Our last WRC Bulletin of 2020 looks forward to the planned launch of our spanking brand new website, our 2020 WRC Awards, plus we also look back at November. Indeed, we plan to launch our new website at the turn of the year, but in the meantime, if you are a band, a venue, in music PR, a business or a valued music fan, and want to contribute to the site e.g. singles, albums, videos, reviews, podcasts, advertising, listings, our one-stop shop, membership etc., then please get in touch at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com Also, despite the Annus Horribilis that was 2020, and the consequent cessation of live music, let's look forward to gigs returning in 2021 by voting for one of our nominees in our 2020 WRC Awards announced here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/wrc-award-nominees today! Finally, don't forget to check out our November album reviews here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/cd-reviews-july that included When Rivers Meet, Jim Kirkpatrick, Joe Bonamassa, Noush Skaugen, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Mike Ross and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Today's Video Of The Day of 'Blodeuwedd the Owl', featuring Danny Stoakes and Romeo's Daughter guitarist Craig Joiner, is another single taken from 'The Isolation Sessions', a charity album, with all money going to the National Emergencies Trust Covid appeal. The album sees Danny performing with a whole host of musicians on an album of his ten favourite re-imagined songs, all reworked and recorded in isolation. From Heavy Metal to Country, Rock and Roll to Folk, it's a huge cross section of music delivered in an entirely different style, thanks to collaborations with the creme de la creme of the current Rock scene.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day is another hour of fabulous music, featuring Laura B and her Band, Eddie 9V, Saints & Sinners, Tomas Doncker, Robert J. Hunter, Larkin Poe, When Rivers Meet, Elles Bailey (pictured), K. Walters, Andrew Cohen, Layla Zoe, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Phil Doleman, Red Red, plus a couple of tracks from James Oliver, ahead of his Zoom show at The Tuesday Night Music Club tonight.

Two additional Dyble Longdon tracks have been/will be digitally released as free downloads via Bandcamp and streaming services, taken from their recent highly acclaimed album, 'Between A Breath And A Breath'. A collaboration between iconic vocalist the late Judy Dyble (ex Fairport Convention, Trader Horne) and Big Big Train multi-instrumentalist frontman David Longdon, Crossbones is already available at https://dyblelongdon.bandcamp.com/track/crossbones, whilst 'The Daguerreotype' will be available from Friday 11th December. Listeners will also be invited to make a donation for these tracks to Judy’s favoured charity, the Barley Greyhound Sanctuary http://www.barleykennels.co.uk/

The first Australian band to join Golden Robot’s new Metal label Crusader Records, Melbourne based Shotgun Mistress, has released the official music video for their latest Hard Rock onslaught, 'Collide', which is not only today's Track Of The Day, but is also another tantalising preview of their forthcoming debut album. Indeed, the new single highlights the band's now trademark style of combining stupefying guitar riff grenades, a combustible rhythm section and soaring vocals, wrapped in a melodic maelstrom. Shotgun Mistress was formed by internationally renowned Death-Metal demon guitarist Matt Wilcock (The Berzerker, Akercocke, Abramelin), best known for playing at light speeds, who hooked up with “Diamond” David Lee on drums to jam out LA Strip-era Rock. They were joined by Ben Curnow (Earth) on bass, along with vocalist Glenn Patrick (of Collegians, featuring members of Pseudo Echo and Invertigo).

Magic Dance mastermind Jon Siejka returns this Friday 4th December with a fourth album, 'Remnants', of which the track, 'Restless Nights', is today's Video Of The Day. It offers a distinct contemporary take on his signature 80’s influenced sound, and it is hard not to be impressed by his mesmerising, powerfully Melodic songs that are performed with absolute conviction. Originally begun in 2012 as an outlet for Siejka’s synthwave songs, the band is heavily influenced by iconic 80’s Synth-Pop and movie soundtrack music, but has recently evolved into a heavier and more guitar-oriented style that leans more towards classic mid 80’s AOR sounds.

