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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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Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH – The Grace, London, 26 November 2024
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Album review: PATTERN SEEKING ANIMALS – Prehensile Tales
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Album review: SONJA KRISTINA – Anthology
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Album review: INGLORIOUS- We Will Ride
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Album review: TANGERINE DREAM – The Bootleg Box Set Vol.2 (7 CDs, Remastered)
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EP review: POWER QUEST – Face The Raven
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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe)
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Gig review: LAZARUS HEIGHTS & Ken Barrett & Friends – Le Bistrot Gourmand, Bars, SW France, 7 Sept 2024
Every gig has a context, and this one is billed as triple anniversary show plus an album launch. There was also an ambitious plan for an outdoor gig under the stars, which was scuppered at the last minute by a … Continue reading
Gig review: INTERPLAY – Le Chaudron, Montignac, SW France, 17 January 2020
Jazz is alive, well and prospering in the inventive hands of a French modern quartet called Interplay. There was once a time when jazz fusion and rock almost coalesced and took the music beyond its historical antecedents. And while Interplay … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Charles Mingus, Chic Corea, Dave Brubeck, Denis Gautier, Didier Villalba, Dore, Ella Fitzgerald, Emilio Fabrice Leroy, Franck Mathieu, funk, fusion, Herbie Hancock, improvisation, Interplay, jazz, Le Chaudron, Lee Hazlewood, live gig, Miles Davis, Montignac, Pink Floyd, review, rock, SW France, Wayne Shrter
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Gig review: THE FAIRIES ON MY ROOF FESTIVAL – Papa Groove, Le Puridier (Rouffignac), SW France, 31 August 2019
Somewhere along the way the true spirit of Woodstock almost got lost in the corporate shuffle and the passing of 50 years. But on a magical day in deepest Dordogne in South West France, the Des Fées Sur Mon Toit … Continue reading
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Tagged 31 August 2019, BB King, Bill Withers, blues, Bob Dylan, Easy Rider, Emilio Fabrice Le Roy, Erick Drevot, festival, France, funk, Hall & Oates, Jean Fred. Lennon & McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, JOE COCKER, John Mayer, Ken Barrett, Le Puridier, Magali Saint Sardos, Mato Rai, Papa Groove, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, REM, review, rock, Rouffignac, Santana, Sly Stone, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fairies On My Roof Festival, The Holy Modal Rounders, Woodstock
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Gig review: NEW GENERATION BLUES 2018 – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 23 February 2018
The New Generation Blues 2018 rolled into the Boom Boom Club for the penultimate date of a UK tour that has seen them work their way from Hartlepool to Worthing. The Danny Giles Band (aka The DBG), Red Butler and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Butler, Billy Cobham, Boom Boom Club, Brent Hutchinson, Brent Hutchinson Band, Connor Osgood, Dan Spellman, Danny Giles, Danny Giles Band, Danny Giles Jon Chase, gig, ian Hill, Johnny Guitar Watson, Mike Topp, New Generation Blues 2018, Pat Garvey, Red Butler, review, Sutton, The DGB
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News: A Year in Rock 2017 – Get Ready to ROCK! photo highlights
Get Ready to ROCK! ends 2017 by publishing a selection of photos taken by their photographers during the year following on from the publication of the Best of 2017 popular poll results. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Each year we … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, best of, Download, festivals, gigs, Glenn Hughes, highlights, HRH Prog, Kiss, Marillion, Michael Schenker, photographs, reviews, rock music, Steelhouse
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Gig review: GREG IZOR & T.BO & THE LIGHTNIN’ ROCKETS + DeRobert & The Half Truths – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, France, 19 July 2017
When Texan harp player Greg Izor was booked to appear at the Relache Festival in Bordeaux, he could hardly have imagined the weather conditions to be a home-from-home combination of blistering heat and fork lightning. The big toned harp player … Continue reading
