Hard Melodic Rock band KinStrife have released their first ever music video, 'Unconditional', ahead of their upcoming debut album, which is today's Video Of The Day. The band from Hereford started in 2013 and is the brainchild of lead and rhythm guitarist Alan Kaye and bass guitarist Dave Richards - their style heavily influenced by the golden age of Rock music from the 80’s through to the modern day. Complemented by Mike Hoskins on vocals and Simon Richards on drums, this shows in their unapologetic style of Rock that pulls from different bands that inspired them. It has been a long journey for the band, but a worthwhile one, not only with their debut on the horizon, but also the fact that they are already working on a follow-up!

If you missed out on Danny Vaughn's live-streamed show last Thursday, well the good news is that he's doing another one tonight here at 8pm GMT; 3pm EST; 12 Noon Pacific. We also had the pleasure of not only interviewing Danny recently here, but we also presented him with his 2019 WRC 'Best Unplugged' award(pictured). Danny’s track record, especially touring with his latest solo album 'Myths, Legends & Lies', plus also Dan Reed for their joint acoustic project Snake Oil & Harmony, speaks for itself, so make sure you tune in later.

The latest episode of the Blues Podcast is today's Track Of The Day featuring legendary guitarist Bernie Marsden. Recorded at John Henry’s in London, Bernie sits down with the inimitable Big Boy Bloater and talks about his love of the Blues, his life including his time in Whitesnake and how he wrote the iconic song. ‘Here I Go Again’. The Blues Podcast launched last month, and the naturally charming Bloater knows what makes musicians tick and how to get inside their head, which is what makes it so special – to find out about the person behind the music.

"‘Sunrise’ sees Sally Ann’s soaring vocal follow Dominic’s snaking bass lines, while both of them are in fine, soulful form on ‘Sinking’; Chris provides great guitar outros for both songs. Anyone wishing to dip in for a taste of just how powerful Sally Ann’s vocals can be should check out ‘Back To Yesterday’." Following on from his Buck & Evans gig review here from yesterday, today read another one of our self-isolating reviews here, as Gary Smith this time gives his take on Buck & Evans CD 'Write A Better Day' that was released towards the end of last year, plus check out our Video Of The Day.

Today's latest Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day includes music from The Dust Coda, Everyday Heroes, Piston, Electric Black, At The Sun, Kadavar, Those Damn Crows, Charm City Devils, Western Sand, The Wild, Dead Man's Whiskey, Monster Truck (pictured), The Cold Stares, Broken Witt Rebels, Bob Dylan, TheRealPhilX, Wolftooth, Crobot, Far Suns Fall, Ryders Creed, Blind River, Gorilla Riot, Nine Miles South, Silverthorne and Southern Isolation.

Despite the Covid-19 lockdown in the second half of March, today's April 2020 WRC Bulletin manages to look back at a few gigs including Buck & Evans, Goo Goo Dolls, Molly Karloff, Vex Red, Jim Kahr, Samantha Fish, Danny Bryant and Joanne Shaw Taylor, plus our Danny Vaughn, Austin Jenckes and Kyle Daniel interviews (pictured), and our Shyyne, Noble Jacks and Buck & Evans CD reviews. Also, trying to be positive, we look forward to some live streams this week, including Eclipse, Danny Vaughn, Shiraz Lane and The White Buffalo, plus some forthcoming April CD reviews including Rory Gallagher, Broken Witt Rebels, The Dowling Poole, Pattern-Seeking Animals, Marjana Semkina, Joe Satriani, Ron Coolen, Robert Jon & The Wreck, The White Buffalo, Katatonia, Wishbone Ash, Kyle Daniel, Dennis DeYoung, FM, Her Chariot Awaits, One Desire and Pretty Maids. 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

"The fourteen songs played included the eleven song debut album in its entirety (although, unsurprisingly, played in a different order); I have reviewed that separately (watch this space) and would recommend it unreservedly. Of the additional songs, Otis Redding’s ‘Dreams To Remember’, which has long been a staple of the band’s live gigs, was perhaps the outstanding showcase for both Chris’ guitar and Sally Ann Evans’ powerful voice." Do you remember the good old days when you used to go to a gig? Well today, Gary Smith literally takes us back in time here, with his review of Buck & Evans at London's 100 Club on Tuesday 19th November last year, which nearly didn't see the light of day. Also check out our Video Of The Day plus our Photo Gallery (courtesy of Tim Russell) here.

You will of course have seen that both the Glastonbury and Download festivals have had no option but to cancel their events in June, however the good news is that Ramblin' Man Fair HQ have recently reported that they are still very much intending to go ahead with their festival at Mote Park, Maidstone, over the weekend of 17th to 19th July. Indeed, over 90% of artists booked to play have stated that they still intend to come and play this Summer - including those from America. However, as a contingency, RMF are drawing up a list of bands based in the UK who have found that conversely, they too aren’t now able to tour the US this Summer either. So, even if those US artists do change their minds, then there is still an intention to go ahead.

This week's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day is devoted to a very limited edition double CD which was released to celebrate the first anniversary of The Tuesday Night Music Club. In fact it's all in aid of sound engineer Simon Taylor who recorded the tracks, as Simon has lost his livelihood because of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, you can support Simon here by downloading the album for a minimum donation of £10, which among others includes live tracks from The Sam Kelly Band, Half Deaf Clatch, Rebecca Downes (pictured), Poplar Jake & The Electric Delta Review, Rabbit Foot, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion, Martin McNeill & Ramon Goose, The Katie Bradley Band and Giles Hedley & The Aviators.

Not only will multi-platinum singer/songwriter Kip Moore release his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, 'Wild World', on Friday 29th May, but Moore also gave his notably loyal fan-following a taste of what to expect, recently performing 'Magic' for Minnesota Country Station K102, in quarantine, which is today's Vdeo Of The Day. Co-writing all but one of 'Wild World's’ insightful thirteen-song tracks, in deeply personal terms, Kip even self-produced the set, with help from David Garcia, Luke Dickand Blair Daly on respective tracks. The weathered heartland-Rock sound Moore has embraced on previous efforts gets its emotional volume pumped up, recorded live with a full band, as substance takes precedence over style and the timeless prevails over the trendy. Moore admits the results include a few quirks – but that just gives 'Wild World' the character he values so much.

The bad news is that this year's Call Of The Wild Festival has been postponed because of Coronavirus, however, the good news is that it will still take place later this year at the Lincolnshire Showground over the long weekend of 18th to 20th September. The rescheduled festival will still operate on the same basis, i.e. three stages, camping, glamping, VIP, etc. but due to other touring commitments, the organisers have had to swap Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons to Friday and Massive Wagons to Sunday. Unfortunately they have also lost Michael Monroe on the Saturday, but they are currently working very hard to bring you an equally great Saturday headline act!

Today's Track Of The Day features Brain Stem on The Zach Moonshine Show talking about and playing brand new tracks from their new conceptual EP 'Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 2'. Consisting of Logan Magnuson - guitar, Alex Mcintosh - drums, Brad Fife - bass and Jessy Leduc - vocals, the band is an outstanding example of what experimental Death Metal has to offer, and the EP is the second chapter of a journey that began with 2018's 'Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 1'. Established in 2016, Brain Stem isn't the easiest to define with an exact subgenre. Noted to be groovy at times, but also technical when needs be, they've made sure that their sound is not limited by one train of thought, molding Metal the way they see fit.