Tonight, Mud Morganfield (Track Of The Day), the eldest son of the legendary Muddy Waters (the King of Chicago Blues) will be appearing The Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ. Mud is a multi-award winning artist and an established star in the world of Blues music, brought up surrounded by many of the finest musicians in the Blues. Morganfield's latest album, 'They Call Me Mud', was released last year to extensive airplay and great reviews. Doors open at 8.15pm with music from 9-11pm. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted admission.

Modern Progressive Metal outfit Novelists FR will release their third album 'C'est La Vie', next Friday 24th January via Arising Empire, and today's Video Of The Day, 'Head Rush', is taken from the new album. The band first formed in early 2013 when guitarist Florestan and drummer Amael Durand met former A Call To Sincerity vocalist Matteo Gelsomino and bass guitarist Nicolas Delestrade, and in the space of a few years, they have become a rising star within the Progressive Metal scene, and are now ready to continue that path with the release of their highly anticipated latest effort.

With a review to come, check out here our Photo Gallery from our first gig of the decade on Tuesday night, when we saw Savoy Brown at Chislehurst's Beaverwood Club in Kent, with special guests Matt Pearce & The Mutiny(pictured). Legendary… a Blues Rock institution… true innovators - these are just a few of the ways Savoy Brown, with founder guitarist Kim Simmonds at the helm, has been described over the past fifty years by music critics and fans alike. Meanwhile, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny released their hugely successful debut album 'Gotta Get Home' last May through Mutinear Records, and not only was it #1 in the Amazon Best Selling Blues Albums and Hot New Releases charts, it also went on to glean an impressive array of glowing reviews from the Blues and Rock press.

With a review and a Photo Gallery to come, our first gig of the decade last night, was Savoy Brown (pictured) at Chislehurst's Beaverwood Club in Kent, with special guests Matt Pearce & The Mutiny. Legendary… a Blues Rock institution… true innovators - these are just a few of the ways Savoy Brown, with founder guitarist Kim Simmonds at the helm, has been described over the past fifty years by music critics and fans alike. Meanwhile, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny released their hugely successful debut album 'Gotta Get Home' last May through Mutinear Records, and not only was it #1 in the Amazon Best Selling Blues Albums and Hot New Releases charts, it also went on to glean an impressive array of glowing reviews from the Blues and Rock press.

Today's 2019 WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day features Electric Black, Small Town Titans, Ashen Reach, Vulture Vibe, Wolfmother, Those Damn Crows, Son of a Gun, Nine Miles South, The Big Dirty, Silverthorne, Ereley, Wishbone Ash (pictured), The Gun, The Muggs, Revival Black, Trident Waters, Everyday Heroes, Last In Line, Crobot, Sons Of Apollo, Rival Sons and on their Introducing Stage, two in a row from Sonic Divide.

Today heralds the release of the full studio production of Geoff Carne & The Hatz's 'Caught on the Outside' (see our Video Of The Day). With its Tom Petty vibe, this latest release follows a live recording of the same track last November, plus the release last month of 'Christmas Time (feat. The Angry Snowman - Rock 'n' Roll Mix)', - a re-vamped version of their Christmas 2018 release in true Rock 'n' Roll fashion.

"The absence of the band’s classics from the Under The Bridge setlist suggests that the band is confident about its new material and, with Simmonds displaying an energy in his playing which belies his advancing years, there looks to be plenty of gas left in the Savoy Brown tank. Anyone who enjoys Blues/Rock guitar played in the classic trio format will find plenty to enjoy in ‘City Lights’." That was part of our take last year on Savoy Brown's latest CD 'City Lights' (Video Of The Day) and for our first gig of the decade, we're going along to see them at Chislehurst's Beaverwood Club tonight, with special guests Matt Pearce & The Mutiny (pictured).

