The Blues Club Podcast is of course Friday's Track Of The Day with lots of new releases received over the holiday period. Looking forward to 2016 Malcolm & Jim have the UK IBBA Presenters' Picks for January, new tracks, new artists, new albums plus a couple of older classic tunes from their collection. Music this week includes Cotton Belly's, Dave Weld and The Imperial Flames, Norman Beaker, Lewis Hamilton, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Mike Zito, The Pat Sheridan Band, The Ragpicker String Band, Tim Williams, Walkin Cane Mark, Albert Cummings, The Blues Spiders, Lee Palmer, Chris Yakopcic, Malcolm Holcombe, John McKinley-Band, Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective, Ritchie Dave Porter, Mike Brookfield, Lonnie Mack, Andre Bisson, RG Winfield & Double$huffle, Guitar Shorty, Mark Harrison, Jack J Hutchinson, Michael Messer, Paul Cowley, Catfish (pictured), Long Tall Deb featuring Colin John, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more!

We know most of our attention is on Christmas at the moment but why not treat yourself to an early present and book your place at the first big gig of the year to see the legend that is John Verity rock Leos Red Lion in Gravesend on Saturday 23rd January. Tickets are £7 in advance here and £10 on the door. WRC Members can purchase them for just £5 by e-mailing wrcpromotions@aol.com - bargain!!!

It might have been a result of the football on Sunday, but the Parisian internet gremlins we encountered on Monday have been overcome! Anyway our Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day includes Disciples of Babylon, Scorpion Child (also Vid Of The Day), Stone Machine, Johnny Cage & The Voodoogroove, The Art of Dying, Inglorious, BlackWolf, Dirty Thrills, Federal Charm, The Black Crowes, Crobot, Dorothy, Quinn Sullivan, Derek and the Dominos, Albany Down (pictured) , Indigo Bones, I Kept The Wolves Away, Rival Sons, The Record Company, Desert Dragon, Joe Bonamassa, Alter Bridge and Voodoo Hill! Phew!

With just 8 days now to Ramblin' Man at Mote Park, Maidstone over the weekend 23rd/24th July - Sunday's Blues Stage performers (on at 4.45pm) Tax The Heat (today's Vid Of The Day) are tonight at the second of two 'Road to Ramblin' Man' FREE gigs at Big Reds on Holloway Road, London! See you there!

Today's Black On Blues Track Of The Day playlist includes James Buddy Rogers, John Verity (pictured), Saiichi Sugiyama Band, Matt Andersen, William Lee Ellis, 55 Rose Street, Chase Walker Band and Gary Hoey.

With all eyes on Ramblin' Man this weekend - don't forget that next Saturday 30th July Raveneye will be headlining a one off charity event in aid of registered charity Fibromyalgia Action UK at Leo's Red Lion, Gravesend at 8pm. Raveneye have had an exciting year having recently played Download after returning from the US supporting The Darkness. The band have also supported Slash on his US and UK tour and are currently working on their debut album. Moritz and Mark Jackson of Medicine Hat will also be appearing with tickets priced £10 available here.

Times they are a-changing. In November last year, 2014 WRC Award winners Little Devils decided to re-group. Yoka and Ray left the band, whilst bassist and main songwriter Graeme Wheatley (pictured) continued with Sara on drums and guitarist Chris Walker jumping in. Due to other commitments, Sara stepped down to be their deputy drummer and Dave Powell (Adele, Mumford & Sons etc.) joined on the hot seat plus Muzz whose powerful voice brings a new range to Little Devils songs - her soulful feel defying her tender age. So, new line up = new band = new name - it's a sea change, ladies and gentlemen, so say hello to the ...... Deep Blue Sea - today's Vid Of The Day!

After a hugely successful 2015 on both sides of the Atlantic, wowing crowds from LA to London, Jess And The Bandits have enjoyed partying with their fans up and down the UK in 2016 and tonight are playing at 229 The Venue, London. With their debut album 'Here We Go Again' having reached number six on the official country charts, they returned to the recording studio in January to work on new material for their new 'Sophomore' album. On their second headline tour in April, the band treated their fans to new material without the wait. Expect more of the same tonight!

As it turned out, given their recent announcement of a farewell tour in January - it wasn't Black Sabbath's anticipated swan song on The Lemmy Stage at Download in the end last night - but it was still worth the trip up the M1 to see these rock and roll hall of fame residents! On a day that the weather was so unkind, we took in Rival Sons, Slaves (US), Megadeth and The Shrine (pictured). Check out today's Vid Of The Day, watch out for pics tomorrow plus a brief review later this week.

The WRC first saw Blues Hall of Fame singer and songwriter Sari Schorr at her Surya, London, showcase gig at the end of 2015 (pictured). Sari and her band The Engine Room's new album 'A Force Of Nature' (see today's Vid Of The Day) is out on Wednesday 17th August on Manhaton Records which features Walter Trout, Oli Brown and Innes Sibun. Sari and Innes are also playing an acoustic set at London's 100 Club this Tuesday 7th June with Tommy Castro. See you there!

Just to clarify that the two Reading Festival weekend tickets one of our WRC members wants to sell, as he now cannot make the gig, cover Thursday to Sunday inclusive, with an option for early entry on the Thursday! The Festival takes place between Friday 26th August – Sunday 28th August in Richfield Avenue with Foals headling the main stage on Friday, Red Hot Chilli Peppers (pictured) on Saturday and Biffy Clyro on Sunday. Please message us through the contact box below if you are interested and we will put you in touch.

And just to complete your evening of classic music - kicking off a brand new series bringing the Rock back to Friday nights is Nicky Horne on Vintage TV with The Friday Night Rock Show (see our Vid Of The Day) tonight at 10pm with music and chat from Joe Bonamassa, Inglorious and Tax The Heat! Vintage TV is available on Sky 369, Freeview 242, Virgin 343 and Freesat 505.