Black/Gothic Metal band Cadaveria have just released their new single, and today's Track Of The Day, 'Matryoshcada', on all digital platforms. Recorded and mixed at MusicArt Studio and Rrooaarr Sound this September, the band feature Cadaveria herself on vocals, Kris Laurent (guitar), Pier Gonella (guitar), Peter Dayton (bass) and Marçelo Santos (drums). Indeed, the Italian musician is famous for being one of the first women to enter the extreme Metal scene in the early 1990's, as former vocalist and keyboard player of the Symphonic Black Metal band Opera IX. Poignantly, she also dedicated the video "to all the Metalheads who have been close to me during my illness. It is also an opportunity for everybody to say goodbye to the "previous me" and welcome the creature that I have become."

Counting down to the launch of Dan Reed’s fifth solo album, ‘Liftoff’, this Friday 4th December, the ever-creative, final frontier-pushing electro-acoustic wizard of Dan Reed Network, has been releasing four specially-made preview lyric videos in order to give a taste of the album, of which today, completing the previews, is our Video Of The Day of ‘Back to Earth'. With not only its breath-taking, HD glimpses of the natural world, plus the beauty and majesty of Earth, it also echoes its ancient peoples and cultures. Indeed, each video has been visually rich, adding incandescent, mind-blowing imagery to the tracks: such as the cosmic voyaging of the title track; the jaw-dropping footage of Hong Kong’s cityscape and illuminations seen in ‘Spaceship Built For Two’; plus the robotic and A.I.-themed digitally animated imagery of ‘Shed My Skin’. A super-chilled-out, cosmically-themed melange of eleven tracks, crafted to fit and fuse together as a whole-album listening experience, ‘Liftoff’ will be released on Zero One Entertainment’s label and distributed through Townsend Records, shipping physical media and dropping onto all streaming and download platforms.

After a break this year, the popular Cleethorpes Blues Rhythm and Rock Festival will return next year to the Cleethorpes Beachcomber on Saturday 6th March, featuring The Blockheads, Catfish, James Oliver Band, Deep Blue Sea, Southbound, Rainbreakers plus Lee Ainley's Blues Storm. All original 2020 tickets remain valid for the new date.

In the latest issue of Rock Candy Magazine, Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin reveals the unbelievable story of how the band’s 1983 tour in support of phenomenally successful comeback album ‘90125’ and Number One US hit ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart’, was put in jeopardy by a very large lady and a waterslide! In a massive 16-page cover story, the 100-page, full-colour bi-monthly UK Rock mag, features two exclusive in-depth interviews with Rabin and Yes vocalist Jon Anderson, as Rock Candy forensically unpicks Yes’s return to prominence in the ‘80s.

Discover the extraordinary story of legendary Bluesman Joe Bonamassa in the inspirational documentary 'Guitar Man', arriving on Video-On-Demand and for Digital purchase on Tuesday 8th December from Paramount Home Entertainment, plus watch the trailer which is today's Video Of The Day. From average Joe by day to guitar hero at night, 'Guitar Man' tells the incredible rise of Blues-Rocker Bonamassa, whose hard work and determination have made him one of today’s top-selling Blues artists. With more #1 Blues albums than anyone else in history, Joe pulls back the curtain on his incredible career, allowing us to see his remarkable musical achievements and pioneering style. Featuring behind the scenes interviews and live concert footage showcasing some of the biggest names in music, kick back and enjoy the exhilarating soundtrack of his phenomenal life.

In the vein of the Dropkick Murphys, Australian Celtic Punk band, The Rumjacks, recently released their new single, and today's Track Of The Day, 'Sainted Millions', ahead of their new album 'Hestia', due out next year on Thursday 12th March. It's a huge tune, very rousing, singalong stuff and a great taste of what’s to come from the rest of the album. It’s a really infectious combination of Irish Folk influences with powerful riffs and vocals. Indeed, for the past twelve years, The Rumjacks have written songs that you cannot help but start singing by the second chorus, even if you have never heard them before! It's their fifth studio album, which marks a new era, as it introduces new lead singer Mike Rivkees, whose songwriting skills have rejuvenated the band’s collaborative spirit. The album was recorded under strict Covid-conditions in Milan, Italy, where the band stayed this year and created the album through August to October.