Vive Le Rock Magazine are celebrating their 10th year in print this year (it is now the world’s biggest Rock ‘n’ Roll and Punk magazine) and to mark such an occasion, they are hosting an awards event/party on Wednesday 1st April at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. This year sees Original Rudeboy - The Specials Neville Staple joining the party along with a very special one-off reformation of 80's Goth Rockers The Lords of The New Church, fronted by Finnish Hanoi Rocks legend Michael Monroe on vocals. The Vive Le Rockers all-star band will once again back specially invited singers, and compere for the night will see the return of Ed Tudor-Pole of Tenpole Tudor fame plus also 80's TV show The Crystal Maze. Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders are set to pick up an Icon Award and Punk legend, The Damned's Brian James will accept the Pioneer award.

With a review to come, today check out our Photo Gallery here as Vex Red completed their UK headline tour at London's O2 Academy Islington on Saturday night including support band Sœur (pictured), pledging to plant more than 500 trees with the proceeds from the tour and merchandise sales in 2020. Their latest single 'Air' is taken from the band’s recent EP 'Give Me The Dark', via Say Something Recordings. It’s the first collection of new music that the band have released since their debut record 'Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire' back in 2002. Seventeen years is a long time but they’ve picked up exactly where they left off, blending atmospheric electronics with gritty and expansive guitars to deliver their signature punch.

Inimitable singer Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) and acclaimed Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear, Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall) have collaborated successfully on three albums on which Russell has duetted with Norwegian singer Jorn Lande. Following a break in this pattern which saw Timo Tolkki step in to oversee one album, Karlsson has returned to the fold, but there is another exciting new twist to the formula in that this time around the duo welcome Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish, The Dark Element) to the fold as Allen’s vocal partner to offer up an unbelievable new album 'Worlds Apart' (Video Of The Day), which is due to be released this Friday 6th March. For any fan of the Allen-Lande releases, but also the likes of Delain, Within Temptation and Nightwish (albeit with a heavier edge), this is going to be your album of 2020!

The brand new Blues Podcast launched with a sizzling three episodes last Tuesday featuring the queen of modern Blues Beth Hart, the multi-platinum selling Kenny Wayne Shepherd (today's Track Of The Day) and the fast rising British Blues-Rock star Kris Barras. The series is presented by the inimitable Big Boy Bloater – the current drive time presenter for Feedback Radio and former host of the popular Blues Magazine Show for Team Rock Radio. The naturally charming Bloater knows what makes musicians tick and how to get inside their head which is what makes The Blues Podcast so special – to find out about the person behind the music. It’s a chat amongst friends where they sit down and chew the fat of life and what has shaped them into who they are.

"The band obviously know their fan base that wants the favourite numbers from over the years and there is a varying age of punters in the place tonight who got what they wanted. The big hitters like ‘Name’, ’Naked’, ‘Slide’, ’Home’, and for me, the tune of the night ‘Big Machine’ from the ‘Gutterflower’ album - were all enthusiastically received in the house." Today read the whole of Geoff C's take here on Goo Goo Dolls (Track Of The Day) at London's Roundhouse in Camden on Thursday night, supported by 4-piece UK Rockers Valeras.

Today's March 2020 WRC Bulletin not only looks back at our February gigs including The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (Jan), Anchor Lane (Jan), Atomic Rooster, Never The Bride, Beth Hart, Supersuckers, Ginger Baker Tribute, Jim Kahr, Dream Theater, Myke Gray, Jared James Nichols, Goo Goo Dolls, Molly Karloff and Vex Red, plus our Albert Cummings, Felix Rabin, Never The Bride, H.E.A.T and Molly Karloff CD reviews, but we also look forward to our March gigs including Robert Hokum, Electric Enemy, Samantha Fish, Phil X & The Drills, Anathema, New Pagans, And You Will Know Us By Trail Of Dead, Haunt The Woods, Danny Bryant, Snake Oil & Harmony, Fish, Sons Of Apollo, Daxx & Roxane, Wille & The Bandits, Danko Jones, Pist, Jonathan Hulten, Stephen Dale Petit, Santana, Jared James Nichols (pictured) and Nobel Jacks. Don't forget that if you ever want to contribute a gig or CD review to our website then please get in touch!

