Was it really nearly six years ago that our friend Robin Bibi well and truly entertained us at our 2014 BluesFest, so much so that he ran off with our 2014 WRC Best Guitar Solo award? Well news reaches us that Robin now has a new free YouTube channel “Robin Bibi - Looping In Lockdown” - so if you want to subscribe go here. Also don't forget that the DVD from that memorable July day is still available from our our merchandise store here.

Talking of lockdown, it was good to hear recently from one our many valued contributors, namely, Martyn Boydon. Whatever your political persuasions, Martin was so incensed by the whole Dominic Cummings saga, that he wrote a song about - the Punky sounding 'Clearly Wrong' by Life Sentence, which is today's Track Of The Day!

Today at 8pm UK time (12pm PST), The White Buffalo (aka Jake Smith and today's Track Of The Day) will be playing his second virtual concert in partnership with Cadenza here. Back in early April, Jake and Cadenza partnered in one of the first paid, premium quality live stream experiences to happen in the wake of Covid-19. Due to the success of that first stream, the second streamed concert will be live from The Belly Up Tavern in Solano Beach, California, and it will be an all-request show where the fans will be 100% involved in selecting the setlist.

"The technical ability and production on this album along with great song writing brilliance has to make any Rock/Metal fan give it a little stream. We prefer the river version, but definitely 9/10 for pure enjoyment. We have an idea what’s coming for a 10 score, so keep your eyes on these guys. Never has there been a better time to be part of the Empire so if you get a chance after Covid - get along to see Black Orchid Empire live and release some of that lockdown tension.” Today read another one of our self-isolating album reviews, as Darren King this time gives you his take here on Black Orchid Empire's new CD 'Semaphore', which was released on Friday, plus check out our Video Of The Day. Remember, if you are currently kicking your heels and you fancy doing a self-isolation CD review, then don't be shy, just e-mail us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com

Today will mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the late, lamented musician Rory Gallagher, and heretonight at 8pm BST, Eagle Rock in partnership with YouTube will screen Rory’s performance with Taste at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. And in the build up to that, a streamed mini Rory festival will be taking place across Facebook and YouTube, starting at 5pm here, featuring a number of musicians who played with or are inspired by Rory. Hosted by radio legend David ‘Kid’ Jensen, the stream will include 'Band Of Friends' featuring Rory’s former drummer and bass player Brendan O’Neil and Gerry McAvoy, Belfast born singer/songwriter Dom Martin and Peter Donegan, son of Rory’s first musical hero Lonnie Donegan.

For those of you who love to dream - to experiment – and take a journey with an underground style of sound and vision - welcome to the very first HRH Psych - a truly unique 2-day, 3-arena event which will make its debut next year at the iconic Liverpool Arts Club over the weekend of 17th/18th April. Take the very best of all ends of the Psych-Rock spectrum, add in some Stoner, Acid, Fuzz and experimental sounds and you have a musical sensation waiting to be unleashed over The Psych Stage, The Stoner Stage and The Garage, Experimental and New Psych Sounds Stage. Immerse yourself and witness over 40 bands performing some amazing sounds and experimental journeys that will take any music lover out of their comfort zone. This is for people in the know and those who want to plunge themselves into unchartered musical territory.

Following the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Rising’ in 2017, Kenwyn House (Reef) and Leah Rasmussen (EMI, Bedrock, Renaissance) aka Goldray, return with an eight-track Psych-Rock fuelled second album ‘Feel The Change’, on Friday 31st July, of which their recent single is today's Video Of The Day. Their new music exudes their inspiration and passion, as testified by 'How Do You Know', which builds through the entirety of its four-minutes demonstrating Rasmussen’s huge range and power vocally, ending with a massive crescendo. Plus ‘Oz’ - the other double a-side single - a monster seven-minute-plus track driven through House’s incredible guitar playing, is an ambitious journey of Rock and Psych, building with power, then dropping into a feeling of surreal psychedelia only to be slapped back in the face with the thunderous riff!

Hailing from Melbourne, The Mercy Kills are back with a re-worked version of band and live crowd favourite, 'Alive' (Track Of The Day), taken from their 2013 debut album 'Happy To Kill You', that has been remastered and re-released as a single for those reaching out digitally in Covid-19 isolation. Mix two parts dirty Rock with two parts Sleaze Punk and you get this four shot cocktail featuring Mark E (vocals/guitar), Jen X Costello (bass), Nathalie Gellé (guitar) and Josh Black (drums). Their tastes in music, the desire to write great songs and blast out a killer live show are key factors shared by these Aussies, who took their name from a line in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, "It was a mercy killing".

Today's 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, UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, including music from Vintage Dixon, ED Brayshaw, Jose Ramirez, Victor Wainwright, The Yardbirds, Dave Ferra, JT Lauritsten & The Buckshot Hunters, John Primer & Bob Corritore, The Milk Men, Reloaded Norway, Dion, Eddie 9V, Johnny Burgin, Jack J Hutchinson (pictured), Norman Beaker, The Terraplanes Blues Band, Tom Atlas and many more.

We were truly sorry to learn of the tragic death of Storm Warning's sublime guitarist Bob Moore earlier this week at the age of 63. Lauded by the UK Blues press as one of the top contemporary Blues Rock bands in the UK, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to Bob's family, Derek White and his band mates, plus Bob's fans and friends, at this very sad time.

Badass Rock band, Kings County, out of Orlando, Florida, is back today with their latest single, 'Bleed These Tears', together with a striking new Video Of The Day, that will blow you away. The track was produced by Grammy Award winning producer/engineer Chuck Alkazian (Pop Evil, Soundgarden, Tantric) at legendary Pearl Sound Studios (Asking Alexandria, Eminem, Filter), and it also features Ted Nugent drummer Jason Hartless plus a kick-ass solo from Ratt guitarist Jordan Ziff. Originally slated to be a live performance and conceptual video, the band, consisting of Rob Dexter (vocals, bass), Steve Bell (guitars, vocals), Joe Lopez (drums) and Bill Kania (guitars, vocals), decided to take it to the next level with an old creepy doll lyric video, given the current health situation.

Fran McGillivray and Mike Burke are doing a fundraiser live stream here at 7pm tonight for Camden's award-winning independent live music venue, the Green Note in London. Part of the #saveourvenues campaign, Fran & Mike have teamed up with the Music Venue Trust, who have recently launched the crowdfunder to prevent the permanent closure of the Green Note plus other grassroots music venues, to allow them to continue in the future to host nightly Rock, Folk, Blues, Roots, World, Jazz and Country gigs.