Author Archives: GRTR! HQ

Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – Stoke Prior Country Club, 27-29 May 2016

Posted on July 6, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Still in its infancy, Breaking Bands Festival has yet again shown how to organise, run and sell a music festival that was sold out way before the event. And, over the May bank holiday weekend and following days, it was … Continue reading →

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Album review: URIAH HEEP – The Classic Rock Years (6 Disc Box Set)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In June 2014 David Randall chatted to Bernie Shaw for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and in this exclusive edit Bernie chats about setlists and his own early involvement with the band. (6:21) The Store For Music [Release date 24.06.16] … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE KORGIS – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime (The Complete Rialto Recordings 1979-1982)

Posted on July 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In March 2013 David Randall chatted to The Korgis’ Andy Davis and in this exclusive edit he discusses their major hit and the later album ‘This World’s For Everyone’ released in 1992 and subsequently reissued by Angel Air Records. (4:19) … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview, Reissues | Tagged album, Andy Davis, compilation, Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime, interview, James Warren, pop, review, Stackridge, The Complete Rialto Recordings 1979-1982, The Korgis | Leave a comment

Gig review: DOWNLOAD, Donington Park, 10-12 June 2016

Posted on July 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

My last visit to Donington was back in 1988 when – as ‘Monsters Of Rock’ – it also featured Megadeth and headlined by Iron Maiden. I never really embraced the three day event and with not enough bands of interest … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 10-12 June 2016, Black Sabbath, Disturbed, Donington Park, Download, festival, gig, Halestorm, Inglorious, Iron Maiden, Nightwish, Rammstein, review, Rival Sons, Shinedown, Sixx:AM, The Amorettes, The Temperance Movement, the Wildhearts | Leave a comment

Gig review: HEART – O2 Apollo, Manchester – 30 June 2016

Posted on July 1, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In 2014 GRTR!’s David Randall chatted to Ann Wilson about her influences and Heart (First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 23 March 2014) One of the the main trends in the topsy-turvy music industry in the past 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview | Tagged 30 June 2016, Ann Wilson, AOR, FM, gig review, hard rock, Heart, interview, Manchester, Nancy Wilson, O2 Apollo, rock, Steve Overland | Leave a comment

Gig review: PANIC ROOM – The Citadel, St.Helens, 25 June 2016

Posted on June 26, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

In this exclusive interview edit, David Randall chats to Anne-Marie Helder about the band and the PledgeMusic campaign (First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 15 May 2016) The full version of this interview is available via our Mixcloud … Continue reading →

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Album review: APOCALYPTICA – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (20th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on June 25, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Odyssey Music Network [Release date 22.07.16] Metallica played by a string quartet? Keen-eared readers will know that this isn’t such a wayward proposition. Back in 1999 Hetfield’s Heroes recorded a live album with the San Francisco Symphony demonstrating the tunes … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 20th anniversary edition, album, Apocalyptica, classical, instrumental, Plays Metallica By Four Cellos, review, rock | Leave a comment

News: WIN tickets to RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW, Genting Arena, Birmingham – 25 June 2016

Posted on June 24, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

One of the most influential and versatile guitarists, Ritchie Blackmore will take to the stage to celebrate the era-defining music of Rainbow and Deep Purple in a one-off UK Tour show on Saturday 25 June 2016 at the Genting Arena … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Competitions, NEWS | Tagged 25 June 2016, Birmingham, Deep Purple, Genting Arena, gig, guitar, guitarist, Mostly Autumn, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, rock | Leave a comment

EP Review: THE SPINS – Colours

Posted on June 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Plug & Play Recordings [Release date 25.06.16] A French/English/Estonian pop/rock group? Whatever next? Based in France, but with members geographically separated, there’s no clue as just how much of an active ‘group’ they are, but the The Spins are a … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: DANA IMMANUEL, EVE SELIS

Posted on June 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

DANA IMMANUEL & THE STOLEN BAND Come With Me [Release date 05.08.16] A curious release, coming reasonably hot on the heels of banjo-toting, whiskey-drinking north London based singer-songwriter Dana Immanuel’s last album Dotted Lines which attracted a 4 star GRTR! … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Quick Plays | Tagged album, Americana, blues, Come With Me, Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band, Eve Selis, review, rock, roots, See Me With Your Heart, singer, songwriter | Leave a comment

Album review: EVELINE’S DUST – The Painkeeper

Posted on June 21, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

[Release date 11.03.16] Italian prog anyone? Inspired by the usual suspects – King Crimson, Genesis, et al, and current exponents like Steven Wilson, Eveline’s Dust – a four piece Pisa, Tuscany – have produced a rather fine follow up to … Continue reading →

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News: UK dates for blues rockers JARED JAMES NICHOLS and MORELAND & ARBUCKLE (June 2016)

Posted on June 21, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Blues/rockers Jared James Nichols and Moreland & Arbuckle are on tour in the UK in the coming week (19-28 June). Following his European tour with Zakk Wylde, Wisconsin-bred Jared James Nichols returns to the UK for a series of headlining … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS | Tagged Bad Touch, blues, blues rock, Dave Hanson, Delta blues, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jared James Nichols, June 2016, Moreland & Arbuckle, radio, Tour, uk | Leave a comment