Gig review: MR.SIPP – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 10 July 2017
It seems like every year there’s a new contender for the saviour of the blues and as soon as the yearly polls are announced the arguments begin. So rather than raking over old coals, let’s celebrate the up and coming … Continue reading
Gig review: THE PRETTY THINGS & THE IMPERIAL CROWNS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, SW France, 7 July 2017
There’s a lot to be said for the art of performance. And tonight The Imperial Crowns front man Jimmie Wood works hard to preach the blues to a sun drenched crowd initially cowering on the edges of the festival square, … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, GIG REVIEWS, Photo Galleries, The Best of 2017
Tagged Billy Champagne Sullivan, blues, Bo Diddley, Bordeaux, David Lynch, Dick Taylor, festival, France, Frank Holland, funk, gig, gospel, Jimmie Wood, Jimmy Reed, JJ Holiday, John Popper, Jon Avilla, Phil May, psychedelia, R&B, Rachel C.Wood, Relache Festival, review, rock, S.F. Sorrow, The Electric Banana, The Imperial Crowns, The Pretty Things
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Gig review: THUNDERPUSSY/The John Doe Trio – The Beaverwood, Chislehurst, 8 June 2017
While ‘booty’ may be in the eyes of the beholder, Thunderpussy, Seattle’s up and coming classic rock, indie and psychedelic musical hybrid, aren’t hanging around for any subjective evaluation. They know exactly who they are, where they are going and … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Fleetwood Mac, gig, GIRLSCHOOL, Kate Bush, Leah Julius, Led Zeppelin, Molly Sides, Peter Green, psychedelia, review, rock, Ruby Dunphy, Seattle, Stevie Marriott, The Beatles, THE DOORS, The John Doe Trio, The Runaways, Thunderpussy, Whitney Petty
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Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017
What are we to make of this Mike + The Mechanics album launch party on the back of a nearly completed UK tour and a recent high profile Royal Albert Hall date? The answer is probably that the band wish … Continue reading
Gig review: EDDIE & THE HOT RODS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 18 August 2016
They came, they saw, they waited for the sun to go down and then they finally conquered! Eddie & The Hot Rods didn’t so much tear Bordeaux apart, as gently give it a poke in the ribs to remind a … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 August 2016, Barrie Masters, Canvey Island, Chris Taylor, Dipster Dean, Dr Feelgood, Eddie & The Hot Rods, festival, garage rock, gig, Headline Maniac, J.Geils Band, Nigel Bennett, punk, R&B, Relache Festival, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Simon Bowley, Steppenwolf, The Members, The Vibrators, Van Morrison
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Gig review: HAT FITZ & CARA ROBINSON, Boo Boo Davis– Relache Festival, Bordeaux 28 July 2016
They say music is an international language and tonight the Australian /Irish duo Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson provide the perfect example of that, with a uplifting show that connects with their French crowd. Faced with the graveyard shift at … Continue reading
Gig review: SHAKURA S’AIDA, The Howlin Blues Trio – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 20 July 2016
In an age of instant celebrity where the mundane too often passes for the exceptional, the Canadian double Maple Blues award winner Shakura S’Aida (pronounced Shack-oora Sigh-ee-da), is here to remind us of the true merits of a soulful blues … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, funk, gig, gospel, harp, Jean-Noël Hereve, Jeff Thomas, Keb Mo, Long John Baldry, Nina Simone, Paige Armstrong, Relache Festival, review, Shakura S'Aida, soul, The Doobie Brothers, The Howlin Blues trio, Tina Turner, vocals
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Gig review: ROBERT CRAY – The Barbican, London, 13 October 2015
Once upon a time Robert Cray was the future of the blues, but tonight he’s cast in the role of a remarkably young looking veteran of the genre. Outside of Buddy Guy he’s almost the last man standing and tonight’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, blues, Bobby Blue Bland, Booker T, Buddy Guy, Dover Weinberg, funk, gig, Jimmy Vaughan, Les Falconer, Otis Redding, review, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Sam Cooke, Shawn Jones, Shawn T, soul, Terry Reid
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY – Borderline, London, 27 April 2015
