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Gig review: PAUL McCARTNEY- 02 Arena, London, 18 December 2024
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Gig review: BLACK EYED SONS- The Lexington, London, 16 December 2024
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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Thames Side Brewery, Staines, 8 December 2024
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Gig review: STRAY – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 7 December 2024
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Gig review: THE SHEEPDOGS, THE COMMONERS – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 5 December 2024
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Gig review: GUN – Barrowlands, Glasgow, 14 December 2024
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News: Blues rockers JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR and MARTIN BARRE interviews – Sunday 20 September 2015
Photo: Darran Griffiths/GRTR! Joanne Shaw Taylor is featured in an hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 20 September at 19:00 GMT. On the eve of her UK tour, Joanne chats to Pete Feenstra about her favourite … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Martin Barre, radio
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Album review: DAVID GILMOUR – Rattle That Lock
Columbia [Release date 18.09.15] We should be grateful for this latest album from one of rock’s distinguished elder statesman and, who knows, back in 2006 we may have even thought ‘On An Island’ was the ‘swansong’. Like Iron Maiden’s ‘The … Continue reading
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Tagged album, David Gilmour, guitar, guitarist, Pink Floyd, prog, progressive, Rattle That Lock, review, rock
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Single & EP reviews: KITCHEN WITCH, SHIRAZ LANE, NAT2RAL BORN KILLERS
KITCHEN WITCH Trouble EP [Release date 31.10.15] https://kitchenwitch.bandcamp.com/album/trouble-ep First glance at the retro art nouveau sleeve for the debut release from Aussie female fronted rockers Kitchen Witch, with its topless female form, the immediate first thought is – is this … Continue reading
Album review: AMY HELM – Didn’t It Rain
Membran [Release date 02.10.15] Amy Helm reminds me of Joss Stone. An unquestionable vocal talent. But lacking in material to exploit it commercially. First a member of the post 9/11 alt-country collective Ollabelle, and subsequently working extensively with her late … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Amy Helm, Bill Payne, Didn't It Rain, Levon Helm, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter
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Quick plays: GEORGIA SOUND, BOB BRADSHAW
GEORGIA SOUND Love Can Change [Release date 20.02.15] If you like a decent soft rock singer/songwriter tune, look no further than self-released indie folk / pop debut from Georgia Sound – Ryan Roy and Shannon Magee, a duo from Calgary, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bob Bradshaw, folk, Georgia Sound, Love Can Change, pop, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Whatever You Wanted
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Album review: DANNI NICHOLLS – Mockingbird Lane
Danni Nicholls Music [Release date 23.10.15] You’d never guess Danni Nicholls was from Bedford. Mockingbird Lane, her second album, is an album that has the hallmarks of classic American folk, county and splashes of rock ‘n’ roll. Re-uniting with producer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, Danni Nicholls, folk, Mockingbird Lane, review, singer, soft rock, songwriter
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Album review: BETTYSOO – When We’re Gone
[Release date 30.10.15] I was rather taken with Bettysoo’s last album – Heat Sin Water Skin (2009). But a lot happens in five years. For a start, the singer songwriter, and the Americana market in particular, has exploded. For an … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Bettysoo, folk, review, rock, singer, songwriter, When We're Gone
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Album review: BEN REEL – 7th
[Release date 22.06.15] www.benreel.com With each new release Northern Ireland songsmith Ben Reel steps inexorably closer to becoming the home soil torchbearer of American heartland rock. That is, the mantle occupied across the pond by the likes of The Boss … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th, album, Americana, Ben Reel, blues, country, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter
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Album review: LISA RONSON – Emperors Of Medieval Japan
Maniac Squat Records [Release date 09.11.15] Back in 1974 David Bowie, regaled us with tales of a skeletal post-apocalyptic landscape of Diamond Dogs. By then, Mick Ronson was no longer his trusted foil, but 40 years later Ronson’s daughter seems … Continue reading
Album review: DANA IMMANUEL – Dotted Lines
Self-release [Release date 23.10.15] Eight tracks over 32 minutes isn’t the most expansive of albums. But in the case of banjo-toting, whiskey-drinking north London-based singer-songwriter Dana Immanuel, the quality that oozes through every track on the follow up to her … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Dana Immanuel, Dotted Lines, review, singer, songwriter
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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON (JETHRO TULL) – The Lowry, Salford, 14 September 2015
It’s Jethro Tull, but not as we have known them. ‘The Rock Opera’ continued the format of previous outings with a large screen and a theme. A few things have grated in recent years, not least the use of Ryan … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 September 2015, A Rock Opera, gig, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, progressive, review, rock, Salford, The Lowry
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Gig review: Cambridge Folk Festival, 30 July-2 August 2015
