rolling Stones performing on American soil for the first time since a fan’s fatal stabbing by Hell’s Angels at Altamont three years earlier, and half a century later, 300 fans look back at the most infamous tour in Rock ‘n’ Roll history, from opening night in Vancouver to tour finale (and Mick Jagger’s 29th birthday) at Madison Square Garden. Simply e-mail wrinklyrockers11@aol.com by Sunday 15th January 2023 and tell us Mick's birthday (editor’s decision is final). Finally, the winner of our ‘Gonna See All My Friends - A People’s History of Fairport Convention’ book competition, was Sue Brown, who correctly pointed out that their nationality was British!

A faithful moniker of London-based singer-songwriter Dan Kert and his troupe of ever-changing drummers and bass players, 'We Stayed Indoors', due to be released early next year, by Alt Indie Rock outfit Plastic Barricades, will be their third full-length album, taking on the tricky subjects of hope, mental health, doubts, living in the moment, courage, perception change, regrets about the past and worries about the future, of which their new single, 'Lucid In The Fall', 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 Pull Of Autumn, Hollywood Nightmare, Toxic Youth, Cabin Boy Jumped Ship and Kira Mac.

Ahead of Nightwish's return to our European stages, kicking off this Sunday in Belgium, and also in anticipation of their show at Wembley Arena the following night, one of WRC contributor's Mark C's favourite tracks, that is not remarkably by Rush, is today's Video Of The Day of 'Ghost Love Score' by the Finnish Symphonic Metal stars, from Wacken Open Air Festival in August 2013, that's widely regarded as the definitive version of this typically epic Nightwish piece, recorded after Dutch powerhouse Floor Janssen had been with the band some 10 months (having taken over from the departing Anette Olzon halfway through the Imaginaerum World Tour in October 2012). Indeed, it's hard to believe that it took until 9th October 2013 for Floor's appointment to be announced as permanent!

After releasing their sixth studio album, ’Radiance‘, at the end of September, The Dead Daisies are about to wing their way to back to the UK on their eight-date Winter Tour in December, with very special guests, revered UK legends FM and the Graham Bonnet Band, and for today's Podcast Of The Day, we go back exactly four years ago today, when we interviewed the then Dead Daisies drummer Deen Castronovo in the middle of their "Welcome To Daisyland" tour, before their second London show at Islington's O2 Academy. Recorded in between the band's intimate, private “Daisyland” acoustic set and their awesome two hour main set, listen out for a classic guitar snippet from Doug Aldrich, as we not only got a feel of happenings back stage, but Deen also discussed from his 'dungeon', touring, their latest album, his favourite drummer, cruising, the weather, The Muppets, British musical influences, Journey, radio airplay, the management and being a "Rock star".

Featuring current Yes members, Jon Davison (vocals) and Billy Sherwood (bass/vocals), as well as live Yes drummer Jay Schellen, plus Dave Kerzner (Steven Wilson/Steve Hackett) on keyboards and guitarist Jimmy Haun (Circa/Yes), on Friday, Prog supergroup Arc Of Life released the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled debut album, 'Don't Look Down', once again pushing the boundaries of their genre, such as, 'All Things Considered', which is also one of today's six of the best 'Frontiers Rocks Again!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by three similarly timed Frontiers releases from Autograph, Enemy Eyes and Rising Steel, plus two further recent releases from Green King and Carcariass.

Following the release earlier this month of Slade's, 'Sladest' (1973), on limited deluxe edition blue and white splatter vinyl, that's also been expanded to 20 songs on a CD, including a USA 7” Edit bonus track of 'Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me', next Friday 25th November, BMG will also be releasing a limited edition 12” coloured vinyl of ’Merry Xmas Everybody’, today's Video Of The Day. This new 12” single package also contains 'Let’s Dance', 'Okey Cokey' and 'Auld Land Syne/You’ll Never Walk Alone', all taken from Slade’s 'Crackers - The Christmas Party Album', with all 16 songs also available on both limited edition transparent and smokey white vinyl, plus also on CD, which contains four bonus tracks.

The solo music project of Irish musician, Paul Dillon, pMad's Post Punk, Gothic Rock sound has been described as the bastard child of The Cult and The Mission, and on Tuesday 29th November he releases his debut album, ‘Who Why Where What’, thirteen tracks not only brim full of singles, remixes and new tracks, but also a colossal and passionate alternative dark brooding Alt Rock masterpiece, that blends crashing guitars, pounding drums, stirring vocals, with a controlled intense passion that builds beautifully, such as 'Who Am I', one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Leaflet, Candy Coffins, Enbor Arnasa, Voicians and Souldrainer.

Exactly five years ago today, Wrinklystock VI took place featuring Magic, a tribute to two of the greatest British Rock bands of all time - Queen and The Electric Light Orchestra - together in one fabulous show with The Replicants at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, and for today's Rock On The Ridge Podcast Of The Day, we turn the clock back to that charity gig, plus great music of course from Queen, ELO, Little Brother Eli, Stone Temple Pilots, Monster Truck and many more.

Ahead of two live performance in their home capital in December and January, and influenced by 80s and 90s British Pop, Alternative Rock and Post-Punk bands like Joy Division and Placebo, plus American acts such as Pixies, The Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana, The WaterStriders are a four-piece act hailing from Athens, best described as Indie Rock, Alternative and Garage Pop. characterised by distorted guitars and melodic lines, who have just released their new full-length album on the Old Bad Habits Label, 'My Name is Expectation', of which their single, 'I Never Die, My Name Is Expectation', is one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Troy Redfern, Diplomatics, Gramercy Arms, Faster Pussycat and Darren Michael Boyd.

"This time, it was a tour in support of his latest album: 'New Direction' along with a few old faves slotted in for good measure. Most notably 'Hey Baby', which I had seen him do since his days with “The Nuge”! Showing my age unfortunately…. The set was nicely mixed with some other older tracks and the new album. A great song selection too." Following the release in September of his fourth solo album, ‘New Direction’, a collection of 10 uplifting and life-affirming songs, last Sunday, Marco Mendoza completed his 10-show UK tour at Londpn's famous The Underworld in Camden, with special guests Silent Thieves, Bad Actress and Nitroville, so check out not only Tim Russell's complete take on the gig, but also some of his excellent photos, plus our 'Higher Ground/Chinatown/Jailbreak' Video Of The Day.

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 The Temptations, Too Slim and The Taildraggers, Alter Bridge, Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Otis Rush, Riverside (pictured), The Stills Young Band, The Crusaders, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, David Paich, Little Johnny Taylor, Thornetta Davis, Brian Setzer Orchestra, plus many more.