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This month, we returned to Ross-on-Wye to showcase some of our favourite acts right now, recording for broadcast at John Kyrle High School.

The music department has undergone a series of changes in the last four years - and it's now home to a complex of high-end recording studios and state-of-the-art equipment.

The first act performing in front of a studio audience was the Redditch rockers SHARKSvBEARS.

They've been together as a band for 18 months - but some of the band members have been jamming together for around eight years.

They have a range of jobs in the band - from a tattoo artist, to an events organiser and a background in advertising and sales!

They're influenced by a range of artists - but the most similar sound has got to be Two Door Cinema Club - so make sure you check them out on this week's show!

We also hear from Robert Plant... Not the Led Zeppelin chap, but a rocker from Diglis in Worcester who's penned a track dedicated to the soldiers and families that make the ultimate sacrifice.

It all started in May last year and was inspired by Robert's time spent training with the 214 Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

You can buy a copy of the single at music4heroes.com

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

• The Nutters, Johnny Kowalski And The Sexy Weirdos & China Shop Bull at The Marr's Bar, Worcester.
• Russell Underwood & Done By Sunrise at The Talbot Inn, Worcester.
• Richard Clarke & Lisbee Stainton at The Marr's Bar, Worcester.
• The Messengers, Grimaldi Jug Band, Declan Sharma & Breaktime Banana at Monroe's Cellar Bar, Worcester.

If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out 主播大秀 Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.

On Thursday 21 March, we visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over 主播大秀 Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.

On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's Shaun Williams, Malvern's 5parks, Bromyard's Tenz, Droitwich's Case Closed and Bewdley's Barbarix.

Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's Daniel & The Scandals, Kidderminster's Lauren Wright and man-of-many-Worcester-bands Pete Adams.

We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.

We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.

This week, we hear from Scott of MAS Records in Kidderminster - fresh back from supporting UK artists at SXSW in Austin, Texas.

Jehst and Micall Parknsun are at The Jailhouse in Hereford.

Revere, featuring former Worcester local Russell Cook, are at The Marr's Bar in Worcester.

Plus Small Engine Repair are at O'Neill's in Worcester.

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She once lived in a caravan, would regularly look for discarded musical instruments on Worcester tip, worked as a crystal polisher and a ghost hunter, and writes beautiful songs about life, love and socks.

But this week, the Bromgrove musician Rachel By The Stream, who relocated to Australia a couple of years back - has secured herself a slot at the .

Rachel, who would grace the open mic nights around Worcester, moved to the sunshine after her boyfriend at the time secured an overseas job.

She's since joined and left a dub/reggae collective - has played a number of festivals down-under - and is now venturing into the world of hip-hop.

On the front of the Journal and in the national press is the altercation between N-Dubz star Dappy and a customer at Play nightclub last weekend.

Also in the news, Cher Lloyd records a duet with US superstar Demi Lovato.

Plus the co-founder of 10CC is heading to Bromsgrove's Artrix.

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