2024 WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years or so listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Sunchild, Phish, Ghost, MKO, The Dirty Nil, Steven Wilson, Dorothy, Blood Brothers, Rob Tognoni, Jimmy Owen, Danny Bryant (pictured), Matt Schofield, Omar & The Howlers, Texas Headhunters, Edensong, plus many more.

Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, as we enter the final week of this month's nineteen-date January Blues Festival at London's 229 Great Portland Street, that takes a well-earned break tonight, with a review and further pics to come, check out today not only Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from Saturday night featuring Vanessa Collier (pictured) plus Laura Evans, but also watch Vanessa's 'Whiskey and Women' Video Of The Day, filmed that very same night.

Today's very latest 2025 WRC Award winning Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day includes a couple of tracks from the incredible Elles Bailey album, 'Can't Take My Story Away', as well as new releases from John Hollier and The Rêverie, Reid Jamieson, Sean Taylor, Magoo, Ma Polaine's Great Decline, Hollie Rogers, Luke Winslow-King and Laura Chavez, plus finally the IBBA's five most played albums of 2025, namely Will Wilde (pictured), Southern Avenue, Buddy Guy, Catfish and Larry McCray.

Crowned Band of the Year at the 2025 UK Blues Awards, tonight at Kent's The Beaverwood in Chislehurst, Brave Rival continue their 2026 UK tour with support from Star Circus, following the release last October of their eight-track EP '5 to 4', their first as a four-piece, of which their big-riff, Classic Rock EP anthem, 'Wild Child', is also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five recent and forthcoming releases from Clawfinger, Cloverhill, Lucy Gallant, Siege Perilous featuring Fabio Lione and Lyrizone.

Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, the month long/nineteen date January Blues Festival continues tonight at London's 229 Great Portland Street with James Hunter, and with a review and further pics to come, check out today not only Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from Friday night featuring the great fun band Nine Below Zero (pictured) plus Head Hive, but also watch today's hilarious NBZ 'Ridin' on the L and N/The Blue Danube/Match Of The Day' Video Of The Day, filmed by Denise Lester that very same night.

With numerous live dates planned for this year, acclaimed singer-songwriter Hollie Rogers releases her rich, genre-spanning new album 'Everything’s Fine' on Friday 5th June, and while rooted in Americana, it weaves together elements of Blues, Laurel Canyon Folk, Burlesque and Pop, highlighting Rogers’ versatility as both a solo artist and as a collaborator. of which her lead single, 'Some Kinda Lover', showcasing Hollie at her most unapologetically direct, is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Mean To You, Doll, Streetlight, Black Lung and DeathAssault.

Following yesterday's Hour One, today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour Two of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, including Big Big Train, Genesis, Retreat From Moscow, Geoff Downes, Lunatic Soul, David Gilmour and The Blackheart Orchestra.

Having released his latest album 'Blood & Blues' in November last year, South African Blues-Rock vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ross Harding (Smokestack Black) is back on the UK road for his upcoming The Blood & The Blues 2026 Tour, of which his latest and third album single, 'Me & Lucifer', that was very aptly released on Halloween, is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Night Thieves, Aranda, Ptolemea, Anthea and Three Dead Fingers.

Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, the month long/nineteen date January Blues Festival continues tonight at London's 229 Great Portland Street with Curtis Salgado + Giles Robson, and further to Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from last Saturday night featuring King King plus Little Odetta's second consecutive gig, check out today not only Denise Lester's review and photos from the previous night, but also watch today's Little Odetta (pictured) Video Of The Day covering James Brown's 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' plus 'No Medication', filmed by Denise that very same night.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is Hour One of a recent Prog Rock Files broadcast, presented by Garry Foster, featuring Chris Squire, Exploring Birdsong, Circu5, Moon Halo, Kaprekar's Constant, Ambient Den, Myth Of Logic and Marillion.

Guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Matt Long very sadly passed away on 6th October 2024 after an 18-month battle with cancer at just 29 years of age. However, the music world has come together once again with a new double album, 'A Little Help From My Friends - A Tribute To Matt Long', with all proceeds going to Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, where Matt received medical treatment. Scheduled for release this Spring, the album includes solos from US Blues-Rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa and legend Walter Trout, as well as 'Have My Say' by The Zac Schulze Gang, that's also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Truckfighters, The Fods x NEVIN, Illumina A.D., Victorius and Virtue In Vain.

Showcasing a diverse Blues music lineup, the month long/nineteen date January Blues Festival continues tonight at London's 229 Great Portland Street with American Blues, Funk and Soul saxophonist, singer and songwriter, Vanessa Collier, so further to Bruce Biege's Photo Gallery from Sunday evening's Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado gig (unfortunately without Thorbjørn who was ill), see today not only Simon Green's review and photos, but also watch today's 'That's Allright' Video Of The Day, filmed by Simon on the night.