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Album review : ROB MORATTI – Sovereign
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Album review : BRAZEN ABBOT – Live And Learn and Guilty As Sin (CD reissues)
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Album review : GRAHAM BONNET – Lost In Hollywood Again (Live)
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JIM PETERIK AND WORLD STAGE – River of Song – The Power Of Duets, Volume 1
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Album review : JIMI JAMISON – 1998 Live Hits
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Yearly Archives: 2015
Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Live In London
Tuohi [Release date 08.06.15] Erja Lyytinen matches her excellent guitar playing with wide ranging material that broadens the blues canvas to take in a much wider perspective. She’s a strong lyricst who imbues her songs with deep emotion and meaning, … Continue reading
Album review: ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD – Don’t Look Back
Ruf [Release date 26.05.15] And so it comes to pass that the bloodline has been cast asunder and a new line-up of Royal Southern Brotherhood takes on the mantle of the kings of southern kissed funk, blues and soul. ‘Don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bart Walker, blues, Buddy Guy, Charlie Wooton, Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, funk, Ivan Neville, James Cotton, Jimmy Hall, Mike Zito, review, rock, Royal Southern Brotherhood, soul, Tom Hambridge. Stevie Wonder, Tyrone Vaughan, Wet Willie, Yonrico Scott
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Album review: DELLA MAE – Della Mae
Decca [Release date 10.07.15] There are obvious comparisons to be drawn here with the excellent Blame Sally – another multi-talented all female Americana combo, and in the case of Della Mae, featuring Celia Woodsmith on vocals and guitar, Kimber Ludiker … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Della Mae, review, rock, roots
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Album review: BUFORD POPE – Sticks In The Throat
[Release date 02.05.14] All the ingredients for a wider breakthrough are to be found in the second release by Swedish singer songwriter Buford Pope (aka Mikael Liljeborg) – raspy vocals reminiscent of a young Rod Stewart and pop/rock songs echoing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buford Pope, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Sticks In The Throat
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Album review: THEA GILMORE – Ghosts & Graffiti
Fullfill [Release date 11.05.15] We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again – Thea Gilmore is one of the finest contemporary singer songwriter gracing these fair isles. In another era she would have packed theatres the length and breadth … Continue reading
Quick plays: LOVE/LESS, WES FINCH, LITTLE DEVILS, ANNA LAUBE
LOVE/LESS Hollow Faith [Release date 22.06.15] Love/Less are a five piece band from London who have recorded this debut EP. They have recorded a very impressive set of tunes and like they say in the press release, they wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anna Laube, Awena, blues, Hollow Faith, Little Devils, Love/Less, modern, Quick Play, review, rock, singer, songwriter, The Storm Inside, Wes Finch
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Sweet Home Alabama (Live, 1974, 1996)
Eagle Rock [Release date 01.06.15] 2-CD + DVD One of my abiding gig-going memories is seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd on the cusp of wider UK recognition, playing Liverpool Empire in November 1974. It was the classic line-up three years before tragedy … Continue reading
Album review: JEFF BECK – Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott’s
Eagle Rock Records [Release date 01.06.15] 2-CD Special Edition In 2007 legendary guitarist Jeff Beck played a series of gigs at Ronnie Scotts in London. For those who admire Beck’s jazz-fusion of the seventies and eighties, they’ll be in their … Continue reading
DVD review: RUSH – Rush In Rio/R30 (Reissues)
Eagle Rock [Release date 15.06.15] 2-DVD/Bluray Recorded at the end of their 2002 world tour, in Brazil and in front of a Rush-crazy throng of 44,000, Rush In Rio – a double DVD – celebrates one of rock’s most enduring … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, 2004, 30th anniversary tour, Bluray, DVD, hard rock, R30, review, Rush, Rush In Rio, South America
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Gig review: VARDIS – Queens Hall, Nuneaton, 17 May 2015
2014 saw the first live dates from the reformed Vardis since way back in the 80’s and with five great gigs under their belt they seemed to be on a roll with new material and album releases planned. However after … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 May 2015, gig, heavy rock, Nuneaton, Queens Hall, review, Vardis
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Gig review: NORDIC GIANTS – Contemporary, Nottingham, 8 May 2015
It’s not often nowadays that you go to a gig and witness something so strikingly powerful that you are drawn into, and feel like part of, the performance, The Nordic Giants have done that tonight as they blend the visuals … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 May 2015, ambient, Contemporary, gig, Nordic Giants, Nottingham, prog, progressive, review
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Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS feat. Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher) – Robin 2, Wolverhampton, 24 April 2015
This is an edit from an interview in November 2014 when Gerry McAvoy chatted to David Randall and chose some of his favourite tracks for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (4:51) More information For 20 years Gerry McAvoy rode shotgun … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 April 2015, Band Of Friends, blues, blues rock, Gerry McAvoy, gig, Marcel Scherpenzeel, review, Robin 2, Rory Gallagher, Ted McKenna, Wolverhampton
