"Ironically, the first encore, the epic 'Break Me', saw another burning solo from Ed, despite being hampered by a broken guitar string, and after paying tribute to the audience, they rewarded those luckily enough to be present with "The Shred's" slide cajun sounding intro to 'What's Your Name Again?', as Chloe slipped off her shoes for one final gargantuan vocal, that also showcased impressive solos from Billy, Donna and Ed. Delivering super charged melodies in the highest of registers to try and blow this marquee away, tonight Brave Rival performed a cracking set of Rock and Blues classics with both a high intensity and a moving visual feast! "What's Your Name?" - "Brave Rival!" Nominated as “Best Emerging Blues Artist Of The Year” in this year's UK Blues Awards, and hailed as one of the UK’s most exciting new Blues Rock bands that features two female lead vocalists, today read AJ's take on Brave Rival's gig last Thursday 14th July at Chislehurst's The Beaverwood, plus check out John "Mr. Rockrpix" Bull's excellent photos and our 'Long Time Coming' Video Of The Day.

Talking of Mr. Rockrpix, exactly seven years ago today, Bob and Jules were joined live on air by John Bull on their Rock On The Ridge show, so listen today as we go back in time for today's Podcast Of The Day, as John talks about and plays songs from the numerous bands such as King King (pictured) that he has photographed over the years.

Plainly the most honest and vulnerable album to date, that brims with frustration at the state of things, while tugging remorselessly at the heart strings, Lonely Robot, the Progressive Rock project masterminded by vocalist, guitarist and producer John Mitchell, release their fifth studio album, ‘A Model Life’, on Friday 26th August, and their first single from the album, 'Recalibrating’, is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Seven Cities Dead, The Anix, Anthea, Dead Memory and Toronto Is Broken featuring Camo MC.

Back in February 2016, a select gathering of WRC members sacrificed the Thunder gig at Wembley to enjoy a few after match beers with broadcasting legend, Fulham supporter and honorary WRC member, David Hamilton, who was presented with a WRC t-shirt (pictured), and recently 'Diddy' returned the compliment on his Boom Radio show by dedicating a song to them on today's Podcast Of The Day that also includes music from The Beatles, 10CC and First Class.

An unapologetic ode to the audacity and playful cynicism of growing up, last month, Canada's Glam Rock artist and producer, Art d'Ecco, released on Paper Bag Records, both his brand new album, 'After The Head Rush', and his latest single, 'Run Away', which is today's Video Of The Day. 'After The Head Rush' emerges like the shadow of a sundial cast between two time zones - one in the past, and one in the present. Infused with belated coming-of-age wisdom it sparks the dawn of a new era - inspired by a move to his hometown and the thrill of rediscovering the music of his youth. With more North American dates planned for this September and November, as well as recent West Coast gigs, this year Art has already played the New Colossus Festival in New York, SXSW in Austin, Texas, plus The Great Escape in Brighton.

With a full length, new album confirmed for later this year, meshed inside saxophone swells and a practically pounding piano line, Glam rocker/producer, Art d‘Ecco, gives us a first taste of what's to come, with his new single, 'Palm Slave', defiantly maximalist and nostalgic in style, which is also today's Video Of The Day. Art's latest release follows his last album, 'In Standard Definition', that came out last year also via Paper Bag Records, and he is showcasing his new material via a series of shows including Washington D.C.'s Comet Ping Pong tonight, followed by further live dates in Austin (SXSW Festival), Edmonton (Winterruption) and Calgary (Big Winter Classic).

Having wowed live audiences with their extreme visuals, make-up and costumes, along with bombshell singer Herma, the ultimate Rock n' Roll sideshow from outer space, Sick N’ Beautiful, yesterday released their latest album, 'Starstruck', a unique concoction of Hard Rock and Modern Metal infused with Industrial, Punk and Electro-Pop, blending in influences from across the spectrum to create a sound all their own, of which the album track, 'This Is Not The End', is also one of today's six of the best 'Frontiers Rocks Again!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by two similarly timed Frontiers releases from Orianthi and Palace, plus three further new/recent releases from Hellfire 76, Celestial Wizard and Speedfreak.

The newly formed duo uniting Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis, War Hippies, recently released today's Video Of The Day to accompany their debut single, 'Killin’ It', featuring footage from both inside the studio and their one-of-a-kind live shows, that showcase the duo’s incredible musicianship. Weaved along with an all-too-familiar story of triumph and defeat in the music business, it evokes bittersweet feelings of living the dream on the road with sold-out shows but having no one to share it with. Indeed, the duo already has a full year ahead with tour dates of their own and they will also be joining Travis Tritt and Chris Janson on the Can't Miss Tour in the Fall.

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 Altered Five Blues Band, Supersonic Blues Machine, Todd Sharpville, Black Cat Biscuit, Travellin' Blue Kings, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Canned Heat, Marcus King (pictured), Beth Hart, Trevor Babajack Steger, The Doobie Brothers and many more.

Influenced by American Roots music, especially Blues, Sebastiano Lillo is a psych, floating Rock Bluesman from Apulia, South Italy, who has developed a playing style characterised by fingerstyle technique and use of the slide, that's also deliciously contaminated by Country, Jazz and World music, as demonstrated on Lillo's latest album, 'New Way To Live', that was recently released on Monday 4th July, of which his single, 'Kissmonger', is one of today's six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Black River, Rigel, Levi, Scars Of Atrophy and The Black Skeleton.

Time to put on your pirate hat and inflate your rubber ducks, as last month, infamous pirate Metal drinking crew, Alestorm, set sail on a new voyage with their seventh studio album, 'Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum', via Napalm Records, so enjoy today's hilarious Video Of The Day of the title track with a good sip of rum! For this epic, swashbuckling adventure, the gang are again joined by a whole host of guest musicians, including repeat appearances from the hurdy-gurdy of Patty Gurdy, the vocals of Captain Yarrface from Rumahoy, and the violin playing of Ally Storch from Subway To Sally. So what are you waiting for? Crack open seven bottles of ancient rum, and get ready for the musical voyage of a lifetime!

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 24 Pesos, Dennis Johnson, Ryan Lee Crosby, Pharis & Jason Romero, Roy Gaines, Rory Gallagher, Supersonic Blues Machine, Voodoo Ramble, Roy Buchanan, Whiffing The Peaches, Mike Brookfield, Simon McBride, Coco Montoya, Bad Luck Friday (pictured), plus many more.