News: CHERRY RED label showcase in April – win featured albums!

Cherry Red Records

The latest showcase for the Cherry Red group of record labels offers listeners a chance to win six of the featured albums!

Listen in and then follow the link (below) to our competition page.  Competition closes 23:59 BST (GMT+1) 19 April.

The hour-long special features recent releases from the Cherry Red group of record labels and artists such as ISAAC HAYES, JACK BRUCE, 21 GUNS and CHRIS THOMPSON.

Jack Bruce

It’s an eclectic mix with rock, R & B and soul reflecting the variety of music from the label.

Record Store Day 2014

In the latest show, Cherry Red’s Record Store Day promotions will also be featured and as a bonus we are giving away exclusive test pressings.

John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest, ‘Ancient Waves’ 12″ EP (plus test pressing)
Curved Air, ‘Live Atmosphere’ LP + 7″ Single (plus test pressing)
Hawklords, ’25 Years’ 12″ EP (plus test pressing)
DBA, ‘Dreaming Of England’ 12″ EP

Previous shows are available as podcasts via iTunes (search on Cherry Red) and also in the dedicated podcast section at the radio station website.

More information (and link to competition)


Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.

In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.

Next session: Sunday 1 December

Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio


David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024.


UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 29 October 2024.

How to Listen Live?

Click the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop)

Listen via Windows Media Player. Click or tap here and “open file”
Listen via other media player (eg. VLC) Click or tap here and “open file”

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is also in iTunes under Internet Radio/Classic Rock
Listen in via the Tunein app and search for “Get Ready to ROCK!” and save as favourite.

More information and links at our radio website where you can listen again to shows via the presenter pages: getreadytorockradio.com


Power Plays w/c 11 November 2024

ARCANE MOON Hello Sun (indie)
S8NT ELEKTRIC XTC (Long Branch Records)
ARCANA KINGS Here We Go (Curtain Call Records)
KLOGR face The Unknown (Zeta Factory)
BEYOND UNBROKEN Dance With The Dead (FiXT)
REVENGIN Decadent Feeling (Wormholedeath)

Featured Albums w/c 11 November 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)



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