Fortune (Track Of The Day) release their latest CD ‘II’ on Friday 26th April, an album that will surely prove to be an AOR highlight of 2019. Formed by brothers Richard and Mick Fortune in the late 70’s and cutting a self-titled album, they subsequently revamped the group with new members such as vocalist Larry 'L.A.’ Greene (of Top Gun soundtrack fame) and keyboard player Roger Scott Craig (ex-Liverpool Express), and made a second self-titled record in 1985 (recently reissued) that is regarded by many as perhaps the best AOR album ever. The band subsequently remained silent until a number shows as a trio in 2006, while a full band reunion took place at the Rockingham Festival in Nottingham in 2016 and went so well that they returned the following year and also signed to Frontiers in the process.

Storm Warning – lauded by the UK Blues press as a classy, contemporary Blues band, that play superbly crafted original Blues Rock songs and breathe new life into Blues standards, are headlining the latest Tuesday Blues gig at London's iconic 100 Club tonight. With support from Felix Rabin, who we first saw supporting Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado at the same venue in March last year, plus the Snake Oil Band, it's going to be another great night of Blues!

Following the release of 'The Way I Am' which showcases Jacob Kulick's rare ability to turn everyday pain into music that’s undeniably life-affirming, the pandemic shut down Jacob's touring life, so stuck at home he decided to make a live version of the track which is today's Video Of The Day. Kulick released his debut full-length titled 'Yelling in a Quiet Neighborhood', via ENCI Records (the Southern California label recently launched by industry veteran Pat Magnarella) last October. Originally from West Penn, Pennsylvania, Kulick toured with Sleeping with Sirens and The Rocket Summer in 2018 followed by the release of his debut EP 'Hydroplane', featuring the powerful Active Rock charting single 'Ghost'.

For today's six of the best Tracks Of The Day, this time we go back to 2015 for some great music from Joel Hoekstra's 13 (pictured), Europe, The Unknown, Chantel McGregor, King King and The Bros. Landreth.

Today's Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day is an hour filled with music from Connor Selby (pictured), Ian Siegal, Ben Hemming, Amaury Faivre, Georgia van Etten, Wily Bo Walker, Rainbreakers, Sean Taylor, Brigitte DeMeyer, Trainman Blues and The Atomic 44s, all bracketed by two songs from Dom Martin, ahead of his live Zoom show at The Tuesday Night Music Club tonite.

21-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist Quinn Sullivan has recently revealed today's Video Of The Day for 'All Around The World', to celebrate a new chapter of his already impressive career, which has seen him tour the world and collaborate with Rock’s biggest legends. Now, having developed jaw-dropping skills as a guitar player, Sullivan’s more recent work has been with pen and paper, as he lets the abundant skills of his youth blossom and steer him into new directions of artistry and creativity. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer/collaborator Oliver Leiber, 'All Around The World' will be included on Sullivan’s next full-length album, slated for release later this year.

This year’s Independent Venue Week kicks off today, running until Sunday, with 'On The Road', a new documentary film from the organisers, premiering online tonight at 7pm, followed by a live Q&A session with a panel which includes Radiohead‘s Philip Selway at 8.30pm.The documentary, which features interviews with the likes of Pink Floyd‘s Nick Mason, Idles and Nadine Shah, was filmed over the course of two years at such independent music venues as The 100 Club in London, Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and The Leadmill in Sheffield.For further information on this week's events plus tickets for tonight’s premiere visit https://independentvenueweek.seetickets.com/search/all

Once again we're playing catch up with today's latest Podcast Of The Day, as you can listen to the seventeenth Rock Vault 107 show featuring Giant, Avenged Sevenfold, Bad English, Nirvana, Disturbed, Uriah Heep and more. Meanwhile, today's 'Bad Day Playlist' Tracks Of The Day features six new and upcoming releases from Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans, The Jailbirds, Lake Of Tears (pictured), Nero Kane, Charlie Nieland and Hookers & Blow.

Today's totally knock-out ‘six of the best’ Tracks Of The Day are taken from albums that were released on Friday by Frontiers Music – the home for both established and emerging Rock and Metal artists - featuring W.E.T., Labyrinth, Creye, Wig Wam, Jason Bieler & The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra (pictured) and Phantom Elite.

On today's latest Simply Country Podcast Of The Day there's music from Jack Cade, Cash Creek, Emma Swindells, Mike Denver, Brad Paisley, Scott Hayley, Cliona Hagan, Lorraine McCauley & Cliff Austin, Fifth Floor, Becky Lawrence, Hicktown Breakout, MJ Smallman, Broken Flowers, Lorraine McDonald, Greg Champion, Yara Beeks, Laura Evans, Destiny Band Oz, The Taylor Brothers, Luke O'Shea & Ashleigh Dallas, Country George, Tracy Millar, Black Mountain, The Outlaw Orchestra (pictured), Catherine Britt, Melody Moko, Gordon, Ellis & Steel, Barry Devlin, The Heartland Roots Band and Chase Rice.

"This album brings together a scintillating and eclectic mix of songs primarily from the more recent Magnum output. All the tracks demonstrate the continuing power and quality of Catley's vocal abilities, despite his advancing years. In many ways his seasoned voice has improved in character and expression. The album also showcases the unabated quality of compositions that Clarkin continues to write. Ultimately the overall enduring success of the band is their unrelenting creative inventiveness and their adept ability to balance the AOR Melodic side with a more Progressive Hard Rock angle. Definitely a winning formula." Check out today both Steven C. Gilbert's take on Magnum's latest album, 'Dance Of The Black Tattoo', released earlier this month, plus our Video Of The Day.

"Are you having good time?" as we returned to another stand-out from 'The Truth' 'Can't Go On Without You' which again saw Holland's keys sparring with another Jones solo before he played the metal riff from the title track - a song, that Laurence told me in a really enjoyable interview beforehand, reflects inward personal sacrifices - such as being a musician - "Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have a different life?" That was part of our Laurence Jones gig review at London's much missed Borderline three years ago to the day today and we go back in time for today's Podcast Of The Day as we were lucky enough to interview Laurence before his soundcheck.