Today check out our Photo Gallery here (courtesy of Bruce Biege) plus Video Of The Day of UK Roots artist Martin Harley's London’s Union Chapel gig from last Thursday, that coincided with both his current European headline tour and the release of his new album 'Roll With The Punches'. Having created a deep impression on the Acoustic Blues Roots and Americana scene with his last two Nashville recorded albums, his highly anticipated new record finds a more electric, band driven direction. Recorded in a remote chapel, deep in the wilds of Pembrokeshire, this is a truly intimate and gritty analogue album. The album features Harley's trademark fine songwriting, with Country Blues riffs and electric bottleneck slide guitar aplenty. All of this served with sweet vocal harmonies over the driving rhythms of co-producer and drummer Harry Harding, award-winning Australian bassist Rex Horan, and Hammond maestro Jonny Henderson adding extra sparkle on six of the tracks.

Ahead of their new album 'Rituals of Surrender' being released tomorrow via London label New Heavy Sounds, Cold in Berlin have a show at London's The Victoria tonight. The new album offers up a dark slab of Gothic Doom featuring thunderous modern fables, crawling from the wreckage of an ordinary life - dark and hopeful - standing tall in the debris. Over nine songs you are submerged into the dense, heavy sounds of their fourth album: A witch crawls from the ocean as the world is born looking for a new life, a woman recalls the painful love she needed to feel alive, a man cracks wide open looking for secrets, and love burns two desperate lovers - the songs are filled with heroic and overwhelming loss wrapped in the hope of what comes next.

On Friday 25th October Vambo release their swaggering and powerful self titled debut album through Goliath Records, a new Rock label via Universal, and today's Video Of The Day, the Planet Rock playlisted 'Why Why Why', finds them at their full creative tilt delivering hard-hitting, retooled Rock with a modern twist. Following successful appearances at both Download and Isle Of Wight Festivals this year, Vambo will also be touring the new album around the UK to coincide with its release. This energetic and diverse album features eleven finely crafted songs full of Rock ’n’ Roll attitude, combined with Pete Lance’s fearsomely virtuosic Metallic riffing, the solid pile driving rhythm section of James Scott (bass) and Steve Price (drums), plus Jack Stiles’ versatile and soulful voice, ensures that 'Vambo' is a colossal and essential debut.

Following yesterday's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day which included The Lewis Hamilton Band, we were subsequently contacted by Lewis, Nick and Ian from the award winning band. "Morning Wrinkly Rockers! How are we? Here is a sampler from our new album (out this Friday 11th October) for your listening pleasure. Cheers!" Therefore, 'On The Radio' from Scotland’s hardest working Blues-Rock trio is today's Track Of The Day! Having played over 600 gigs since their formation in late 2010 and having previously released three successful studio albums, they have developed a powerful style of Blues-Rock that combines blazing guitar work and traditional Blues song writing.

Further to our chat here with legendary Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth last week, ahead of their forthcoming UK tour next month, Steve will be one of many artists on stage tonight for the John Lennon Benefit Concert in aid of War Child UK, at the newly opened Hard Rock Hotel in London's Marylebone. On what would have been John's 79th birthday, the show will consist of songs from Lennon's solo catalogue and The Beatles catalogue, featuring other artists such as Blurred Vision, Cutting Crew front man Nick Van Eede, renowned Level 42, Go West, keyboardist/composer Lyndon Connah, the powerhouse voice of Soul/Rock songstress Lynne Jackaman, award winning Pop artist Ilona and singer/songwriter Dan Shears. Reserve your free tickets here to gain free entry, with fans being encouraged to donate what they can at the show.

Today's Video Of The Day is of The Mentulls (courtesy of Phil Honley), when they played The Tuesday Night Music Club at the end of last month. Meanwhile, today's Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day features four IBBA albums of the month including Connie Lush, 24Pesos, Dom Martin and Martin Harley (pictured), plus new releases from Trevor Sewell, Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps, Junior Watson, Ben Racine Band, Victor Wainwright, Mike Zito (featuring Kirk Fletcher & Josh Smith), Porch Swing Blues, The Lewis Hamilton Band, Big River and Ghost Town Blues Band.

"Now, anyone who has read any of my previous reviews must think I am addicted to Spotify’s music recommendations and I am incapable of finding my own new music?! Well, I actually find the ‘Discovery Weekly’ playlist a bit of chore. You have to dig through lots of trash to find a diamond, but that is exactly what I did do to find The Holy. But what a diamond! The ‘Daughter’ album is immense in every way carrying such emotion and variety within its 8 tracks. Probably my favourite album of last year, I was over the moon to see that they were playing in the UK and even had to cancel a work trip to make sure I could make the gig. So I had a little trepidation of whether the live set would meet up to my expectations." Today read the whole of Chris Bourlet's The Holy + Pink Milk + Warmland – a Nordic Music Night gig review herefrom London's The Lexington, Islington, on Thursday 26th September.

