After an incredible career spanning 60 years, former Status Quo drummer, John Coghlan, has finally decided to hang up his drumsticks, and with WRC correspondent Steven C Gilbert's Farewell Tour review of both John Coghlan's Quo gigs at London's The Half Moon in Putney on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th July, also check out today's Video Of The Day of 'Down Down', one of many from a superb set list.

Already festival headliners in their native USA, and with a string of Billboard top 20 Rock and Country singles under their belt, Hillbilly Vegas will bring their special blend of Southern Rock and Country Boogie to this side of the Atlantic, when they release their new album in October on Conquest Music, and as an appetiser, they have just released a five-track Digital EP, 'Greetings From Hillbilly Vegas', leading with ‘High Time For A Good Time’, that not only has more Southern swagger and charm than the last four The Black Crowes albums combined, but is also one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Hong Faux, Destrania, ON, Poison Boys and Amidst Dreams Of Tomorrow.

Recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, acclaimed American Blues guitarist/singer-songwriter Kirk Fletcher’s long awaited seventh studio Blues album, 'Heartache By The Pound', will be released on his newly launched independent label Ogierea Records next Friday 29th July, and Kirk's latest single and title track is one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Helios, Fight The Fade, Delta Bats, The Fire Rising and The Plague.

Our overriding memory of The Great British Music Festival at London's Olympia, way back in January 1976 (pictured), were Dunfermline rockers,Nazareth, lifting the roof off the place, so much so that when Bad Company took to the stage, Paul Rodgers joked "follow that!" So we were sorry to learn of the recent passing of founding member and lead guitarist, Manny Charlton, at the age of 80, and today's amazing Video Of The Day, and in our opinion, one of the best Rock tracks of all time, 'Woke Up This Morning', is dedicated to Manny's memory.

Vincent Crowley join today's The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to talk about their latest release, 'Beyond Acheron', plus there's new and classic tracks from Obituary, Inhuman Condition, Infidel Reich, Acheron, Pantera and Rig Time!

Toby Jepson, former Little Angels singer/songwriter and vocalist/band leader with Wayward Sons, releases a new comprehensive lyric song book, ‘Sticks And Stones - My Life In Words’, on Friday 23rd September, a limited edition offer that's available to pre-order now until Friday 2nd September via www.tobyjepsonofficial.com of which the live story and acoustic song of 'The Colour of Love', is today's Video Of The Day. After two years of performing online shows to a dedicated audience of fans, the song book contains 52 hand picked songs that span his entire career from the early days as a young song writer in Scarborough, right through to the latest album release by Wayward Sons - ‘Even Up The Score’. Accompanied by both live and studio photographs, lyrics, brand new explanations, stories and memories surrounding the song writing and recordings, in addition, Toby is also giving away a free CD of previously unreleased material.

Originally broadcast last Friday night, today's Rock Vault 107 Podcast Of The Day includes music from Meatloaf, Pink Floyd, Bad Company (pictured) and loads more. Indeed, you can listen live to Jules and Bob every Friday night at 8pm on 107 Meridian FM. Taking you back in time, they'll bring you tracks that you may know and some you may not, plus they always feature a special year.

Ahead of their tour with UK Prog titans Big Big Train this September, and for fans of Radiohead, Agnes Obel, Owen Pallett, Susanne Sundfør, Keane and Tears For Fears, Norwegian Art Rock trio Dim Gray follow-up their critically acclaimed 2020 debut album, ‘Flown’, on Friday 2nd September with ‘Firmament’, consisting of twelve direct, vivid and melody-driven songs, of which their most electronic offering to date, and recently released third single, ‘Ashes’, is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from StormbounD, Fallen Sanctuary, Tonic Breed, Farewell To Fear and Elektric Mistress.

If there was one major disappointment following our trip to see the first of the two recent Rolling Stones gigs at London's Hyde Park, it was that the second show on Sunday 3rd July included on the undercard, sensational Clarksdale, Mississippi, Blues guitarist and singer, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, however, today, not only do we have some Rolling Stones photos from the second gig, thanks to prolific WRC correspondent, Steven C. Gilbert (who attended both Stones gigs by the way), but we also have KIngfish's awesome opener as today's Video Of The Day.

Formed in 2016, and now comprising of Adam Barron (vocals), Damo Fawsett (guitar), Simon Gardiner (bass) and Joe Martin (drums), UK Blues Rock band Big River are currently on the road promoting their long awaited follow-up to their 2019 debut album, 'Redemption', with their four track EP, 'Beautiful Trauma', due to be released on Friday 19th August, of which the EP track, 'The Long Way', is one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Honey Motel, Rig Time!, Pronghorn, Graveshadow and Motorpsycho.

The Hitman Blues Band (pictured) open and close today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day, as they're at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's new music from Supersonic Blues Machine, The Jujubes, Mike Brookfield, The Della Grants, Laura Evans, Too Slim and the Taildraggers, Mike Ross, Bison Hip, South Island Rhythm Kings, Lonnie Brooks and Kirk Fletcher.

Nozfest takes place next month on Saturday 13th August at the 1865, Southampton SO14 3AR, and today's six of the best Nozfest Rocks! Tracks Of The Day showcases six of the great bands taking part, namely Massive, The Hot Damn, Collateral, Scarlet Rebels, Dead Man's Whiskey, plus headliner's Mason Hill.