This Summer, hallucinatory keyboard wizard Marco Benevento pulls back the curtain on his latest studio effort, simply titled, 'Benevento', that's due out on Friday 10th June on Royal Potato Family, of which the album's latest single, 'Marco & Mimo', which sets Afro-Caribbean melodic lines and sing-song, earworm vocals against the bump 'n' grind of Mamadouba 'Mimo' Camara's percussion, is today's Video Of The Day. The 11-track collection presents 40-minutes of small-batch Psychedelia, bubbled up from his home studio (Fred Short Studios) at the base of the Catskill Mountains in Woodstock, New York. Its title nods to Paul McCartney's first solo album and like Macca's eponymous release, Benevento is a similarly loose, low-key affair where song sketches and sunrise jams share space with more constructed tracks. Benevento plays all of the instruments with the exception of percussion from Camara and backing vocals by his wife and kids on a handful of songs.

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 Cruzados, Little Caesar, The Imperial Crowns, Black Pearl, Adam Norsworthy, Kyla Brox, David Crosby, Chris Duarte, Greig Taylor, Ellis Hooks, Larry McCray with Warren Haynes, Joe Satriani (pictured), David Sinclair 4 with Johnny Cypher, plus many more.

Birthed to travel the cosmos, Italy's Vanderlust is a power-heavy Metal band with Prog-Thrash influences that tells tales of space travels, astronomy, space engineering and sci-fi adventures, and the cosmic metallers will be inviting fans into their galaxy of wonder with the release of their self-titled debut album this Good Friday 15th April via Rockshots Records, of which their fifth single and their next odyssey in the exploration for the 'Orphan Planet', is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Vessel, Amalia Bloom, Hyperia, Farewell To Fear and Sheltered Sun featuring Viktorie Surmøvá.

"Hands up all of you that love a proper Rock pub? Who remembers the days of seeing The Stranglers at The Nashville, Thin Lizzy at The Greyhound or seeing The Hamsters at The Woodman? Indeed, it was great to be back at Camden's iconic Fiddler's Elbow last Friday night to see the enticing combination of The Wily Bo Walker Electric Band and The Vampirettes, even though it was a first for our photographer, Simon Green, who initially thought the gig was taking place at a namesake in Brighton! And despite a warm welcome from The Vampirettes Karena K at the door and a cheery smile from the bar staff, poor old Simon was not immediately impressed after he put down his pint of Elbow Grease to test the photo lighting, to then find his pint had disappeared! Time for another round, although the night would get much much better." Today AJ gives us his considered opinion today of the Wily Bo Walker Electric Band and The Vampirettes Fiddler's Elbow gig in Camden from last Friday night, plus check out our photos and our 'In A Broken Dream' Video Of The Day.

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 next month at Brighton's The Prince Albert on Friday 27th May and Deal's The Lighthouse on Sunday 29th May (free entry), before appearing at HRH Blues vs Crows, that returns for its second helping of the best in Blues Rock, Outlaw and Southern Rock at the unique Arts Club in Liverpool, a two day, three arena, affair that takes place over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd October, of which today's 'HRH Blues vs Crows Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features six of the best bands taking part, namely Xander and The Peace Pirates, TBelly (of course), Jack J Hutchinson, Troy Redfern, Sons Of Liberty and Gorilla Riot.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day features music from Markey Blue Ric Latina Project, Sean Taylor, Michael Rubin, Bernard Allison, The Love Light Orchestra, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny, Dom Martin, Bananafish, Hubert Dorigatti, When Rivers Meet, Larry McCray, Ian Siegal, Alvin Youngblood Hart, plus of course, opening her UK tour tonight at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon, Laura Evans (pictured).

Hot on the heels of the success of Hard Rock Hell Blues VI that took place over this weekend at Sheffield's O2 Academy, the runner and riders for its 7th wave of Blues Rock legends has been announced, which returns to that very same venue next year over the weekend of 8th - 9th April, and today's 'HRH Blues VII Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, showcase six of the best acts taking part, namely, Mississippi MacDonald, The Emma Wilson Band, Born Healer, Mike Ross, The Brew and Dom Martin.

Exactly five years ago today, we were at London's iconic 100 Club for the launch of Erja Lyytinen's album, 'Stolen Hearts', although the previous afternoon we were also lucky enough to be present at Erja's private unplugged set at Soho's Ain't Nothing But Blues venue, where there was a Q&A session with Erja and 'Stolen Hearts' legendary producer Chris Kimsey - who we also had the privilege of interviewing, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

Mixing blazing sonics with the classic sound of NWOBHM, that's aligned with tinges of U.S. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, Scottish Metalcore and SAMA (Scottish Alternative Metal Awards) nominated group, DVL, will release their new 10 song, red hot, nirvana, 'Hush', through WormHoleDeath Records on Friday 27th May, and they have just released today's devilish new Video Of The Day for their latest single, 'Eternity'. This new narrative moving picture sees DVL embracing their love of the horror movie genre and is the first in a trilogy of music videos that tell an ongoing story. DVL's forthcoming collection of heavy hitting tracks follows the band's debut album, 'The Pawn That Took The King', plus live shows with In This Moment, Jinjer, Act of Defiance, Sylosis and many more.

Unfortunately, earlier this year Finnish slide goddess Erja Lyytinen had to postpone her UK tour given international travel uncertainty due to Covid, however the good news is that she will be back next February with Chantel McGregor (pictured), and for today's Podcast Of The Day, we take you back exactly five years ago to the day before Erja's 'Stolen Hearts' album launch at London's iconic 100 Club, when had the privilege of interviewing Erja after her private unplugged set at Soho's Ain't Nothing But Blues venue.

London Prog Gigs present a pairing of two top eclectic bands, where Art and Avant Rock meet Prog, when Salzburg-based Blank Manuskript (Video Of The Day) and Southampton's A Formal Horse, both play London's Fiddler's Elbow in Camden on Thursday 21st April. The Austrian outfit boast an internationally successful chamber of uncompromisingly bizarre Rock music, which has gained them a reputation for their originality, characterised by their sophisticated symphonic arrangements as well as extensive Psychedelic improvisations. As for the spicy quartet from Hampshire, consisting of Hayley McDonnell, Russell Mann, Benjamin Short and Mike Stringfellow, their mix of Avant-Garde, Progressive Alternative, Alternative, Prog-Rock, Avant-Prog and Rock, has been deservedly recognised, given they were nominees in 2015's Prog Magazine awards. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/196959678727556 for further information, https://www.wegottickets.com/event/536934/ for advance tickets priced £12 (plus fees), or just pay £15 on the door.

Following their latest, chart-breaking album, 'Heat Wave' (2020, AFM Records), that has been lauded by both fans and the international music press alike, Sweden’s all-female Heavy Rock band Thundermother, not only complete the UK leg of their current European tour at Camden's The Underworld in London on Easter Sunday 17th April, but they have also unleashed a brand new song, 'Watch Out', taken off their upcoming album, 'Black And Gold', which 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 Church Of The Sea, Sandness, Signal Collapse, Nouveau Arcade And The Anix and Ekko Park.