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June usually heralds the Festival season - and 2016 is no exception - so watch out for today's June WRC e-mail bulletin that's going out with all the links you need re: the current goings on at Wrinkly Towers! Whether it's Merchandise, FREE Membership, 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!

JOANovARC rocked The Borderline in London last night at the official label launch party of their new single 'White Trash' due to be released on Friday 10th June. The excellent Lilith And The Knight and Fire Red Empress were also on the bill so watch out shortly for a review and some pics - but in the meantime check out todays Vid Of The Day!

"Bummer" was our US correspondent Rick Menniti's reaction to missing Neil Young at a very wet Jazz Fest - take a look at our Track Of The Day to see why. At least The Revivalists made the front page Rick. Meanwhile the WRC are off to the O2 Islington Academy tonight for Halfway To New York's album launch. Check out our Vid Of The Day - 'Bleed' - the opening single from 'Tremor'.

"The Manic Street Preachers have gone back 20 years to celebrate their triple platinum selling game changing record 'Everything Must Go' that scored them their first commercial success, and the mood is one of some kind of homecoming. Gritted teeth ode to the working class 'A Design For Life' arrives straight after James Dean Bradfield plays the rest of the band onto the stage with 'Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier', rousing the crowd to their feet in an instant." Read the rest of Wrinkly The Silver's Manic's Royal Albert Hall review here plus check out today's Vid Of The Day.

According to Route 66 host Rory Auskerry - it would appear that Van Halen knew about the Panama tax haven back in the mid-1980’s when they were writing material for their 1984 album! Consequently today's Track Of The Day starts with the rockin' hit 'Panama' plus there are new tracks from Steve Hill, SIMO (pictured), Robert Hill and Broken Witt Rebels plus classic tunes from Deep Purple, ZZ Top and Little Feat. Rory also take a look through this week’s music news and celebrate the birthdays this week of Marc Ford (Black Crowes) and Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple).

'Blues at The Woodlands' at the Woodlands Academy, Woodlands Road, Gillingham ME7 2DU returns tonight with Aidan Connell. Aidan is a 21st century Bluesman and singer songwriter who has been hailed as the saviour of contemporary British Blues. His live performances have been praised by music legends including Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr. and Seasick Steve. Connell is influenced by Blues icons such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, combining Blues swagger with well crafted songwriting and guitar virtuosity which reinterprets the well worn Blues genre with a fresh approach and much needed urgency. Tickets are £10 and doors open at 7pm. For more information call 0300 065 8210 or e-mail r&abrother@aol.com and don't forget that WRC members get £2 off the normal admission on production of a valid WRC members card.

Our mates Geoff Carne & The Hatz (our Vid Of The Day) are holding an acoustic launch party for their new album 'Get Close' at the George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 2DR from 6-9pm tonight. The West London based duo consisting of Geoff Carne (back from his tour down under on guitar and vocals) and Mick Hatz (drums and percussion), are putting a fresh new feel on the Rock/Blues genre with their exciting original material (with a couple of covers). See you there!

Yes today's Track Of The Day is the WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge show originally broadcast last Saturday night. Sit back and listen to Bob & Jules play tracks from Twisted Sister, BlackWolf, Thundermother, Alter Bridge, The Answer, The Brew and more! in fact more music than your ears can shake a stick at!

We accept that it's a bit of a tenuous link but what with 'The Force Awakens' recently breaking all box office records, we thought it was about time that we reminded you about Meridian Radio's 'Thursday Night At The Empire' show. So make sure you tune into Mike Bartlett's 'ROCKets, Music for and by the Gods' here at 8pm tonight!

And talking of BluesRockFest - our 2016 Earlybird Tickets which are on sale now for a limited time here for £15 (instead of £20) are flying out the door! Beware - once they've gone - they've gone! As exclusively revealed on New Year's Day - The Stevie Nimmo Trio (part of The Nimmo Brothers who won 'Best Band' at the 2015 British Blues Awards) are headlining this year's festival at Leo's Red Lion, Gravesend, on Saturday 24th September. There are (so far) 7 top Rock and Blues acts from around the UK planned and of course WRC Members only pay £15 - so why not head off here to sign up for free. Don't forget to check back soon for announcements on the other exciting bands we have lined up!

Our mates Shooter last Sunday announced their new Xmas single 'Xmas Time’s a Time to Rock' was available on pre-order from i-Tunes and Amazon for release on Thursday 17th December. It’s a been a busy year for them with a bunch of cracking festivals, the release of their critically acclaimed single 'Turn It Up' at the beginning of the year and the release of their debut album 'Recycled Teenagers' in September with an outstanding launch gig at the Half Moon in Putney. The guys hope that 'Xmas Time’s a Time to Rock' will become the de facto Rock record for Xmas and have produced a fun video to share with you here. So please play the song, spread the word and hopefully on the 18th December the UK will have a Rock record at No 1 for Xmas!

The Blues Club Podcast returns to its traditional Friday Track Of The Day spot with another 2 hours of non-stop Best In Blues with More Music and Less Chat. Music this week includes Blues, Rock, Acoustic Soul, Jazz, IBBA Presenters' Picks for March 2016, new releases and some of Jim & Nigel's favourite tracks including Rebecca Downes, Richard Townend & The Mighty Bosscats, Altered Five Blues Band, Bonnie Raitt, Evelyn Rubio, Benny Turner, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Elles Bailey, The Record Company, Carlos Santana, Toronzo Cannon, Beth Hart, Blacktop Deluxe (pictured), Chris Bevington, Janiva Magness, The Blues Spiders, Matt Borg Trio, Kyla Brox, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Stevie Nimmo, Paul Benjaman Band, Johnny Rawls, Guy King, Kai Strauss & The Electric Blues Allstars, Joe Bonamassa, Thorbjørn Risager, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.