Today's Track Of The Day was released on Monday and is teenage guitar sensation Aaron Keylock's 'All The Right Moves' video taken from his 'Cut Against The Grain' album due to be released on 20th January next year. We caught Aaron, SIMO and Federal Charm at Islington's O2 Academy on Wednesday night as part of the Planet Rock Roadstars tour - and with a review and interviews to come - please check out today's photo gallery here courtesy of Laurence Harvey!

The silly season is with us once again as 2016 draws to a close with the 'John Verity Xmas Bash' at Cardington Village Hall in Bedfordshire. Doors open at 7.30pm and there might still be a few tickets remaining if you e-mail carole@johnverity.com Max Milligan will be opening the evening at 8pm with some acoustic brilliantness joined by JV for a few 'unplugged' tunes. The Band will start at 9ish - lineup with JV for this show is Bob Henrit and Liam Gray on drums, and Bob Skeat on bass. There will be a short break during which you might like to nip to the Kings Arms over the road for 'refreshments!'

Just nine month's after band-mate Keith Emerson commited suicide - Emerson, Lake and Palmer and former King Crimson guitarist Greg Lake passed away on Wednesday following a long battle with cancer. We last saw the sixty nine year old headline with ELP at High Voltage in 2010 and his death is sadly another addition to a year where we have lost so many musical icons. As we approach Christmas - the irony of today's Vid Of The Day is not lost on us all - RIP Greg Lake.

With a Black Stone Cherry review from last Monday night's Shepherd's Bush gig waiting in the wings, today in our 2016 WRC Awards, we focus on our nominees in the Best International category. So we go back to one amazing Summer's weekend in early June where we not only saw the first gig ever at London's Olympic Park with AC/DC featuring Axl Rose on vocals, but also the next day where we took in the amazing Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium. Throw in Black Stone Cherry for good measure and understandably the voting is very tight at the moment. So if you want to cast your vote for one of these awesome bands then simply go here!

Today's Track Of The Day is the Rock On The Ridge show originally broadcast on Saturday night. On the playlist are Doomsday, Outlaw, 3 Wheeler Band, Palace Of The King, Sons of Icarus, Soundgarden, Hand Of Dimes, Sonic State Capital, Blindstone, Black Rose Cadillac, The Love Taps, Iron Butterfly and Whoopie Cat. On their introducing stage they also have 2016 WRC Award nominees Wicked Stone (One's To Watch) plus Monster Truck (Best Support), Crobot (Best Rock), Dirty Thrills (pictured and Best Support) and the guys also look back on an awesome Wrinklystock 5 with some Thin Lizzy.

Given the mouthwatering line-up of Planet Rock's Roadstars tour at Islington's O2 Academy last night - it was somewhat surprising to find SIMO, Aaron Keylock and Federal Charm playing the smaller of their two venues. In the end this only added to the intimacy of an absolutely enthralling evening with three top bands plus we also managed two quick audio interviews with Aaron and SIMO to boot! Anyway, with a review, more pics and interviews to come - check out today's Vid Of The Day!

Bob & Jules at Rock On The Ridge (pictured) won it last year - but will they win it again this year? Yes, today in our 2016 WRC Awards, we turn our attention to our nominees in the Best Radio Show category. So step forward Kevin Beale's Blues On The Marsh, Rory Auskerry's Route 66, Jim McNeill's Blues Club Podcast and of course Rock On The Ridge. So if you want to vote for one of these excellent radio shows then simply go here!

Black Stone Cherry promised an intimate show without support bands or gimmicks on Monday night at a packed out Shepherd's Bush Empire - and they duly delivered. The fiery American Southern rockers first of two consecutive gigs at the London venue - supporting their latest album, 'Kentucky', saw them play an excellent acoustic set in the first half - followed by an awesome electric set after the break. Anyway, check out our photo gallery here with a review to come.

And taking of great guitarists - not only are SIMO headlining at the O2 Academy Islington at 9.55pm tonight but teenage guitar sensation Aaron Keylock will also be on at as part of the Planet Rock Roadstars tour. On Monday Aaron released his 'All The Right Moves' video taken from his 'Cut Against The Grain' album due to be released on 20th January next year. We first saw Aaron at Ramblin' Man Fair last year and another superb band we first saw last year supporting Joanne Shaw Taylor at London's Jazz Cafe - was Federal Charm (pictured) - who are also on the bill tonight at 7.45pm. It's going to be a cracking night!

With well over 300 votes being cast on the first day of our 2016 WRC Awards countdown - today we turn our attention to our nominees in the Best Guitar Solo category. Today's Vid Of The Day is Robin Trower (pictured) who we saw at Islington Assembly Halls in October whilst our Track Of The Day is Innes Sibun who we caught at Sari Schorr & The Engine Room's album launch at The Half Moon in Putney in September. Meanwhile we are off to see SIMO again tonight (and of course JD) at Islington's O2 Academy - so if you want to vote for one of these brilliant guitarists then simply go here!

"Then, after revisiting their first album with ‘Girls in Black’, and Joel deciding to spend some time in the crowd - which as always went down very well – we were treated to new song ‘It’s All For Rock and Roll’. The band explained that without the late Motorhead front-man Lemmy they might not be where they are now, so this one was for him. “Cheers Lem” was answered by an almighty cheer, and there was something about the lines, “all around the world he left his mark, and his ghost still haunts the stage” that makes you think Airbourne certainly aren’t wrong, and that Lemmy would be proud of them. The song itself certainly does sound similar to Motorhead in places again it’s another song that gets the crowd going." Read the whole of Wrinkly The Silver's Airbourne/Crobot recent Electric Ballroom gig review here plus check out our updated photo gallery here.

This week's Black On Blues Track Of The Day features another popular Blues women special including Fran McGillvray Band, Slinky Williams, Thornetta Davis, Anne 2Cu Blues Band, Liz Mandeville, Marcia Ball and Robin Rogers.