Following the recent launch of their latest album Blackfield V - Aviv Geffen and indeed Steven Wilson returned to London at Islington's Assembly Hall last night. A veritable feast of Blackfield pop classic's including 'Miss U', 'Pain' and 'End Of The World' were interspersed with all the new stuff although disappointingly there was none of the stand out's from 'V' namely 'Family Man', 'Life Is An Ocean' and 'Undercover Heart'. Anyway, given their amazing back catalogue, we suppose you can't have everything and it was still an awsome gig. With a review and more pics to come - check out today's Vid Of The Day.

"Despite the appalling weather, as expected Bruce and the boys signed off in style with a set comprising predominantly of the new - opening with both 'If Eternity Should Fail' and 'Speed Of Light' from the excellent 'The Book Of Souls' - and the old - 'Children Of The Damned', 'The Trooper' and 'Iron Maiden' (with Eddie thrown in for good measure). Dickinson also enjoyed banter with the 85,000 strong crowd - not only getting on his soapbox before 'The Book Of Souls', but also poignantly dedicating 'Tears Of A Clown' to the late Robin Williams and 'Blood Brothers' as part of the encore to the victims of the Orlando massacre the night before. 'The Number Of The Beast' and 'Wasted Years' concluded the evening before 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' sent the very wet but happy crowd home." That was our take on Iron Maiden at Download last year and at least the weather will be better tonight, even if it is under cover at London's O2 Arena as Bruce and the boys continue their 'Book Of Souls' world tour!

Goo Goo Dolls (Track Of The Day) recently released their new EP (digitally) entitled ‘You Should Be Happy’. The band, featuring singer and guitarist John Rzeznik and bassist and singer Robby Takac, have been on the road constantly since the release of their 11th studio album, 'Boxes'. The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band are one of the most globally respected and influential forces in popular music, selling more than 12 million albums since 1986.

"For those frustrated PT fans out there - a release valve was the driving 'Once' from 'Blackfield II' - brilliant. 'Miss U' and the delightful 'Where Is My Love' completed the 'Blackfield II' roll-call before a well deserved encore saw the guys finish with Blackfield classics 'Hello', 'End Of The World' and the powerful 'Cloudy Now'. Definitely a kosher set, with the strengths of both Wilson and Geffen's guitar, vocal and writing abilities complementing each other to the max. What a great double bill. Now let's find that Blackfield back catalogue ... AJ" Well AJ did obviously find that Blackfield back catologue following that London Shepherd's Bush Empire gig in April 2011 - and after two further Blackfield album's - he's back for more tonight at Islington's Assembly Hall - a rare outing with Mr. Prog!

Today's Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns 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 Sean Chambers, Beth Garner, Steely Dan, Earl Music, Hector Anchondo Band, Dusty Springfield, Janiva Magness, The Jive Aces, London Blusion, John Nemeth, Nina Massara, Bridget Kelly Band, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Malaya Blue (pictured), North Mississippi Allstars, Fran McGillivray Band, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Cadillac Kings, Jamie Cullum, Imelda May, Bobby Messano, Angelo Palladino & The Street Hawks, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Bradley Stivers, Rocky Athas, Billy Flynn, John Primer & Bob Corritore, Blues Beatles, B. B. & The Blues Shacksand more.

The new Sonny Landreth live album, ‘Recorded Live In Lafayette’, will be out on Friday 30th June via the Provogue/Mascot Label Group. This will be the legendary slide guitarist's first live album in 12 years and today's Vid Of The Day is a live performance of 'Blues Attack'. The King of Slydeco, Landreth returns with 2 unique live sets, one acoustic and one electric. After a dozen acclaimed albums, virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny found himself at an artistic crossroads. He finally wanted to create the full-length acoustic collection his fans had long requested, but he was also itching to capture the sound of his stalwart electric trio augmented by a couple of his favourite collaborators. And the time was certainly right for an elastic, career-spanning double-live album. So Landreth and his longtime friends decided to do it all. ‘Recorded Live in Lafayette’ is a 16-song opus that covers more musical ground than any single album ever could, as the singer and songwriter’s work stretches and twists across 93 minutes of full-band acoustic and electric bottleneck lightning.

