News: ANTHONY PHILLIPS, ANNIE HASLAM and STEVE HACKETT interviews, Sunday 29 March 2015

March 27th, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Renaissance in concert

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio has a “prog” theme on Sunday 29 March, with three special features including interviews with some of the genre’s significant movers and shakers.

Original Genesis guitarist and founder member Anthony Phillips chats about his career with tracks from the recent 5 disc anthology at 16:00.

Symphonic rockers Renaissance play rare UK dates in April and are featured in an hour-special at 22:00 with their vocalist Annie Haslam chatting about the band’s progress from the early 1970s.

And the “prog” theme is rounded off with Steve Hackett (Anthony Phillips’ successor in Genesis) chatting about his new album ‘Wolflight’ on the eve of its release (23:00).

Future features include Kiki Dee (Part 1, Sunday 5 April, 16:00) and Deborah Bonham (Sunday 5 April, 22:00)

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio recently announced that it was giving a higher profile to specially selected “featured artists” with more of the artists’ music featured in the general playlists.

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Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

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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 2 March 2025.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast on 4 March 2025

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Power Plays w/c 24 March 2025

HARRI LARKIN Too Close To The Sun (Robot Distro)
SANDNESS Not Your Dog (Rockshots Records)
DOCTOR BLACK Drag Me Down (indie)
COHEED AND CAMBRIA Goodbye Sunshine (Virgin Music Group)
LEONI JANE KENNEDY Closer (indie)
SMALL TOWN POLITICS Red Lights (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 24 March 2025

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2024 (Singer Songwriter)

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