Category Archives: INTERVIEWS

Album review: LESZEK CICHONSKI AND FRIENDS – Thanks Jimi Symphonic

Posted on February 22, 2021 by petefeenstra

Ledzek Cichonski And Friends - Thanks Jimi Symphonic

Pete Feenstra chatted to Leszek Cichonski for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, including the background to his album, world record-breaking and the Hendrix festivals. First broadcast 21 February 2021. Luna Music [Release date 26.06.2o] From the guitar and orchestral intro … Continue reading →

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Feature: Collectible Collections – MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND – 40th Anniversary Box Set

Posted on February 20, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Pete Feenstra chatted to Manfred Mann for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. First broadcast 23 February 2021. Creature Music (2011) The rather large parcel dropped off at GRTR! Towers was like Christmas come … Continue reading →

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Album review: ZED MITCHELL – Route 69

Posted on January 28, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Pete Feenstra chatted to Zed Mitchell for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in January 2021 and playing tracks from ‘Route 69′. Timezone Records [Release date 15.12.20] Zed Mitchell may only be known to his loyal coterie of blues aficionados but, … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE GALILEO 7 – Decayed

Posted on January 13, 2021 by jason

Bandcamp Medway’s finest, fronted by Allan Crockford (ex-Prisoners), mark their tenth anniversary as a band with a limited edition album containing studio recordings of some of their favourite cover versions that have featured in their live set over the years. … Continue reading →

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EP review: RAY FENWICK – Going Large

Posted on January 12, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Ray Fenwick “goes large” in this promotional audio for the new EP (Singsong Music) (11:29) A Ray Fenwick interview special will be broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 14 February 18:00 GMT. Singsong Music [Release date 15.01.21] … Continue reading →

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Album review: MO FOSTER & FRIENDS – In Concert

Posted on January 12, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Mo Foster chatted to David Randall for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his career, illustrated with a selection of session and solo tracks. First broadcast 31 January 2021. Right Track Records [Release date 21.03.21] Mo Foster is best known … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAYLA ZOE – Nowhere Left To Go

Posted on December 27, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Layla Zoe for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast Sunday 27 December 2020. Self Release [Release date 08.01.21] Layla Zoe is back with ‘Nowhere Left To Go’, her 15th album in 15 years. And though … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot … NATIVE CAIN – The Primitive Soul

Posted on December 26, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

ProActive (1999) Chatting to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in 2020 vocalist/songwriter Lee Small commented about his love of Glenn Hughes. And it is Hughes vocal influence that permeates the 1999 album ‘The Primitive Soul’. Small has … Continue reading →

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Album review: DUKE ROBILLARD & FRIENDS – Blues Bash

Posted on December 21, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra interviewed Duke Robillard for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 13 December 2020. Stony Plain Records [Release date 20.11.20] You don’t need to have paid your blues dues for 50 years or more to be able to … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGNUM – Dance Of The Black Tattoo

Posted on December 4, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Tony Clarkin for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the forthcoming compilation. First broadcast 20 December 2020. SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 08.01.21] What do inveterate songwriters do in Lockdown when they’ve no band to steer … Continue reading →

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Interview: IZAKMAN

Posted on December 4, 2020 by jason

Israeli musician and award-winning animator Izakman (aka Itamar Isaak) released his second UK single ‘Real Boy’ recently, we caught up for a chat: Your music is eclectic, which artists (musical and otherwise) influence your sound? My sound is heavily influenced … Continue reading →

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Interview: TIM ARNOLD

Posted on November 26, 2020 by jason

Tim Arnold recently released his latest album ‘When Staying Alive Is The Latest Craze‘ – “An album of times, created in the current pandemic and although it may not have answers to end the virus, it does contain an underlying … Continue reading →

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EP review: PYLON POETS – Lucid Hallucinations

