London quartet The King's Parade bridge classic Blues and carefully crafted Pop, similar in tone to the likes of Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys and Leon Bridges. Last year's 'Haze' EP saw the band incorporating notes of Americana in ‘Not Yet’, while ‘Of Stone’ was rich in groove-laden Blues-Rock. Their new single ‘The Look' (today's Track Of The Day) has received great early support, and follows the release of the band’s highly praised single ‘Woman’, the latter which addressed the issue of gender imbalance, led the band to be featured as BBC Introducing’s ‘Artist Of The Week’ and shortlisted for the ‘UMA Choice Award’ at the forthcoming Unsigned Music Awards 2018. The King's Parade have also received high profile critical support from the likes of The Independent, Wonderland, Mahogany, Alternative Press, EARMILK and many more.

Today's Video Of The Day is 'Spirit Sing', the lead single from Zealand's debut album 'Liberated'. Already garnering comparisons to Coldplay meets Finding Favour, Zealand achieved criticial acclaim and commercial success for their 2015 debut EP, 'Zealand Worship', and the Tennessee based quartet are excited to take their sound to the next level. Headed up by Phil Joel, who found acclaim in the multi-Platinum Grammy award nominated Newsboys, Zealand have a packed 2018 which sees over a hundred live shows in the U.S., while they hope to make visits to Europe during the year too. The name Zealand is not only a nod to Phil’s native New Zealand, but it’s also representative of the frontman’s charismatic zeal for life. While Phil assumes lead vocals - having recently traded his bass in for guitar - Zealand’s line-up is rounded off by Ben Garrett (guitar), Phil’s cousin Roger Angove (bass) and Ben Bugna (drums).

During the longest siege a capital city has faced in the history of modern warfare, and amid the mortars and grenades, a Heavy Metal band agreed to play a concert… 'Scream for Me Sarajevo', due to be released on CD/DVD on Friday 29th June, is the astonishing story of the most unlikely of Rock concerts, performed by Bruce Dickinson and his band Skunkworks in 1994. Risking their lives, they were smuggled into the besieged city to play a concert for its citizens amidst the chaos of war. The film is far from a straight concert movie and provides an insight into a wider story of the people of Sarajevo taking drastic measures to endure the privations of war and pushing the boundaries to survive. It reflects a thriving underground arts community who were living their lives in the shadow of war and making music in the face of devastating loss, and the huge impact the concert had on the people of Sarajevo at a time when they thought they had been forgotten by the rest of the world.

Four years have passed since their last album 'Electric Revelation' and now Motorjesus ​​are back with a bang with their new album 'Race To Resurrection' which will be released through Drakkar/Soulfood on Friday 15th June. By entering the German charts with 'Electric Revelation', Motorjesus conquered the pole position when it comes to Heavy Rock made in Germany. At numerous festivals (e.g. Summer Breeze, Rock Hard Open Air) and on various tours, the German full-throttle rockers made an impression with their uncompromising mix of classic Rock and traditional Metal. The fight for the Heavy Rock crown 2018 may have just begun, but a place on the winner's podium is already awarded to Motorjesus - just check out their lyric video for the first single 'King Collider which is today's Video Of The Day. The race is on!

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart plays a sold out Royal Albert Hall tonight - the penultimate date of her UK and Irish tour. In March last year Beth performed a very special, intimate concert at NYC’s Iridium Jazz Club, which featured songs from her latest album 'Fire on the Floor' and from throughout her career. Now, 13 years after the release of her incredibly successful live release, 'Live at Paradiso', Hart is now treating fans to a DVD/CD release of this standout performance with 'Live From New York - Front & Center' which was released last month via ProvogueRecords/Mascot Label Group.

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, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters Association Presenters' Picks and much more. Music this week Includes tracks from Keb' Mo', Chris Bevington, Rory Gallagher, The Achievers, Michael Kaeshammer, Eric Corne, Curtis Salgado, Nick Moss Band, The Lucky Losers, Sharpeez Maximum RnB Band, Peter V Blues Train, Big Joe Shelton, The Cinelli Brothers, Rocky Athas, Altered Five Blues Band, Breezy Rodio, Kris Barras Band (pictured), Grand Marquis, Kid Ramos, Samantha Martin, Dana Fuchs, Will Wilde, Victor Wainwright and The WildRoots, Steve Grieve and The Mourners, Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Philipp Fankhauser, Mud Morganfield, Micke Bjorklof & BlueStrip, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.

