Shrouding themselves in mystery, today's Video Of The Day is French Alternative/Prog duo Hidden Phase, who released their debut album - 'The Deviant Place Theory' - last October, that is nuanced and melodic and takes in a number of different sounds and moods to make an atmospheric and engaging album. Its eight tracks showcase the songwriting and musical talents of the Angers duo, aka Identity 1 - vocals/keyboards and Identity 2 - guitars/bass /keyboards, to fine effect. Indeed, there are a number of exceptional tracks with moments of delicacy, heavy guitars, melodic choruses and affecting ballads, of which fans of Tool, Deftones, Porcupine Treeand The Pineapple Thief will find much to enjoy.

"After a first few spins, there’s no doubting the 70’s Classic Rock influences of Deep Purple/Rainbow. Indeed, this record could easily be what Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, featuring Ronnie James Dio, would be releasing now, if they were still together today. Pell has also removed the dated mystic wizards and kings from earlier releases, going for a more up-to-date lyrical choice of content." Today read another one of our self-isolating album reviews, as Geoff C. this time gives you his take here on Axel Rudi Pell's new CD 'Sign Of The Times', which is due to be released this Friday 8th May, plus check out our Track 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

Nigel Barker has, until now, been a hidden gem of the UK music scene and this exciting, unusual and wholly original artist releases his first single ‘Telling My Troubles To Strangers’ via all major streaming platforms on Friday 15th May, and is taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Five’, which comes out later this year. A real master Bluesman and a phenomenal songwriter who's music straddles, Blues, Americana, Rock and lo-fi Pop, Nigel recorded, produced and mastered all parts himself on this innovative track at his own Wonderland Studios West.

Today's Track Of The Day is the fifth episode of The Blues Podcast featuring legendary English Rock and Blues guitarist Robin Trower who sits down with Big Boy Bloater to discuss various subjects such as gear, his time with Procol Harum, his dream band, how he got into guitar and much more. Over five decades ago, the iconic British Bluesman made his first mark in R&B hopefuls The Paramounts, then forging his reputation over a five-album tenure with Procol Harum. But for Trower’s long-standing fans, the main event is his solo career, which exploded in 1974 with 'Bridge Of Sighs': the gold-selling masterpiece whose highlights like 'Day Of The Eagle' and 'Too Rolling Stoned' paired his soul-drenched fretwork with the emotive vocals of the late James Dewar.

"The final song on the album is the monumental labyrinthine title track 'Eupnea', all thirteen minutes and twenty three seconds of it! Opening with the immortal words 'Breathe', it already sounds epic before it even gets off the starting block! Sustained Floyd sounding synth chords set the scene with diaphanous airy harmonic vocals gliding over the top. Rampant guitars hammer out perfectly executed repeating melodic phrases, determined to make their musical statement of intent to facilitate and guide the passage of the piece onwards through the maze of sound and upwards into the euphoric stratosphere." Today, not only read another one of our self-isolating album reviews, as Steven C. Gilbert gives us his take hereon Pure Reason Revolution's 'Eupnea' CD that was released last month, but also check out today's Video Of The Day for their track 'Ghosts & Typhoons'.

It's Lockdown Sunday again - so there's another Isolation Music Festival (pictured) being streamed here from 12.50pm UK time, including Dave Ferra, Joel Fisk, Bill Mead, Cherry Lee Mewis and the one and only Chesney Hawkes! Also tonight there are live streams from Dan Burnett, who is here at 6.30pm as part of his World Tour, plus Redfish who are also performing here at 8pm.

Not only has Low Cut Connie released a video for the title track of his forthcoming album 'Private Lives' (today's Track Of The Day), but he will also be performing another one of his cathartic, high-energy livestream shows heretonight. The self-produced double album which took the Philadelphia-based Rock and Roll act three years to assemble will be released later this year via Contender Records/MidCitizen Records. Alternating between raucous, full-tilt, Rock and Roll ecstasy and gritty, stripped-down vulnerability, 'Private Lives' is Low Cut Connie’s most potent and wide-ranging work to date, a complicated, sprawling epic.

Devin Townsend hosts his third live concert in his home studio here tonight at 8pm BST time in support of hotspot hospitals in New York City, and last Saturday's amazing first show, that raised over £65,000 for the NHS, is today's Video Of The Day. Each show lasts around fifty minutes, with a different setlist each time, with Townsend putting together an impressive 4-camera rig, controlled using nothing more than an Xbox controller! Devin's second show in aid of Vancouver’s General Hospital also raised nearly $50,000, and his new album, ‘Empath – The Ultimate Edition’, is due to be released on Friday 5th June.

Best known as King King's vocalist and guitarist - Alan Nimmo's Radio show returns here at 1pm BST time today. The Glaswegian rockers recently rescheduled their UK tour dates and will tour the UK in October 2020 and February 2021 including London's Electric Ballroom on Saturday 13th February. With special guests, Hannah Wicklund & The Steppin’ Stones, this will be the band’s first tour since February 2019 and the first tour with the new line-up, with Alan's brother Stevie on guitar, Andrew Scott (drums), Zander Greenshields (bass) and Jonny Dyke (organ/piano).

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 Eric Clapton, Roomful Of Blues, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective, Little Red Kings, Dove and Boweevil, The Quarantine Sessions, Procol Harum (pictured), Willie Dixon, Richard Townend and The Mighty Bosscats, The James Pitts Band, Gregory Porter, Dusty Springfield, Southside Johnny, Larkin Poe, Bad Touch and many more.

Tonight Rebecca Downes (Video Of The Day) will present an hour of solo acoustic music and chat livestreamed from her living room to Facebook and YouTube. You're welcome to submit any questions that you might have in advance via the comments section for this Facebook event. Rebecca's broadcast will begin at about 7.25pm with music kicking off at 7.30pm, thus giving five minutes for people to pick up the feed.

Despite the continuation of the Covid-19 lockdown in April, today's May 2020 WRC Bulletin does have a couple of new gig reviews, namely Buck & Evans (November) and Broken Witt Rebels (December), plus numerous CD reviews, including Rory Gallagher, The White Buffalo, Mariana Semkina, Everyday Heroes, The Petal Falls, Bywater Call, Ms Amy Birks, Wishbone Ash, Graces Collide and Vega. We also look ahead in these sad, gig-less times to May, with some live streams, including Rebecca Downes, Devin Townsend, Low Cut Connie,Isolation Festival, Dan Burnett and Redfish, plus forthcoming CD reviews for The Sleep Eazys, Pure Reason Revolution, Axel Rudi Pell, The Outlaw Orchestra, Thirteen Stars, Ed Brayshaw, Ryders Creed, FM, Dennis DeYoung, Her Chariot Awaits, One Desire, Pretty Maids, Ron Coolen, Kyle Daniel, Robert Jon & The Wreck, Joe Satriani, Katatonia, The Dowling Poole and Pattern-Seeking Animals. Indeed if you are currently kicking your heels and you fancy doing a self-isolation CD review of one of the albums above, then don't be shy, just e-mail us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com In the meantime, take care, keep safe and stay at home.