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"At this time of year when 'Fairytale Of New York' is churned out once again - the Ugly Ducking fairytale in reverse springs to mind given Black Star Riders reinvented themselves from Thin Lizzy. This point is hammered home as Lizzy legend Scott Gorham makes his way on to the Wembley stage just before 7 to a half empty arena. With a restricted forty minute set, literally 'All Hell Breaks Loose' as BSR hit the ground running with the classy title track from their very first album - with Gorham's guitar already in overdrive. Ricky Warwick then asks "Are You Ready?" and of course the arena starts to rock as those unique Lizzy guitar harmonies ring around the auditorium. It's then back to the title track of their second album 'The Killer Instinct' which again has those distinct Lizzy chords with guitarist Damon Johnson showing that he's just not there to make up the numbers. We then see-saw back to 'Jailbreak' - Warwick's vocals as usual are spot-on for my all-time favourite Lizzy track. Brilliant. 'Bound For Glory' was followed by the opening Celtic drum intro from the excellent Jimmy DeGrasso on 'Kingdom Of The Lost' also from 'AHBL' - a latter day 'Black Rose'. However the stand-out BSR track of the night was 'Finest Hour' from 'TKI' - not forgetting new recruit Robert Crane on bass (who replaced Marco Mendoza) completing a formidable BSR unit. The guys finished with 'Whisky In The Jar' and to be pefectly honest we could have quite easily gone home happy after that opener. Black Star Riders might still have a bit of an identity problem but who cares when they produce music of this quality." AJ. Have a look at today's Vid Of The Day plus our photo gallery here.

Just a reminder that you can hear 2014 WRC Award Winner and BluesRockfest headliner Chantel McGregor being interviewed here on Pure Radio 107.8FM at 6pm tonight. Yes it's now just under five weeks to go so listen to Rory Auskerry's Route 66 show to find out what's lying in store on Independence Day! Tickets for Bluesrockfest at The Red Lion in Gravesend are on sale here for £15 in advance (£18 on the door). And if you don't manage to listen in tonight then don't panic - we will feature the podcast as Track Of The Day later this week!

Today's 'Track Of The Day' is the 'Rock On The Ridge' podcast originally transmitted on Ridge Radio on Saturday night. On Bob and Jules' latest extravaganza are Davy's Grip, Free, Joe Bonamassa, The Brew, The Answer, Beardmore, Wolfmother (pictured at Hyde Park last year), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Avenged Sevenfold. Rock out!

A bit like London buses - you get one new BluesRockfest sponsor and then another one comes along straight after! Seriously though - the WRC are delighted to announce that Strongbow Extra Cold have agreed to sponsor another of our six bands at BluesRockfest at The Red Lion, Gravesend, on Saturday 4th July! However, there is still a chance for you to sponsor the final remaining band - 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!

OK Wrinkly's Virgil & The Accelerators/ Loose Moorings Red Lion review from Friday night is on its way but our humble picture gallery is now available here. And to complete Sunday's update we have an amazing sixteen minute Virgil And The Accelerators Video Of The Day which we think encapsulates the atmosphere of a great night!

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!!!