No Rock On The Ridge today, but the good news it that Bob's other baby, Simply Country, is Track Of The Day including music from Chris Lane, Megan Dhalai, Blackberry Smoke (pictured), Art Murphy, Runaway June, Andy Penkow, Darius Rucker, Tony Smith, Clancy Pye, Ashley McBryde, Florida Georgia Line, Catherine McGrath, Joe Moore & Caitlin, Steve Bloor, Seamus Fitzsimmons, Helena Mace, Robert Ross, Dan Higgins, Hannah Paris, Joe Moore, Aaron Watson, Victoria Eman, Lady Antebellum, Charlotte Leigh, Melissa Lukin, Michael Ray, A.C. Jones, Hurricane Highway, Canaan Smith, Tim McGraw, The Belles, Jennifer Nettles, Brad Paisley, Justin Wade Band and Scott & Maria.

2020 is a fresh start for the London based 4-piece Metal outfit After Smoke Clears, and like their band name, they have cleared their vision and are ready for you to listen to their latest creations, including today's Video Of The Day, 'Deterioration'. It's the second of six single releases planned throughout the year that blend Metal, tech and groove to deliver a powerful movement in their music and make heads bang. The song is a reminder that life is short lived, precious, and not be taken for granted. Ultimately, this year will see the release of their debut album ‘Edification’, containing ten brand new tracks, sharing a journey through destruction and into self realisation.

Grammy® award-nominated sister duo Larkin Poe not only release their new album, 'Self Made Man', on Friday 12th June, via the band’s own Tricki-Woo Records, but they have also kept fans entertained thoughout their ‘Home Sweet Home’ Live Stream Series of online concerts, of which their brilliant lockdown cover of Kansas' 'Carry On Wayward Son', is today's Track Of The Day. Make sure therefore that you catch their special ‘Requests Show’ this Saturday 6th June at 9pm UK time here, plus their rescheduled dates for next year's eagerly anticipated tour of Europe and the United Kingdom, beginning on Wednesday 3rd February at Dublin's Vicar Street, that also stops off at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday 10th February and finishes in Mainland Europe in mid-March. Previously purchased tickets are still valid at the rescheduled dates.

Following the announcement of the release of the re-recorded version of 'A Bit Of What You Fancy' on Friday 1st July - to celebrate its 30th Anniversary – The Quireboys will embark on a special UK tour this December to February 2021, where they will play the classic album in its entirety. The 13-date tour will kick off at the Bullingdon in Oxford on Thursday 10th December, finishing at Gateshead Sage on Saturday 13th February. A 48-hour Planet Rock Ticket Pre-Sale starts today here at 10am. Australian beer drinking Rock 'n' Roll warriors Massive, who are no strangers to the UK music scene, are returning as tour support, promoting their third studio album 'Rebuild Destroy', which is out now through Off Yer Rocka Recordings.

Today's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day is another hour filled with new releases from Troy Redfern, Jose Ramirez, Adam Sweet, Errol Linton, Micke & Lefty feat. Chef, The Washboard Resonators, Jack J Hutchinson, Gregg Martinez, Frank Bey, Kat Pearson, The Weight Band and two from the great new album from Dion (pictured).

Australian icon James Reyne will release his 12th solo album and his first new studio album in eight years entitled 'Toon Town Lullaby' on Friday 10th July. The hits have been flowing for Reyne for more than 40 years and it coincides with the 40th anniversary of Australian Crawl’s classic debut album, 'The Boys Light Up'. Produced by James and Dorian West, James and Dorian played nearly everything on the record, with Dorian’s daughter, Asha, adding some backing vocals, while James’ longest-running musical partner, John Watson, plays drums.

"The album continues as it started with crunchy thumping base lines and anthemic vocals, which does, however, present a danger of the tunes seeping into your sub-consciousness resulting in involuntary insomnia and humming along at 4am! ‘Love Hate Song’, ‘Monsters’ and ‘Play Dead’ are all capable of doing just that. The album finishes with a subtly more refined track - ‘Habits’ with a slightly less intense vibe, which concludes the album nicely and encourages me to flick the “Repeat Play” button to the on position." Today read another one of our self-isolating album reviews, as Chris Bourlet this time gives you his take here on Rews' second album ‘Warriors’ out on Friday 7th August via Marshall Records, plus check out our Video Of Of The Day.

Despite us all missing out on the irreplaceable thrill and buzz of live music, we hope that you managed, like us, to catch some great live streams in May plus that you also checked out some of our lockdown album reviews, namely Pure Reason Revolution, Axel Rudi Pell, Thirteen Stars and FM. Watch out in June for more live streams plus forthcoming CD reviews for The Sleep Eazys, Bad Touch, Haken, Haxan, The Outlaw Orchestra, ED Brayshaw, Ryders Creed, 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 be aware.

Last week was the last Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means: The Blues Podcast just released its latest episode and today's Track Of The Day. This time, legendary BluesRocker and guy who’s seen it all, Walter Trout digitally sits down with Big Boy Bloater to discuss subjects such as the Blues, a strange concert playing with Van Morrison, hilarious stories involving a range of prohibited substances and much much more.

Last Friday, Blues icon Joe Bonamassa shared perhaps his most monumental Rock soundscape to date, with the intricate ballad titled 'When One Door Opens' on J&R Adventures - today's Video Of The Day that gives audiences a special look inside Joe’s recording sessions. The track was co-written with long-time producer Kevin Shirley and songwriter Pete Brown, known for his many collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce. Bonamassa has long been influenced by the Rock 'n’ Roll royalty that came out of the 60's and 70's, and when fans hear 'When One Door Opens' they’ll feel it more than ever. Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio in London, the impact of the history and culture of those studio walls is captured entirely in this song.

Our thanks to Replicants frontman Joe Head (pictured) for sharing today's Video Of The Day, a 'Rockumentary' Joe put together of his other band Alice in Chains UK on tour in Germany in April 2019, with their Grunge family - four bands, friends, on the road, living and playing gigs together. With a running time of 46 minutes, Joe says it's no Spinal Tap, but the video has some really fun moments, particularly the first part of footage of the band shenanigans on the ferry over from Dover to Dunkirk!

Ever-rebellious, Southern Country Rock-influenced, 4-piece powerhouse, The Outlaw Orchestra released their hell-raisin' 10-track debut album ‘Pantomime Villains’ on Friday, and to celebrate, the raucous, roof-raising Outlaws released a lyric video to today's Track Of The Day, ‘Take a Bow’ - one of the tracks you’ll find on this varied and vibrant album. A bundle of foot-stomping fun, the band formed in mid-2016 bringing together David Roux (guitars/lead vocals), Ryan Smith (drums/percussion/vocals), Pete Briley (banjo/lap steel/vocals) and Alex Barter (double bass/vocals). Sounding like they’ve been steeped in moonshine since birth, the band do indeed hail from the Deep South – Great Britain's Southampton, to be precise! Accomplished musicianship, rich in hard Southern and 70's-style Rock plus Cajun, Dixie, Country and even Flamenco, brings the ‘Orchestra’ to the party, whilst their deep-set taste for irreverence, not playing by the rules, rebel hearts and sheer energy bring in the ‘Outlaw’ contingent.