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Top 10 Albums (w/c 31 March)
We’ve published the first in a new series celebrating artists we’ve repeatedly featured over an extended period.
Our launch artist is singer songwriter Thea Gilmore who releases a new album on Friday 28 February and ahead of UK dates in March.
The retrospective is accompanied by a two part interview on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.
On 4 March we feature the second artist in this series, Graham Gouldman, who is also on tour this month.
In late-March the latest in the series is Wishbone Ash coinciding with the release of a new multi-disc box set ‘At The BBC 1970-1988′.
GRTR! Greats (Thea Gilmore)
GRTR! Greats (Graham Gouldman)
GRTR! Greats (Wishbone Ash)
GRTR! Greats (incl. news item)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive have released the single ’60 Years Ago’, their first new music in over 25 years.
Hinder release their new album ‘Back To Life’ on May 23.
Kris Barras’ Hollow Souls (pictured) features Kris Barras, Josiah J Manning and Phoebe Jane, and they plan to record with fellow guest musicians. They have premiered their debut single, ‘Borderline,’ which features Jared James Nichols.
Linkin Park have released a new song, ‘Up From The Bottom’, ahead of a deluxe version of their 2024 album ‘From Zero’ which is due on May 16.
Papa Roach will release their next album in 2026 and plan to release new music throughout this year ahead of the album’s release.
Felix Rabin releases a new six song EP ‘Blue Days’ on April 4.
Yes are currently working on a new album for a tentative release later in the year.
Newly announced UK tours (2025 unless stated):
Hollow Souls (Oct, Nov), Larkin Poe (Oct), My Bloody Valentine (Nov), Felix Rabin (Apr),
Upcoming (Gigs – UK)
Newly announced US & European tours (2025 unless stated):
Larkin Poe (US,EU), Night Ranger (JP), Sex Pistols & Frank Cater (US), Stryper (MX, BR, AR, CO),
Upcoming (USA/ROW)
Randy Bachmann and Burton Cummings have been in talks about a Guess Who reunion tour in 2026.
Postponed/cancelled gigs & tours:
Lou Gramm will fill in for Kelly Hansen on Foreigner’s south American farewell tour.
The unveiling Andy Edwards’ 2.25m bronze statue of Lemmy will now take place at 4pm on Friday 9 May, out of respect for the 80th celebrations of VE Day on the previous day.
A two-part documentary on Billy Joel entitled titled ‘And So It Goes’ airs on US channel HBO this summer.
Kurt Cobain Unplugged will be hosted at the Royal College of Music Museum from June 3 to November 18. Amongst the exhibits will be Cobain’s Martin guitar, as played during Nirvana’s classic 1993 MTV Unplugged performance, on display in Europe for the first time.
Engineer Terry Manning who worked with ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and many more.
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SAWMOON Madness
New Jersey hard rock and grunge fusion group Sawmoon have released their new single “Madness”, out now on digital platforms.
The lyrics delve into the cyclical nature of violence and of history repeating itself. The band says the second verse touches on stories heard about migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. “People who endured or witnessed horrific tragedies as they travelled North in hopes of something better for their lives.”
As the band says, “There’s a madness in the air. There’s a madness everywhere.”
WHEN RIVERS MEET Addicted To Love
When Rivers Meet release a new album 23 May, ‘Addicted To Love’.
The husband-and-wife duo made history as the first independent rock/blues band to break into the UK Official Album Charts Top 10 with Aces Are High (2023). Reviewing the band’s set at Milkfest for Get Ready to ROCK! in February 2025 Andy Nathan commented “they thoroughly deserve the success they have worked hard for.”
MAY 23 Oran Mor, Glasgow,
MAY 24 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
MAY 25 Supporting Blue Oyster Cult The London Palladium
MAY 26 The Brook, Southampton
MAY 29 The Waterfront, Norwich
JUN 20 Sign Of The Times Festival, Church End
JUL 6 Alfold Rock and Blues Festival
JUL 11 Bures Music Festival
AUG 9 Brasenose Fringe Festival, Cropredy
AUG 10 Castell Roc Festival, Chepstow Castle
AUG 22 Cottingham Folk Festival
AUG 23 The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Colne
AUG 29 Lindisfarne Festival, Beal
‘New to GRTR!’ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio showcases independent music each week and latest playlist additions. (Sunday live, 21:00, Tuesday 16:00, Thursday 21:00 repeats, all times GMT)
Listen in to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio… Click the programme information image at the top of the page (top right, if using desktop).
If all else fails when mobile you can access our radio station using the TuneIn app!
The app is available as a free version for iOS and Android smartphones. After loading the app simply search for “Get Ready to ROCK!’ and save as a favourite.
You can also access Get Ready to ROCK! Radio via the TuneIn website here
Listen again to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio You can listen to selected shows and special features at our Mixcloud page.
In the archive series “GRTR!@20″ we are adding selected interviews that were originally posted to Mixcloud but exceeded the three-track-by-same-artist licensing restriction. Now re-edited the features allow insight to specific albums and artists since 2016.
Latest addition:
