Billy Gould of Faith No More will now be joining Wayne Kramer on stage for the upcoming Kick Out the Jams: The 50th Anniversary European Tour this November. Not only that, but ex-Hanoi Rocks singer and legendary live performer Michael Monroe will be bringing his Glam-Punk charisma as support on all UK dates (except Bristol). The tour will see Kramer, leader of Detroit’s Proto-Punk/Hard Rock band MC5, take in 15 concerts and 4 summer festivals including London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on Monday 12th November. MC50 includes guitarist Kim Thayil, drummers Brendan Canty and Matt Cameron, bassists Dug Pinnick and super producer Don Was, and 6’ 7” powerhouse frontman Marcus Durant.

Today's Video Of The Day is The Quireboys who will be performing in just six days time at the Stonedeaf Festival at Newark Showground this Saturday 25th August. With a sound that harks back to the 70's heyday of The Faces, Stones, Slade and Mott The Hoople, The Quireboy's have always remained true to their roots from the start. The boy's mission is simply to keep the spirit of good time Rock ‘n’ Roll alive and kicking into the 21st century.

Today's Black On Blues Podcast Track Of The Day is another popular Blues women special featuring Heidi Blasmo, Chloe Watkinson, Joanne Shaw Taylor (pictured), Octavia Blues, Jo Harman, Alison McGrath and Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers.

Curb Records’ recording duo, American Young are returning to the UK for a series of shows next month, following their nomination for Best International Touring Act last year at the British Country Music Awards. Having proved a phenomenal hit on their eleven-date European tour, the couple’s third, the duo were thrilled to solidify their reciprocal love of the UK audiences. Comprised of songwriter/musician, Kristy Osmunson, and songwriter/producer, Jon Stone, American Young released their debut album in late 2016. With the duo currently writing their sophomore album, American Young will be teasing new material and playing fan favourites from their debut during their upcoming trip to the UK.

Get yourself down today to the XRoads Blues Bar at The New Cross Inn, New Cross Road (between the two tube stations), London, for a triple dose of the Blues. Doors open at 1pm and first up at around 2pm will be Deep Blue Sea who we understand will have some very special guests joining them. There will also be a special performance by Julio Jak - he's 15 years old, pretty special and not to be missed. Then at around 4.30pm Bad Pennies (pictured and Video Of The Day) will take to the stage to Rock out in true Rory G. style with some great Medway Delta Blues. See you there!

With just one week to go, today we continue our Stonedeaf Festival countdown by showcasing The Graham Bonnet Band who will be performing at the Newark Showground this Saturday 25th August. Today's Track Of The Day, ‘Livin’ In Suspicion’, is the single taken from the group’s ‘Meanwhile, Back In The Garage’ album, released last month via Frontiers. The song was written by Russ Ballard, who Bonnet has regarded as his talisman ever since he sang on the best known version of Ballard's ’Since You Been Gone’ while a member of Rainbow in the late 1970’s. ‘Meanwhile….’ is the second album by the band and follows ’The Book’ (2016). The Graham Bonnet Band also stop off at London's The Underworld this Wednesday 22nd August supported by Doomsday Outlaw.

Massive Wagons are today's Video Of The Day as we continue our Stonedeaf countdown to the festival that takes place at Newark Showground on Saturday 25th August. Britain’s new Rock sensation rocked Camden in June and have recently been announced as supporting The Dead Daisies on half the dates of their forthcoming November UK tour. For fans of Thunder, AC/DC, Pearl Jam and Ginger Wildheart - it's quite simple really - 5 purveyors of Hard and Heavy Rock and Roll! No fanciful tales, no from the ashes bullshit, absolutely no gutter to glory cobblers, it's as plain as the spots on your nose, proper pals who play proper music for real Rock fans!

The National Orchestra of the United Kingdom of Goats release their third album 'Huntress' next Friday 24th August and their video-single 'Beast' is today's Track Of The Day. The band was founded in the Italian province of South Tyrol at the end of 2009 and their music genre is a mixture of Progressive Rock, new art Rock and Pop. They describe their style as "Symphonic Grind Pop" and have been compared to bands like Muse, Pink Floyd, Crippled Black Phoenix, Oceansize, Porcupine Tree, Amplifier, Gazpacho, Sigur Ros, Aerogramm, Tool, Anathema and Radiohead. The lyrics tell stories from the fictional Kolepta. Each album continues the plot and tells another part of the saga. The band members themselves are also part of this story. They perform with masks and individual face paint and are called "The Insane", "The Coachman", "The Admiral" and "The Seer".

Leicester Rocks will be shaking the Leicester Morningside Arena today and live music lovers, aspiring musicians and Rock fans are in for a very special treat! With King King; one of the biggest names in the UK headlining, the renowned FM plus seven other very different, but striking acts in the line-up, this will undoubtedly be a great festival and one live music event not to miss in the region! Today's running order is 1.50pm Hollowstar, 2.30pm Gin Annie, 3.10pm Bad Touch, 4pm Xander & The Peace Pirates, 5pm Aaron Keylock, 6pm Sari Schorr, 7pm The Brew, 8.15pm FM and 10pm King King.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat including New Releases, Classic Tracks and much more. Music this week Includes tracks from King King, Lol Goodman Band, Damon Fowler, Wily Bo Walker, John Verity Band, Brigitte Rios Purdy, Allman Brothers Band, The Proven Ones, Shemekia Copeland, Steve West Weston, Midnite Johnny Band, Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue, Chloé Watkinson, Paolo Nutini, Johnny And The Headhunters, Chris Kramer & Beatbox 'n' Blues, Wilko Johnson (pictured), Michael Kaeshammer, Danielle Nicole Band, David Vest, The Riotous Brothers, Dana Fuchs, Yoka & The SugarBeats, Val Starr and the Blues Rocket, Ronny Aagren & His Blues Gumbo, Anthony Geraci, Albert King, Jo Harman, Victor Wainwright, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.

"Ably supported by the rest of the band, notably guitarist Brion James, dreadlocks flailing as he nails every solo, Dan captivated the audience with a succession of Network classics, including ‘Baby Now I’ and the slightly slower ‘Rainbow Child’. These were followed by ‘Champion’, the only song in this evening’s set from the Network’s latest album ‘Fight Another Day’, which is built around a slow, steady riff and Melvin Brannon’s rattling bass. It was then back to the classics, the set finishing with ‘Ritual’ and ‘Get to You’, a couple of full-on, dynamic Funk-Metal monsters." That was part of our take when Dan Reed Network supported Extreme back in December and DRN are not only due to release their new album 'Origins' (check out today's Video Of The Day), but they are also touring the UK in November supported by Mason Hill and Hollowstar including a London album launch show on the very same date it's released: Friday 23rd November.

It's now just over a week to the Stonedeaf Festival - a new festival organised and promoted entirely by fans, which seeks to recapture the spirit of the original one-day Monsters of Rock festival. It takes place at Newark Showground on Saturday 25th August, with camping available on the Friday and Saturday nights. Confirmed are Skid Row, The Quireboys, The Graham Bonnet Band, Anvil, Massive Wagons, Hand of Dimes, Chrome Molly and Fallen Mafia, with DJ hellhound spinning the discs between the bands. Watch out for our Stonedeaf countdown over the coming week but in the meantime for further ticket information go here.