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Album review: AYNSLEY LISTER – Eyes Wide Open

Posted on September 27, 2016 by jason
AYNSLEY LISTER - Eyes Wide Open

www.aynsleylister.co.uk [Release date 07.10.16] Aynsley Lister seems to be forever on the road touring, however he does manage to get some recording in as this album is his eight studio album (plus three live albums). What attracts me to Aynsley … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MARION, HANA PIRANHA

Posted on September 27, 2016 by jason
MARION This World And Body/The Program

MARION This World And Body/The Program (reissues) Edsel [Release date 16.09.16] Marion were formed in Macclesfield in 1993 by then students Jamie Harding and Phil Cunningham, who had previously been in various bands together. The band’s first album, 1996’s This … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETE TOWNSHEND’s DEEP END – Face The Face

Posted on September 26, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
PETE TOWNSHEND

Eagle Rock [Release date 16.09.16] CD/DVD Back in 1985/86 Pete Townshend played a number of promotional/benefit gigs on the back of his 1985 solo concept album White City: A Novel – a bleak cultural observation of life on a West … Continue reading →

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Album review: KONGOS – Egomaniac

Posted on September 24, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
KONGOS - Egomaniac

RCA [Release date 10.06.16] When your Dad is the hit single selling Lennon-lookalike John Kongos (He’s Gonna Step On You Again, Tolokoshe Man) there’s a double-edged sword to potentially fall on with your (third) album release.  Firstly unfair bunk up … Continue reading →

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Album review: MECCA – III

Posted on September 22, 2016 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 14.10.16] It seems ages since the last Mecca album came  out, ‘Undeniable’, although in fact it came out in 2011 and not that long in some bands eyes. However, this third album has been recorded over … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LIVESAYS – Hold On…Life Is Calling

Posted on September 21, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
THE LIVESAYS - Hold On...I

[Release date 03.10.16] This is a highly likeable album from a long-time sideman with Clarence Clemons, Bruce Springsteen’s sax player. I half expected some reflected, fist-pumping material  in the All-American way.  But no, Billy Livesay follows his own path and, … Continue reading →

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Interview: THE DARKER MY HORIZON

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

Here we catch-up with the Darker My Horizon who released their second album, ‘No Superhero’ this summer and have been out touring including supporting legendary rockers Nazareth. Over to the band’s Paul Stead… Have you been pleased with the reaction … Continue reading →

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Interview: BRIJITTE WEST

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

Brijitte West & the Desperate Hopefuls  have just released their new album, ‘From NY With Love’ and GRTR!’s Nikk Gunns finds out more about the album and the most memorable shows to date… 1.    You’ve been making music for a … Continue reading →

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DVD review: DEEP PURPLE – Live At The NEC

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

Eagle Rock [Release date 26.08.16] In September 2002 Deep Purple took to the stage at the Birmingham NEC to bid a fond farewell to legendary keyboard player Jon Lord, who had earlier that year retired for health reasons. Having previously … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Outside Looking In

Posted on September 20, 2016 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.09.16] The Radio Sun return with album number three and again Paul Laine (ex-Danger Danger) handles production duties and sings co-lead vocal on ‘Wink & Smile’ (one of the album’s stand out songs). There is a … Continue reading →

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Interview: Jeremy Cunningham (LEVELLERS) – August 2016

Posted on September 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Jeremy Cunningham - Levellers

On a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon at Watchet Live Music Festival, bass player for The Levellers, Jeremy Cunningham, was kind enough to interrupt his lunch for a quick chat with me.  Headliners at Watchet Live, this was the second date … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WATCHET FESTIVAL – 27-28 August 2016

Posted on September 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
WATCHET FESTIVAL - 27-28 August 2016

Watchet Festival – The small festival with a huge heart… Saturday 27th August After spending what felt like half my lifetime sitting in the giant car park that is the M5, he beautiful scenery as we drove along the winding … Continue reading →

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DVD review: STYX – Live at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas!

