A new series starts in March 2025, reflecting artist coverage at major classic rock website Get Ready to ROCK!
Since 2003 the website has gained an unrivalled reputation for quality and insightful reviews plus interviews and features. In 2023 the website celebrated its 20th anniversary with a series of special features including “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” selecting specific artists who had been featured repeatedly over two decades and reflecting their consistency in terms of albums and gigs.
“GRTR! Greats” continues this theme, focusing on selected artists who have featured strongly over an extended period and continue to be featured.
The launch artist is Thea Gilmore described persistently by the review team as “the finest singer songwriter of her generation”. Thea releases a new album ‘These Quiet Friends’ at the end of February ahead of a series of UK dates in March.
Managing Editor David Randall commented “Our Grotto feature in 2023 was very popular and reiterated our comprehensive coverage for selected artists. Some of these artists are not what you might call “mainstream” or they have had their greatest period of “fame” (in healthier economic times) but continue to produce quality work.
Get Ready to ROCK! has always supported this type of artist and, unencumbered by any corporate or financial pressures, these artists are a genuine passion for our reviewers. The new series will underline that enthusiasm and provide a retrospective summary signposting our archive of material along with new interviews and analysis.”
News and Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie added: “Like the Grotto feature, the new series reflects a consistency amongst the reviewing team. A number of different reviewers have covered the artists over the years and all attest the artists’ ascendancy over a long period and maintaining their standing in the millennium.
We hope that this series encourages readers to explore the artists music in more depth, maybe adding to their knowledge or introducing a future passion…”
Other artists to be featured include Graham Gouldman, Robin Trower and Wishbone Ash.
In September 2025, Glenn Hughes, Judie Tzuke and Joanne Shaw Taylor will be the latest artists to be showcased as “GRTR! Greats”.
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Joanne Shaw Taylor joins Glenn Hughes and Judie Tzuke in the GRTR! Greats series plus new interview
Joanne Shaw Taylor has been added to the latest artists featured in our new “GRTR! Greats” series. Glenn Hughes and Judie Tzuke have already been announced. Special features will be published in September ahead of the artists’ respective UK tours in September/October.
Joanne Shaw Taylor came to wider attention in 2009, originally mentored by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Since that time her career has blossomed and she has recently released her tenth studio album ‘Black & Gold’.
The feature includes a new interview first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 31 August 2025.
Glenn Hughes is often described as the “Voice of Rock” and has contributed to the success of many bands over the years, along with releasing his own material.
Since the mid-1990s following significant chart success in the late-1970s and early 1980s Judie Tzuke has remained staunchly independent as an artist establishing her own Big Moon imprint.
Reflecting the spirit of the “GRTR! Greats” series, the artists have been revered by the Get Ready to ROCK! reviewers over an extended period. The new features will reflect review coverage since 2003.
“GRTR! Greats” launched in March this year with singer songwriter Thea Gilmore. Where possible we publish the feature prior to a tour or the release of a new album and include a new interview and analysis.
