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Album review: GET WELL SOON – Love

Posted on December 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Get Well Soon is a vehicle for the talents of German singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Konstantin Gropper. A deep-thinker, his previous three releases – which have garnered critical acclaim in the mainstream press – have been influenced by folk, classical … Continue reading →

Quick plays: MY FAIR FIEND, ARI AND THE ALIBIS, LOCUST HONEY STRING BAND, EUREKA

Posted on December 10, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

MY FAIR FIEND Making Monsters ‘Quirky’ is an oft used description in the singer songwriter world, but it does describe the sophomore release from Utah-based My Fair Fiend a vehicle for the talents of singer songwriter Callie Crofts. Musically, the … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOUG WAHLBERG BAND – Flying Under The Radar

Posted on December 9, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

www.dougwahlberg.com [Release date 29.09.15] It’s a shame this album runs out at only 8 tracks spread over a miserly 32 minutes, but in terms of quality it’s irreproachable. Mott The Hoople’s Ian Hunter described East Coast guitarist and singer / … Continue reading →

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Album review: SINCE EVER, SMELL MY PILLOW, MIDORI & EZRA BOY

Posted on December 9, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

SINCE EVER Isolation Does the world need another symphonic metal band? Discuss. When symphonic rock burst onto the scene it sounded fresh, vibrant, and most importantly gave rock something ‘different’. But for some inexplicable reason, the genre has become formulaic, … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RAVEN CHARTER – Reset

Posted on December 9, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Do It For Records [Release date 26.09.15] Founded in Denton, Texas, in 2005 The Raven Charter are something of an enigma. Proggers? Melodics? Or Rockers? Their debut long player suggests they could be all three. And very fine ones at … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE WHO – Live In Hyde Park

Posted on December 9, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Vision [Release date 13.11.15] The archetypal rockers The Rolling Stones returned to Hyde Park to celebrate their 50 years in 2013. In the summer of 2015 mod icons The Who did the same. Perhaps it should be renamed Jurassic … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

Posted on December 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date 30.10.15] 2016 marks the return of Ritchie to the rock arenas and so this 2 hour plus documentary is timely. He’s known as one of rock’s more reticent subjects when it comes to interviews, so … Continue reading →

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Album review: GRAHAM GREENE – Down Devils Road

Posted on December 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

www.grahamgreene.com.au [Release date 01.04.15] It’s increasingly difficult for guitarists to come up with a wholly instrumental album. Where do you start? Inevitably they tend to run of ideas, they’re not that good a player, or there’s a definite sense of … Continue reading →

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News: Readers and listeners vote for their favourite albums and live acts – Best of 2015

Posted on December 4, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Every year the reviewers at Get Ready to ROCK! choose their Top Albums and Live Acts. Their selection covers a range of genres from rock to blues and progressive and reflects the musical spread of the well-respected website. The reviewers … Continue reading →

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The Best of 2015 – top albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice

Posted on December 1, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

The Best of 2015 with David Randall by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud In the end of year ‘Best of 2015′ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, David Randall featured many of the albums/artists that appear in the … Continue reading →

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News: WINTER ROCKS FESTIVAL – Corporation, Sheffield, 5 December 2015

Posted on November 25, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

After the huge success of Winter Rocks Festival 2014, the rock all day event returns on Saturday 5 December with an even bigger line up of international and rising artists. Keeping to its Sheffield roots, the event will take place … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CROBOT/Scorpion Child – Live Rooms, Chester, 11 November 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Crobot and Scorpion Child are currently on a Europe-wide tour plying their groove laden rock and roll to many a welcoming fan and tonight The Live Rooms in Chester went back a few decades to when sideboards were on the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TRACER/The Vitals – Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, 8 November 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

TRACER - Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, 8 November 2015

The Aussie rockers have hit the UK for their headline tour straight off the back of a European support slot with Apocalyptica and are ready to promote and play tracks from their new album ‘Water For Thirsty Dogs’. Despite the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VIRGINMARYS – Sugarmill, Stoke, 6 November 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Somehow I totally missed out on the Virginmarys, I’d heard of them and indeed was told many times to go and see them live but our paths never crossed until tonight where at the Sugarmill Stoke they play the first … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DORO – The Tivoli, Buckley, North Wales, 21 November 2015

Posted on November 22, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

On a cold, damp night in November it takes a damn good reason to entice ageing rockers out of their warm cocoon and weekly fix of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’. But how could you miss the legendary Doro Pesch, still celebrating … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAM COULSON – Electric Classical

Posted on November 19, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Self-release [Release date 20.11.15] This album is probably best described as “economical”. From the single sheet inlay to the 25 minute playing time. What is perhaps most surprising is that it is fashioned by young Sam Coulson who evidently feels … Continue reading →

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Album review: NIK TURNER – Space Fusion Odyssey

Posted on November 19, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Cleopatra Records [Release date 30.10.15] Nik Turner’s biography ‘The Spirit Of Hawkwind 1969-1976′ has just been published and chronicles the earlier sorties of this enduring space cadet. If you thought Nik Turner in Hawkwind parped away in search of a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DOORS – Other Voices/Full Circle (reissue)

Posted on November 18, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Rhino [Release date 04.09.15] 2-CD After Jim Morrison’s death in July 1971, and without their charismatic frontman, the writing was on the wall for the remaining members of The Doors. But in the 2 years before they called it a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE GETAWAY DRIVERS – Bellatopia

Posted on November 18, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

[Release date 04.07.15] Bellatopia, their fourth release, marks The Getaway Drivers’ 10 year anniversary, although only Wisconsin folk singer-songwriter Bob Manor (guitar, piano, vocals) and bassist Ken Keeley remain from the original line up. Essentially an Americana/rock outfit, the band’s … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ADRIAN CONNER, JANE KRAMER, S-WORD-S

Posted on November 18, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

ADRIAN CONNER – Hush! Adrian Conner may not be a name you’re familiar with. Hush! her eighth release is unlikely to change that. For the past 15 years Conner has been the lead guitarist in Seattle, Washington based all-girl AC/DC … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FM/Vega – Guildhall, Gloucester, 7 November 2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

FM - Guildhall, Gloucester, 7 November 2015

A Saturday night gig with two of the best melodic rock bands in the country, a two hour drive away but totally worth it. A four date trot around the country playing in some venues that you don’t often hear … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JUDIE TZUKE – The Met, Bury, 12 November 2015

Posted on November 13, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Six months on since we last caught up with her – at The Lowry in Salford – Judie Tzuke’s Songs And Stories tour continues to wend it’s way happily around the UK. It’s her most extensive tour for decades, crisscrossing … Continue reading →

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DVD review: JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE Electric Church/Atlanta Pop Festival

Posted on November 6, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Experience Hendrix/Sony [Release date 30.10.15] Also available as a 2-CD, Bluray Just eight weeks before his last major appearance in the UK, Jimi Hendrix played the second Atlanta Pop Festival and the DVD version is now expanded to include material … Continue reading →

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News: BLACKMORE’S NIGHT and WALTER TROUT interview features, Sunday 8 November

Posted on November 6, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Walter Trout, - Lead Belly Fest, Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015

Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP Studios On Sunday 8 November, on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, two recent interviews will be broadcast. Pete Feenstra has been a long-time supporter and promoter of Walter Trout and caught up with him to chat about … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAGA – Generation 13/Steel Umbrellas (Reissues)

Posted on November 2, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC [Release date 27.11.15] Released originally back in 1995, Generation 13 is a concept album based on a storyline by Jim Crichton inspired in part by the book ’13 GEN abort retry ignore fail’ by Neil Howe and Bill Straus. … Continue reading →