British Southern Rock band Sons of Liberty will release their highly anticipated debut album 'Animism' on Friday 25th October. The Bristol/South Wales based band came together in 2014 through their love of Southern Rock. The band comprise of the impeccable vocals of Rob Cooksley (ex Mike Underwood’s Glory Road), guitar duo Fred Hale and Andy Muse, and the driving rhythm section of Steve Byrne, drums and Mark Thomas, bass guitar. The band have two successful EP's under their belts already, both of which were self-released last year. Their debut EP, 'Shinola', followed by 'Aged in Oak' in September, were playlisted by major Rock radio stations and, with positive reviews across Rock media, including NWOCR, the band's profile grew massively. Consequently, Sons of Liberty have become sought after for festivals and venues throughout the UK where they never disappoint their audience.

"The legendary Ginger Baker, now 78 years young, returned to his home city last Tuesday night - albeit North of the Thames for this Lewisham lad. Baker, of course made his big break as a the inspirational drummer and founder of Cream and played with them from 1966 until they disbanded in 1968. Fifty years later Ginger was back tubthumping at Camden's Jazz Cafe, with his three Jazz amigos, namely percussionist Abass Dodoo (from Edmonton not Ghana), saxophonist Pee Wee Willis and on double bass and guitar Alec Dankworth (pictured). Unfortunately due to Ginger's well-documented health problems, it was quality rather than quantity including 'Ginger Spice', 'Cyril Davies' and 'Aïn Témouchent' - but the legends's anecdotes more than made up for the short setlist." That was the last time we saw Cream's Ginger Baker play in April last year (pictured) and therefore we were very sorry to learn of the iconic drummer's death yesterday at the age of 80. Truly a musical legend in every sense of the overused word.

Scottish Rock band Anchor Lane will release their new single 'Fame Shame' (today's Track Of The Day) this Friday 11th October, taken from the band’s eagerly awaited debut album to be released by R7 Records in January 2020. The single's official music video was filmed in the band’s hometown of Glasgow with director Ross Boag (Biffy Clyro, Twin Atlantic and Fatherson) whose aim was to capture the raw energy of the band’s live performance. Consequently, to celebrate the release of the single, the band will aslo perform an exclusive launch party gig at the Garage 2 in Glasgow this coming Friday 11th October. 'Fame Shame' is a raucous up-tempo Rock track that condemns society’s fascination with technology and social media. The song was written by singer Conor Gaffney, guitarist Lawrence O’ Brien, bass player Matthew Quigley and drummer Scott Hanlon and produced by renowned Rock musician, writer and producer Toby Jepson (Wayward Sons, Gun, Little Angels).

Incendiary, eclectic and utterly unique female-fronted Alt/Rock/Metal quartet Sanguine have lined up the release of ‘Cold Blood’, their landmark third album, on Odyssey Music on Friday 6th December, and their first single to be taken from the album, ‘Ignite’, is today' Video Of The Day. While ‘Cold Blood’, the follow-up to 2016’s massively acclaimed ‘Black Sheep’ album, is a markedly more melody drenched offering than its awesome predecessor, it nevertheless exudes the aggressive, hard hitting, heavy energy that Sanguine have become so well known for. ‘Black Sheep’ went down so well with the press and fellow musicians that Sanguine were subsequently invited on tour across the UK and Europe with a number of notable acts including Fear Factory, Skindred, Hellyeah, Zebrahead and Mushroom Head, building a huge army of followers along the way. The many months of touring allowed Sanguine to refine what they do to a fine art and ‘Cold Blood’ is more than testament to that.

Following their appearance at Wolverhampton's Codsall Beer Festival yesterday, one half of Geoff Carne & The Hatz will be appearing at the Beeb at around 7.30pm tonight! Tune in here as Geoff will be doing a live solo acoustic and interview on Sue Marchant's 'Big Night In' on BBC Cambs, Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk. Recently the duo released their latest EP 'The Kids', which includes four different versions of the Robbie & Kylie classic. On the road, Geoff is armed with vocals and guitar while Mick provides the beats with drums/percussion, giving a fresh direction to the Blues based British Rock genre, lying somewhere between the Classic Rock/Blues of Bad Company, the alternative Blues of The White Stripes plus the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - hence the Indie Rock/Blues tag they've acquired.