"For the encore we were treated to the vivacious and tumultuous maelstrom that is 'Tragic Catastrophe', an exuberant and melodramatic song from Purson's excellent 2013 debut album 'The Circle & The Blue Door'. A multifaceted panoramic Psychedelic musical cabaret trip to a mythical and magical world full of juxtaposing twists and turns! Indeed, a fantastic conclusion to a brilliant set of quality tunes and first-rate musicianship." That was part of our take when we last saw Rosalie Cunningham at London's Lexington in August last year, and believe it or not, as we exit Lockdown and London enters tier 2, Rosalie plays the first of two sold out socially distanced gigs at The New Cross Inn tonight, supported by The Higher Planes and Gianni Scalera.

Released last month from aliensdontringdoorbells' wildly successful debut album, 'Arrival', today's Track Of The Day, ‘Daylight’, is a Soft-Rock number, dedicated to the giddy feeling of love when you just can’t get enough of your significant other. The song is tender and emotional, with a heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the clever instrumentation and arrangement of this fantastic band. When it comes to music, the band cites One Republic, Maroon 5 and Weezer amongst their influences, with their sound an amalgamation of Pop, Rock, Jazz, Prog and Swing. Nowhere is this melting pot of influences more apparent, or more successful, than on ‘Daylight’. The lyrics are truly relatable, accompanying a musical landscape painted with a brush which, although wouldn’t sound out of place for the Rock charts of the 70's, paints a picture of sound that is moving and relevant now.

The first category to be showcased in our 2020 WRC awards is Best Rock Performance. First up is Supersuckers who we saw at at London's 100 Club in February, kicking off a seven-date UK headline tour, and secondly, Myke Gray (pictured) at London's Underworld in late February - the first tour that Myke had ever done under his own name. Finally, the last two nominees, again at the back end of February, are Molly Karloff at their 'Supernaturalation' EP Launch Party at Camden's Black Heart, and Vex Red (Video Of The Day), at Islington's O2 Academy, performing their first collection of new music since 2002! So there you have it - if you want to cast your vote for one of these outstanding Rock bands then simply go here https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/wrc-award-nominees

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.