…w.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 &… Continue reading
…e Barton on vocals and bass has a fantastic rock-blues voice shown to full effect on the likes of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ ‘I Put A Spell On You’. Gallagher’s Hammond organ spiraled and twirled, bouncing off the guitar to deliver that classic, rich Animals sound. The hits flowed. ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ had everyone yelling “Wooaaoohh Lord…” back at the stage early in the set. ‘Bring It On Home To Me’ saw Pete shaking his feather cut mane t… Continue reading
…end remarked, the lights are spotlighted only on him. It was one of many ways in which I was reminded of Justin Hawkins’ role in the Darkness. The favourites from their debut album continue to delight live, ‘Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast’, ‘Diamond In The Rough’, ‘Cheap Wine and Cheaper Women’ and ‘Stand Up for Rock n Roll’ being simple pleasures that induced a huge moshpit and do what they say on the tin, or more specifically the sticker on my C… Continue reading
…e’, not to mention the Noddy Holder and Jim Lea penned ‘Shooting Me Down’, which singer Steve Hawkins reminded us could have been their big breakthrough but for record company politics. His larger than life stage persona gradually won over a sceptical crowd, including getting a singalong going to ‘Thanks for the Angst’, amongst newies ‘Billion Dollar Heart Attack’ and ‘Corporation Fear’, both… Continue reading
…I stayed at the party a little too long’. If the above is almost a frivolous opener, the following cover of Ted Hawkins’s ‘I Gave Up All I Had’ is contrastingly heartfelt song evoked by three part harmonies and gospel bv’s And it’s that carefully percolated style that infuses a funky, soulful album full of the kind of inspired lead and harmony vocals they’ve become famous for. It’s also an album that flows seamlessly over deep grooves and subtle… Continue reading
…s going to be a special night, back in Manchester for the first time since The Temperance Movement (TTM) won “Best New Band” at the planet rock awards and also the last night of their current tour. What we didn’t realize was that this was also their 100th show of an extremely success year which Phil (Campbell) announced during their set and to top it all they were filming parts of the show so hopefully we will all get to see it… Continue reading
…ongwriters – Maggie Reilly A brand new interview/feature on the eve of Maggie’s London date. Sunday 22 December 18:00 The Songwriters – Joey Tempest The Europe frontman talks about the return of the band and recent renaissance 21:00 The Best of In Session for GRTR! 2013 Highlights from the early sessions including Magenta, Martin Barre and Dani Wilde. 22:00 Assume The Position: Best of 2013 Favourite tracks of the year as featur… Continue reading
…t will be issuing ¡RELEASED! – a major six-disc DVD box-set and four companion CD sets of the historic “Human Rights Concerts” presented by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization Amnesty International in the years 1986-1998. Net proceeds from sales of the DVD set and CDs benefit Amnesty. The release coincides with the 25th anniversary this autumn of the most high-profile of all the concerts in the series –… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…ned with ‘Start The Party’. Sean spinning his mic like a bullwhip and Gavin jumping on the monitors shouting “let’s have some f**king fun!” and “make some f**king noise!” to which the crowd duly responded. Halfway through the song Sean jumped into the crowd, made his way to the middle and continued his performance with the help of the crowd, dancing and getting them to join in chorus vocals. The whole place rocked as… Continue reading
…the early eighties such as Heavy Metal Love and Dirty Dog and fists were punched to closer Rock You (did Justin Hawkins pinch the ‘Gimme an R, Gimme an ‘O’ off them?) Platinum Blonde are a Canadian band who were popular in the early eighties who have recently reformed, although I was surprised to hear singer Mark Holmes speak with an English accent. Dressed all in white and with guitarist and bassist sporting peroxide mops a la LA-phase Rod Stewa… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…t) Wed – Indie (unsigned, upcoming and independent artists) 17:00 Classic Rock (Monday) 19:00 Progressive 22:00 Assume The Position (repeat) (Tuesday) 19:00 Pete Feenstra/ Blues-rock 21:00 Blues Rock (Wednesday) 19:00 Heavy Metal Marathon 22:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues (repeat) 00.00 Close Thursday As Mon-Wed plus 16:00 Classic Rock 19:00 Progressive Metal 21:00 New to GRTR! Latest playlist additions (repeat) 22:00 The Eclectic Mix (r… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…old fashioned rock spectacle back right back into the pop mainstream. On the other, those turned off by Justin Hawkins’ falsetto and ridiculous costumes and antics, thinking they had heard it all before, dismissing them as a flash in the pan and wondering why they had succeeded where more deserving bands had failed. The pop world moved on, as it does, to the next big thing, and the multi-million selling Permission to Land became a fixture in eve… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
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…p; Ear Music (Release date – 25.02.13) Gunpowder Diplomacy is the first album release by Chrome Molly in 22 years and has been made to celebrate the fact that it is 30 years since the band’s first album ‘You Can’t Have It All’. The 2013 incarnation of the band still retains three original members, Steve Hawkins on vocals, John Antcliffe on guitar and Nic Wastell on bass. The line-up is completed by ‘new boy’ Greg Ellis on drums who joined… Continue reading
…w.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 &… Continue reading
…is at once realistic and imaginative: atmospheric and soulful. Claiming encouragement from BBC 6 Music’s Chris Hawkins and BBC Introducing’s Phil Jackson, Luke and his album ‘Outside In’ are quietly building a solid support base with reviewers picking out everything from production to lyricism, guitar work to vocals as the ‘main’ attraction. His music is open to interpretation, it dabbles in genres, and moves between emotions. Following on from… Continue reading
…, 1965 18. This Strange Effect – “You Really Got…” – Aeolian Hall, 1965 19. Interview: Ray Talks About “See My Friends” – “You Really Got…” Aeolian Hall, 1965 20. See My Friends – “You Really Got…” Aeolian Hall, 1965 21. Hide And Seek – “You Really Got…” Aeolian Hall, 1965 22. Milk Cow Blues – Saturday Club – The Playhouse Theatre, 1965 23. Interview: Ray Talks About Songwriting – Saturday Club -The Playhouse Theatre… Continue reading
…John albums recorded between 1970 and 1973. It follows the release of hotly anticipated Elton Vs Pnau single “Good Morning to the Night” on July 2nd. Australian duo Pnau are best known for their side-project “Empire Of The Sun”; Elton John signed the pair after hearing their record, and now with his blessing, a selection of Elton’s old masters will be re-imagined into an album featuring their recreations of his classic son… Continue reading
…y did his ManLab at High Voltage. In fact at the recent Saxon gig a complete stranger came up to me and said “Are you Joe? There's people upstairs complaining about your whistling”. Many crowd complaints over the years, but the only time the band has complained (outside of pub gigs) is at a Justin Hawkins solo album launch, where he stopped the band mid-track to proclaim “Will that loud c**t shut up”! Anything else to… Continue reading
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