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Gig review: CARDINAL BLACK – Sub 89, Reading, 15 November 2024
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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – London Palladium, 13 November 2024
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Gig review: WHEN RIVERS MEET, CHANTEL MCGREGOR, XANDER AND THE PEACE PIRATES – Dingwalls, London, 7 November 2024
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 6 November 2024
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Gig review: ELLES BAILEY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 2 November 2024
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – December 2014 highlights
…Red Christmas Looking back at a year of releases on the Cherry Red group of labels with a bumper prize giveaway 22:00 Progressive Fusion Xmas with Peter Muir 00:01 Continuous Boxing Day, Friday 26 December 06:00 Instrumental 10:00 Melodic Rock/AOR 12:00 Melodic Hard Rock 14:00 Singer Songwriter 16:00 Classic Rock 19:00 The Pete Feenstra Feature – Mike Vernon (Part 2) 20:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues 22:00 Assume The Position with David… Continue reading
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Tagged Biff Byford, blues, Christmas, December 2014, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, interview, Mike Vernon, progressive metal, radio, rock, Saxon, session
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Gig review: FM – The Globe, Cardiff, 22 November 2014
…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading
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Tagged 22 November 2014, AOR, Cardiff, FM, gig, Hand of Dimes, Kooga, melodic rock, Nev MacDonald, review, Skin, Steve Overland, The Globe
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – November 2014 highlights
…need your attention Presented by Pete Feenstra (Repeated on Friday at 20:00) >> Presenter page Wednesdays 22:00 Pure Metal Our weekly sequence featuring the best of metal in all its different shapes, forms and colours. Including progressive, symphonic and power metal. Thursdays 20:00 Rockin’ The Country Blues and rock infused country and Americana Presented by Stuart Hamilton (Repeated on Saturday at 00:01) >> Presenter page Saturdays… Continue reading
Gig review: STATUS QUO – Roundhouse, London, 22 October 2014
…candidates. Stripping back the songs in this way did show the quality of their songwriting and Francis Rossi’s reedy voice always did have a slightly countryish tinge. ‘Break The Rules’, with some harmonica from Andy Bown, showed this perfectly. Rick Parfitt’s all out vocal style was perhaps less naturally suited to the format though I was amused when he delivered ‘Again And Again’ in a somewhat crooning style which reminded me, if n… Continue reading
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Tagged 22 October 2014, acoustic, Andy Bown, Aquostic, BBC Radio 2, Francis Rossi, gig, live, London, Rick Parfitt, Roundhouse, Status Quo
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News: STEVE HACKETT interview on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 5 October 2014
…and his forthcoming album (20:17) ‘Assume The Position’, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 5 October, 22:00 (Monday 6 October and Friday 10 October, 22:00 repeat ) In a weekend that sees the premiere of a new TV documentary about Genesis, David Randall chats to Steve Hackett about his flag-waving for the band over the past couple of years. Steve embarks on a further series of UK tour dates from 21 October celebrating the music of Genesi… Continue reading
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Tagged documentary, feature, Genesis, genesis Extended, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, guitar, guitarist, interview, prog, progressive, radio, Steve Hackett, Tour
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Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – 02 Academy 2, Islington, London, 22 September 2014
…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Frankie Miller, funk, gig, guitar, Joanne Sean Taylor, review, rock, The Dirty Truth, vocal
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Interview with TOM S ENGLUND & JOHAN NIEMANN (Evergrey) – 22 August 2014
…h bassist Johan Niemann and guitarist, frontman and founding member Tom S. Englund at a Central London hotel on 22 August and the thirty minute chat that I had with them was not only informative but also one of the most pleasant that I ever had in my capacity as a music journalist. Want to know what it takes to create a masterpiece of an album? Then I suggest you read on! By Yiannis (John) Stefanis. Hi Guys. Thank you very much for taking the tim… Continue reading
News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – CHRIS DAUGHTRY interview, Sunday 17 August
Sunday 17 August, 22:00 (Monday 18 August, 22:00 and Friday 22 August, 22:00 repeat) This Sunday, 17 August, David Randall chats to Chris Daughtry, ahead of his European tour which includes a date at the London Roundhouse on Sunday 12 October. Since his appearance in the American Idol TV show in 2006, Chris has released four albums under the Daughtry name including the platinum-certified self-titled debut and the follow up, 2009′s ‘… Continue reading
Gig review: BOSTON, CHEAP TRICK – Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA, 22 July 2014
…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading
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Tagged 22 July 2014, Albuquerque, AOR, Boston, Cheap Trick, gig, Kimberley Dahme, melodic rock, New Mexico USA, review, Robin Zander, Sandia Casino Amphitheatre, Tom Scholz
