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News: Eric Rivers of Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. – interview on Sunday 16 March 2014

Posted on March 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Eric Rivers of H.E.A.T.

Sunday 16 March 2014, 22:00 GMT Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ERIC RIVERS of H.E.A.T. Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. release their fourth album on 14 April 2014 via earMUSIC. The band’s guitarist Eric Rivers chats to David Randall about … Continue reading →

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News: LISBEE STAINTON acoustic session for Get Ready to ROCK! on Sunday 16 March

Posted on March 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Lisbee Stainton

Sunday 16 March 2014, 21:00 GMT Get Ready to ROCK! Radio LISBEE STAINTON The acclaimed singer-songwriter plays an exclusive live session. More information Lisbee Stainton’s UK tour starts this Saturday 15 March in Basingstoke and to coincide there will be … Continue reading →

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Gig review: CAMEL – Parr Hall, Warrington, 13 March 2014

Posted on March 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Camel - Parr Hall, Warrington, 13 March 2014

Andy Latimer talks about the second leg of the UK tour.  An edited version of this interview – which featured in a two-part special on our radio station – is now available as a podcast More information If we had … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE ANSWER – O2 Academy 2, Leicester, 25 February 2014

Posted on March 13, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
THE ANSWER - Academy 2, Leicester, 25 February 2014

It was a cold damp midweek evening but these things didn’t matter as tonight Irish rockers The Answer are set to raise the temperature and spirits at the Academy 2 Leicester. Currently midway through their ‘Road Less Travelled’ tour which … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BLACKBERRY SMOKE – O2 Islington Academy, 3 March 2014

Posted on March 12, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Blackberry Smoke, O2 Islington Academy, London, 28 February 2014

After treading the boards in the USA for some years, Blackberry Smoke’s belated marketing push to crack the UK seems to be paying off: hot on the heels of their belatedly released The Whippoorwill album reaching the top 30, the … Continue reading →

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Single & EP reviews: VOODOO SIX

Posted on March 10, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Voodoo Six - Lead Me On

VOODOO SIX – Lead Me On Spinefarm [Released 21.04.14] Voodoo Six released their ‘Songs To Invade Countries By’ album last year to great acclaim and a support slot with Iron Maiden. This four song EP contains ‘Lead Me On’, a … Continue reading →

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DVD review: SUZANNE VEGA – Solitude Standing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

Wienerworld [Release date 24.03.14] Timed for release to coincide with Vega’s new studio album Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles (presumably to freeload on the coat-tails of that album’s publicity) this DVD finds Suzanne Vega performing at … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN SEBASTIAN – Reissues

Posted on March 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
John Sebastian - Reissues

John B Sebastian, The Four Of Us, Tarzan Kid, Welcome Back plus BBC In Concert 1970 Edsel Records [Release date 10.02.14] Dylan just about nailed it when he pronounced ‘the times they are a changin’ in 1964 and John Sebastian, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELEANOR McEVOY – Stuff

Posted on March 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Eleanor McEvoy - Stuff

Moscodisc [Release date 12.05.14] Compilations can be hit and miss affairs but Eleanor McEvoy’s got the balance just about right on 11 track ‘sampler’ that includes something for everyone by way of collaborations, single remixes and B-sides, and even some … Continue reading →

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Album review: PANIC ROOM – Incarnate

Posted on March 9, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Panic Room - Incarnate

Firefly Music [Release date 10.03.14] After their acoustic ‘chill out’ sojourn under the pseudo name of Luna Rossa, Anne-Marie Helder and Jonathan Edwards return with the latest release in their guise as main protagonists in Panic Room, a band whose … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALICE COOPER – Billion Dollar Babies

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

Audio Fidelity [Release date 01.03.14] There’s been something of a glut of Alice Cooper re-issues of late – Trash and Hey Stoopid, The Eyes Of Alice Cooper and Dirty Diamonds, and Brutally Live – to name but a few.  This … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA & BETH HART – Live In Amsterdam

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart - Live in Amsterdam

Provogue (CD and DVD) [Release date 24.03.14] I have to say I’m not a huge Bonamassa or Beth Hart fan – individually or collectively.  To my mind Bonamassa is overhyped, and if my painful Liverpool Echo Arena experience is anything … Continue reading →

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Album review: ASIA – Gravitas