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Dan Patlansky (26 April 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Dan Patlanky’s UK debut is a de facto showcase for his ‘Dear Silence Thieves’ album. His fiery guitar playing and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Dan Patlansky, Dear Silence Thieves, gig, guitar, Pearl Jam, review, rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Gig review: GIANTS OF ROCK – Minehead, 6-8 February 2015
The Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Show – 24 February 2015 (Giants of Rock Special) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Pete Feenstra presents a weekly Rock & Blues Show, every Tuesday at 19:00 GMT on Get Ready … Continue reading
Rock Photography Galleries: 2014 (Photos by Steve Goudie)
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook. Next session: Sunday 19 January Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 8 – Pwllheli, 13-14 November 2014
Simon Dunkerley writes: The time has come to rally the HRH tribe for the last time this year to yet another sold out celebration of all things rock with a lineup that has so many great names both old and … Continue reading
Gig review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Borderline, London, 29 September 2014
Tonight is arguably the most significant gig of Virgil & The Accelerators young career. It’s their central London showcase for the hard hitting ‘Army of Three’ album. And on an unseasonably warm Monday night, they play their early evening set … Continue reading
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Tagged band, Billy Gibbons, Gabriel McMahon, gig, Hendrix, Jack Alexander Timmis, Joe Walsh, Keith Richard, Leslie West, Philip Sayce, review, rock, Royal Blood, Steve Miller, Thin Lizzy, Virgil & The Accelerators, Virgil McMahon, Wolfmother
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Gig review: HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL – Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent 4/5/6 July 2014
The Hop Farm Music Festival 2014 is a reconfigured broad based festival. While previous years included Neil Young, Dylan and The Eagles, the new promoters focused on striking a musical balance that pleased more than it alienated. The result was … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 CC, All Stars Collective, Babajack, Big Boy Bloater, Bryan Wilson, Cameron Pierre, Charles Bradley, Chas & Dave, Chicken Shack, Courtney Pine, Daptone Soul Review, Grace Jones, Hop Farm Festival, Ian Mclagan, Ian McNabb, Joanne Shaw Taylor, John Notar Thomas, Laurence Jones, Marcus Malone, Mark Almond, Maximo Park, NICK LOWE, Pacifico Blues, Paul Carrack, Polly & The Billet Doux, Polly & The Billets Doux, Ray Davies, Roger Beaujolais, Royal Southern Brotherhood, Soft Machine Legacy, Stan Webb, The Lightning Seeds, The Strawbs, Toby Jepson, Tony Joe White, Virgil & The Accelerators
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Gig review: The Great British Rock & Blues Festival, Skegness 24-27 January 2014
Listen in to Pete Feenstra on Sunday 9 February at 19:00 for a Skegness Special More information The 18th Great British Rock & Blues Festival was a triumph of familiarity and enthusiasm over logistics. Many of the capacity crowd were … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Chantel McGregor, Geno Washington, Great British Rock & Blues Festival, Jefferson Starship, Michael Katon, NINE BELOW ZERO, Paul Lamb, Roadhouse, rock, Skegness, Stevie Smith, Stray, The Groundhogs, The Quireboys, The Yardbirds, Wilko Johnson
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Rock Photography Galleries: October-December 2013 (Fleetwood Mac,Peter Gabriel,Zappa Plays Zappa)
The Year in Pictures 2013 Photography by Steve Goudie and Iain Scott Zappa Plays Zappa Photo Gallery by Steve Goudie, 15 November 2013 Alice In Chains Photo Gallery by Iain Scott, 14 November 2013 Billy Joel Photo Gallery by Steve … Continue reading
Rock Photography Galleries: April-September 2013 incl. Blondie,Bruce Springsteen, Chic
Photography by Steve Goudie Roger Waters Photo Gallery by Steve Goudie, 16 September 2013 Leonard Cohen Photo Gallery (31 August 2013) Bruce Springsteen Photo Gallery (24 July 2013) Brain May and Kerri Ellis Photo Gallery (23 June 2013) Blondie Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Blondie, Brian May, Bruce Springsteen, Chic, gallery, gigs, Johnny Winter, photographer, photos, rock photography, Roger Hodgson, Simple Minds, Steve Goudie
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