Today's December WRC Bulletin looks back at our November gigs including Evil Scarecrow, Hard Rock Hell VIX, Rosalie Cunningham, The Dead Daisies (pictured) and Mike Ross, our Skindred, Martin Barre Band, The Darkness, Elles Bailey and The Offspring/Hives photo galleries, our 'Talking Franky Perez' interview podcast, also not forgetting our comprehensive November news archive that includes our 'Cream - A People's History' book competition winner, plus we also look forward to December and our WRC Gig Calendar. Finally, don't forget that if you want to receive our monthly e-mail bulletin, please submit your e-mail address in the box below.

Yes it's that time of year again - our WRC awards of course - not Christmas! Indeed, with the late return of live music in 2021, given the awful pandemic - it wasn't easy - but what the hell, we have come up with our nominees below/here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/2021-wrc-awards-voting including today's '2021 WRC Awards Rock!' six 'Off The Beaten Tracks Of The Year', from King Buffalo, Empyre, Highland Rose, Beyond The Grey, Kardashev and October Thorns, chosen from over 2,000 tunes that we have shared this year on our daily 'Tracks Of The Day'. Simply choose your favourite from each of the lucky thirteen categories provided and hit the vote button. You have until midnight 31st December to make your choice and only one vote per category per e-mail address is allowed - so there.

Damned To Downfall join today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to play and talk about their new album, 'Embrace Your Extinction', plus there's new music from Yoth Iria, Black Altar, Vulture Lord, Vincent Crowley, Whoredom Rife, Gravehuffer, Stormkeep, H.O.U.N.D.S., A Pale Horse Named Death, Tony Iommi, and some classics, by request, from Enforced, Metallica, Nirvana, Rock N Roll Villain Society, Brutal Death Fuck, Skeletonwitch, Deicide, Peter Frampton, Behemoth, Type O Negative and Acid Bath.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day includes music from Beth Hart, Bernie Marsden, Gov't Mule, Dan Patlansky, Elles Bailey, The Mike Ross Band, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Allman Brothers Band, Davy Knowles, plus two tracks from Krissy Matthews (pictured) ahead of his show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight.

The first of a three EP collection, Bang Bang Firecracker's 'See Evil', released in July, defies categorisation, although not only delivering the barrage of riffage we've come to expect from their stellar guitar work, but also reflecting the band's unflinchingly heavy progression, of which they recently released today's much anticipated Video Of The Day for the opening track, 'Unleash The Devil'. Indeed, the seven-minute monster track, showcases a darker tonality, and its magnitudecommanded an epic video with an intense narrative, reflecting the band's ambitions to continually setthe bar higher.You can also see Bang Bang Firecracker wrap up the year with two live performances at Chesterfield's The County Music Bar, this Friday 3rd December, plus the following Friday 10th at Leicester'sThe Metal Monocle.

Released last Friday, the debut EP from Christos & The Violet Crown, featuring guitarist extraordinaire Christos and vocalist Olina Bakali, showcases a 21st Century Blues sound that draws influences from R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz and Rock, of which, 'The Black Is On', a bold, insistent lead-off, which focuses on the musician’s struggles and internal conflicts, is one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Enter Into Theta State, Herbst, The Chase, Jena and Sonoroum.

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 Layla Zoe, Where Rivers Meet, Carolyn Wonderland, Dion with Mark Knopfler, Eddie 9V, Phillip-Michael Scales, Eric Krasno, Dave Hunt, George Duke, Five Points Gang, Colin James, Robert Lockwood Jr, Fran McGillivray Band (pictured), Mark Hummel, Wayward Saints plus many more.

The first single off of their upcoming covers EP, 'Drop' - last Friday 2019 WRC 'One's To Watch' Award winners, Daxx & Roxane, released 'Argent Trop Cher', which is today's Video Of The Day. Released 41 years ago by the French band Téléphone, the Swiss four-piece gave it a D&R twist by rearranging the lyrics in English and adding heavier guitars. Also, don't forget to check out Daxx & Roxane on their co-headline tour with Dirty Sound Magnet, that stops off at London's The Victoria this Thursday 2nd December.

Not only have the dynamic, WRC award-winning The Howling Tides, announced their biggest headline gig to date at Nottingham's The Rescue Rooms on Wednesday 26th January next year, but the four-piece from Staffordshire released their brand-new single, ‘White Crow’, on Friday, and the track, opening with a fierce riff, followed by the Tides’ trademark monsoon of hard rock sound and energy, plus Rob Baynes’ lead vocals, is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Jim Davies, Marialena, Amoth, Victory and Sarah Halter.

"Almqvist's aside that "Londoners have seen it all - they don't clap for just anyone" was in retrospect the fuel for the show-stopping 'Hate To Say I Told You So' - never was a song so well constructed for stage diving, scissor kicks, climbing amps ... and that was just the barman ... "What do you think about that London?" Simply classic." That was part of our take on The Hives at London's The Borderline way back in May 2012, and on Friday night at The Wembley Arena, together with headliner's The Offspring, the Swedish Punks once again proved that they are still one of the best live Rock bands in the business, as testified by today's Video Of The Day, plus check out our Photo Gallery below.

Exactly six years ago today, the special live guests in the Rock On The Ridge show studio were Shooter, which is today's Podcast Of The Day, with the band about to release their new Christmas single, 'Xmas Time’s a Time to Rock', with its immortal line, "Well We May Be Old & Wrinkly." Listen, as they discussed a busy year with a bunch of cracking festivals, the release of their critically acclaimed single, 'Turn It Up', at the beginning of the year, and the release of their debut album, 'Recycled Teenagers', in September, complemented by an outstanding launch gig at the Half Moon in Putney.

Ahead of his UK tour with special guest Arielle in March and April next year, award-winning South African Blues Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, Dan Patlansky, releases his highly anticipated new studio album, 'Shelter Of Bones', on Friday 25th February by Virgin Music Label and Artist Services, and on Friday he released his first single taken from the album, 'Hounds Loose', 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 Tiny Fighter, Trope, Vonamor, Diplomatic Immunity and Kiriakos GP.