Any festival with a continuous run of 51 years must be doing something right! Over that time the acts have constantly been of the highest quality and offered a diverse and eclectic mix of music from all corners of the … Continue reading
News: DEBORAH BONHAM plays Bolanesque and John Otway gig this autumn
Photo: MHP Studios Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Featured Artist Deborah Bonham plays UK dates this autumn. Deborah is a special guest at the “Bolanesque” event in aid of Marc Bolan Music School in West Africa, on 15 September. Her … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, blues rock, Bolanesque, Deborah Bonham, gigs, John Otway, news, rhythm and blues, Salaise Blues Festival, Tour
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Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – 22-24 May 2015
Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club, Worcestershire With the glut of festivals out there at present and certainly those of sub-1000 capacity you have to wonder is there space for more? Well, whilst the few big festivals continue to charge … Continue reading
Gig review: CROPREDY – Oxfordshire, 13-15 August 2015
My 21st consecutive year attending the festival and the event is so much more than the music. Kids, once clinging to parents midway up the field, are now grown up and dancing at the front. Last year the festival had … Continue reading
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Tagged 13-15 August 2015, Band Of Friends, Cropredy, Emmylou Harris, Fairport Convention, festival, Fish, gig, review
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DVD review: TASTE – What’s Going On – Live At The Isle Of Wight
In this exclusive interview edit (17:49) Rory Gallagher’s brother and custodian of his legacy, Donal, tells David Randall about Taste’s tour with Eric Clapton/Blind Faith in the USA in 1969 and Rory’s growing frustration with tour/label management. Donal also talks … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Back To Steel
Assume The Position – Martin Barre Special (20 September 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Garage Records www.martinbarre.com [Release date 18.09.15] Described by Martin Barre as the “most important work in my career as a musician” sets … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Back To Steel, blues, blues rock, Dan Crisp, guitar, guitarist, interview, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, review, rock
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Album review: THE MANIC SHINE – Trial And Triumph
Pledge Music [Release date 11.15] The Manic Shine are one of those bands that – after several years – have finally hit proverbial paydirt with their latest Pledge-funded album. We came across them via the radio station with much airplay … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, review, rock, The Manic Shine, Trial And Triumph
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News: Win 10 disc Status Quo vinyl boxed set and authorised book
Win Status Quo Vinyl Collection 1972-1980 boxed set! Our latest competition running throughout September offers a chance to win the highly collectible 10-LP boxed set which features remastered 180gm vinyl with original covers, inserts and an exclusive poster in each … Continue reading
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Tagged book, boxed set, competition, Francis Rossi, pop, Rick Parfitt, rock, Status Quo, Still Doin' it, The Vinyl Collection 1972-1980, Vinyl
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Album review: EAT THE GUN – Howlinwood
SPV www.spv.de [Release date 28.08.15] Who doesn’t love a good threesome ? German threesomes are even better – allegedly! Right from the almost QOTSA staccato-riff opening to title track “Howlinwood” (cool video too), I thought “’Allo, what have we here?” … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eat The Gun, Howlinwood, review, rock
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Album review: THE DELTA SAINTS – Bones
earMUSIC/Loud And Proud Records [Release date 04.09.15] Nashville-based The Delta Saints’ new album Bones, strips the band’s roots/blues sound down to its essence, blending rock ‘n’ roll, country, R&B, soul and gospel, exploring territory not unfamiliar with that trodden by … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bones, review, rock, southern rock, The Delta Saints
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DVD review: STEVE HACKETT – The Man, The Music
Wienerworld [Release date 07.09.15] He may not be the most charismatic of narrators, but this documentary about the life and career of Steve Hackett – running out at a very generous 140 minutes – leaves no stone unturned from his … Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, DVD, Genesis, review, Steve Hackett, The Man, The Music
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Quick plays: THE GRAHAMS, MAURA KENNEDY, GILLIAN GLOVER
THE GRAHAMS Glory Bound 12 South Records [Release date 02.10.15] Husband and wife Americana duo Alyssa and Doug Graham follow up their 2013 debut Riverman’s Daughter with the dual release of their studio album Glory Bound, and Rattle The Hocks … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, Crimson Chrysalis, Enraptured, folk, Gillian Glover, Glory Bound, Heart Of Gotham, It's What The Dog Saw, Maura Kennedy, Pete Kennedy, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Still Life With Music, The Grahams, Vienna D'Amato Hall, Villanelle
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News: MAGGIE BELL, KEVIN GODLEY interview features – Sunday 23 August 2015
On Sunday 23 August, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio chats to two influential artists, but with widely differing musical styles. Maggie Bell has been described as “the UK’s Janis Joplin’ and she lent her gritty, soulful vocal to influential blues … Continue reading
Album review: GREG LAKE – London ’81
Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.08.15] Now here’s an interesting find from the back pages of Greg Lake’s illustrious career. Recorded in 1981 with Gary Moore on guitar it is more than just a curios. Two years after ELP split, … Continue reading
