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The bad news is that the Youtube/Soundcloud gremlins continue in Canada but talking of North America the WRC were delighted to hear from fully paid-up member Rick Menitti (pictured) yesterday! Rick took in the Foo Fighters in Atlanta and passed on this review here. Rick added "Show was phenomenal, Jan (pictured alongside Rick) even gave it a good review despite standing for over 4 hours in the drizzle! Be sure to see them if they are at a city near you!"

Our Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day features predominantly Blues with Rock, Soul, Jazz, Acoustic, a classic track or two and music from some newcomers who have caught Jim and Malcolm's attention recently! On the playlist this week: Red Butler, Walter Trout, King King, Jo Harman, Tommy Castro, Buddy Guy, Vintage Trouble (pictured at Hyde Park in June), Richard Townend & The Mighty Boss Cats, The Bob Lanza Blues Band, Anthony Geraci, The Knickerbocker All-Stars, Blue Largo, Kelly's Lot, The Andy Layfield Sound, Dudley Taft, Peter Green and Friends, Kareña K, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, John Mayall Blues, Steve Young, Phily K, Paul Cox, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, Lara and The Bluz Dawgz, Wily Bo Walker, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more!

Today's Video Of The Day is a recently released video from our friend Keith - one half of of the Strawkites! This is the first joint project between 'Half a Kite' and American singer songwriter Georgia Paris and it's about a new planet recently discovered by the Kepler Telescope that seems very similar to the earth! Apparently they will be working on many more tracks together in the future and 'Kepler 186f' is currently available to download for free here.

As promised our 'Track Of The Day' is Kev Beale's latest Blues On the Marsh podcast featuring the appropriately named Malaya Blue live in the Channel Radio studio. 'The Marshman' also plays tracks from EBC winners the Travellin’ Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, BluesRockfest's Little Devils, 2014 Bluesfest's The Laura Holland Band plus much much more. Enjoy!

If you remember the new wave of British Heavy Metal music in the late 70's and early 80's - then you will remember 'Trespass'! In fact one of their stand-out tracks 'One Of These Days' (our 'Video Of The Day') was featured on the NWOBHM 25th Anniversary Collection alongside Samson, Diamond Head and Saxon! Frequent visitors to the Red Lion, Gravesend - the good news is that Trespass are back - playing again - with a brilliant new album to boot available here.

Things improved after that false start when we chatted to some Cornish JB fans in the bar before we ventured up to our seats in the circle. Not only were we in the Gods but we were greeted by rows of empty seats which didn’t exactly help the atmosphere despite Joe’s manufactured stage entrance. All this was forgotten as he launched straight into one of the stand-out tracks from Different Shades Of Blue - ‘Oh Beautiful’ – traditional Bonamassa as was the classic follow-up ‘Never Give All Your Heart’ from the same album. It was all change then as Joe jumped into Howlin’ Wolf’s Hidden Charms and here lies the rub. Reinventing yourself is part and parcel of the industry but perhaps this understandably sits very uncomfortably with your longstanding JB fan - particularly the risk of diluting himself with his stand out eight piece band (the writing already being on the wall at last year’s Calling Festival). It was more of the same with the horn section and keys on ‘Living On The Moon’ and ‘Trouble Town’. However, Otis Rush’s ‘Double Trouble’ was pivotal for me on the night - Reese Wynan’s keys the perfect foil for Bonamassa’s amazing guitar solo and I’m starting to see the light. Wow!

We're now half way through announcing the winners of our 2014 WRC Awards and beating both Wolfmother and the Hives to 'Best International Artist' are Blackberry Smoke from Atlanta, Georgia. Anyway take a gander at our 'Video Of The Day' - filmed at the O2 Academy, Islington, earlier last year.

Blues Matters Best Blues Radio Station/Show award winner Kevin Beale promised that this week's Blues On The Marsh would be a tad different from most weeks - but as always packed to the gunnels with top toonage! Anyway, the Marshman's Track Of The Day includes new offerings from Andrea Marr, Bad News Barnes and The Bretheren of Blues Band, Black Magic Johnson, Johnny Marvel's Blues Groove, Dave and Phil Alvin, Keef, Mike Gilderdale and The Bluesflies, Lenny Henry, Mitch Laddie Band, Sean Taylor, Son Little, The Blues Bones, Trickbag, Willy Porter, Chris James and Martin Fletcher, Loose Moorings (pictured) and The Worry Dolls plus there's also the birthday/rememberance corner with tracks from Ray Charles, The Bar Kays, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Duster Bennett and Leonard Cohen!

You couldn't make it up! The Who are in Glasgow for their 50th anniversary tour and are staying in the same hotel as a young couple of newly weds. Daltrey is in the lounge and he hears some live music coming from the reception next door and goes in asking if he could do a number to wish the bride and groom well! Naturally the band Milestone and the happy couple Susan and Carl Smith are astounded, and as they say - as per our Vid Of The Day - the rest is history!

You can get two slices of bands for the price of one tonight at The Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3SZ. Headliner Miller Anderson (pictured) is an outstanding vocalist and guitarist and an exceptional performer with a CV as long as your arm and has played with Savoy Brown, Keef Hartley and T. Rex in the '70's and is currently the front man for The Spencer Davis Group. Meanwhile support is from The Sensational Desperate Dan Band - a blues act living up to their name, fronted by Bob Brookes and assisted by Nigel Bagge (ex-Blues Corporation) and Jamie W. Robertson on guitars, Mick '88' Rose on keyboards and last but not least, Jim Bryan and Ivan Pledge are the rhythm section. Get on down for some good time soulful blues and rock 'n' roll! Doors open at 8.30pm and the music starts at 9.15pm. WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted £10 admission.

The Strawkites hail from Canterbury, England, and have been on the WRC Prog radar for quite some time now so when we heard about their new video 'Moonlighting' it was a no brainer to make it our 'Vid Of The Day'. Duo Keith and Stewart who produce all their own songs are - surprise surprise - both big fans of Pink Floyd and have been writing and recording their own material for a number of years now and lately have been making their own videos. You can also download 'Moonlighting' for free here!

Performing tonight at Twickenham's famous Eel Pie Club, The Patch, 67 London Road TW1 3SZ are BluesClub starring Guy Fletcher (Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler Band) on keys & steel guitar, William Topley (The Blessing) on vocals, Peter Hope-Evans (Medicine Head and Pete Townshend) on mouth organ & jews harp, Danny Cummings (Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler Band) on drums, Robbie McIntosh (The Pretenders, Paul McCartney Band and John Mayer) on guitars plus Alan Rogan on Fender bass. With a combined love for the Blues of America from the 1930's to the 70's, BluesClub setlist includes songs from artists as varied as Leadbelly and Charley Patton to Slim Harpo, Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and Canned Heat. Doors open at 8.30pm and WRC members are reminded that they can use their cards to get discounted £10 admission.