"‘Alone in The Universe’ fares best when Lynne is more generous, when he can contrast the downcast sentiments of the lyrics with the effervescence of the music. After a rocky side 1, side 2 picks up considerably, thanks to light-speed ‘Ain’t It a Drag’ and the zero-gravity ‘I’m Leaving You’ which pays clear homage to Roy Orbison, one of Lynne’s contemporary’s in supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. Likewise, there are strong hints of John Lennon (who once described ELO as the "son of Beatles") present on 'All My Life', which is no surprise given Lynne's self-confessed Beatles fixation, which remains in full bloom here." Read the rest of Wrinkly The Silver's excellent Jeff Lynne's ELO CD review here plus see our Track Of The Day.

Hands up - yes from tomorrow we are taking another well earned sabbatical! Rest assured normal service will return but in the meantime if you want to find out what the WRC has got up to recently then watch out for our October bulletin e-mail that's gone out today with all the links you need re: the current goings on at Wrinkly Towers! Whether it's Wrinklystock, Merchandise, Gig Reviews, FREE Membership, New Bands, CD Reviews or our latest Gig Calendar - it's all there. And if you are not currently on our e-mail circulation list then please send us your details in the contact box below!

Big River is the idea of Gravesend Guitarist Damo Fawsett, after playing a last minute gig with his old cohorts in The Chosen Few, his passion for Blues music resurfaced. Then upon seeing Vintage Trouble on TV, he realised that the Blues is well and truly alive and reaching a whole new generation of fans! No stranger to the WRC, having played at Bluesfest 2014, Damo began his search for like minded people and after a Dartford rehearsal studio session, Big River was born! Joining Fawsett in the band is Adam Bartholomew on vocals, who Damo tells us can out-soul Paul Rodgers and scream like Glenn Hughes in the next breath! Luke Calvert is on Drums, praised by Damo as "technically brilliant and all the while lays down a flawless groove" plus Ant Wellman on bass who was previously with the Reagan Browne Band and currently tours all over the UK and Europe with The Lambrettas - "a style of Jaco Pastorius and Andy Fraser - he was the perfect choice to lay down the bottom end" adds Damo. Big River has a seriously powerful sound all of their own and cover Blues tracks from all eras from Hendrix and Free through to modern bands like Rival Sons and Vintage Trouble - with the image to match. Big River will be one to watch and they hit the road from December 2015.

WRC Promotions are delighted to announce that the extemely talented Southbound will be supporting Albany Down at the WRC Xmas Party at The Horn Reborn in St Albans on Wednesday 2nd December. Two quality bands for just £7 in advance (including admin fees) here - £9 on the door and only £5 for WRC Members - just e-mail wrcpromotions@aol.com to reserve your members ticket. Only last week Southbound (our Track Of The Day) appeared at The Red Lion in Gravesend and received great reviews. Bob & Jules from Rock On The Ridge were also there (thanks for the great pic Bob) but ROTR will be back on the airwaves here at 8pm tonight or alternatively if you're looking for a gig then why not go along and see Bad Pennies at the East Malling BeerFest - details here.

"On a high he could have left the stage then but, no - he’d saved the best to last. Now was the time to really unleash and demonstrate why his guitar playing has been so highly praised (as if he hadn’t already!). Voodoo Chile is always a bit of a crowd pleaser but it perfectly fits Troys style and he attacks it with diving and soaring runs as that slide shoots up and down the fretboard. Many have tried, but not many can really make this song their own - Troy Redfern does just that, and with style." That was Richard Dunning's take on the Troy Redfern Band at this year's BluesRockfest and that particular live track is today's Track Of The Day! Watch out for more live tracks to be released from all the bands on that memorable day in July plus how you can buy the DVD/CD!

Our first Track Of The Day in August is last night's Blues On The Marsh show! Kevin Beale is back with very special guest Toby Barelli aka King Size Slim talking about his brand new forthcoming album. Also on the show you'll hear Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro, The Blues Spiders, Blues Issues, Bobby Messano, Reverand Raven and The Chain Smoking Altar Boys plus a run through of this weekends Uckfield Blues Festival, with tracks from David Migden and the Twisted Roots, Andy Twyman, Red Butler, Will Wilde, Ben Poole and Nigel Bagge!

