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		<title>Album review: RETREAT FROM MOSCOW &#8211; The Illusion Of Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="134" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RETREAT-FROM-MOSCOW1-e1767316550136.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="RETREAT FROM MOSCOW" title="RETREAT FROM MOSCOW" /></a>White Knight Records [Release date: 07.11.25] Third album from Retreat From Moscow since they reformed in 2016 and this one’s a belter. Active from 1979 &#8211; 82, the band have been on hiatus, while life happened, but re-emerged with ‘The &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/">Album review: RETREAT FROM MOSCOW &#8211; The Illusion Of Choice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES &#8211; A Visit To Trading Boundaries</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-tiger-moth-tales-a-visit-to-trading-boundaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-tiger-moth-tales-a-visit-to-trading-boundaries/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="133" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/5222077344-e1767237851732.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Tiger Moth Tales - Cocoon" title="Tiger Moth Tales - Cocoon" /></a>White Knight Records  [Release date: 7.11.25] Multi-instrumentalist Peter Jones’s star has been on a meteoric rise since he became part of progressive rock royalty Camel in 2016 &#8211; and just in case you doubt his abilities, check out Camel’s sensational &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-tiger-moth-tales-a-visit-to-trading-boundaries/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-tiger-moth-tales-a-visit-to-trading-boundaries/">Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES &#8211; A Visit To Trading Boundaries</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: SUZANNE VEGA &#8211; Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 25 October 2025</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-suzanne-vega-liverpool-philharmonic-hall-25-october-2025/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-suzanne-vega-liverpool-philharmonic-hall-25-october-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/251025_svega1-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SUZANNE VEGA - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 25 October 2025" title="SUZANNE VEGA - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 25 October 2025" /></a>Suzanne Vega is one of those artists whose standards have never dropped. The native New Yorker’s tours of the UK have been rather infrequent and, somehow or other, I always managed to miss out &#8211; until her performance at Liverpool’s &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-suzanne-vega-liverpool-philharmonic-hall-25-october-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/gig-review-suzanne-vega-liverpool-philharmonic-hall-25-october-2025/">Gig review: SUZANNE VEGA &#8211; Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 25 October 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: THEA GILMORE &#8211; Nantwich Civic Hall, 17 April 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2025 20:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/gig-review-thea-gilmore-nantwich-civic-hall-17-april-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/250417_tgilmore3a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THEA GILMORE - Nantwich Civic Hall, 17 April 2025" title="THEA GILMORE - Nantwich Civic Hall, 17 April 2025" /></a>The queue to get in to Nantwich Civic Hall began forming a whole hour before the doors were due to open for Thea Gilmore’s home-town gig &#8211; testament to the high esteem in which she’s held. This is what you &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/gig-review-thea-gilmore-nantwich-civic-hall-17-april-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/gig-review-thea-gilmore-nantwich-civic-hall-17-april-2025/">Gig review: THEA GILMORE &#8211; Nantwich Civic Hall, 17 April 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: Richard Houghton &#8211; LED ZEPPELIN &#8211; Whole Lotta Love &#8211; A People&#8217;s History</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/book-review-richard-houghton-led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love-a-peoples-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alanjones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/book-review-richard-houghton-led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love-a-peoples-history/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LED-ZEPPELIN1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Richard Haughton - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - A People&#039;s History" title="Richard Haughton - Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love - A People&#039;s History" /></a>Spenwood Books [Publication Date: 01.12.24] We’ve all heard or read about the history of one of the greatest rock bands to bestride the world through film, television and a number of mighty tomes over the years. From “Hammer Of The &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/book-review-richard-houghton-led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love-a-peoples-history/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/book-review-richard-houghton-led-zeppelin-whole-lotta-love-a-peoples-history/">Book review: Richard Houghton &#8211; LED ZEPPELIN &#8211; Whole Lotta Love &#8211; A People&#8217;s History</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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