Neil Peart 12/9/1952 - 07/1/2020 “When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart” - ‘Nobody’s Hero’, (‘Counterparts’­, 1993) We’ve lost some heroes over the pa­st few years, but this one is major for me. Rush have been myband since I first took a punt on the glorious triple gatefold sleeve of ‘All the World’s a Stage’ which began a lifelong dedication (if not obsession). I’m not exclusive; there are many other bands and artists I love, but if I was confined to just one band for the rest of my days, it would be Rush. And that has been the case for the last 40 years. So, it was with a great deal of sadness I learnt of the passing of Neil Peart this week after a three-year battle with glioblastoma. Whilst he was adamant about retirement at the end of the (Europe-less!) R40 tour in 2014, before learning of his illness, I still held out hope of an occasional one off reunion that I would have done my damnedest to attend, wherever and whenever. After all, “We’re only immortal… For a limited time” (‘Dreamline’, from ‘Roll the Bones’). Rightly (imo) acclaimed by many as the best Rock drummer of all time, whilst usually mentioned as the band’s lyricist, I think he’s often under-celebrated in this area. Whether in ‘traditional’ Prog fantasy/sci-fi territory (‘By-Tor and the Snow Dog’, ‘Rivendell’, the album-spreading ‘Cygnus X-1’ and of course, ‘2112’), story-telling mode (‘Red Barchetta’, ‘The Pass’) or using history as inspiration (‘Red Sector A’, ‘Manhattan Project’), he had an astounding breadth of subject matter ability to encapsulate his thoughts and stories into verse. You also don’t have to look too hard to find references or nods to Shakespeare, Coleridge, Ayn Rand (which caused some unwarranted controversy), and TS Eliot amongst others… he was exceptionally well-read and was…well, I don’t think it would be stretching it to say ‘a poet’. He was, for many, (to quote Taylor Hawkins at the bands induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), “the most f•ckin’ rippin’ drummer in the world”. Yet he was never afraid to learn and adapt …whilst he cited his early influences as heavier Rock drummers like John Bonham and Keith Moon, as recently as 1994, at the top of his game, he was not afraid to take lessons from Jazz drummer Freddie Gruber and incorporate new styles into his repertoire: check out the grip change at around 4:25 in his solo alongside from the R30 tour to incorporate a Jazz section amongst a myriad of other styles. Taylor Hawkins again: “(with his) composition, craft and technique, his drumming was… songwriting: just as musical, just as melodic as any other instrument in the band.” The double-tragedy that led to his initial retirement after the ‘Test for Echo’ (1996) album is well documented. It is testament to Geddy and Alex that they gave their friend (and I use that term deliberately, rather than ‘colleague’ or ‘bandmate’) the space and time he required to come to terms with his losses. Deciding that motion was the one thing that could occupy his focus, he spent over a year riding his motorcycle 55,000 miles through Canada, USA, Mexico, Belize and back again. This journey (both literal and metaphorical) was subsequently documented and released as ‘Ghost Rider’. Whilst not his only full literary release, it is almost certainly the most poignant, and shows his writing skill as extending way beyond lyrics. Despite being an absolute master of at least two crafts, he was a humble, modest man, normally trying to avoid the limelight whenever possible (as the song of that name attests). He was never comfortable with the intensity of adulation his skill attracted - “I never wanted to be famous... I wanted to be good”. Yet, he was self-effacing enough to join in with the bands goofy concert intro VT’s (the best of which, for me, is ‘Gershon’s Haus of Sausage’ alongside, from the “Time Machine“ tour (BTW, if you’re a lapsed or new Rush fan, this is a great concert DVD to come back with - great gig, great filming, and a great crowd). Suddenly, you were gone From all the lives You left your mark upon - ‘Afterimage’ (‘Grace Under Pressure’, 1984) I’ll leave the last thought to the man himself (from the R&R HoF Induction acceptance speech), recounting one of his favourite Bob Dylan quotes: “The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do for anyone but inspire them?" Rest assured Professor, your work as a musician, lyricist, and writer has inspired millions, and will continue to do so for many years to come. Thank you. Mark C.

Today's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day features two IBBA albums of the month, a cracking new release and a lengthy preview of Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, including music from Mike Farris, Buck & Evans(pictured), Bad Day Blues Band, The Jupiter Blues, Andy Taylor Group, Dom Martin, The Head Hunters Blues Band, Lightnin Willie, The Achievers, Half Deaf Clatch, The Cinelli Brothers and a couple of tracks from Gary Fletcher ahead of tonight's show at The Tuesday Night Music Club, The Comrades Club, Coulsdon CR5 2NF.

Ten years ago Gary Moore played a special one-off club show at London’s Islington Academy, and Provogue, a division of the Mascot Label Group, will be releasing this never before released recording, 'Live From London', on Friday 31st January, which includes today's Track Of The Day 'Since I Met You Baby'. The live album was recorded on 2nd December 2009 – just fourteen months before his tragic death at the age of 58. The career of the fabled guitarist was a jagged timeline, full of twists, turns and wild tangents. And yet, through it all, the Irishman never lost faith in the power of live music.

Today's Video Of The Day is the iconic and influential Japanese Post-Hardcore band Envy, their first single ‘A Step in the Morning Glow’, from their new album ’The Fallen Crimson’, which is due to be released on Friday 7th February through Pelagic Records. It's their first new studio album in five years – a record that almost never happened - given the band recently suffered seemingly insurmountable personal and creative struggles that challenged the very existence of the band, like nothing they had experienced in nearly three decades together. After reuniting with briefly estranged singer Tetsuya Fukagawa – and shaking up their lineup for the first time in 25 years –­ Envy has returned, refreshed with their most dynamic and progressive work to date.

To support the release of his 17th solo studio album this April through Sony/Legacy, world-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, has announced a string of May UK tour dates. Travelling under the moniker of “The Shapeshifting Tour”, the six-date run will start at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea on Friday 22nd May finishing up at Birmingham Symphony Hall on Thursday 28th May. The live show will also feature many of his classic fan-favorites including 'Surfing With The Alien', 'Always with Me, Always with You' and 'Flying In A Blue Dream'. His touring band also features celebrated drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty), bassist Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats) and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc).