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News: Europe frontman JOEY TEMPEST interview and STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL preview

Posted on July 4, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Europe - Steelhouse Festival, 19-20 July 2014

Highlights of our Steelhouse Festival promo including Joey Tempest of Europe interview, first broadcast on 6 July 2014  (29:21).  The full version can be heard on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Monday 7 July and Friday 11 July, 22:00 GMT. … Continue reading →

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News: Cherry Red showcase in July – win featured albums!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
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 to our competition page.  Competition closes 23:59 BST (GMT+1) 27 July. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WINGER – Islington Academy, London, 21 June 2014

Posted on June 30, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
WINGER - Islington Academy, London, 21 June 2014

It’s been four years since Winger last toured the UK, playing this very same venue, but in the intervening years Kip Winger’s solo shows have intensified the loyalty of their following here, and the Academy was pretty full for the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: EAGLES – Liverpool Echo Arena, 26 June 2014

Posted on June 27, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Eagles - Liverpool Echo Arena, 26 June 2014

The Eagles are one of those bands I thought the opportunity to see might have passed.  But the lure of the mighty $ has kept the band on the road, some might argue, well past their ‘best before’. Certainly some … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary

Posted on June 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Robert Reed - Sanctuary

Tigermoth Records [Release date 21.07.14] I don’t get this.  Robert Reed (erstwhile Magenta man and architect of the stupendous Kompendium last year) ploughing a furrow that was well tilled by Mike Oldfield forty years ago and even using his collaborators … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – July 2014 highlights

Posted on June 25, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Pete Feenstra and Bernie Marsden, June 2014

July 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Pete signposts upcoming and established artists who need your … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JEFF SCOTT SOTO – The Tivoli, Buckley, 23 June 2014

Posted on June 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Jeff Scott Soto - The Tivoli, Buckley, 23 June 2014

Setlists.fm is a blessing and a curse.  Notwithstanding the occasional inaccuracy it has proved a boon to lazy or forgetful reviewers but also a useful tool to evaluate the worthiness of a tour.  And recently I used it to decide … Continue reading →

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Gig review: NICK OLIVERI – Rock City, Nottingham, 9 June 2014

Posted on June 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
NICK OLIVERI - Rock City, Nottingham, 9 June 2014

Well it been quite a while since I have seen Nick Oliveri live, last time was back in 2001 when QOTSA were still mere pups in the music scene and Nick was known for occasionally appearing on stage wearing nothing … Continue reading →

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DVD review: ELTON JOHN – The Million Dollar Piano

Posted on June 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano

Eagle Rock [Release date 30.06.14] The Million Dollar Piano is Elton’s residency showcase at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas featuring a unique Yamaha piano sporting 68 LED video screens displaying imagery to complement that on the vast screens behind … Continue reading →

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Album review: NIGHT BY NIGHT – NxN

Posted on June 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Night By Night - NxN

Nikk Gunns caught up with Ben and Damien from the band at their album launch on 17 July when they talked about their influences and hopes for the future.  (6:26) Sun Hill Production/Cargo Records [Release date 14.07.14] So far 2014 … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Purpendicular (reissue)

Posted on June 21, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Deep Purple - Purpendicular

Hear No Evil Recordings [Release date 16.06.14] Deep Purple’s current album ‘Now What?!’ was a favourite of 2013, and ‘Purpendicular’ shows its blood line: the very first Purple album with guitarist Steve Morse in 1996.  As ever it captures the … Continue reading →

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Album review: CADO BELLE – Cado Belle (reissue)

Posted on June 19, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Cado Belle

Big Break Records [Release date 23.06.14] At last, Cado Belle’s one and only album – originally released in 1976 – gets a proper reissue.  Earlier versions have suffered from a lack of bonus tracks, decent audio and packaging, with one … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARILLION – A Sunday Night Above The Rain

Posted on June 18, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Marillion - A Sunday Night Above The Rain

earMUSIC [Release date 30.06.14] Available in 2-CD, 2 DVD and Bluray formats, A Sunday Night Above The Rain finds our intrepid heroes at a love fest.  That is, at one of the band’s bi-annual Marillion Weekends.  On this occasion, during … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE HACKETT – Genesis Revisited: Live At The Albert Hall

Posted on June 15, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
STEVE HACKETT - Genesis Revisited: Live At The Albert Hall

Inside Out [Release date 30.06.14] Steve Hackett seems a genuine sort of guy, so let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and shelve the cynicism at the release of a second CD/DVD box set inside of 12 months capturing … Continue reading →

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Album review: KXM – KXM (featuring George Lynch,Dug Pinnick,Ray Luzier)

Posted on June 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
KXM

earMUSIC [Release date 02.06.14] The latest George Lynch project has been germinating for a couple of years.  When I interviewed the legendary guitarist in November 2012 he mentioned that it was in the pipeline as he promoted the T & … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PANIC ROOM – The Zanzibar, Liverpool, 12 June 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Panic Room - The Zanzibar, Liverpool, 12 June 2014

Remarkably, it’s been more than four years since I last caught up with Panic Room – at the Limelight in Crewe promoting their then newly released debut Visionary Position – at Christmas 2008, to be precise. Plenty of water has … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story

Eagle Rock [Release date 19.05.14] Essentially the Syd Barrett story, you’d have to have been living under a rock to not have seen this 50 minute BBC Omnibus documentary originally aired in 2001 and a regular late night repeat on … Continue reading →

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DVD review: PETER GABRIEL – Back To Front: Live in London

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Peter Gabriel - Back To Front Live in London

Eagle Rock [Release date 23.06.14] While Steve Hackett has been doing a stunning job of breathing fresh life into the early Genesis back catalogue, Peter Gabriel has been backtracking a mere 25 years to similar acclaim.  In his case, to … Continue reading →

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DVD review: ALICE COOPER – Super Duper

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Alice Cooper - Super Duper

Eagle Rock [Release date 26.05.14] Billed as ‘the definitive story of Alice Cooper’ and from the creator of Iron Maiden: Flight 666, and Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, I was rather looking forward to this docu which is being heavily … Continue reading →

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Album review: JUDIE TZUKE – Song Club

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Judie Tzuke - Song Club

www.tzuke.com Judie Tzuke is more prolific than ever these days, and always on the lookout to collaborate with up and coming talent.  And one opportunity she’s offered fans – via her website – is access to a monthly brand-new and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JUDIE TZUKE – The Lowry, Salford, 7 June 2014

Posted on June 8, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Judie Tzuke - The Lowry, Salford, 7 June 2014

Judie’s Woman Overboard tour has been ill-fated in a number of respects – firstly the album won’t now be available until the autumn, and secondly several dates had to be postponed as a result of her contracting a throat infection. … Continue reading →

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News: URIAH HEEP radio feature and interview on eve of album release

Posted on June 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Uriah Heep

Photo: Simon Dunkerley Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 8 June, 22:00 GMT Monday 9 June, 22:00 and Friday 13, 22:00 repeat Uriah Heep’s new album ‘Outsider’ is released this week and in an hour special, frontman Bernie Shaw tells … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – In Concert ’72 (2012 Mix)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Deep Purple - In Concert

Parlophone [Release date 16.06.14] The music industry is a great place for recycling.  Never more so than in terms of album reissues and one wonders why the powers that be cannot render definitive versions from the start? This BBC recording … Continue reading →

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Album review: TONY LOWE & ALISON FLEMING – Human Sleeping

Posted on June 5, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Tony Lowe & Alison Fleming - Human Sleeping

Sunn Creative [Release date 01.07.14] Tony Lowe came to our attention for his contribution to the latest Bram Stoker album.  He wasn’t on that band’s debut in 1972 but has worked with Julian Lennon, Roger Daltrey and many others as … Continue reading →

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Gig review: NO SINNER – The Garage, Islington, 29 May 2014

Posted on June 5, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
NO SINNER - The Garage, Islington, 29 May 2014

Having been lucky enough to see the sold out, UK debut of No Sinner at The Black Heart in Camden in November 2013, we waited with anticipation as the Canadian blues rockers, fronted by Colleen Rennison, hit The Garage, Islington. … Continue reading →

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