"And a big shout out to the many bar staff who cheerfully distribute the elixir of life in an efficient way with as little waiting time as possible. Although many punters were happy to camp around the bars and drink at leisure, whilst catching up with friends old and new rather than heading down to the mosh pit. It's a warm friendly environment, full of good feeling and good cheer, that I had forgotten how much I miss. After a long spell of isolation, it's good to be surrounded by familiar faces, sounds and smells. I'm back home again." Like London buses, you wait ages for one, and then two Mother reviews come along at once, with his great take on Day 2 of Hard Rock Hell from Great Yarmouth, that took place on Friday night, plus check out ourPhil Campbell and the Bastard Sons Video Of The Day.

Next year, South West Hard Rockers, Sons of Liberty, play London's The Black Heart on Thursday 31st March, as part of their 'Aces & Eights On Tour 2022', following the release in June this year of their sophomore, deadly hitting, bourbon smoked new album, andthe groove laden rockers latest single, ‘Don't Hide Behind Your Weakness', is one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Monkey Mind, Epicentrum, Reaven, Prehistoric Pigs and Dmitry Wild.

Marillion kick off their Light At The End Of The Tunnel 10-date UK tour at Hull City Hall next Sunday 14th November, ending with two nights at the London Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, on Friday 26th November (seated) plus the following night (standing), and two years ago we had the pleasure of interviewing frontman Steve Hogarth, which is today's Podcast Of The Day. During our twenty minute plus chat, we discussed, amongst other things, their forthcoming tour, their new CD, their 'All One Tonight' DVD, their legendary weekenders, Southend, fan chemistry, writing an album, Gregg Allman & Cher, the songs, support bands, sleep, Prog music, Radiohead, covers, Abba, his forthcoming Lennon War Child charity gig, his diaries, Japan, Game Of Thrones, Flags, Centre Parcs and the Royal Albert Hall.

"The "Finnish slide goddess" recorded the album in her homeland but it was mastered by the Master in London's Air Studios. And it's a slick production. Whilst known as a Blues artist, Erja has incorporated elements of many other styles in an album that is therefore a mix of tastes. And with lyrical themes that transcend all ages there's something in it for everyone." That was part of our take on Erja Lyytinen's album 'Stolen Hearts', and the day before Erja's album launch at London's iconic 100 Club in April 2017, we also had the privilege of interviewing Erja after her private unplugged set at Soho's Ain't Nothing But Blues venue (pictured), which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

"So ends Day 1 of the festival that could have been a washout. But the only washout is the November rain - the slick HRH team and excellent bands saw to that. Yes, it's a stripped down affair this year. Hardly surprising in the current climate. But like The Wildhearts set, sometimes less is more. More or less anyway. Let's see what Day 2 brings." Today we welcome back Mother as he reviews Day 1 of Hard Rock Hell from Great Yarmouth on Thursday night below, plus check out The Wildhearts Video Of The Day.

Released yesterday, 'The NeverEnding Show: Live In The Netherlands' by legendary artist and studio maestro Alan Parsons, was recorded at the Tivoli in Utrecht in May 2019, an amazing performance by arguably the definitive line-up of musicians with whom Parsons has toured, and as a bonus, the album also includes the brand new studio title track, that offers a taste of a new studio album that Parsons is working on for release next year, which is also one of today's 'November Frontiers Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by four further Frontiers Music albums released yesterday, including Jim Peterik & World Stage, Crazy Lixx, Fans Of The Dark and Memoria Avenue.

Today, GRAMMY® Award nominated Goo Goo Dolls release a deluxe edition of, 'It’s Christmas All Over', via Warner Records, with the twelve-song LP featuring a brand-new original track, 'One Last Song About Christmas', which is today's Video Of The Day. An unorthodox love story about slipping through the cracks and celebrating in a very different way, the track is also complemented by a new cover version of 'I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm', a festive staple that was made famous by Dean Martin, plus iconic holiday songs such as 'Let It Snow' and 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', as well as two originals, 'This Is Christmas' and 'You Ain’t Getting Nothin’. With their highly anticipated thirteenth LP on the horizon, the band also recently announced their first North American tour dates for next Summer.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, including New Releases, Classic Tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, featuring music from Tas Cru, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Richard Townend & The Mighty Bosscats, Sue Foley, Bernard Allison, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Genesis, Brigitte Purdy, Whitey Somers (pictured), Bernie Marsden, Mississippi MacDonald, Echo Project, Rusty Ends Blues Band, Marcus Lazarus, The Kentucky Headhunters, Little Walter, Otis Spann, Diane Durrett & Soul Suga and many more.

Ahead of their March and April UK Tour next year with special guest Troy Redfern, Cornwall-based Roots Rock band Wille & The Bandits release their fifth studio album, 'When The World Stood Still', on Friday 28th January, on their independent label, Fat Toad Records, with their first single, 'Will We Ever', being released today, which is also one of today's 'Fireworks Night Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new releases from Johnny Nasty Boots, Sweet Crisis, Dead Lxve, Shrinari and King Buffalo.

Taken from a a collection of eight songs entitled '1978', today's Video Of The Day of 'Don’t Panic England', recently recorded at London's 100 Club, is the brand new single from the collaboration of friends, TV Smith,frontman of two mid-70s seminal bands, The Adverts and Doctors of Madness, andwriter, musician, composer and nightclub host, Richard Strange, a rabble-rousing, fist-pumping, toe-tapping rant by two of Britain’s finest songwriters. Indeed, 'Don’t Panic England' was begun in 1978, but has lain dormant, like an avenging angel, waiting for the right time to rise up. The time is now. Mixed by Martyn Ware and Tom Gillieron, it flexes its musical and lyrical muscles like a digital-age superhero, and speaks loud and clear to all generations.

With Hard Rock Hell XIV kicking off at Great Yarmouth's Camp HRH today, and a review and photos to come, there's no let up as the line-up for HRH XV has been announced, that takes place back at the Vauxhall 5-Star Holiday Resort in Great Yarmouth over the extended weekend of 3rd - 6th November, and today's HRH XV Rocks! Tracks Of The Day have been taken from six of the forty quality acts taking part across the three stages, namely Thundermother, The Darkness, Gin Annie, Twister, The Hot Damn! and Scarlet Rebels.

Exactly a year ago today, Great Music Stories launched a new afternoon series that was to air every day for 30-days during the second and latest UK Covid-19 Lockdown, and for today's Podcast Of The Day, we indeed go back to November 2020, for the first of GMS's two interviews with Toto's Joseph Williams, originally aired back-to-back with a Steve Lukather hour.