"The Torquay 4 piece produce some excellent swampy Blues Rock that really made them stand out from the crowd. Barras sports an oilcan/junkbox guitar for some excellent slide guitar before switching back to his trusty strat for regular Blues rocking. Piano/keys from Josiah Manning bring a melodic accompaniment to the great groove. They were hugely appreciated by the large crowd lapping up the sun, and the excellent beers." That was part of our Kris Barras Band review at Ramblin' Man Fair back in July 2018 (pictured), and the day before their set, we caught up with Kris for an interview, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

Comprising singer-songwriting duo Willie Dowling and Jon Poole, 'Be There' is the new single from The Dowling Poole, and talented film maker Scott Kennedy has made a brilliant video to complement it, which is today's Video Of The Day. The British Pop group was formed in 2014, and have released three albums, 'Bleak Strategies', 'One Hyde Park' and 'See You. See Me', all to great critical acclaim.

Yes guitarist Steve Howe will release the seventh edition of his Homebrew album series, 'Homebrew 7' on Friday 30th July via HoweSound, which marks the 25th anniversary of the guitar legend’s first album in his Homebrew collection. 'Homebrew 7' differs slightly as none of the 21 tracks have previously been released in any form and there are no plans for any to be rerecorded in the future. Indeed, this collection includes tracks from the late seventies through to 2016 in Howe’s extensive range of playing styles. Most of the tracks are Howe’s solo recordings with occasional contributions from Dylan Howe and Virgil Howe on drums with Phil Spalding on bass guitar.

Simon from the band Pressure joins today's Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day to play and talk about their new record 'Path Of Shadow', plus there's new releases from Conan, Go Ahead And Die, Antologi, Overhate, State Of Mind, Misanthropik Torment, Mama Doom, Thronehammer, Ultra Void, Katana Cartel, Thūn, Vassago, Machine Head, Pain, Rock N Roll Army, The Age Of Ore, Chris Maragoth, Michael Fulkerson, and some classics, by request, from Behemoth, Dimmu Borgir, W.A.S.P. and Black Sabbath.

One of many bands (see today's Tracks Of The Day) taking part here https://fb.me/e/1pIPKIEIL from 3pm BST in today's New Wave of Classic Rock ‘Webfest Volume One - Live!’, Lancashire five-piece Bastette, will be releasing their brand new sophomore EP, 'Bastette Exposed', on Friday 17th September, of which their new lead single, 'Talk About It', is today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, loud, bold and firey, the gritty Rock/Pop group takes no prisoners with this fearless track about sleeping with the enemy and taking back control. As well as planned festival performances at Call Of The Wild and Sheffield's Rockin' The Bowl, to support the release of the new EP, Bastette will also be touring the UK with Marisa and the Moths, plus special guest slots to Transvision Vamp legend Wendy James and Aussie rockers Massive.

After the success of 'Modern Rock Vol. 1' last year,Great Music Stories is releasing another new, exclusive, free, limited-run, CD sampler album, 'Modern Rock Vol. 2',that celebrates some of the brightest names in the grassroots Rock scene, namely: CovAid2020, Amongst Liars, Twisted Illusion, DeadBlondeStars, As Sirens Fall, The Starling Radicals, Loz Campbell, Ravenbreed, Verity White, Jason Sweeney, Scarlet Rebels, Empyre, Fallen Mafia, HAVR, Little Red Kings (Video Of The Day), Safire, Unknown Refuge, Devilfire and Thirteen Stars.Anyone who wants a free copy of the sampler, needs to tune in to greatmusicstories.comtonight or any Friday night at 5pm, and put in a request when music from the compilation is played!

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 Ellis Mano Band (pictured), Billy F Gibbons, Bob Malone, Big Daddy Wilson, Chris Corcoran, The Mary Stokes Band, The Porkroll Project, The Jimmy Rodgers All Stars, Debbie Bond, Buddy Guy, Deb Ryder, King King, The Damn Truth and many more.

Following the Government's announcement on Monday that they would be extending Lockdown restrictions for another four weeks, the UK’s ‘Best New Festival’, Black Deer, due to take place over the weekend of 25th - 27th June, at Kent's Eridge Park, has been cancelled. Understandably, it's a devastating blow for the organisers, ticket holders, artists, musicians, crews, vendors and media. Indeed, considering their circumstances, we also understand that they were not offered the opportunity to continue as one of the Government ‘pilot’ events, such as the Donington Park Download music festival weekend that begins today (see today's Download Pilot Rocks! Tracks Of The Day). Needless to say, we look forward to Black Deer coming back stronger than ever in 2022!

Having recently signed a deal with Curtain Call Records, Indie Christian Rock band The Word66 have released another great Rock 'n'Roll track, 'I Feel the Love (Sweet As Candy)', which is not only taken from theirfour song EP, 'On The Way To The Promise Land', but is also today's Video Of The Day. Indeed, the veteran rockers music not only appeals to Christian rockers, but fans who just like Rock, Hard Rockand Metal, simplysending out positive vibes, where you can listen to the positive messages in the music and/or just groove to the catchy melodies!

"Their closing track - a copy of Deep Purple's 'Burn' - showcases what final vocal talents he has. You don't cover such iconic Rock tracks like that lightly and he nailed it. I would have been happy just to have seen that but their short set was full of their own excellent material, including 'Fast Car' and their new single 'Why, Why, Why' which is getting some considerable radio airplay. With bassist James Scott completing the DM booted front of stage and drummer Steve Price driving the whole ensemble from behind the kit, they are an excellent addition to the festival and, probably the best band of the two stages today. Yes, they are that good. Another of my must see again bands." That was part of our 2018 Stone Free Festival Vambo review, and we were lucky enough to catch up with the guys after their explosive set which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

Longblond are a Heavy Power Rock guitar and drums duo from Padua, Italy, and they play music with many influences (Grunge, Metal, Electronics, DJ scratch and much more), and 'Rock 'n' Roll Service', taken from their debut EP, 'Lento Is Dead', is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Mourn The Light, Thy Row, ToxicRose, Lisa Gerrard and Jules Maxwell, and Immortal Guardian.

The Wood Brothers (Video Of The Day) have announced an extensive Fall 2021 US tour with the 34-show trek kicking off this September and extending through December, comprised by four individual legs that stop in Texas, the Midwest, West Coast and Southeast. Highlights along the way include a rescheduled performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with Lake Street Dive, which is already sold out, a return to The Fox Theater in Oakland, California, the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, and a two-night stint at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia, to close out the run. The shows mark the first time the band will visit the majority of these cities since their acclaimed studio album 'Kingdom In My Mind' was released in January 2020.