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The WRC are delighted to announce that Ramblin' Man Fair have agreed to sponsor one of our six bands at BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend, on Saturday 4th July! However, there is still time for you to sponsor one of the remaining bands - simply contact us below and we will let you have all the details. In the meantime for ticket information on all the bands that are playing at this year's BluesRockfest simply go here and remember if you are a WRC member just go here where you can not only get a £3 discount off your ticket but you can find all the other current members offers including Ramblin' Man!

At the end of August 2012 we were sat in The Old Explorer Pub - just around the corner from the 100 Club - interviewing Halfway To New York. It was a breakthrough year for the band. After releasing their debut EP, Treading Water, they embarked on their first UK Tour and had an eventful summer playing Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park (where we first saw them) and headlined 'Trafalgar Square' as part of the Closing Paralympic Celebrations. H2NY spent early 2014 opening up for 'Fuel' on their US tour, before returning to the studio to put the finishing touches to their debut album and the boys have returned from across the pond again, this time spending the summer supporting California natives Alien Ant Farm on their national tour. Anyway our 'Video Of The Day' is H2NY - who return to London to play The Borderline on Thursday 2nd April.

It's two DJ's for the price of one this week on 'Blues On The Radio' as Richard Dunning welcomes award winning DJ and finalist in the British Blues Awards, Gary Grainger to the studio. With his comprehensive knowledge of the Blues and passion for its rise in the UK - the conversation is lively and the music will move you. Our 'Track Of The Day' also includes the usual stack of new releases and exclusives including WRC Award nominee Laurence Jones and Free!

Who fancies a weekend dedicated to one of the most ground-breaking and influential rock bands of all time? It's Pink Floyd Weekend on Sky Arts HD featuring tonight Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder - at 9pm, Discovering: Pink Floyd - tonight 11pm and David Gilmour: Live in Gdansk - tomorrow 9pm. Consequently our 'Track Of The Day' is the superb 'Talkin' Hawkin' from 'The Endless River' - let us have your thoughts on the new album or even a review through the contact box below - don't be shy!

She might be a 66 year-old Wrinkly Rocker from Ontario, but we're pretty sure that the Mom of one the Grindcore Band 'Corrupt Leaders' - featured in our 'Video Of The Day' - is not on the bill at the 100 Club tonight! Yep - the WRC are off to see 2014 WRC award winners Little Devils and Stark plus Bluesfest 2014 Headliner Aynsley Lister in a tasty triple-header. Watch out for a review, some vids and some pics to be posted on our website over the next few days. Hope to see you tonight - but no offence - not you Mom!

Our 'Track Of The Day' is a band founded by frontman, vocalist and harmonica player George Hexman in the late 70's, joining forces with major movers and shakers of the Liverpool music scene. Although they have always been known as a Blues band, The Hexmen’s material is not that easy to categorise. The band’s music is Blues based certainly but the defining quality of The Hexmen has always been energy with an aggressive, indie edge and a psychedelic undercurrent that lends extra dimensions to the music. The current band members have an exciting pedigree. George himself (also a much sought after session Blues harp player) - on guitar Ian Fuller, one of the UK's foremost Blues guitarists who has played alongside some of the greats including Steve Gibbons - and bass player Mike Cain and Mat Shaw on drums who previously gigged together for over 25 years before joining The Hexmen.

In a back street in Bromley, Kent, The Replicants turned up for rehearsal as usual but this time it was no ordinary evening. They had invited 14 year-old Liam O'Kane along to sit in on proceedings and show what he had got!! They were more than pleasantly surprised as Liam powered his way through Lil Devil, Pretender, Smoke On The Water, Tush and Johnny B. Goode. He is a talented young man as our albeit distorted 'Video Of The Day' shows. We hope to have more exciting news about Liam to follow - watch this space!!

Even more news on discounted ticket prices as WRC members can now get 20% off the £10 admission price to see the amazing Virgil and The Accelerators ('Track Of The Day') on Friday May 1st at The Red Lion, Gravesend. If you want to become a member go here or send us a message below if you are already a member and want to buy £8 tickets. For more information on the gig go here.

If you missed Saturday's Rock On The Ridge then - wow - you are in for a treat! Our Track Of The Day includes The Stone Roses, Alter Bridge, Western Sands, Metallica, Will Johns Music, BluesRockfest's Albany Down (pictured), The Dead Daisies and loads more. As Jules & Bob say "Your ears will love you for it!"

Tune in here tonight at 7pm GMT to Blues On The Marsh With The Marshman – Kevin Beale - and you will hear Malaya Blue live! Malaya Blue has been causing heads to turn and jaws to drop on the British Blues circuit since the release of her stunning debut album ‘Bourbon Street’ mid-way through 2014. With very little PR hype or support it quickly reached No. 1 on the British Independent Blues Broadcasters chart causing a flurry of media interest and resulting in being voted into 2nd place in the Blues Matters Writers Poll as Best Newcomer. If you can't make it tonight - then don't worry - watch out for our 'Track Of The Day' podcast over the weekend!

Guitarist Stuart O'Brien tells us that The Pre-Nups are soon to go into the studio to record a CD. Stuart said "Not sure how many songs we will get but aiming for as many as we can!" Don't forget that The Pre-Nups will be supporting The Replicants at The Carlton Centre in Sidcup on Saturday 18th April. Doors open at 7pm with The Pre-Nups taking the stage at 7.30pm. Tickets can be purchased here for £5 - however, if you are a WRC member then you can purchase your tickets here for £4! To become a WRC member simply fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card which you can use to benefit from all our other current members offers.

Our thanks to Luna Kiss, a four-piece alternative rock band from Coventry for not only following us on Twitter but for also favouriting one of our tweets as well! Anyway our 'Video Of The Day' is 'Desperate Youth & Lonely Bones' the excellent single from their 2014 EP Conjure & Sin - the first volume from an EP Trilogy. By merging progressive, alternative and mainstream elements - Luna Kiss have created their own identity. The guys are touring in Germany in March with 2014 WRC award nominees The Brew and were on the bill for last years HRH Prog Festival alongside former WRC Award winners The Pineapple Thief.