Get Ready to ROCK! » jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: EWAN MACINTYRE/HERDING CATS – On These Islands We Sing https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-ewan-macintyreherding-cats-on-these-islands-we-sing/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-ewan-macintyreherding-cats-on-these-islands-we-sing/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:44:07 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110200 EWAN MACINTYRE HERDING CATS ON THESE ISLANDS WE SINGWebsite [Release date 03.09.26] I do like an uncompromising artist, and Ewan Macintyre is certainly one of those. From Gaelic sung Americana, to Scottish inspired Meters type funk, he pulls no punches in his left field delivery of songs. So does … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-ewan-macintyreherding-cats-on-these-islands-we-sing/feed/ 0 Album review: SCOTT COOK – Troubadourly Yours https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-scott-cook-troubadourly-yours/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-scott-cook-troubadourly-yours/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:02:43 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110193 scott cookWebsite [Release date 21.08.26] The title track opens the album with a seven minute autobiographical, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, influence checking stream of consciousness, my mouth was dry by the end of it. What an opener, and once Jack Kerouac was mentioned I … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-scott-cook-troubadourly-yours/feed/ 0 Album review: THE FIERCE AND THE DEAD – Regional Theatre https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-the-fierce-and-the-dead-regional-theatre/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-the-fierce-and-the-dead-regional-theatre/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:51:06 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110186 TFATDBandcamp [Release date 11.09.26] A new album by the Fierce and the Dead is always a musical treat. On ‘Regional Theatre’ they have gone a bit cinematic in scope and sound yet retain their signature shoegaze meets indie rock sounds. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-the-fierce-and-the-dead-regional-theatre/feed/ 0 Gig review: HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES – AO Arena Manchester, 18 August 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-hollywood-vampires-ao-arena-manchester-18-august-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-hollywood-vampires-ao-arena-manchester-18-august-2026/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:38:37 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110179 hw1I was walking my dog in the park the other day, and a fellow dog walker come music enthusiast came into my space. I’m going to see The Hollywood Vampires tomorrow says I. Ooooh! Says he have you seen the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-hollywood-vampires-ao-arena-manchester-18-august-2026/feed/ 0 EP review: THORNS – Ready to Strike https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:10:11 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110074 thornsThese Go To Eleven Records [Release date 26.08.26] Thorns. Thrash. They sound like ‘Tallica. More accurately ‘Kill ‘em All era ‘Tallica. Hetfield vocals, Lars drum sound, Kirk soloing from…all over . Yes, they sound like ‘Tallica”…..EXCEPT…..don’t be so lazy! Thorns … Continue reading →

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