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On the subject of Ten Years After, 'The Breakers' gig at The Woodman, Blackfen, in August 1995 was a nugget that many missed out on and in retrospect I realise how lucky I was to be there to witness it. First of all, I shared a pint and a chat outside in the sun with former TYA drummer Ric Lee - who played at a certain Woodstock gig no less! On bass and vocals was Ian Ellis, his list of credentials being 1-2-3, Clouds, Jack Green, Alex Harvey, Pete Townshend and Steve Hackett. My respect for guitarist Paul Samson is well documented and his versatility that night no doubt led me down the transitional path of Gary Moore, Jeff Beck and Joe Bonamassa in latter years. Also on keyboards was Jeff Bannister who had played with Robert Palmer in The Alan Bown Set and had also played on Joan Jett's 'Bad Reputation'. All in all a gig to remember. AJ.

Today's 'Video Of The Day' is T.Rextasy who have now been performing around the world for over twenty years - a career that ironically outlives Marc’s very own T.Rex! The band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex - and the only band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s family, estate, original ex-members of T.Rex and Bolan’s catalogue management! The band has been described by many as ‘beyond the boundaries of tribute’. Truly a Rock ’n’ Roll concert for all ages then - so if you would like to know exactly what a Marc Bolan concert was like in the 1970's, then our 4th Wrinklystock Charity Gig at The Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, on Saturday 21st November is for you! But hurry - it will be a sell out just like last year and tickets are already selling fast so don't miss out and get your tickets here.

The menacingly named Kings of Oblivion breeze into Sidcup this Sunday 8th March when they appear at The Iron Horse - entry is free and they will be kicking off at 3pm!! They are not as scary as their name sounds as their setlist includes classic covers from The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Doors - to name but a few. So with good weather forecast why not come down, enjoy a few pints and listen to some quality music?

One of the great Rock tracks of all time has to be 'Woke Up This Morning' by Nazareth - hence our 'Video Of The Day'! So it's a great honour for the WRC to have the Dunfermline Rockers as friends on the NUMUBU network. So much so that the guys have told us about the appointment of their new lead singer, Carl Sentance. Apparently Carl (formerly of Krokus and the Geezer Butler Band) blew the rest of the band away in the space of half a song during his demo and he was offered and accepted the job right there and then! Anyway you can see the new line-up at 'Legends Of Rock' at East End Park, Dunfermline, on Saturday 30th May - where they will be joined by Big Country to raise money for Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Rock music and football - a marriage made in heaven!

Aynsley Lister literally played through the pain barrier at The 100 Club on Tuesday night. Suffering from a trapped nerve in his back (which necessitated the cancellation of his Robin 2 gig last Thursday no less) and consequently drugged up to the eyeballs on painkillers, Aynsley put in a killer performance which belied the agony he's been in. Drawing mainly on tracks from his last album 'Home' - for which Lister deservedly won both 'Best Blues Song ' and 'Best Songwriter' at the 2014 British Blues Awards - his undoubted quality as a guitarist and vocalist is not only complemented by the strength of his back-catalogue e.g. 'Equilibrium' but also his band - despite another change in his line-up since we last saw them at last year's Bluesfest. A great set to end a great evening of live Blues - but no pat on the back Aynsley! See our review here.

Good to see that our mate Rory Auskerry is fit and well again with another awesome two hours of quality music which is our 'Track Of The Day'. This weeks featured album is the 3rd release from Sean Webster & The Dead Lines with 4 tracks from 'See It Through'. Rory also celebrates birthdays for members of Humble Pie, The Steve Miller Band, The Heartbreakers and Guns N' Roses. There's also new music from Jimmy Barnes, Ian Siegal and Michael Schenker.

As promised we have now added a dedicated 'LastMinuteBandz' venue page here. What's all that about you may ask? Well has a band ever unexpectedly cancelled on your venue at the last minute? Then let us help! WRC Promotions have a pool of Rock, Blues, Tribute and Covers bands who can save the day! Over the coming weeks we will be adding a selection of bands to 'LastMinuteBandz' - in addition to the dedicated bandz registration page here. Venues can also simply complete the form on the page of the band you want to book and we will contact you to discuss your requirements. And the best news is that the service is FREE!!!

Melbourne, Australia’s Progressive Metal ensemble, Teramaze, first release for The Mascot Label Group - ‘Her Halo’ hits music stores today! Teramaze was originally formed during lead guitarist/producer Dean Wells teenage years. The band put out a couple albums in the early years, but it wasn’t until the release of ‘Anhedonia’ in 2012 that Wells felt the modern version of Teramaze actually began. That third album was met with critical acclaim, as was the follow up of 2014’s ‘Esoteric Symbolism’, which saw the quartet making a bolder statement and taking no prisoners to flex their musical muscle even further. Now with new vocalist Nathan Peachey, Teramaze have arrived with their cinematic ‘Her Halo’ - a new beginning that not only brings about more potential, but promise as well. The vid for the first single off ‘Her Halo’ - ‘Out of Subconscious’ - is today's Track Of The Day!

Don't forget that BluesRockfest'sAlbany Down are appearing at our WRC Xmas Bash at The Horn Reborn in St Albans on Wednesday 2nd December. Supported by the excellent Southbound - we have 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.

We were deighted to hear from former WRC Award winner Clare Free (pictured at the Colour House Theatre, Merton, in 2011) who is expecting a baby just before Christmas! Of course this means time off from the road for Clare and gives her the time to work on some new music! Anyway, her new single 'Sniper Fire' here is now out now and available from all major download sites. It blends samples, loops, hip hop drum beats and programed sounds with live guitars and vocals. Clare added "I have wanted to make music like this for a long time and now I have had the chance to do so and personally I love it." For any feedback or to contact Clare, please visit her website here.

"If Sambora’s departure offered any chances for the remaining band members to reconnect or reinvent themselves, they have been squarely ignored. JBJ, for example, could have revisited the confessionalism of his 1997 solo album, Destination Anywhere’. Keyboard player David Bryan – the composer behind Broadway musical ‘Memphis’ – might finally have been given a moment to shine. They could have tried, well, something new. Instead, ‘Burning Bridges’ is the sound of a band at its least inspired – many of these tunes are cast-offs from old sessions, dusted off and, presumably, spitefully overdubbed with new guitar parts (no credits are included)." Read the rest of WTS's new Bon Jovi album review here

Don't ask us why - but the WRC are now on their mid-week tour of Bulgaria to take in some traditional folk music - or is it the draft lager at 60p a pint? Anyway, suffice to say our normal reliable daily coverage may be a bit more hit and miss due to the local Wi-Fi so please bear with us. Normal service will resume on Sunday!