Vex Red completed their UK headline tour at London's O2 Academy Islington last night, pledging to plant more than 500 trees with the proceeds from the tour and merchandise sales in 2020. Their latest single 'Air' is taken from the band’s recent EP 'Give Me The Dark', via Say Something Recordings. It’s the first collection of new music that the band have released since their debut record 'Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire' back in 2002. Seventeen years is a long time but they’ve picked up exactly where they left off, blending atmospheric electronics with gritty and expansive guitars to deliver their signature punch. Anyway, with a review and Photo Gallery to come, including support band Sœur, check out today's Video Of The Day.

Vex Red complete their UK headline tour at London's O2 Academy Islington tonight and have pledged to plant more than 500 trees with the proceeds from the tour and merchandise sales in 2020. Their latest single 'Air' is taken from the band’s recent EP 'Give Me The Dark', via Say Something Recordings. It’s the first collection of new music that the band have released since their debut record 'Start With A Strong And Persistent Desire' back in 2002. Seventeen years is a long time but they’ve picked up exactly where they left off, blending atmospheric electronics with gritty and expansive guitars to deliver their signature punch.

With a review in the pipeline, today check out our Photo Gallery here of Molly Karloff's EP Launch Party on Thursday night at London's The Black Heart in Camden with awesome support from Spidervayne and Black Tree Vultures (pictured). 'Supernaturalation' is due to be released this Friday 6th March, and it follows the hard-hitting, three-piece British Alt-Rock, Grunge Rock band's critically acclaimed debut EP, 'Dancing for Money', in 2018. In the meantime, the Oxfordshire based band have toured their contagiously hook-filled, fist pumping sound around the country, including packed venues across Oxfordshire and, indeed, London’s Camden Town.

London-based independent promotion collective Chaos Theory will celebrate their 10th anniversary in their home town today with Chaos Theory Festival at The Dome and Boston Music Room. The line-up features the likes of Zu, Teeth of the Sea, Vodun, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard (Track Of The Day), Gold, Vasa, Undersmile, Memory of Elephants, Årabrot and Mai Mai Mai plus end.user who will also headline the official after party. Also today, just up the Northern Line, Camden Rocks Festival presents an all-day Rock-n-Roll bonanza featuring Bugeye, The Vegetable Collective, The Spangles, The Filthy Spectacula, The Silver Bayonets, The Darts, Soho Dukes, Stone Shiva, Dead At Eleven and The Fix, at The Latin Groove Lounge Club from 1.30pm. Finally today, The Brent Hutchinson Band (Video Of The Day) hit the Blues At Barleylands stage at 2pm, at Barleylands Social Club, Barleylands Road, Billericay CM11 2UF.

Today's latest Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association Presenters' Picks including songs from Giles Robson, Frank Bey, Jon Cleary, Beth Hart (pictured), Jimmy Johnson, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers plus many more.

"The song's growing crescendo ends abruptly to leave Kim to finish off the last few bars with her clear plaintiff voice. The white Tele is swapped for a similarly coloured Flying V for 'Colourblind' with a staccato guitar intro which leads into some choppy Pop Rock whereas 'Take Me Down' is a headbanging chugging Rock riff monster overlaid with Myke's intricate fingerpicking and full band backing on vocals. Kim forays out on to a small balcony to balance precariously above the crowd, posing for photos to a powerful Rock backing. Okay, it’s only 3 feet off the ground but that’s a long way up for some people. And it didn’t stop her jumping into the crowd to Rock along amongst them." Today read the whole of Mother's take here on Myke Gray and Kim Jennett who stopped off at London's Underworld in Camden on Sunday night, half way through their UK tour, supported by The Howling Tides, plus check out our Photo Gallery here.