Nominated just this week as “Best Emerging Blues Artist Of The Year” in the UK Blues Awards 2022, and hailed as one of the UK’s most exciting new Blues Rock bands that features two female lead vocalists, Brave Rival release their debut album, 'Life’s Machine', on Friday 6th May, and the album's first single, 'Guilty Love', is not only due to be released this Friday 11th February, but it is also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Unite The States Project, Murmurs Of Earth, Martyr, Triskelyon and Sargassus.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day starts and finishes with Chris Corcoran and his Big Band, ahead of their gig tonight at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon, plus there's a couple of new releases from Eric Gales and Prakash Slim, before host Richard Dunning previews the www.UkBlues.org/Awards finalists in both the Emerging Artists and Vocalists categories - namely When Rivers Meet, Elles Bailey, Kyla Brox, Dom Martin, Stevie Watts Organ Trio featuring Alice Armstrong, The Hiding Magpies, Five Points Gang, Connor Selby, Emma Wilson (pictured) and Brave Rival.

On Friday 25th February, Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher will release his debut solo album, titled 'Corpsegrinder', a 10-song effort that is chock-full of Death Metal, Hardcore Thrash, plus Corpsegrinder's signature guttural vocals, of which 'On Wings Of Carnage' is one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Beyond The Styx, Tymo, Rodney Cromwell, Sidewalk Mafia and Amoth.

Dan Reed Network have rescheduled this month's UK co-headline tour with Reckless Love and special guest Collateral to August and September later this year, and for today's Podcast Of The Day we go back to a beautiful Summer's Day back in July 2019, when we caught up with Collateral after their Ramblin' Man Fair set, to chat with bass guitarist Jack Bentley Smith and lead singer Angelo Tristan.

Poised to become a genre-shaping staple with the release of two major label albums in the 90’s, rustbelt Blues singer and guitarist,Larry McCray,proves he’s been hiding in plain sight with his first album in nearly seven years, 'Blues Without You', set for release on Friday 25th March via Keeping the Blues Alive Records, of which his first single, 'Arkensas', taken from the twelve-track collection, is today's Video Of The Day. Also featuring performances fromWarren Haynes,Joanna ConnorandReese Wynans, throughout his career,the Detroit-basedlegend'slife has imitated the rags-to-riches stories of the Blues, asLarry’s musical journey took him through many twists and turns, personal hardshipsand dark moments. After meeting his current companion and collaborator, Peggy Smith, Larry found peace and was rediscovered by kindred spirits Bonamassa and Josh Smith, who both produced McCray's resurrection album.

Originally broadcast on Friday night, today's Rock Vault 107 Podcast Of The Day includes music from Running Wild, Bad Company, Yngwie Malmsteen (pictured), Meat Loaf 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.

Following on from their first single, 'Hate', and taken from their self-titled thirteen-track debut album released last October via Pavement Entertainment, Female Hard Rock band Plush's latest single. 'Better Off Alone', is not only charged with energy and an unforgettable chorus, but is also today's Video Of The Day. Consisting of singer, songwriter and guitarist Moriah Formica, drummer Brooke Colucci, guitarist Bella Perron and bassist Ashley Suppa, they have been electrifying audiences during recent live performances across the United States, supporting Evanescence, Halestorm, Seether, Mammoth WVH, Daughtry and Sevendust, and are just about to undertake another tour, this time with legendary guitarist, Slash, that kicks off with an official album release party at Empire Live in Albany, New York, this coming Friday 11th February.

The musical creation of Greta Valenti and Robin Davey, European Blues Awards nominees, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, are not only touring Europe this March/April, to showcase their brand-new album, ‘Good Times End Times’, that's due for release on Friday 25th March, but their new single, ‘Fill Me Up’, is also out on Friday 18th February, which is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new releases from Until 9, Caulbearers, Al Harlow, Vass/Katsionis and Ben Burrell.

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, including New Releases, Classic Tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, featuring music from The Mary Stokes Band, Janis Joplin, Neal Francis, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Veteska & Blue Train, Fran McGillivray Band, Born Healer (pictured), Colin James, Mississippi MacDonald and many more.

Today's UK Blues Awards Rocks! Tracks Of The Day showcase six of the UK’s leading Blues artists who have received nominations in the UK Blues Awards 2022, namely When Rivers Meet, Dom Martin, King King, Brave Rival, Emma Wilson and Bernie Marsden. And if you haven’t voted yet, you have until 11.45pm on Tuesday 15th February to cast your vote here www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/2022UKBluesAwards

After what has seemed like an eternity, Aynsley Lister (pictured) finally returned to London's 100 Club last night for his traditional annual gig, alongside Chantel McGregor, no less. In fact it was just over three years ago that we last saw Aynsley play this iconic venue in Oxford Street, and similarly for Chantel, it was also 2019 when we saw her play Under The Bridge's Chelsea Blues at the end of March. To say it was worth waiting for, after what we all have been through during this pandemic, would be perhaps inappropriate, but with a review and more photos to come from this match made in Blues Rock heaven, check out today's Video Of The Day.

Following the release last month of his critically acclaimed new live album, ‘The Royal Affair and After', John Lodge- renowned bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has now released an aptly colouredlimited edition 180g blue vinyl, with the 180g black vinyl also due for release next Friday 11th February, of which the track, 'Isn’t Life Strange', 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 Roman Angelos, Sartori, I Promised Once, Cruzados and Noisecult.