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Talking of BluesRockfest, our Track Of The Day includes two bands that are playing at The Red Lion, Gravesend on Independence Day - namely Albany Down (pictured) and The Rainbreakers! Also on Bob and Jules' latest Rock On The Ridge podcast are Defy All Reason, The Voodoo Sheiks, Loose Moorings and of course some B.B. King!

Hosted by Edith Bowman, Guitar Star is a nationwide search to find extraordinary guitar talent of all ages and styles. They'll jam, strum and pluck their way to victory for the chance to be crowned the UK and Ireland's Guitar Star. Guitar experts Nitin Sawhney, Helen Sanderson and Huey Morgan head up the audition rounds, where competing guitarists are tested on their ability to play in a style of their choice and demonstrate outstanding skill and ability, whether their jam is rock, classical, jazz or acoustic. Throughout the process, players will be mentored by some of the biggest guitar stars in the world - Tony Iommi, Lee Ritenour, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Miloš Karadaglić. They'll then perform at music's most iconic venues, with the lucky semi-finalists perfecting their sound in a studio session with a legendary producer and a global guitar legend. After nine weeks of competition, the winner will be perform in front of 30,000 people on the main stage at the Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Suffolk.

No sooner has the dust settled on from Fridays Virgil and the Accelerators/Loose Moorings brilliant gig - we now move on to another blockbuster when The Red Lion, Gravesend, welcomes back The Mentulls on Friday 15th May. Support is from another up and coming band The Rainbreakers who are also playing BluesRockfest on Saturday 4th July. It is guaranteed to be another great night - so for more info including ticketing details go here! In the meantime our Video Of the Day is The Mentulls live at Bluesfest 2014.

There may only be one surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic 1970's line-up but the seven musicians who took to the stage at the HMV Apollo on 3rd June 2012 kept the Southern rock flame burning very brightly indeed!!! We doubt that any Diamond Jubilee Beacon lit that extended holiday weekend shone brighter but keeping the theme going they return to the same venue tonight on St. George's Day! Since the band reformed in 1987 after a ten year-hiatus, Johnny Van Zant has taken the place of his elder brother Ronnie (tragically killed in a plane crash in Mississippi in 1977 along with 3 other founder members, causing the band to disband), with a winning stage presence, his drawl perfectly matching the countrified southern swing of the band’s most recent material. Appropriately Skynyrd are our 'Video Of The Day'! Hope to see some of you later!

Talking about special offers - you get two Auskerry's for the price of one on today's Route 66 'Track Of The Day'. Yes the guest presenter is none other than Rory's brother Hamish in a great show that includes a Dan Patlansky interview plus music from The Faces, Joe Cocker, Mike Oldfield and AC/DC!

Thanks to all of you that have listened to, liked and shared our April Wrinklycast released yesterday, showcasing our forthcoming WRC gigs. Our 'Track Of The Day' of course covers BluesRockfest but there's also both The Mentulls and Virgil & The Accelerators Red Lion, Gravesend gigs previewed as well - plus not forgetting The Replicants! Thanks also to all of you that favourited our tweet yesterday promoting the podcast/gigs! Obviously at the end of the day we want to see as many of you as possible at the respective gigs - so don't delay - order your tickets here today!

Those of you who tuned in on Friday evening to see the WRC represented by Wrinkly The Silver and Wrinkly The Classical on BBC1's Pointless would have no doubt been proud of their exploits particularly the plug for the WRC! This prompted a surge in social media communications during the airing of the show such as numerous hits on our website (including membership applications), Facebook postings and numerous tweets! Sadly, in the end the guys fell at the final hurdle but return tonight to fight another day again at 5.15pm. Hopefully Dave and Stuart will get some music questions this time!

And talking of great radio - don't forget to tune into Rory Auskerry's latest live Route 66 show here at 6pm tonight! Also remember if you happen to miss it - then you can catch up with the our Track Of The Day podcast later this week plus the programme will be re-broadcast on Rock Radio UK here on Friday evening from 8-10pm!

Today is Catfish day and not only are they releasing their new EP 'When B. B. Sings The Blues' plus playing at their Official Release Show at The Tuesday Night Music Club - but band members Paul Long and Matt Long will also be popping into the Croydon Radio studio for a chat and to introduce all five songs from the EP! As well as that, Blues On The Radio will of course be treating you to all the other great new releases and the Independent Blues Broadcasters Associations albums of the month. So why not head on down to The Tuesday Night Music Club tonight at the Hooley Village Club, St. Margaret's Road, Hooley Village, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 3RB plus don't forget to tune into Richard Dunning's BOTR show here beforehand from 5pm!

It was just two days after Christmas and stuffed with turkey, roast potatoes and brussel sprouts, Rory Auskerry was back on 2015 WRC Award nominees Route 66 with another helping of Rock & Blues. Well Santa has well and truly emptied his sack full of new music all over today's Track Of The Day which features tracks from Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach, Foghat, Jared James Nichols, Moreland & Arbuckle, FM (pictured at Ramblin' Man) and Within Temptation. Along with the latest music news there are classic tracks from ELO, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Jerry Lee Lewis and Dire Straits.

Dead by 1985, reborn in 2013, The Bronsons are a six-piece high energy band playing loud, driven, fast and relentless London-style pub-Rock garage-band Rhythm and Blues. Yes, the latest addition to our LastMinuteBandz network can be found here as well as being our Track of The Day!

The WRC are delighted to announce that Purple Zeppelin are the first band in our eleven 2015 award categories to win 'Best Tribute'. Run close by both T. Rextasy and Voodoo Room, this is the second time the guys have won the award mainly for their incredible performance in front of the WRC at The Orchard Theatre in Dartford in July. Consequently Purple Zeppelin are deservedly our Video Of The Day. Watch out for a further announcement of the winners of our 'Best Support Band' tomorrow.