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Album review: RYAN McGARVEY – Heavy Hearted
Pete Feenstra chatted to Ryan McGarvey for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio featuring tracks from the album ‘Heavy Hearted’. This edited version was first broadcast 16 December 2018. Self release [Release date 27.11.18] Ryan McGarvey has made a name as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, boogie, Carmine Rojas, guitar, Heavy Hearted, interview, Live At Swingland, Logan Nix, radio, review, rock, Ryan McGarvey
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Album review: WALTER TROUT – Survivor Blues
Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout, playing tracks from the new album. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 17 March 2019. Provogue Records [Release date 25.01.19] Walter Trout doesn’t do things the easy way, especially when it comes … Continue reading
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Tagged album, B.B. King, blues, Elmore James, Floyd Lee, guitar, Hound Dog Taylor, interview, J.B. Lenoir, Jimmy Dawkins, John Mayall, Luther Johnson, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Otis Rush, radio, review, Robbie Krieger, rock, Skip Edwards, Sugaray Rayford, Sunnyland Slim, Survivor Blues, Walter Trout
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Album review: LETHBRIDGE OWEN – Mind Over Matter
Pete Feenstra chatted to Kelly Lethbridge and Jimmy Owen for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the album ‘Mind Over Matter’ Self Release [Release date: digital 23.11.18 and CD 07.12.18] Lethbridge Owen are about … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eric Johnson, Fleetwood Mac, folk, guitar, harmonies, interview, Jimmy Owen, Kelly Lethbridge, Lethbridge Owen, Lindsey Buckingham, Mind Over Matter, radio, review, rock, Sonny Landreth, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, West Coast
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Album review: RENAISSANCE – A Symphonic Journey (CD/DVD)
Annie Haslam chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio shortly before Renaissance’s UK dates in April 2015. This hour special includes tracks from the band’s albums. Symphonic Rock Recordings [Release date: 14.09.18] Bands to have hurdled a half century’s performing … Continue reading
Album review: GREENSLADE (remastered and expanded)
Esoteric [Release date 28.09.18] When Warner Brothers’ then-fledgling UK arm scored a hit debut with Curved Air’s ‘Airconditioning’ it was clear there was something in this new progressive rock music and the London office A&R scouts duly sallied forth to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BBC, Dave Greenslade, Dave Lawson, Greenslade, prog, prog rock, Progressive Rock, radio, review, sessions, Tony Reeves
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Album review: VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd
Pete Feenstra chatted to Vola’s Asger Mygind in a show first broadcast in October 2018 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This hour special features tracks from the new album. Mascot records [Release date 12.10.18] Vola’s name means flying in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, Anathema, Applause Of A Distant Crowd, Asger Mygind, Bryan Ferry, Dave Gilmour, David Sylvan, djent, electronica, Eno, interview, King Crimson, Messuggah, metal, Morrisey, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, prog metal, radio, Radiohead, review, Robert Fripp, rock, Rupert Hine, synth, The Blue Nile, Vola
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News: STEVE HACKETT – orchestral tour, box set, radio interview
Prog-meister Steve Hackett tours with a 41 piece orchestra in October, plus there is the release of a 6-CD/2-DVD box set covering the years 1984-2006. Steve’s orchestral tour stems from a one-off performance in March 2017 in the USA. He’ll … Continue reading
News: 10cc UK Tour – GRAHAM GOULDMAN album and radio interview (August 2018)
On Sunday 12 August at 18:00 GMT Graham Gouldman chatted about his career in a one hour special for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. (Thursday 16 August, 22:00 repeat) In this exclusive edit using non-broadcast material Graham chats about his … Continue reading
Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 10CC, album, August 2018, Graham Gouldman, interview, Love And Work, pop, radio, reissue, rock, UK tour
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News: CARL PALMER’s ELP LEGACY – new album and radio interview (June 2018)
In this exclusive interview edit, Carl Palmer chats about progressive rock music (2:00) Carl Palmer releases a CD/DVD on 29 June (via BMG) celebrating the lives of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. “Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy Live” features a CD … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, AOR, Asia, Atomic Rooster, Carl Palmer, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy, classical rock, ELP, Greg Lake, interview, John Wetton, June 2018, Keith Emerson, live, melodic rock, prog, progressive, radio
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News: FM – new album and Steve Overland interview (March 2018)
On Sunday 4 March in the first hour of his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, David Randall chatted to FM’s Steve Overland and played tracks from ‘Atomic Generation’. In this exclusive edit, Steve chats about career highlights … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Atomic Generation, FM, interview, melodic rock, radio, Steve Overland, Sunday 4 March 2018
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Album review: PHIL LANZON – If You Think I’m Crazy
Following the GRTR! reviewers’ choice for ‘Best of 2018′ Top Album, David Randall chatted to Phil Lanzon at the start of Uriah Heep’s UK tour in December 2018. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Phil Lanzon Ditties/Cargo Records … 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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News: JETHRO TULL UK tour in April 2018 plus radio interview (September 2017)