Album review: MARTIN TURNER – Reissues

Posted on June 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Red [Release date 08.04.16] Martin Turner albums are like buses. There’s nothing, and then along come several. That’s no problem as the one-time Wishbone Ash bassist always maintains a high quality quotient and they are worth the wait even … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged album, Argus, Life Begins, Martin Turner, New Live Dates, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash | Leave a comment

Album review: BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Reissues

Posted on June 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Barclay James Harvest - Everyone Is Everybody Else

Esoteric [Release date: April & June 2016] For many readers BJH will conjure up images of a slightly rockier Moody Blues and, indeed, the band recognised that assertion in their song ‘Poor Man’s Moody Blues’. The band originally signed to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 5.1, Barclay James Harvest, BJH, Caught In The Light, Everyone Is Everybody Else, expanded, John Lees, Les Holroyd, progressive, reissue, rock, Welcome To The Show | Leave a comment

Album review: BUDGIE – The MCA Albums 1973-1975

Posted on June 11, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

UMC [Release date 03.06.16] This straightforward, budget-priced, three album box set arguably misses out on Budgie’s “finest hour” or two hours if you count the band’s second album ‘Squawk’. One wonders if the first two albums will be reissued in … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged Bandolier, box set, Budgie, heavy rock, In For The Kill, Never Turn Your Back On A Friend, The MCA Years 1973-1975 | Leave a comment

Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Totally Stripped

Posted on June 10, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock [Release date 03.06.16] CD/DVD/Bluray Originally recorded and released in 1995, The Rolling Stones’ “Stripped” album has been given an overhaul and is being re-released as “Totally Stripped”. The live recordings are more pared down than acoustic and have … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 1995, album, documentary, interview, live, reissue, review, rock, The Rolling Stones, Totally Stripped | Leave a comment

Album review: THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS – A Box Of Everything

Posted on June 10, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Red River [Release date 16.06.16] Who? And where the hell is Slambovia? Not another Eastern European bloc state looking to dig its snout into the EU feeding trough? No, it’s a state of mind of a New York indie outfit … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July-September 2016

Posted on June 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie July 2016 1st BLINK 182 ‘California’ FATES WARNING ‘Theories Of Flight’ Inside Out WOLF HOFFMANN (ACCEPT) ‘Headbangers Symphony’ Nuclear Blast OUTLASTED ‘Into The Light’ MelodicRock Records PAIN OF SALVATION ‘Remedy Lane Re:visited (Re:mixed & Re:lived)’ InsideOutMusic … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, NEWS, Upcoming (Tours & Releases) | Tagged album, CD, DVD, forthcoming, July-September 2016, New releases | Leave a comment

Gig review: BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL – Catton Hall, Derbyshire, 26-29 May 2016

Posted on June 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Bearded Theory A field full of happiness… In May 2013, Bearded Theory festival captured a piece of my heart and has steadfastly refused to give it back since. It’s impossible not to love this place and I’m not the only … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 27-29 May 2016, Asian Dub Foundation, Bearded Theory, Catton Hall, Derbyshire, festival, gig, Levellers, Public Image Limited, review, Squeeze, Stiff Little Fingers | Leave a comment

News: Rising rockers ALBANY DOWN release The Outer Reach and interview, June 2016

Posted on June 3, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Pete Feenstra chats to Albany Down with tracks from the album ‘The Outer Reach’ (25:00) First broadcast 22 May 2016 on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Get Ready to ROCK! favourites Albany Down release their third studio album – ‘The … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview | Tagged Albany Down, blues rock, gigs, interview, June 2016, radio, rock, The Outer Reach, Tour | Leave a comment

EP review: DAXX & ROXANNE – 4×4

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Code 7 – Justice Brothers [Release date 01.04.16] Daxx & Roxane are a totally new band to me so their music had to have that edge to grab my attention and, well, it certainly did. 4×4 is like a shot … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged 4x4, Caterina Shortwave, Daxx and Roxanne, EP, glam, hard rock, review, rock, Wax Ex-Static | Leave a comment

Quick plays: MICHAEL McDERMOTT, ANNIE KEATING, MISS RABBIT

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

MICHAEL McDERMOTT Willow Springs Having only just reviewed The Westies – Six On The Out, a vehicle for singer songwriter Michael McDermott, it was something of a surprise to find his 10th solo album land a matter of only weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Quick Plays | Tagged album, Americana, Annie Keating, country, glam rock, Michael McDermott, Miss Rabbit, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Tales From The Burrow, The Westies, Throws, Trick Star, Willow Springs | Leave a comment

Album review: JON KENZIE – From Wanderlust

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Membran [Release date 01.07.16] Way back in 2009 I reviewed the eponymous debut by Beggar Joe a promising Manchester quintet that fell into the blues jazz genre, tempered by a side salad of rock and soul. A ‘late night/early hours’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILD PONIES – Radiant

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

No Evil Records [Release date 10.06.16] Essentially a Nashville-based duo of Doug (guitars and vocals) and Telisha (bass and vocals) Williams, Radiant is Wild Ponies sophomore release, coming on the back of their well-received Ray Kennedy-produced debut Things That Used … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged acoustic, album, Americana, Doug Williams, folk, Radiant, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Telisha Williams, Wild Ponies | Leave a comment

Album review: JAKE MORLEY – The Manual

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Sandwich Emporium [Release date 10.06.16] You sense London based acoustic singer/songwriter Jake Morley tolerates the music industry, and all the hype that goes with it, rather than embraces it. His 2011 debut Many Fish To Fry found favour with Radio … Continue reading →