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Irish Alt-Rock heavyweight's Thumper (pictured) not only released their blistering new ten-track sophomore album 'Sleeping With The Light On' last Friday, but ahead of their biggest headline show to date next Wednesday at Dublin's The Academy, on Wednesday night the six-piece also headlined the Soho Calling Festival at London's The Social, along with Hunny Buzz, Yangbans and Joe Butler, so see today not only Ivan De Mello's review and photos from the gig, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Thumper's latest impact album single 'Gang Signs'.

Co-founder and DJ of London's legendary Blitz Club, Rusty Egan is an icon of the UK and European Electronic Café scene and enthusiastically champions Electronica groups like Tiny Magnetic Pets (pictured), who you knew would be a class act recently, when they flew in especially to London from Dublin for a DJ set/gig at The Camden Club, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the night, but also watch Tiny Magnetic Pets' 'Modern World' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise that very same evening.

The timings (pictured) have been announced for Milkfest ’26, that takes place this coming Sunday at Indigo @ the O2 in Greenwich on 1st March, bringing some of the biggest names on the UK Blues scene for a one-day festival to raise money for The Dementia UK Charity, including Average White Band/McCartney/Pretenders legends Hamish Stuart & Robbie McIntosh and Blues Rock greats the Climax Blues Band, plus a special guest appearance by Elles Bailey, and today's 'Milkfest '26 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature the other six artists taking part, namely festival founders The Milk Men, as well as returning to his local manor, Squeeze legend Chris Difford, UK Blues Band of the Year Brave Rival, Vocalist of the Year Alice Armstrong, Acoustic Act of the Year Mississippi MacDonald and UK Blues Challenge winner Errol Linton.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring What Strange Beasts, Crack The Sky, HeKz, Big Big Train, Undoubting Thomas, Peter Gabriel and Andrew Stone.

Blending classic melodic songwriting with a modern, upbeat energy, nodding towards influences such as ELO, Tom Petty and Aztec Camera, The Fabulous Firkin Brothers featuring Big Boy Bloater return on Friday 20th March with the trio's new Firkin single 'Waiting For The Sun', of which this bright, uplifting slice of riffy Pop Rock, is also one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Hillbilly Vegas, Ritchie Dave Porter and Debra Susan, No Murder No Moustache, Rat Boogie and Kabüki.

Ahead of a special standalone UK headline appearance at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on Sunday 22nd March, Carpenter Brut releases his new ten-track album 'Leather Temple' this Friday via No Quarter Prod/Virgin Records, the third and final album in his 'Leather' trilogy, of which the French synthwave icon's latest single, ‘Speed Or Perish’, is today's highspeed Video Of The Day. Also taking this aural and visual live spectacle next month across Europe, the USA and Canada, drawing inspiration from John Carpenter and Dario Argento as much as from Slayer or Justice, Carpenter Brut has built a coherent, stylised and shadowy world at the crossroads of retro thrillers, Glam Metal and futuristic dystopia.

With Sludge, Doom and 90s grit all colliding, today's very latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day goes full Metal Devastation Radio chaos with a killer interview from CROP's Braun Dabney, plus there's music from Hetsheads, Nikola's Cage, Resumption, Blacklight Vice, Jonathan Clingman, Mistress, Black Sabbath, Arch Enemy, Belphegor, Sun Dont Shine, Nocturnal Ceremony, Creeper, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, Vulnificus, Brian Lee LaFave, Philojain, To Fight For, Carol Phillips, Friday Dies, PainDemic, Subdivisions, Banished Truth, Erik Martin featuring Otto Kinzel IV, Negative Sixxx, The Crooked Skulls, Reflection of Flesh, Rage Unfold and Grave Mass.

Following stunning reviews of their USA Fragile tour last October and November, Progressive legends Yes return to UK stages this April and May for their nine-date Fragile Tour, that culminates with two performances at the prestigious London Palladium on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May, and today's Video Of The Day is 'The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)', taken from their recently released 'Tales From Topographic Oceans Super Deluxe Edition' album. The tour will see the band, comprising guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, lead vocalist Jon Davison, bassist Billy Sherwood and drummer Jay Schellen, performing their 1971 classic album, ‘Fragile’, in its entirety, including such timeless songs as ‘Heart of the Sunrise’ and ‘South Side of the Sky’, as well as a selection of songs from right across their illustrious catalogue from their legendary 70`s releases right up to their current album, ‘Mirror To the Sky'.

With Northern Sky playing the venue tonight, today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day looks at what's coming up at Coulsdon's The Tuesday Night Music Club, as well as previewing this Sunday's Milkfest '26 plus the finalists for International Artists of The Year in The UK Blues Awards, so expect an hour of music from Yoka & The Sugarbeats, Connor Selby, Errol Linton, Martin Harley, Mississippi MacDonald, Trevor Babajack Steger, Alice Armstrong, Aynsley Lister, Dom Martin, Toby Lee and Will Wilde.

Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues returns to London's The 100 Club tonight, featuring fast-rising rootsy British singer-songwriter Connor Selby, as well as special guests Paul Cook Blues Band featuring Katie Bradley and Saiichi Sugiyama, of which today's 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day not only showcases Connor, but also five other artists who are playing this iconic venue over the next four months, namely Jim Kirkpatrick Band, Big River, John Verity Band, Gerry Jablonski Band and David Sinclair Four.

Continuing the season of Sunday lunchtime/afternoon gigs last week at The Camden Club, London Prog Gigs presented two bands showcasing the Melodic and Folk-influenced style of modern Progressive music, namely five-piece pastoral Folk-Prog quintet, Kindred Spirit Band, as well as The Wood Demons (pictured), also influenced by ambient, classical, film and psychedelic music, so see today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the gig, but also watch today's Kindred Spirit Band's 'Into The Woods' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise that afternoon.

A former lead singer/songwriter of a cutting edge Vancouver Punk band, Charmian Devi will be a wonderful new musical discovery and a revelation for many, when she releases her ten-track debut album 'Diamond Hour' in May, a rare, special and fascinating natural gem of an artist of which the title track is not only a taster of this beguiling, striking, memorable album, but it's also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming release from Thunderor, A.A. Williams, Johnny O'Neil, Cynanide and Mason Hill.