Your go-to show for all kinds of tuneful rock. Some courageous souls released new music in the gap between Christmas and New Year, among them Lovebites, Circu5 and Helix. In addition to that, we remember the late Chris Rea, plus there are songs to gladden the hearts of Rammstein, Lenny Kravitz and Iron Maiden fans and much more. Keep up to date with the latest about the show (which this coming Tuesday will be a themed show, because there was precious little released over New Year and nothing that fitted this show’s remit) by following me on Twitter @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way?
Angus McSix feat. Rhapsody of Fire and Alex Krull – I Am Adam McSix
Lovebites – The Castaway
Coney Hatch – You Ain’t Got Me
REO Speedwagon – Live Every Moment
Secret Rule feat. Marco Pastorino – Lost in Paradise
Rammstein – Radio
Circu5 – Scars
Magnum – C’est la Vie
Helix – Stuck in the 80s
Iron Maiden – Déjà Vu
Chris Rea – Tell Me There’s a Heaven

Your selection box of rock from musicians with a gift for melody. No albums this week, but singles ranging from Dragony feat. Brittney Slayes to Myrath and from Austen Starr to Zachary Baker (yes, that is Zacky Vengeance; no, he doesn’t sound at all like you’d expect). Plus a Tony Moore song I’ve seen him playing live recently, Pat Benatar belting out one of her biggest hits and Lemmy’s festive collaboration with Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl, to name but a few. If this is your kind of music, follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Pat Benatar – Heartbreaker
Hyperion – Yet We Still Fight
Dragony feat. Brittney Slayes – Shadow and Flame
Zachary Baker – Dark Horse
John Corabi – New Day
Myrath – The Funeral
Periphery – Lune
Tony Moore – Crazy in the Shed
Asia – Emily
Tailgunner – Tears in Rain
Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl – Run Rudolph Run
Austen Starr – Read Your Mind

Rock with more hooks than a roll of Velcro. This was a huge week for new releases before things quietened down for the holidays, so we had singles from Billy Idol, Epica and Axel Rudi Pell, among others, as well as long-players by Lord of the Lost and Jim Peterik and World Stage – and a massive hit from Rush, just because. Keep up with the latest about the show on Twitter/X (@BethCharleswor5) and my Substack.

Playlist:

Rush – Red Barchetta
ZP Theart – Dark to Light
KMFDM – Oubliette
Transatlantic Radio – Wide Awake
Jim Peterik and World Stage feat. Colin Peterik – River of Music
Visions of Atlantis & Warkings – Pirates & Kings
Epica – Avatar – The Final Incarnation
Urock feat. Ian Gillan – The Line
Billy Idol – Too Much Fun
Venger – Navigate the Labyrinth
Axel Rudi Pell – Ghost Town
Lord of the Lost – Sharp Edges

If it rocks and it’s tuneful, you’ll find it here. Singles that fit the bill this week include Big Big Train, Smith/Kotzen and Beyond the Black. Peter Goalby released a long-lost album. I’ve been enjoying watching Stray recently, so they figure in the show, as do cuts from the back catalogues of Diamond Head, Heart and Korpiklaani. Keep up to date with the latest about the show by following me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Korpiklaani – Let’s Drink

Smith/Kotzen – Blindsided

Stray – I Believe It

Lost in Hollywood feat. Of Virtue – Like a River

Textures – Vanishing Twin

Peter Goalby – I’ll be the One

Heart – I Want Your World to Turn

Wicked Leather – She is the Storm

Diamond Head – In the Heat of the Night

Hällas – Face of an Angel

Big Big Train – The Sharpest Blade

Beyond the Black – Ravens

They come in many forms, but these rock songs are all catchier than the seasonal lurgy. This week was big on singles, ranging from Michael Monroe to N2O and from The Rods to Chez Kane. Add to that some British Lion and The Raven Age, because I’ve seen both live recently, and one of my favourite Orden Ogan songs just because I can. For the latest about the show, follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Orden Ogan – The Things We Believe In
Jaime – Above and Beyond
N2O – Radio
Greystone Canyon – Stealing Our Freedom
The Rods – Tears for the Innocent
The Gems – Hot Bait
Michael Monroe – Disconnected
British Lion – Eyes of the Young
The Veer Union – Meet Your Maker
The Raven Age – Visions
Chez Kane – Love Tornado
FM – Tough it Out
Liv Kristine – Lotus (acoustic version)

Searching far and wide to bring you the catchiest tunes in rock. That means singles from the likes of Sabaton, Joel Hoekstra’s 13 and Cyhra, albums by Cheap Trick and N.Y.C., a Saxon track I enjoyed hearing live recently and songs you know and love from Yes, Nightwish and Thunder. If this is your kind of music (and it’s always an eclectic mix, so there’s bound to be something that is), follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5 or at my Substack.

Playlist:

Yes – Going for the One
Wicked Smile – Face of the Wicked
N.Y.C. – Lyin’ Eyes
Saxon – Street Fighting Gang
Fury – In Pursuit of Destiny
Joel Hoekstra’s 13 – The Fall
Hokka – In the Darkness
Cyhra – Box with Spirits
Ginger Evil – Last Frontier
Cheap Trick – Dancing with the Band
Sabaton – A Tiger Among Dragons
Nightwish – Passion and the Opera
Thunder – I’ll be Waiting

Your round-up of everything that’s happening in all aspects of tuneful rock. This episode featured singles including Skindred, Francis Rossi and Edenbridge, a “new old” release from Dokken, a bonus track from an Alcatrazz best-of and because it was Remembrance Day, a Mike and the Mechanics track about the awfulness of war in general and an Alice in Chains track honouring the troops. If this is your kind of music, follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5 and read my Substack.

Playlist:

Mike and the Mechanics – Silent Running
Tailgunner – Midnight Blitz
Alcatrazz – Stand and Wait Your Turn
Argovia – Mountains
Exploring Birdsong – Romanticise
Catalyst Crime – Cursebreaker
Edenbridge – Where the Wild Things Are
Dokken – Hard Rock Woman
Francis Rossi – Something in the Air (Stormy Weather)
Lindsay Schoolcraft – Crucified
The Raven Age – Stand in the Fire
Skindred – You Got This
Alice in Chains – Rooster (MTV Unplugged version)

Celebrating 5 years of spinning great rock melodies. This week’s edition includes singles from the Michael Schenker Group, Conquer Divide and Chez Kane, as well as album tracks courtesy of Creeper, Lunatic Soul and Aquilla and songs you’ll recognise by Twisted Sister, Genesis and Lordi. Keep up with the latest news on the show by following me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5 or reading my Substack.

Playlist:

Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah
Chez Kane – Tongue of Love
Austen Starr – Medusa
Electric Temple – Am I Damned?
Aquilla – Bound to be King
DarWin – Cry a River
Genesis – In the Beginning
Finality – Haunted
Conquer Divide – The Ocean Between Us
Creeper – Parasite
Michael Schenker Group – It’s You
Twisted Sister – I Wanna Rock
Lunatic Soul – Good Memories Don’t Want to Die