From Wishbone Ash to John Lennon’'s iconic “'Imagine”' Album to the creation of a brand new musical genre, Rolling Stones’ Top 20 Guitarist, Ted Turner, and his wife and musical partner, Majella, recently launched their first artistic collaboration, the “'Better Together”' album, prompting their international fan base to welcome their creation as the birth of a new musical genre: “New Age Soul.” Released via Cherry Red, this playbook of 12 original songs is inspired by their thirteen-year journey as first friends, then lovers, and, more recently, husband and wife collaborators, 'Better Together' (see today's Track Of The Day) is a hauntingly lyrical, soul-touching testament to their journey from getting to know one another to discovering their true selves through music, which, they say, “has been the glue that brought and has held them together throughout.”

Last week Perfect guitar-Pop band The 27 released their latest infectious gem of a single 'Tell Me', with Vinnie Jones starring in the music video, which is today's Video Of The Day. With their glorious nods to late 60's California and the close harmonies of The Byrds and CS&N but with a hip, modern twist, the band are winning over everyone who hears them. Guitarist/singer Henry Parker, David Page (bass/vocals) and Tom Michell (guitar/vocals) have recently been finishing off their debut album in Los Angeles and have long been drawing accolades for their raw (proudly without autotune), honest and soulful performances with one reviewer praising their “gutsy Hard Rock with a retro bend”. But despite the archive influences, theirs is a sound which also feels wonderfully of now, and their accomplished playing speaks of real talent breaking the stranglehold of uber-groovy producers churning out glossy, meaningless conveyor-belt Pop.

It’s a romantic cliché to find an escape in music and the Blues, but living that life is a different matter. Ask Arkansas Dave about growing up in a broken home, with fundamental Christianity on one side, and crippling drug-addiction on the other, and you can see in his eyes that this is no easy ride, and that at times music really was his only friend. Fast forward to two weeks ago and Dave released the self-titled album he’s always wanted to create – a wide ranging Blues-Rock based record that tells the story of his life, but resonates with all of us. The project just needed one more ingredient, so enter the Swampers, the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. In a blistering eight-day recording session at Fame Studios the band laid down the backing tracks, and Dave returned to Arlyn to complete the vocals. So the next chapter of Dave’s life is about to be written as he pulls his band together and takes his album out on the road in July including London's Green Note on Friday 13th.

Hailed recently by Rolling Stone Magazine as the “21st Century’s answer to Led Zeppelin II”, Sky Valley Mistress (Video Of The Day) are yet to release a debut album but this is about to change … Inventors of the power chord and Iggy Pop’s influence behind forming The Stooges, they have returned from the Californian Desert after recording their unreleased debut album at the infamous Rancho de la Luna studio. Working alongside Mojave Lord and Eagle of Death Metal, Dave "Dream Catcher" Catching, they have produced a record that is so electric NASA is already claiming it may have to be played from the moon and shot back to earth via lazer beam. This high voltage power could supply over half the planet with free energy by 2019. Sky Valley Mistress begin a run of UK shows this Friday 4th May at Blackpool's The Waterloo, which also takes in London's New Cross Inn on Saturday 19th May.

Further to yesterday's announcement that this year’s Wrinklystock 7 at the Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, on Friday 7th December at 7.30pm will star The Kast off Kinks - one of our nominated charities were treated to refreshments by the WRC yesterday from money raised at last year’s Wrinklystock 6 charity concert ‘Magic - a kind of Queen & a kind of ELO’. A group of adults with learning disabilities from Sidcup's Carlton Centre rocked out at London's Royal Albert Hall to classic Rock anthems and hit songs performed by the amplified Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and rhythm section including Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi … and many more! Don't forget that tickets can now be purchased for Wrinklystock 7 for £23 from the MJC Box Office on 01322 291100.

Refuge marks the reunion of arguably the most successful, line-up of the German Metal band Rage, featuring Peavy Wagner, Manni Schmidt and Christos Efthimiadis. Refuge played some hugely successful festival shows in mainland Europe in the summer of 2015. The audience reaction to the 1988-1993 Rage songs they performed was truly overwhelming and exceeded all expectations. More shows were played in 2016, including three in Japan, exactly 20 years after they had played their last shows together first time around, coincidentally also in Japan! The debut album by Refuge, entitled ‘Solitary Men’, due out on Friday 8th June, is the first album of original material from the classic Rage line-up in a quarter of a century and will surely satisfy fans who remember their now legendary albums. Check out their single 'From The Ashes' which is today's Track Of The Day.