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Asia - Gravitas

Frontiers [Release date 24.03.14] Crop rotation is something those of us of a certain age will recall from O level geography – leaving land fallow and rotating crops leading to bigger and better harvests. Certainly over the years there’s been … Continue reading →

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News: Ex-Nightwish singer ANETTE OLZON chats to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Anette Olzon

Sunday 9 March, 22:00 Get Ready to ROCK! Radio In this week’s ‘Assume The Position’, David Randall chats to Anette Olzon about her new album, and plays tracks from ‘Shine’. GRTR! Reviewer Pete Whalley described the album as a contender … Continue reading →

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Album review: 10cc – Live In Concert (Clever Clogs)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
10cc - Live In Concert Clever Clogs

Wienerworld [Release date 10.03.14] For the past few years Graham Gouldman has been touring “with friends” and keeping alive his 10cc legacy, bolstered with his own early history as tunesmith to The Yardbirds and The Hollies amongst others.  This 2007 … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – March 2014 Highlights

Posted on March 4, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Ann Wilson - Heart

March 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website All times, GMT Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues In the first hour of our Tuesday blues rock marathon, Pete signposts upcoming and established artists who need your attention Saturdays … Continue reading →

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News: TONY CLARKIN talks about the new Magnum album, Escape From The Shadow Garden

Posted on March 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Tony Clarkin - Magnum

Photo: Noel Buckley Sunday 2 March, 22:00 Get Ready to ROCK! Radio The new Magnum album, ‘Escape From The Shadow Garden’ is released on 24 March. In this week’s ‘Assume The Position’, David Randall plays tracks and chats to Tony … Continue reading →

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Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Blue Horizon

Posted on March 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Wishbone Ash - Blue Horizon

Solid Rockhouse Records [Release date 04.03.14] If you can set aside the bitter dispute over the trading name, there is no doubt that Andy Powell has worked tirelessly to produce albums that are completely befitting the Wishbone Ash heritage.  He’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY – Takes New York, Live At The Iridium

Posted on February 27, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
ROCK CANDY FUNK PARTY - Takes New York, Live At The Iridium

Provogue [Release date 24.02.14] A few years ago a few stellar musicians got together to explore some funky vibes.  This stellar cast included, latterly, none other than Joe Bonamassa and this side-project was to some extent overlooked as Joe wore … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SKINDRED/SOiL – Manchester Academy, 2 February 2014

Posted on February 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Skindred - Manchester Academy, 2 February 2014

3 bands, 3 music styles and 1 outcome, one awesome night of entertainment. It’s the last night of the UK leg of Skindred’s ‘Kill The Power’  tour before they head off to Europe and beyond for the next few months … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE TREATMENT/Cage Of Gods – Sugarmill, Stoke, 5 February 2014

Posted on February 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
The Treatment - Sugarmill, Stoke - 5 February 2014

If the quality of tonight’s bands is anything to go by then the future of Rock music is in good hands as both The Treatment and Cage The Gods are both young in age and full of the attitude and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE QUIREBOYS – Live Rooms, Chester, 6 February 2014

Posted on February 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
THE QUIREBOYS - Live Rooms, Chester, 6 February 2014

What better way to spend my birthday that at a live gig and tonight we are at The Quireboys acoustic show in The Live Rooms, Chester. A new venue that is ideally situated across from the train station and has … Continue reading →

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Album review: WITHIN TEMPTATION – Hydra

Posted on February 24, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
WITHIN TEMPTATION - Hydra

Dramatico [Release date 03.02.14] With their last studio album The Unforgiving (2011), Dutch symphonic rockers Within Temptation looked as if they were about to step into the American mainstream and take it by storm with a set that included radio … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANETTE OLZON – Shine

Posted on February 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Anette Olzon - Shine

Interview edit: Anette Olzon, 26 February 2014 The full interview is featured in ‘Assume The Position’ Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 9 March, 22:00 GMT More information earMUSIC [Release date 31.03.14] For those who don’t pick their fruit from … Continue reading →

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News: Camel’s Andy Latimer is featured in The Guitarists series on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on February 22, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Andy Latimer - Camel

One of the highlights of 2013 was the return to live shows for seminal progsters Camel, and not least the return of frontman and founder Andy Latimer. The band take to the road again in early March for more UK … Continue reading →

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