"It would be churlish to say this was well worth waiting for, given what we have all been through recently, although we have certainly missed this big fella's fine chops, dirty Strat Roots and R&B, humorous lyrics and banter. Unfortunately, the band's tour ended last Friday, but with new material on its way - Allez Allez Monsieur Bloater! - Reviens Bientôt!" After what seems like an eternity, Monsieur Big Boy Bloater and his LiMiTs finally returned to London's 100 Club, in the middle of their 5-date UK tour, last Sunday 15th May, supported by The Bitter Pills and Bluesman Mike Francis, so check out AJ's considered take on the night's proceedings, plus check out our photos and today's 'This Ain't Rufus' Video Of The Day.

This Saturday 28th May from 3pm, the third Chelsea Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival takes place at the changed venue of Bush Hall, 310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ, and today's five of the best 'Chelsea Bush Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day are taken from five of the six band's performing, namely headliner's BB King Blues Band, The Cinelli Brothers, Catfish, The Kendall Connection and Jimmy Regal And The Royals.

Better known as the keyboard player and joint lead vocalist of Slade, Russell Keefe's solo project, TBelly, released their second album, 'I Never Want To See Me Again', last October, and the band, including Will Wilde on harmonica, are out on the road this weekend at Brighton's The Prince Albert on Friday 27th May and Deal's The Lighthouse on Sunday 29th May (free entry), and today's 'Talking TBelly' Podcast Of The Day goes back to September and our Covid friendly Zoom chat with Russell.

"Credit must go the Bedford for having the facilities to pull of this multimedia extravaganza and I cannot think of a more complete concert experience for a venue of this size, making IT compelling prophets of the future and a must-see band to catch wherever you can. Amen." Presented by London Prog Gigs and The Bedford in Balham, today read Ivan De Mello's complete take on "Sunday Mass", a very special "cabaret style" event that took place on 8th May, featuring Psychedelic Proggers IT, along with Ruby Dawn singer Carola Baer and Jon Hunt, plus check out our photo gallery and today's Video Of The Day of 'The Path Of Least Resistance'.

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 Ronnie Earl, Jimmy McCracklin, Eliza Neals, Spencer Davis Group, Ian Gillan Band, Frank Zappa, Gov’t Mule, Dana Fuchs, Raine Whylde, Steve Miller Band, Ethan Askey, Riot Act, Cory Henry, Magnus Öström, Jim Kahr (pictured), Rocky Athas plus many more.

For fans of Alternative Rock such as Nothing But Thieves, Silversun Pickups and Arctic Monkeys, 'Duplicity,Beings', released last Friday, is the first album by the Italian band The Leaf, a nine-track work, based on the concept of duality, between good and evil, light and shadow, which explores these contradictions polarising between limpid, intimate melodies and dark, aggressive Rock rides, of which the title track is one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Sandness, Andrea Pizzo And The Purple Mice, In The Kingdom Of Nightmares, Edenbridge and Faintin' Goats.

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 Catfish, Larry McCray, Edgar Winter (pictured), Keb Mo, Ian Siegal, Howlin' Wolf, Gary Cain, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective, Bennett Matteo Band, Delbert McClinton, Black Cat Biscuit, Travellin Brothers, Eric's Blues Band, Horojo Trio, Eric Clapton, Tanya Piche Blues Band. Dion and many more.

Taking four or five years to build up a substantial following on YouTube, Nik Nocturnal is bringing Metal to the masses, and most recently he dropped a new Trap Metal single, 'Isolation', with producer deadwait (Corpse's producer) under the moniker NIK NXK, which is today's Video Of The Day. Additionally, Nocturnal debuted a cover of Chelsea Grin's 'Recreant', featuring Lorna Shore's Will Ramos, as the first of many revitalised Deathcore classics. Fans can expect more artist collaborations to come, including a 2000's-Metalcore-style release with Phil Labonte (All That Remains), plus new original music, in the form of Termina, in which Nocturnal plays all the instruments and Andy Cizek (Monuments, Makari, WVNDER) provides the vocals.

Last Sunday, When Rivers Meet won three awards at the UK Blues Awards 2022 including “Blues Band of the Year”, “Blues Album of the Year” and “Blues Vocalist of the Year” for Grace Bond, and with four dates left on their current UK tour with support from Troy Redfern, yesterday the band released their fourth single, 'I Can’t Fight This Feeling', taken from their award winning sophomore album, 'Saving Grace', which is also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Bring Out Your Dead, Young Medicine, Idle Souls, The Caughtery and Orden Ogan featuring Dennis Diehl.

Originally broadcast on Tuesday on Ridge Radio, listen again to today's Simply Country Podcast Of The Day, featuring Dallas Steele, Steve Farlow & Alastair Coyles, Allison Forbes, Chris Stei, Brian Moon, Jodi Vaughan, Rae Leigh, The Often Herd, Biddy & The Bullets, Dave Caley, Emily Faye, Gary Quinn, Gillian Tuite, Maria McCormack, Hunter Flanagan, Jelly Roll, Jodi Martin, The Hot Club of Cowtown, Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes, Little Lore, Jessee Gardiner, Rike (pictured), Dan Washburn, Ryan Sheridan, Sarina Haggarty, Tania Murray, Benjamin Adair Murphy, Jake Davey, Matt Stell, Lisa Travers and more.

Currently preparing new songs for the follow-up to their well received 2021 self-titled debut album, Italian Metallers ScreaMachine released a new EP entitled ‘Borderline' via Frontiers Music Srl, earlier this month, featuring four songs: an acoustic version of previous single ‘The Metal Monster’ featuring Michele Guaitoli (Visions Of Atlantis, Temperance) on guest vocals, a new recording of ‘Mistress Of Disaster’ with new guitarist Edoardo Taddei, a live rendition of their cover of Judas Priest classic ‘Leather Rebel’, plus a gloriously fast and loud title track, which 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 Madman's Lullaby, Apate, Graveshadow, Dvne and Born In Ruin.

Known for their long, imagery songs, as well as their energetic live shows, today's lyric Video Of The Day of 'King', is taken from Finnish Progressive Metallers Fireproven's farewell album, 'Epilogue', that's due to be released next Friday 27th May. At the beginning of this year, the band consisting of Sanna Solanterä - lead singer, Janne Väätämöinen - guitar and backing vocals, Juha Väätämöinen - bass and vocals, Ilari Hannula - keyboards and Nuutti Hannula - drums, announced that after this album they will be disbanded, with all shows cancelled. Their first album, 'Future Diary', not only got great scores in multiple reviews, but also saw the International Music Video Contest award their music video, 'Shine', with best director of photography. Indeed, the band have prided themselves on their technical abilities and musical versatility, breaking boundaries with their unique sound.