"The mood of the set changed dramatically as James took the opportunity to voice his own Chris Cornell tribute. With just Drew on acoustic guitar, he launched into a wonderful rendition of Soundgarden’s 'Black Hole Sun'. Prompting a heartfelt crowd sing along, it was very poignant. Probably the stand out moment of the night. Continuing the acoustic break was a cover of Deep Purples 'Burn' - another clear influence on the band. It was a great interpretation, slow but melodic, James strong voice accompanied by Andreas on acoustic lead, Drew on acoustic rhythm and Parkinson on acoustic bass. Back to electric with some punch in the face Rock, 'Taking The Blame'. I think they should. Following a well received announcement of an October tour Electric Ballroom, they finished off the set with the popular 'Girl Got A Gun' and 'High Class Woman'. The obligatory encore saw another new track, 'I Don’t Need Your Loving', aired – another Whitesnake sounding Bluesy Rock track. Followed by Andreas dreamy Bluesy solo leading into what is arguably Inglorious most well know song, 'Holy Water'. Finishing with 'Until I Die', they went out with a bang." Read the whole of Mother's Inglorious/Mason Hill Islington Assembly Hall gig review here from last Friday plus check out our photo gallery here.

"The album's closer, 'One Good Song' is exactly that, a good song about finding and writing that one good song that every artist aspires to. Vocal, piano & flute take pride of place as this well crafted tune takes the CD to its inevitable conclusion. A real unexpected treat of an album, the only question that lingers is how Mr Andersen is not a household name? Surely this can only be a matter of time? If the live dates throughout May in the U.K. are as good as this album, big things are surely just around the corner for Matt and his easy Country Blues style rock." That was part of Phil C.'s recent take on Matt Andersen's 'Honest Man' CD and not only is Matt today's Video Of The Day, but both Phil and Bob Wilson will also be covering Matt's gig for the WRC at London's Borderline tonight!

It was good to hear recently from Deep Blue Sea (Track Of The Day) bass guitarist Graeme Wheatley who told us that the band are playing London's iconic 100 Club next week on Tuesday 30th May. The guys are also supporting our 2015 WRC ‘One’s To Watch’ award winners Southbound (pictured) - who we saw supporting Frankie Miller's Full House at The Borderline at the beginning of May. Also on the bill are The Lol Goodman Band who have been getting great reviews - so it's gonna be a real belter. The music starts at 8pm and curfew is at 11pm.

Mollie Marriott, the daughter of the late Small Faces and Humble Pie singer Steve Marriott joins host Rory Auskerry this week on today's Route 66 Track Of The Day to chat about her debut album, performing as a backing singer and her memories of her dad. Rory also has new music from Snakecharmer, classic tracks from Humble Pie, Stevie Nicks, Thin Lizzy, Mick Jagger, Steven Seagal plus also pays tribute to Chris Cornell who died last week.

Every music fan out there knows that there are bands that simply tick the box and follow the trend, then there are those rare bands that arrive on the scene and redefine the next generation within that genre. Midlands HVMM fall effortlessly into the latter category. Although the quartet may still be a relatively new act, their irrepressible and unforgettable presence on the live circuit, which is epitomized by their relentless energy and charged sound, has seen them become the first British act signed to US label ILA. As the band build towards the release of their debut EP, 'Talk To Me I'm Dead', with a series of festival appearances and gigs including Camden Rocks on Saturday 3rd June, HVMM are ready to unleash the forceful lead single 'Lacerate' which is today's Vid Of The Day.

The first ever UK live music census is surveying live music across the country. Many live music venues are facing hard times through a combination of licensing restrictions, business rates and noise complaints. To try and get a better picture of live music in the UK, The UK Live Music Census is surveying as many people as possible about live music: performers, venues, promoters and gig goers are all welcome to take the survey. We think that all WRC members should have their say here about the future of live music in the UK. The survey ends next Wednesday 31st May.