Musician Jack Bates (The Loved & Lost) along with Guido McFister and Mucka Jay of Breaking Bands Festival, have been working on a new music magazine TV show, Eyes on the Scene, which tonight launches its pilot episode here at 7pm UK time. The three hour programme brings together live lockdown performances, special guest appearances, music news and some fun too! Each subsequent episode will be live on the last Sunday of the next three months.

"You can find yourself asking yourself why they bothered. Happily, that is not remotely the case here. There are probably two reasons for that: firstly, these are all great songs that would sound good recorded with a bunch of anonymous session players – Dion has written this collection over a period of 3-4 years (with long time co-writer Mike Aquilina) and they reflect writing skills honed over six decades (in one case revisiting the title number for non-released 1965 album ‘Kickin’ Child’) - and secondly, rather than being the dreamchild of a business exec’ looking to cash in, the collaborations began in an organic, non-planned manner, with happy results.” Today read another one of our great album reviews, as Simon Green gives you his take here on Dion's CD 'Blues With Friends', which was released last month, plus check out our Video Of The Day.

Be warned that comedian, DJ and author Pete K Mally, is streaming The Pete K Mally Stand-Up Show Show at 7pm on Friday 14 August, and if you use the limited code PETEK2020, you can get a discount off your ticket here. Pete spent his youth defending his love of Classic Rock and Metal, and he gets the hump when High Street stores are flaunting AC/DC , Iron Maiden and Ramones t-shirts as simple fashion accessories (we've earned these stripes). He is a regular compere at Rock festivals and recently supported Wayward Sons and The Last Great Dreamers before lockdown. Now in his forties he openly listens to Poison and is unashamed in this (a little).

Following their critically acclaimed 2019 album, 'City Night', legendary British Blues Rock band Savoy Brownrelease their exciting new album, 'Ain’t Done Yet', on Friday 28th August via Quarto Valley Records, of which 'All Gone Wrong' is today's Track Of The Day. Led by guitarist/singer/songwriter Kim Simmonds, who formed the band in 1965 in London, Savoy Brown is one of the longest running Blues Rock bands in existence. Blues Rock became the catch-all phrase in the late 1960's to describe the band’s music along with that of their contemporaries, and they helped spawn the 1968 UK Blues Rock boom and later opened the eyes of many 1970's American teenagers to their own home territory Blues artists.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day is another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and beyond with More Music and Less Chat, featuring new releases, classic tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, including music from Willie Nelson, Dave Thomas, Nathaniel Rateliff, Gravel & Grace, Ruthie Foster, Bridget Kelly Band, Dion, Wily Bo Walker, Emma Wilson (pictured), Roomful Of Blues, Albert Collins, Nick Steed, Tower Of Power, Jim Kilpatrick, Jose Ramirez, Brent Carter & Friends and many more.

Today heralds the release of Geoff Carne & The Raw Rox Band's ‘Big Town’ album, a ten-song collective, of which the second track on the album, 'Hold On', is today's Video Of The Day. This release not only follows on from the full studio production of Geoff Carne & The Hatz's 'Caught on the Outside', with its Tom Petty vibe, at the start of this year, but the single was also released prior to longstanding drummer Mick Hatz announcing his retirement in February. Since then vocalist/guitarist Carne has released three acoustic EP's, and to bring the versions to life, Geoff’s producer Paul Mex reached out to experienced session musicians, the Raw Rox Band, namely Jim Black – bass guitar, Zoki Jovanoski – drums, Bob Calvert – keyboards and Arby ‘Slash’ Rockman – lead guitar.

The bad news is that 2019 WRC Best Radio Show award winners Rock On The Ridge have gone on hiatus for a few weeks. However, the good news is that Jules and Bob are also broadcasting a new weekly show, The Rock Vault, which you can listen to live here tonight at 8pm on 107 Meridian FM. Taking you back in time, they'll bring you tracks that you may know and some you may not, plus they always feature a special year.

Today's Track Of The Day is Doom quartet Embr's new video for ‘Where I’ve Been’ taken from their recently released debut album ‘1823' via New Heavy Sounds. Undoubtedly an expert blend of tonal heft and melody, Embr are four musical kindred spirits who have delivered a crushing, yet beautiful debut. Musically, it could be categorised as ‘Doom’, however, it’s obvious that the U.S. band have range, drive and a desire to add to the genre, to broaden it whilst staying true to its core fundamentals. The vocal talents of Crystal Bigelow absolutely soar and strengthen the music, whilst her range, patterns and harmonies transport the band’s music skyward. Mark Buchanan (guitar), Alan Light (bass) and Eric Bigelow (drums) also keep everything tight and weighty. Massive drop-tuned guitars, chest rattling low end, pounding drums, fuzzy distortion, it’s all there. But they also add in synths, a bit of Grunge and Alt Rock flavours.

Former guitarist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and award-winning American Blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher releases his sixth album, 'My Blues Pathway', via Cleopatra Records on Friday 25th September, and his first single, 'No Place To Go', co-written with Richard Cousins, is today's Video Of The Day. 'My Blues Pathway' follows hot on the heels of Kirk’s 2018 Blues music award nominated album 'Hold On'. The 10-track album features originals and re-imagined tributes of quintessential Blues Classics by Sonny Boy Williamson, Chris Cain, AC Reed and Juke Boy Bonner. Kirk recorded this album over the 2019 Christmas holidays in six days over a two-week period.

It seems such a long time ago now since we saw The Revivalists touch down for the first time in London last February at a sold out 100 Club, with our American correspondent Rick Menniti. In fact, talking of last year, Rick has been in touch to point out that The Revivalists, Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre from September, is still available to stream here in full HD, with pristine soundboard audio optimised for streaming of that wondrous and rainy night! In addition, this Friday 24th July at 6pm CT (UK midnight), The Revivalists will also be performing live here at the NOLA Drive-In Livestream.

Starting here tonight at 7.30pm, award-winning, genre-crossing singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey begins her ‘Ain’t Nothing But’ mini-series, consisting of three completely unique, never-been-seen before, live streams, all from White Noise Studios, where the performance will be streamed in uncompressed HD, from multiple angles, with the audio mixed live. 'ANB' The Lyric, tonight, sees Elles pay tribute to the writers and songs that have become woven into her soul over her years as a musician. This will be followed by 'ANB' Requests on Wednesday 29th July - so make sure you e-mail Elles at ellesbailey@gmail.com with your request by the day before at the latest! Finally, on Wednesday 5th August - 'ANB' The Blues, Elles will take you through a history of the some of faces that have inspired the ever-changing sound of the Blues over the years, paying homage to its roots, tribute to the icons, plus highlighting a selection of her contemporaries on the scene today.

Jeramie Kling from Venom Inc., Massacre, The Absense, Wombbath, Ribspreader, Fore and more, joins today's Zach Moonshine Show Track Of The Day to talk about his bands, playing drums, the Covid-19 pandemic and much more! This episode also features brand new music from Prosanctus Inferi, Static X, AAL, Al Yeti Bones, Moonlight Desires, And He Never Came Back, Sagtikos, Blazon Rite, Butterfly, Hræ, IniSans, Sepulchral Frost, Theotoxin, Unholy Vampyric Slaughter Sect, Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre, Wazmo, Nothgard, Graves Of Giants, plus there's also a surprise live call from Seth of Totally Overrated Sellouts!