A Perfect Circle co-founder/guitar player, Billy Howerdel, released his eagerly-awaited debut solo album, 'What Normal Was', in June via Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG, and last month he unveiled today's Video Of The Day for the album track 'Free and Weightless', recruiting renowned filmaker/fashion photographer Jordan Hemingway. Howerdel recently wrapped up his first national tour in support of this 10-song, self-produced collection, that saw Billy joined by longtime collaborator, and 'What Normal Was' co-producer, Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails) on guitar, with former A Perfect Circle drummer Josh Freese also performing on several dates.

After four albums, two EPs and a live album, Kaz Hawkins, the vocal powerhouse whose elasticity places her in the company of the great singers of Blues, Soul, Folk, Funk, Rhythm 'n Blues... all rooted in the fervour of the Gospel choirs, recently released her career spanning greatest hits double LP compilation, 'My Life and I' on Dixiefrog Records, a superb link between her storied past and her powerful present, for listeners new and old, that will now be released on vinyl on Friday 23rd September, of which the stand out track from her recent performance at Faversham's A New Day Festival, 'Because You Love Me', is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Sicky, Hong Faux, Incognito Theory, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and The Plague.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rory Gallagher’s 'Deuce' sophomore solo album from 1971, a deluxe CD boxset will be released by UMC on Friday 30th September, of which the previously unreleased version of the legendary Irish Blues Rock guitarist's classic song, 'Crest Of A Wave (Alternative Take 2)', is today's surfing Video Of The Day. This extensive release digs deep into the Rory Gallagher Archives and will include a new mix of the original album, twenty-eight previously unreleased alternate takes, a six-song 1972 BBC Radio ‘In Concert’ and seven Radio Bremen radio session tracks. The package also contains a 64-page hardback book with a foreword by Johnny Marr of The Smiths, unseen images by the late Mick Rock, plus essays and memorabilia from the album recording. The 2CD and 3LP will be cut down versions from the deluxe box and there will be a special D2C 1LP of the 'BBC In Concert - Live at The Paris Theatre, 13 January 1972'.

The ever popular Cleethorpes Blues Rhythm and Rock Festival take places on Sunday 23rd October at the Cleethorpes Beachcomber, including Martin Turner Plays Wishbone Ash, Chris Bevington Organisation, Rebecca Downes, Big Joe Bone and Xander And The Peace Pirates, who all feature on today's five of the best 'Cleethorpes Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day.

Today's Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with tracks from Debbie Bond (ahead of her show tonight at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon), has two IBBA Picks Of The Month for September from Bernie Marsden and The Boneshakers, previews The 2022 UK Blues Challenge with tracks from True Strays, Big Wolf Band, The Cinelli Brothers, Brave Rival and Alice Armstrong, lets you know about two new TNMC shows with Malaya Blue and Trevor Babajack Steger, and still has time to fit in new releases from Buddy Guy, John Németh, Laura Tate and Sunjay (pictured)!

Exactly three years ago today, we saw Austin Jenckes play London's Bush Hall (pictured), alongside The Steel Woods and Sam Lewis, and the following March, despite his subsequent appearance at London's O2 Country To Country festival being cancelled, given the beginning of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we were lucky enough to catch up with Austin for today's Podcast Of The Day, when we chatted about Pizza Express, Cadillac Three, Nashville, Seattle Seahawks, Abbey Road, The Voice, Forklifts, Pink Floyd, 'If You Grew Up Like I Did', Steel Panther, Tom Petty, Rockin' out, UK audiences, crowd surfing, 'Fat Kid', set lists and Trooper beer!

"Long live Stonedead. You are a credit to festivals and have a moral ethos others should adopt. Proving it’s not all about money. See you in 2023. Tickets ordered. SYATB!" With new photos of Those Damn Crows (pictured) and Michael Schenker Group added, and in its 5th year, carrying on its solid tradition of bringing both well-known and new Rock bands to Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, check out Tony Burgum's review of Stonedead, that took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, starting with a bang on Friday, complemented by a mouthwatering line-up on the Saturday, plus today's Video Of The Day of Tygers Of Pan Tang's 'White Lines'.

In April this year, Judy Sings the Blues released her latest album, 'Come Over Here', ten awesome tracks, with Albert Castiglia and Victor Wainwright joining lead vocalist Judy Mangini on a couple of tunes, not to mention some of the best musicians on Judy's side of the Pacific, of which the title track is one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Splintered Throne, Dynazty, Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids, NØISE with Ree-Vo and Becko.

With influences of classic NWOBHM by way of Pantera and Megadeth, plus modern acts such as Mastodon, Baroness, Clutch and Torche, formed in the fall of 2015, Extinguish The Sun released their second album, 'Transformations', in June, a massive step forward for the Illinois based Metal band, building on their core sound in a way that continues to push the boundaries, and today the WRC have four digital downloads of the album to give away below on a first-come first-served basis, and to give you a taste of what to expect, 'Decepticon' is also one of today's six of the best 'Free Bandcamp Download Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from In The Kingdom Of Nightmares, Shakra, Tyrant, Kaixo and Vindicator. Use one of the four unique codes below that can be redeemed at https://extinguishthesun.bandcamp.com/yum u6vg-cvez vzbz-c8rg 6tvn-xrhu zugv-jdmp

Hot on the heels of their album launch of 'Apropos Blues' (Video Of The Day) at London's iconic The Half Moon in Putney on Thursday, the good news is that if you missed the David Sinclair Four, then you can catch them again tonight at the monthly Blues At the Tropic in Ruislip! David is perhaps more widely known as a journalist and writer for publications such as The Times, where he was chief Rock critic (1985-2015), and since that time he has established DS4 from Blues to Country Rock to Rock n Roll, with some of the most individual original songs around and a few classics, along with the stylish guitar playing of Geoff Peel. And also don't forget to make a note of Sunday 18th September, again at The Tropic, when acclaimed international Blues guitarist Big Dez returns to the UK on a short tour following his appearances in the US earlier this year which included playing the renowned Texas music capital in Austin and in Chicago at Buddy Guy's Legends Club.

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 King Buffalo (pictured), Hat Fitz & Cara, Area Code 615, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Keith Richards, Hugh Masekela, Katie Webster, Allen/Olzon, Medicine Head, Delaney Bramlett, Andrea Marr, Michael Chapman with Bridget St John, Jontavious Willis, Davy Knowles, Volbeat, Low Orbit, Rose Tattoo, plus many more.

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 Black Cat Biscuit, Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado, Janiva Magness, Rory Gallagher (pictured), Bonnie Raitt, Orphan Jon & The Abandoned, Marcus King, Delbert McClinton, The Texas Horns, Gary Moore, King King, Three Dog Night, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Electric Light Orchestra and many more.