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Ahead of this year's Album One Alive World Tour that kicks off in Lima later this month, W.A.S.P. released 'Bonus Tracks & B-Sides' at the end of January, the final disc in 'The 7 Savage' box set, a fifteen-song treasure trove for die-hard fans, that comprises rare tracks, dynamic covers and deep cuts, such as The Rolling Stones' 'Paint It Black', which is also one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Tommy Harrison Group, Audiogust, Phantomy, SigSour and Skyjoggers.

For an afternoon of fine Progressive music at this intimate seated venue in London, get along to The Camden Club this Sunday 6th April (doors 1pm) to see not only award-winning Prog/Alt-Rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, who last month released their eighth album, 'The Uncertainty Principle', but also for their first ever appearance in the capital, Ghost Of The Machine, known for their theatrical, high-energy performances, huge sound and singalong hooks, who similarly released last month their second album, ‘Empires Must Fall’, of which their explosive lead single, ‘The One’, is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming release from Rekkr, HeadUp, Cloverhill, Volucrine and Mihrax.

With influences ranging from the timeless melodies of Def Leppard to the raw energy of AC/DC and Thin Lizzy, and following the release early last month of their latest single, 'Let's Wake Up This Town (Acoustic Version)' via  Frontiers Music Srl, quintessential Cambridge Rock band The Treatment recently completed their eight-date Light 'Em Up European tour supporting The Dead Daisies, so check out today not only Marlène Rivet's Photo Gallery of both bands, taken on the Swiss leg at Lausanne's Les Docks, but also watch The Treatment's Video Of The Day of ' Man On The Highwire', filmed the following night in Italy at Fontaneto D’Agogna's Phenomenon.

Following Burning Rope's first ever show last night at a sold out The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon, today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day includes a world exclusive recording of a track from the band's rehearsals, a preview of Alice Armstrong's appearance at The European Blues Challenge, plus a stack of new music from The 2:19, Joe Bonamassa, Kris Barras' Hollow Souls (pictured), Richard Koechli, Jimmy Regal and the Royals, Steve Marriner, Stratcat Willie & The Strays, The Love Dogs, Catfish and Fabrizio Poggi.

Today's WRC Bulletin looks forward to a number of April gigs at https://www.wrinklyrockersclub.com/gig-calendar-wrinklystock including our six of the best 'April Fools Day Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, featuring Big Boy Bloater, The Zac Schulze Gang, Bad Pennies, Bluesman Mike Francis, Erja Lyytinen and Felix Rabin (pictured), plus we also look back at March and our Uriah Heep, Will Wilde, Shaman's Harvest, Laurence Jones, Kim Wilde, Ben Poole, The Who, Soft Machine, Jizzy Pearl's Love/Hate and Rosalie Cunningham photo galleries/gig reviews, plus our Big Boy Bloater, No Feelings and Explode The TV CD reviews, not forgetting our usual comprehensive March news archive. Finally, don't forget that if you want to receive our monthly e-mail bulletin, please submit your e-mail address in the box below.

London's Royal Albert Hall once again welcomed Teenage Cancer Trust to their prestigious auditorium last week, where the biggest names in music and comedy came together to raise money to help young people facing the chaos of cancer, and we were lucky enough to be present last Thursday on a very emotional evening to witness the first of The Who's two performances including special guests Level 42, so not only check out today AJ's Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch today's amazing 'I Can't Explain', 'Substitute', 'Who Are You' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.

Today, Mojo Preachers and Random Earth Project bass guitarist and author Trev Turley releases his sophomore book, 'Castles & Parcels' (available for £10 including P&P by e-mailing  contactbasstrev@aol.com ), the follow up to his quintessential 2022 autobiography 'Sky Trails & Pie Tales', comprising more of the same, and carrying on from where the last one left off, so not only listen to today's Podcast Of The Day from nearly two years ago, when Pete Feenstra interviewed Trev about his first book, but you could also be the first one out of the hat to win a copy of the new book by simply e-mailing us at wrinklyrockers11@aol.com by Monday 7th April and telling us the name of one of Trev's bands (editor's decision is final).

A Blues Rock marriage made in heaven, Internationally applauded, award winning Blues, Rock and Soul guitarist, singer and songwriter, Ben Poole's Spring European tour stopped off at France's Casino de St. Julien-en-Genevois on Friday night along with special guest and multi-award winning British Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, Aynsley Lister, so check out today not only Marlene Rivet's Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch Marlene's amazing Video Of The Day of the dynamic duo playing Johnny "Guitar" Watson's 'Too Tired', filmed on the night.

Ahead of both the release of their highly anticipated new album, 'Welcome To The Church Of The Pistoleros' on Friday 2nd May, as well as embarking on a UK tour next month with special guests The Outlaw Orchestra, renegade Glam rocking quartet Gypsy Pistoleros are asking for you to be part of their next music video if you simply e-mail them at info@gypsypistoleros.com by the deadline of Friday 11th April, and they will send you the MP3, lyrics and instructions, of which another of their album singles, 'Whatever Happened To The Old Town', 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 Matthew Nowhere, Messa, New Laconia, California Irish and Deathchant.

Today's Podcast Of The Day is Pete Feenstra's recent chat with Chaz Jankel, a musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, record producer, vocalist, multi instrumentalist, solo artist and core member of Ian Dury & The Blockheads, with whom he wrote songs like 'Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll' and 'Reasons To Be Cheerful', which sees Chaz talk about the 25th anniversary of Dury’s passing, as well as his re-imagined and remastered film score called ‘Dead On Arrival’.

One of the UK’s most compelling Blues vocalists, and ahead of the release on Friday 2nd May of her new album, 'A Spoonful of Willie Dixon', award winning Emma Wilson's previous 2024 UK Blues Award nominated album, 'Memphis Calling', was originally released in October 2023, of which one of those nine songs, 'Hoochie Coochie Mama', is one of today's six of the best 'Mother's Day Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, as we celebrate Mothering Sunday in the UK, with five other Mother's Day themed tracks from Holy Mother, Matriarchs, Mother Of Millions, Cactus and The Ferrymen.

In preparation for a national TV documentary feature on the project next month, there will be a series of UK wide 'Play 2 All' promotional tour events running through April and May, beginning this Saturday 5th April at Birmingham's Joe Joe Jims with Gwyn Ashton (Video Of The Day) headlining, as well as a short introductory support slot from Play 2 All venue project volunteer and former WRC Awards winner, Bluesman Mike Francis. Other locations, artists and dates will be posted at www.Play2All.UK  as well as on their social media, and with venue closures continuing to strike, thankfully both the Play 2 All venue project directory plus active participants continues to grow weekly.