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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Album review: JAMES WARREN – Innocent Bystander

David Randall chatted to James Warren in June 2017 about his career. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 25 June 2017. Angel Air Records [Release date 13.10.17] It’s a good time at the moment for eighties-based music. With … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 80s, album, Innocent Bystander, interview, James Warren, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Stackridge, The Kogis
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Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017

The Royal Albert Hall, with its storied boxes, swivel chairs and cavernous auditorium wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for a Wilko Johnson gig. Then again, this is no ordinary gig. Wilko is celebrating his 70th birthday, coinciding with the … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 26 September 2017, Dr Feelgood, Dylan Howe, gig, John Cooper Clarke, live, Norman Watt-Roy, review, Royal Albert Hall, Wilko Johnson Band
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Gig review: SPARKS – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 28 September 2017

Sparks breezed into an extra second night at a packed London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire to deliver a thematically driven show – right down to the band’s sailor tops – to promote the new ‘Hippopotamus’ chart album. The Mael brothers have … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017
Tagged art rock, disco, Frank Zappa, gig, Hippopotamus, lounge, Mr. Goodnite, review, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, SPARKS
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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA

DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts, Quick Plays
Tagged AFM Records, album, Bad Company, classic rock, Dirty Thrills, hard rock, Heavy Living, Led Zeppelin, melodic, Miljenko Matijevic, review, Rival Sons, rock, Shakra, Steelheart, Through The Worlds Of Shadows
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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone

[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Fireroad, Flesh Blood and Bone, hard rock, heavy rock, review, rock
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Rising stars: AUSTIN GOLD (interview)

Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature can be heard on Monday 9 October, 16:00 GMT and Thursday 12 October, 23:00 GMT Up and coming Peterborough rock band share their magic … Continue reading
Posted in INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rising Stars
Tagged Andy hawkins, Austin Gold, Bad Company, Before Dark Clouds, blues, Chris Ogden, David James Smith, Deep Purple, Free, interview, Jack Cable, John Lord, Lee Chrchill, Olivia Johnston, Phil Spector, prog, Ritchie Blackmore, rock, Russell Hill, southern rock, Sue Merchant
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Album review: SAM KELLY & THE LOST BOYS – Pretty Peggy

Navigator Records [Release date 06.10.17] Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys have already picked up rave reviews from the likes of Mark Radcliffe and Mike Harding, plus awards, including winning BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards ‘Best Emerging Act’. All this and Sam … Continue reading
Gig review: CATS IN SPACE – G2, Glasgow, 25 September 2017

After watching Cats In Space tonight I commented to my wife that the most impressive thing about the performance is the fact that the band are so musical. This may sound like a strange comment, surely all bands are musical? … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS, The Best of 2017
Tagged 25th September 2017, Cats In Space, Dean Howard, G2, gig, Glasgow, Greg Hart, Jeff Brown, Kaato, live, Paul Manzi, review, rock, Scarecrow, Slade, Too Many Gods
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EP review: ROBERT REED – Variations On Themes By David Bedford

Tigermoth Productions David Bedford (who died in 2011) has long been sidelined in the pantheon of prog and confused with the athlete of the same name. His more “mainstream” albums for Virgin in the 1970s will have been spotted languishing … Continue reading
News: MOLLIE MARRIOTT – radio interview, new album and tour dates (November 2017)

In this exclusive edit, Mollie Marriott chats to David Randall about the music business, the lead-in to her new album, and the current touring musical ‘All Or Nothing’ for which she provided vocal coaching. (10:27) The full version of their … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged album, gigs, interview, Joe Brown, Mollie Marriott, November 2017, Paul Weller, pop, radio, rock, singer, songwriter, Steve Marriott, Tour, Truth Is A Wolf
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Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest

[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry. ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts
Tagged Ain’t No Rest, album, ALTER BRIDGE, debut, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Steve Harris, Wicked Stone
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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Unstoppable

Pride and Joy Music [Release date 20.10.17] Vocalist Jase Old and guitarist Stevie Janevski are back with a new Radio Sun album, a follow-up to last year’s ‘Outside Looking In’. Once again Paul Laine handles production duties and the band are … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jason Old, melodic, Paul Laine, review, rock, Stevie Janevski, THE RADIO SUN, Unstoppable
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Album review: DAVID CROSBY – Sky Trails

BMG [Release date 29.09.17] Who would have thought that after a 20 year gap, septuagenarian David Crosby would return to cut three of his best albums in the last few years? For all its Californian whimsy and introspection, ‘Sky Trails’ … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), All Posts
Tagged album, Becca Stevens, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Crosby, folk, funk, Greg Leisz, James Raymond, jazz, Jeff Pevar, Joni Mitchell, Mai Agan, Michael McDonald, review, rock, Sky Trails, songwriter, Steeely Dan, Steve Tavaglione
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Gig review: VEGA – University of London Union, 23 September 2017

Having boasted GRTR!’s album of 2016 with ‘Who We Are’, Vega continue to work hard to bring their modern brand of melodic rock to the masses. After touring with Dan Reed Network in the Spring, Autumn has brought this headline … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged gig, James Martin, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Nick Workman, review, Vega
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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Witchy Feelin’

Ruf [Release date 25.08.17] There’s a certain timeless appeal about Savoy Brown that extends beyond the familiar riff driven start of this album, through Kim Simmonds’ world weary vocals that bring years of experience to bear on familiar blues subject … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Garnet Grimm, guitar, J.J. Cale, John Fogerty, John Mayall, Kim Simmonds, Mark Knopfler, Pat DeSalvo, Peter Green, review, rock, Roy Buchanan, Savoy Brown, Witchy Feelin
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News: Albums of the Month (February-April 2017)

Albums of the Month February 2017 BLACK STAR RIDERS Heavy Fire (Nuclear Blast) “The band have thrown off the shackles of the ‘used to be Thin Lizzy’ moniker and have solidly established themselves as a major player in their own … Continue reading
Posted in Albums of the Month, All Posts, NEWS
Tagged 2017, albums of the month, AOR, April, February, March, melodic rock, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: DJABE & STEVE HACKETT – Life Is A Journey – The Sardinia Tapes

Esoteric Antenna [Release date 06.10.17] I recall when chatting to Steve Hackett several years ago he mentioned that he is very receptive to his environment in terms of new sounds and possibilities. This might simply be hearing something ear-catching whilst … Continue reading