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Ahead of returning to the UK for two live dates in early April, Big Boy Bloater unveils his groundbreaking new album, 'Dirty Disco Blues', on Monday, 31st March, as the much lauded musical maverick proves yet again why he’s a force to be reckoned with, so not only check out today Ivan De Mello's considered review of the ten-track album, but also have a listen to the title track, which is one of our six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Garrow Hill, Elliott Murphy, Trylion, Fiesta Alba and Alfa Pentatonik.

Creating fresh, new and exciting sounds, drawing from the eighties Pop sensibilities of Depeche Mode and Duran Duran, through to the heavier intensity and technicality of modern Progressive music such as Haken and Porcupine Tree, tonight at The Lower Third, London Prog Gigs present innovative Synth-Proggers Kyros, with support from Something or Other and Sweetpool, part of their five date 'Fear & Love' UK tour, named after last year's EP, of which the title track is today's Video Of The Day. Dragging Emo into the modern twenties, Something or Other create Rock that flirts with Progressive, as well as influences from My Chemical Romance to Counterparts, while Sweetpool create a thrilling, intense melting pot of Psychedelic Punk, Flamenco and space noises, think Can, Hawkwind, even The Groundhogs, hurled together with a dose of Post Punk.

With another Rock Revival show due to be broadcast this Friday at 8pm UK time on Meridian FM, WRC Award winning Jules and Bob's last show in February is today's Podcast Of The Day, that saw a playlist including Basement Saints, Gypsy Pistoleros (pictured), Electric Black, The Answer, Faith No More, Ginger Evil, Trucker Diablo, Juliet's Not Dead, The Who, Marty K & The Electric Hurricanes, Sebastian Bach, Orianthi, Led Zeppelin, Blackbird Angels, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Shaman's Harvest, Circu5, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Bruce Dickinson, Elegant Weapons, The Dead Daisies, Thin Lizzy, Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown, Voodoo Six, Judas Priest, The Very End, The Rattlebacks and Voodoo Wiseguys.

Taking place again this Summer at Mt Ephraim Gardens in Faversham, Kent, over the long weekend of 15th to 17th August, A New Day Festival followed up its success in 2022 by again winning our 2024 WRC Best Festival award, and today's 'A New Day 2025 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day feature six of the great bands taking part this year, namely Mostly Autumn, Lifesigns, Sons Of Liberty, The Emerald Dawn, Voodoo Lake and The Fierce & The Dead.

Another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues took place at The 100 Club this week with harmonica virtuoso Will Wilde's official album launch show plus support from Star Circus and Thea Watson, following the release last Friday of his 'Blues Is Still Alive' via Vizz Tone Records, so with a review to come, today check out not only John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch Will's 'Girl's Got Soul' Video Of The Day' taken from the new album.

Today's latest 2023 WRC Award winning Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this and that, with More Music and Less Chat, featuring Joanne Shaw Taylor, Ina Forsman, Leavin' Trunk, Rory Gallagher, Dom Martin (pictured), Tommy Castro, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Buddy Guy, Ezra Collective, Maná, Larkin Poe, Big Al and the Heavyweights, plus many more.

This year's HRH Sleaze VIII promises non-stop Rock 'n Roll action at the O2 Academy Leicester over the long weekend of 5th to 7th September, featuring two days and two arenas of pure Sleaze Rock bliss, and today's 'Sleaze VIII Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features just six of the many bands taking part, namely Babylon A.D., The Loyal Cheaters, The Rattlebacks, Waking The Angels, Pretty Boy Floyd and Jetboy.

Hailing from Northampton, blending the best of Lo-Fi Punk, Grunge and Metal for fans of Nirvana, Lush and Space Parasites, and ahead of the release of their thirteen-track album 'Doll' on Criminal Records, as well as their launch party at London's The Water Rats, both on Friday 28th March, today power trio Liliths Army release their new album single, 'Eat My TV', which is also one of today's six of the best 'New Releases Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five album releases today from PIG, Restless Mosaic, Overdrivers, Tenebrous Liar and Unitopia.

Throughout an extraordinary 55 year career, Uriah Heep have proved themselves a stunning live band, keeping hardcore fans and consistently winning a whole new audience alike, and under the very apt title of “The Magician’s Farewell", a celebration of one of the most important British Rock acts of all time, they recently kicked off a series of final World tour dates, starting with seven UK venues including support from April Wine and Tyketto, so as promised we complete our recent UK coverage with not only Steven C. Gilbert's review from the penultimate leg at The London Palladium, but also watch today's 'Gypsy'/'July Morning' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.

Earlier this week, ahead of the release today of Prog Rock icons Jethro Tull's new studio record, ‘Curious Ruminant’, we had the pleasure of not only a Dolby Atmos playback premiere of the new album, consisting of nine new tracks of mostly full band music varying in length from two and half minutes to almost seventeen minutes, but also a Q&A with legendary frontman Ian Anderson plus our old friend and The Pineapple Thief frontman Bruce Soord, who did the Dolby Atmos mix, so today have a listen once again to our recent interview with Ian, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

Another Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues took place at The 100 Club this week with harmonica virtuoso Will Wilde's official album launch show plus support from Star Circus and Thea Watson, following the release last Friday of his 'Blues Is Still Alive' via Vizz Tone Records, so with a review and more photos to come, check out today not only Ivan De Mello's initial Photo Gallery from the gig, but also watch Will's amazing 'Video Of The Day' of Canned Heat's 'On The Road', filmed four days earlier at Blues At Barleylands.

Over the last 15 years, Blues Rock guitarist Chantel McGregor has carved a major presence on the British gig circuit, traversing the length and breadth of the country, and on Friday 23rd May the Yorkshire-born singer and songwriter not only releases her third studio album, ‘The Healing’, but her trio also kick off a lengthy album tour with a special launch show at London's legendary The 100 Club that very same night, of which her recently released first album single, 'Broken Heartless Liar', a raw, defiant Rock anthem, with a driving riff, a blistering guitar solo, and a chorus that sticks in your mind, is one of today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Ghostseeker, The Bloody Hell, Vendetta Love, Headphone Jacks and Behölder.