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EP review: BIG BIG TRAIN – Wassail
English Electric Recordings [Release date 01.06.15] www.bigbigtrain.com Big Big Train are back with a new four song EP and the first recordings to feature new members, violinist Rachel Hall and Beardfish guitarist Rikard Sjöblom. I have to admit Big Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Beardfish, Big Big Train, EP, folk, melodic, prog, review, rock, Wassail, XTC
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Gig review: RICKY WARWICK AND DAMON JOHNSON – Bannerman’s, Edinburgh, 31 May 2015
It has been a busy year so far for Black Star Riders. They completed a UK tour with Europe, played shows in the US and have been supporting Def Leppard at various European shows. You would think then that having … Continue reading
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Tagged 31st May 2015, acoustic, Alice Cooper, Bannermans, Black Star Riders, Damon Johnson, Don Mercy, Edinburgh, gig, live, Ricky Warwick, rock, The Almighty, Thin Lizzy
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News: GREAT BRITISH RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL looks for future stars in unsigned competition
Coco Montoya (Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP) The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival celebrates its 26th year over the Bank Holiday Weekend of 28-31 August with an impressive line-up of new and established artists. Once again the Festival will be … Continue reading
News: JOHN LODGE interview and Part 2 of SONJA KRISTINA feature, Sunday 31 May 2015
Photo: Ricky Redman Get Ready to ROCK! Radio features two recent interviews on Sunday 31 May. Moody Blues bassist and songwriter John Lodge has recently released his first solo album for 38 years. “10,000 Light Years Ago’ was released on … Continue reading
Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS
Tagged Curved Air, interview, John Lodge, Moody Blues, pop, progressive, radio, rock, Sonja Kristina, Sunday 31 May 2015
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Album review: KLOGR – Make Your Stand
Zeta Factory [Release date 27.05.15] When is an EP not an EP? In the case of this one it’s the addition of a 10 track live album that pushes it into album territory and makes this release a good value … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alterbridge, Creed, EP, Klogr, live, Make Your Stand, Mark Tremonti, review, Trezzo, Zeta Factory
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Album review: NELSON – Peace Out
Frontiers Records [Release Date 15.05.15] I was beginning to wonder if Nelson’s excellent comeback album Lightning Strikes Twice was also to be their swansong as a recording entity, but nearly five years on the immaculately coiffed twins are back with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, melodic rock, Nelson, pop rock, power pop, review
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – Still
Proper Records [Release date 29.06.15] Following on from last year’s enjoyable ‘Acoustic Classics’ album Richard Thompson is back with another set of new songs. This time he has Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy handling production, who Thompson recruited to shake-up his creative … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, folk, guitarist, Jeff Tweedy, review, Richard Thompson, rock, singer, songwriter, Still
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Gig review: COAL CHAMBER – ABC, Glasgow, 24 May 2015
When Coal Chamber announced their reformation back in 2011 after eight years apart I did wonder at the time if there was any value in reanimating this particular rock corpse? Back in the day they were one of the bands … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 May 2015, ABC Glasgow, Billy Idol, Coal Chamber, Dez Farfara, Dope, gig, Halo, Industrial, live, metal, review, Rivals, rock, Ryan McCombs, Soil, The Defiled, White Wedding
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Rock stars: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN (The Gentle Storm) – interview, April 2015
Polite, talkative, pleasant, full of positive energy…Anneke van Giersbergen is what most music journalists would describe as the perfect interviewee. Her passion for the music she’s involved in is such that getting her to talk about “The Diary”, her latest … Continue reading
Gig review: VOIVOD – The Underworld, Camden, London, 20 May 2015
Support Acts: Krokodil, Desert Storm There are two types of bands in this world; those that you can do without and those that you cannot have enough of. Canadian Prog Thrashers Voivod do not simply fall onto the latter category … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 May 2015, Camden, gig, London, metal, review, Underworld, Voivod
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Gig review: FLOTSAM & JETSAM – The Underworld, Camden, London, 18 May 2015
Support Acts: Bliksem, Desolator Monday evening gigs are events that I normally like the plague but, then again, it is not very often that you have a band like Flotsam and Jetsam visiting London for a show – especially one … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 May 2016, Camden, Flotsam & Jetsam, gig, London, metal, review, Underworld
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Album review: TARJA – Luna Park Ride
earMUSIC [Released 01.06.15] Earmusic certainly keep Tarja Turunen’s name in the limelight, even if she is between new albums, releasing the live ‘Beauty and the Beast’ last year and now this new live album, recorded at Buenos Aires’ Luna Park … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Luna Park Ride, metal, Nightwish, operatic, review, rock, Tarja, Tarja Turunen
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News: KINGDOM COME, HRH AOR, QUEEN – Friday 22nd May 2015
Kingdom Come’s planned reunion of the original line-up failed to materialize, however original members Lenny Wolf (vocals), Danny Stag (guitar) and Johnny B. Frank (bass) are back. They are joined by drummer Hendrik Thiesbrummel. First live dates have been announced … Continue reading