Posted on September 19, 2016 by jason

Eagle Rock [Release date 02.09.16] Another live Styx DVD and this one was recorded on the band’s 2014 US tour with Def Leppard. Slightly different style this time around as the main featured concert has interviews with the band and … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANGELS OR KINGS – Go Ask The Moon!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by jason

AOR Heaven [Release date 30.10.16] Angels Or Kings started out back in the 1980′s but it wasn’t until 2014 when the band got back together that they actually got to finally release their debut album. That was a corker, chock … Continue reading →

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Gig review: NEWARK BLUES FESTIVAL – Newark Castle, 11 September 2016

Posted on September 17, 2016 by petefeenstra
NEWARK BLUES FESTIVAL – Newark Castle, 11 September 2016

In this two-hour special Pete Feenstra plays some of those acts appearing at the 2016 Newark Blues Festival and some of the award-winners.  First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 13 September 2016. It’s one of those days in … Continue reading →

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Album review: THOSE DAMN CROWS – Murder And The Motive

Posted on September 15, 2016 by jason
THOSE DAMN CROWS - Murder And The Motive

[Release date 26.09.16] Those Damn Crows is vocalist Shane Greenhall, drummer Ronnie Huxford, bass player Lloyd Wood and guitarists Ian “Shiner” Thomas and David Winchurch. They hail from Bridgend, Wales home to the metal beast that is Bullet For My … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATUS QUO – Aquostic II – That’s A Fact!

Posted on September 14, 2016 by david.wilson
STATUS QUO – Aquostic II - That’s A Fact!

Universal Music [Release date 21.10.16] Over the years a myth has grown up around Quo that all songs sound the same and that their songs amount to the ABC of rock, three chords, heads down, see you at the end. … Continue reading →

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News: MARILLION – new album, tour dates and Steve Rothery interview (September 2016)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Marillion, Cropredy - 9 August 2014

This hour special was broadcast in the first hour of David Randall’s  weekly show ‘Assume The Position’ on Sunday 18 September at 22:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. More information Marillion release their latest album on 23 September … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEE SNIDER – We Are The Ones

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason
DEE SNIDER - We Are The Ones

earMUSIC [Release date 21.10.16] With Twisted Sister all but done now, Dee Snider is forging ahead with his solo career and this is only his third solo outing. His last solo effort was 2012′s ‘Dee Does Broadway’ and lets face … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: CRANSTON, CRUZH, THE LUCID DREAM

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason
Cranston

CRANSTON www.philvincentbands.com [Release date 22.07.16] Phil Vincent is a prolific solo and band artist who never drops the quality. Cranston is his latest incarnation and he is joined by Paul Sabu (Only Child/Sabu) on this one. Phil takes on the … Continue reading →

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DVD review: KISS – Rocks Vegas Live At The Hard Rock Hotel

Posted on September 13, 2016 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 26.08.16 ] There are not many bands out there that can match KISS when it comes to the sheer theatrics and live spectacle the band put on, even after a career of 43 years. With a … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIRDEATSBABY – Tanta Furia

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
BIRDSEATBABY - Tanta Furia

[Release date 07.11.16] Birdeatsbaby.  The band name alone, dreamt up by flame haired maniacal frontwoman Mishkin Fitzgerald, is designed to antagonise, to provoke reaction.  And that spills over into the band’s material – their modus operandi to poke sharp sticks … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON TOWNSHEND – Reissues

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Simon Townshend - reissues

Stir Records [Release date 07.10.16] As The Who move inexorably towards their final hoorah, Pete Townshend’s brother Simon – a mere nipper at the age of 55, and a part of the touring band for the past 20 years – … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Yiannis
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence

Inside Out [Release date 09.09.16] Innovative, daring, experimental, compositionally challenging, surprising, addictive…check any review for a Devin Townsend Project album, either online or in any of the specialized musical magazines which help promote our beloved music around the globe, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO VEGAS – Freak Show Candy Floss

Posted on September 9, 2016 by jason
VOODOO VEGAS - Freak Show Candy Floss

In this special feature, Voodoo Vegas frontman Lawrence Case introduces several tracks from the album ‘Freak Show Candy Floss’. (First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 30 October 2016 as part of ‘New to GRTR!’) [Release date 04.11.16] … Continue reading →

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