Posted on November 22, 2020 by jason

Website [Release date 18.12.20] Pylon Poets are an alt rock trio from Torquay featuring Dan Hughes (Vocals, Guitars, Synths), Sam McIver (Drums, Backing Vocals) and Nathan Hughes (Bass, Backing Vocals). This EP was recorded by Barnaby Ray at Momentum Studios … Continue reading →

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Album review: KEVIN BROWN – Six Strings And A Dream

Posted on November 13, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Kevin Brown for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 6 December 2020. Doodah Records [Release date 18.11.20] Kevin Brown’s ‘Strings and A Dream’ is a reminder that somewhere in between the avalanche of PR … Continue reading →

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Album review: STORM WARNING – Different Horizons

Posted on November 4, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Storm Warning’s frontman Stuart Maxwell in January 2021, playing tracks from the album ‘Different Horizons’. Lightnin’ Fingers [Release date 06.11.20] Different Horizons is that rare thing, a finely honed mature album by a heritage rock- band, full … Continue reading →

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Album review: MUDDY MANNINEN – River Flows

Posted on October 28, 2020 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Muddy Manninen about the album ‘River Flows’ for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 8 November 2020. (45:38) Presence Records [Release date 23.10.20] Muddy Manninen’s ‘River Flows’ is an aptly titled album that has a … Continue reading →

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Album review: ADAM’S CURSE – What The Ancients Knew About Us

Posted on October 25, 2020 by jason

In this audio showcase, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Bat Kinane talks us through his musical influences, his musical journey, and featuring his new band Adam’s Curse. Bad Reputation [Release date 10.11.20] Adam’s Curse is a new … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars: JESSICA LYNN

Posted on October 19, 2020 by jason

In this special, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Jessica discusses her musical influences and plays several exclusive tracks. Rising country crossover star Jessica Lynn has recently released her latest single ‘Love Me That Way’, which is now … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars: THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA

Posted on October 14, 2020 by jason

Swiss band The Beauty Of Gemina have just released their second UK single ‘A Night Like This’ , taken from their forthcoming album ‘Skeleton Dreams’. Frontman Michael Sele tells us more about the band and their music… Can you describe … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot…EUROPE – Secret Society

Posted on October 13, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Sanctuary (2006) Back in 2007 my fellow GRTR! reviewer and pal Pete Whalley, and my aspiring guitar hero son Ben, made our way through a February snowstorm to Liverpool Academy. It was a fairly low key gig for the Swedish … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE ROSS – The Clovis Limit, Pt 2

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Davoski

Pete Feenstra chatted to Mike Ross for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in June 2021. Taller Records (Release date: 30.10.20) Talented Brighton-based blues/americana merchant Mike Ross is back with a follow up to last year’s ‘The Clovis Limit, Pt 1’. … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAKKO M. JAKSZYK – Secrets & Lies

Posted on October 7, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

On Sunday 11 October, in the first hour of his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, David Randall chatted to Jakko M. Jakszyk about his career with tracks from the new album. InsideOut Music [Release date 23.10.20] Jakko … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars: HM JOHNSEN

Posted on October 7, 2020 by jason

HM Johnsen is an experimental Indie/Rock Artist from Norway– a singer-songwriter who embraces many styles whilst still managing to stay true to himself and his musical and lyrical vision. On September 4 he released his latest single ‘Stay Within Range’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARTIN BARRE – 50 Years Of Jethro Tull (2-CD)

Posted on September 26, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

On Sunday 18 October, Martin Barre chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, about his time in Tull and beyond. (40:33) The Store For Music [Release date 16.10.20] The first thing to say is that the cover, … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE PETAL FALLS – Workin’ All Night Workin’ All Day

Posted on September 5, 2020 by jason

Rock Avenue Records [Release date 31.07.20] This is my new favourite album of 2020, by UK band, The Petal Falls “Workin’ All Night Workin’ All Day” and if the impressive production is anything to go by, this band most certainly has … Continue reading →