In this exclusive edit, Ian Anderson tells Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra about the tour plans for 2018. (6:10) The full version of this interview can be found here Ian Anderson celebrates 50 years since Jethro Tull graced the … Continue reading
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Tagged April 2018, classic rock, February 1968, Ian Anderson, interview, Jethro Tull, London, prog, progressive, radio, rock, September 2017, The Marquee, UK tour
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News: GRAHAM BONNET – interview (August 2017) and UK dates (November 2017)
In this exclusive edit Graham tells Get Ready to ROCK!’s David Randall about his current activities and band. (15:02) The hour special is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 27 August at 18:00 GMT. Graham Bonnet starts work … Continue reading
Gig review: STANLEY CLARKE BAND – Manchester Gorilla, 18 July 2017
Stanley Clarke chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ahead of his UK tour dates. This hour special looks at his career, with tracks from the 1970s to the present. First broadcast on 16 July 2017. (Listeners in the USA … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 July 2017, gig, Gorilla, interview, jazz funk, jazz fusion, Manchester, radio, review, Stanley Clarke
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News: JUDIE TZUKE – new album, tour, exclusive radio play (July 2017)
Singer songwriter Judie Tzuke releases a new album – ‘Peace Has Broken Out’ – on 1 September, ahead of a series of UK tour dates. On Sunday 16 July at 22:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio there was … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS
Tagged album, dates, Judie Tzuke, news, Peace Has Broken Out, radio, singer, songwriter, Tour, UK tour
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News: More Hot Fun: STANLEY CLARKE – UK Tour and radio interview (July 2017)
On Sunday 16 July on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio at 18:00 GMT, Stanley Clarke chats about his career ahead of the UK dates (Repeat: Thursday 20 July, 22:00 GMT) In this extract he sets the scene for the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged bass, dates, funk, interview, jazz fusion, July 2017, news, radio, Stanley Clarke, Tour, uk
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News: TODD RUNDGREN: New album and interview (May 2017)
The full version of this interview is broadcast as part of the 500th ‘Assume The Position’ presented by David Randall on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Repeated Monday 29 May, 22:00 GMT and Friday 2 June, 22:00 GMT (5:22) Now … Continue reading
Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, interview, may 2017, radio, Todd Rundgren, White Knight
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News: PAUL RODGERS captures the Spirit of Free on tour in May 2017
In April 2011 David Randall chatted to Paul Rodgers for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s “Heroes” series. In this exclusive edit, Paul chats about Paul Kossoff, the formation of Free and the hit single ‘All Right Now’. (11:23) Paul Rodgers … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged blues rock, classic rock, Deborah Bonham, Free, interview, may 2017, Paul Rodgers, radio, Tour
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News: Jethro Tull’s IAN ANDERSON – new album and radio interview (March 2017)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Ian Anderson and featured tracks from the new album, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 12 March 2017. Album review Nearly 50 years after the debut album from Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson is set … Continue reading
News: BLUE OCTOBER – UK dates and radio interview (February 2017)
David Randall chatted to Blue October mainman Justin Furstenfeld on the eve of their UK visit. This special feature includes tracks from several albums including ‘Home’ (59:40) First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 26 February 2017. Blue October … Continue reading
News: New website for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio launches 10 February
Friday 10 February sees the launch of an exciting new website for the internet-based radio station Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. The station was launched in late-2008 as an audible companion to the popular reviews-based website www.getreadytorock.com The station has … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 February 2017, classic rock, featured artists, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, launch, radio, rock, website
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News: THUNDER – New album, tour and radio interview (February 2017)
Melodic hard rockers Thunder release a new studio album ‘Rip It Up’ on 10 February via earMUSIC. The band’s eleventh studio album follows the successful ‘Wonder Days’ and last year’s performances at Ramblin’ Man and Steelhouse Festivals. The band ‘s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Danny Bowes, February 2017, hard rock, interview, melodic, radio, Rip It Up, Thunder, Tour
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News: GORDON GILTRAP releases new album and radio interview (January 2017)
Gordon Giltrap may be best known for his 1978 hit single ‘Heartsong’ but his 50 year-plus career has positioned him as one of the most influential and progressive acoustic guitar players. Gordon was influenced by the sixties folk greats Bert … Continue reading
Album review: QUEEN – On Air
Virgin EMI [Release date 04.11.16] Queen have always given the fans a treat around Christmas time in recent years with live releases and now we have the complete BBC radio sessions. There is this, the standard 2CD version and a 6CD … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BBC, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, On Air, Queen, radio, review, Roger Taylor, Virgin EMI
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