After a three week absence you'd think there'd be plenty for The Marshman to play - given the IBBA Chart for June (pictured)! Anyway our Track Of The Day is Kevin Beale's Blues On The Marsh show from last night including Angela Lewis Brown, Dave Hunt, Big Daddy Wilson, Guy Tortora, Lazer Lloyd, Malaya Blue, Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, Pete Gage, Phillip Fankhauser, Rob Berry, Regina Bonelli, Robben Ford, Sir Jay and The Blues Orchestra, Sonny Landreth, Stacy Jones, Sugaray Rayford, TBelly, The Doors, Willie Dixon and a brand new release on Black'n'Tan by Doug MacLeod plus a whole host of other goodies!

There’s no doubt that the Brooklyn Bowl is impressive but the hybrid of it being both a gig venue and a bowling alley (although the bowling stopped when the band came on) resulted in a hundred and fifty or so punters being lost in the periphery of chairs and tables – with no one being up front and personal with the band. Despite this – if you were looking for Led Zeppelin’s greatest hits performed with professionalism and passion then HOTLZ ticked all the right boxes. The guys had played the Bowl before a few months back and apparently the increase in numbers on the night reflected how well they went down last time. Read the rest of AJ's Hats Off To Led Zeppelin review here, go to the picture gallery here plus also see our 'Video Of The Day!'

If you missed Bob & Jules' excellent Rock On The Ridge show on Saturday night then don't dismay as it's our Track Of The Day. Their latest podcast pulls no punches - with Rock of the highest order including Five Finger Death Punch, Sons Of Texas, Blindstone, Sevendust, Joe Bonamassa, Mindriot and Apocolyptica. ROTR - the WRC salute you!

With its 're-incarnation' Ramblin' Man on the horizon in July - was it really nearly four years ago since High Voltage and today's 'Video Of The Day'? Yes Blues titan Joe Bonamassa joined classic rock legends Jethro Tull on the Prog stage for Locomotive Breath after Joe's set with Black Country Communion - remember them? As it happens, Joe’s first tour as a solo opening act, in support of his debut album, was for none other than – Jethro Tull! Unfortunately there's no Joe but there is Ian Anderson at Ramblin' Man - and it's still not too late take advantage of our offer to save WRC members the cost of their booking fee e.g. £5.50 on a £60 ticket. Go here for ticket information then simply contact us below with your ticket requirements and we will get back to you. And it's also not too late to become a WRC member - simply fill out a form here and we'll subsequently send you a WRC members card.

"As the first song came to an end, the band would show off just how much fun they have performing on stage, as their between-song-banter is second to none. Frontman Chad Kroeger jokes with the crowd like few others can, and how they’re able to stand on stage and sing “silly” songs with titles like ‘Something In Your Mouth’, which they’d go on to perform next. Kroeger is something of a motormouth when it comes to his patter between songs. You largely suspect he loves the sound of his own voice, but as the frontman of one of the bigger bands in the world, you probably would need a sizeable ego to pull you through it .. or a couple of Jaegerbombs, courtesy of the suited-and-booted booze supplier/ tour manager Bradley which he and the band indulged in. . In short, he makes being a rockstar look like fun, rather than a full-time job like some of Nickelback's peers, and the girls on the front row are loving every second of The Chad. Not bad for a man once voted the ugliest man in rock!!!" Check out the rest of Wrinkly The Silver's Nickelback/Monster Truck (pictured) O2 Arena London review here plus our photo gallery here.

Awesome new heavy UK 3-piece Cortes and their second single ‘Towers’ is today's Vid Of The Day. Released through Ignition records (home to Oasis, Stereophonics, Primal Scream, Band Of Skulls and more), they’ve developed a sizeable profile already, gaining continued radio plays from Annie Mac and Zane Lowe, as well as landing spots in last week's New Music Friday Spotify playlist, and Apple's Best Of The Week and A List Rock. Cortes are also performing a headline show at Tooting Tram & Social on Friday 2nd September.