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Gig review: BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL – Catton Hall, Derbyshire, 22-25 May 2014
…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading
Gig review – DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, Donington Park, Leicestershire, 13-15 June 2014
…ng reminiscences of the days when Donington meant Monsters of Rock and only one stage. DAY 1- 13 JUNE 2014- DAN REED NETWORK, TYKETTO, DANNY VAUGHN, THE ANSWER, THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, MIA KLOSE, TESLA I arrived on the first afternoon, where crowds were notably down on past Downloads, just in time to see Tesla less than 24 hours after seeing them in London. It was something of an insult to their talent to see them so low down the bill, and on a… Continue reading
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Tagged 13-15 June 2014, Aerosmith, ALTER BRIDGE, Dan Reed Network, Donington Park, Download, Download Festival, gig, Joe Bonamassa, Leicestershire, review, Status Quo, THE ANSWER, The Temperance Movement, Twisted Sister, Winger
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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary
…tilled by Mike Oldfield forty years ago and even using his collaborators Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth. Robert Reed makes no secret of his indebtedness to the great Mike, inspiring him as a child to take up music more seriously. And he says that whilst this album takes its cue from Tubular Bells (a similar feat of musical prowess but this time Reed plays all instruments) he has also used voices for emotional impact, the so-called “wordles… Continue reading
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Tagged album, instrumental, Kompendium, Magenta, Mike Oldfield, prog, progressive, review, Robert Reed, rock, Sanctuary, Tubular Bells
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Album review: DOUG GILLARD – Parade On
…ve knocked out in a few minutes down-time, but it’s no worse for that! The riff driven ‘On Target’ could be Lou Reed, before it explodes into a short but effective manic shred, and Doug’s vocal on the title track gives it an uplifting feel over a guitar drenched wall of sound and a Beatles style guitar motif. You could imagine it being stretched out as a live favourite. Doug Gillard’s career stretches back to 1983, and ‘Parade On’ subtly reveals… Continue reading
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Tagged album, America, Bob Welch, Cobra Verde, Death of Samantha, Doug Gillard, Elvis Costello, Gem, George Harrison, Guided Voices, Joe Jackson, Kevin Ayers, Lou Reed, Love, Nada Surf, Parade On, review, Roger McGuinn, Squeeze, The Association, The Beatles, The Byrds, XTC
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News: URIAH HEEP radio feature and interview on eve of album release
Photo: Simon Dunkerley Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 8 June, 22:00 GMT Monday 9 June, 22:00 and Friday 13, 22:00 repeat Uriah Heep’s new album ‘Outsider’ is released this week and in an hour special, frontman Bernie Shaw tells us about the band and their latest venture. The band have recently returned from South America and were catching up before heading over to Scandinavia including Sweden Rock. They tour in Germany later… Continue reading
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Tagged 8 June 2014, album, Bernie Shaw, feature, interview, Outsider, radio, Uriah Heep
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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2016)
…rmingham March 04-06 Hammersmith Apollo March 08 BOURNEMOUTH BIC March 09PLYMOUTH Plymouth Pavilions March 10 Newport Centre March 12/13 EDINBURGH Usher Hall March 14 2017 – BRIDLINGTON Spa Bridlington March 15 Doncaster Dome March 16 LEICESTER De Montfort Hall March 18-21 MANCHESTER O2 Apollo ENTOMBED AD + VOIVOD Thu 17 Nov Underworld, Camden EPICA + POWERWOLF Feb 3rd Shepherd’s Bush Empire ESP with DAVID CROSS 11 Nov 229 Great Portl… Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, blues rock, concerts, events, festivals, gigs, Ireland, metal, Progressive Rock, rock, tour dates, tours, uk
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – June 2014 highlights
…he dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Sunday 22 June 2014, 13:00 Dan McCafferty of Nazareth Dan chats about his career and the band he co-founded in 1968. Sunday, 1 June 2014, 21:00 (repeated Tuesday 16:00, Thursday 21:00 GMT) Tom Fuller – In Session for GRTR! Tuesdays (from 17 June, a two hour show followed by a three-hour blues rock marathon) 19:00 Pete Feenstra Roc… Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Europe, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, highlights, interview, Jethro Tull, Joe Satriani, John Wetton, June 2014, Martin Barre, programmes, radio, Winger
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Gig review: COCO MONTOYA – Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, 22 May 2014
…w.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 3 November 2024. UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock &… Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Collins, Albert King, blues, Brant Leeper, Coco Montoya, funk, gig review, guitar, Laurence Jones, Nate Brown, Renee Beevers, soul, Walter Trout
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Album review: JEFF GREEN PROJECT – Elder Creek
…ion has been avoided with a powerful narrative that goes for an emotional jugular. It is wonderful to hear Alan Reed, ex-Pallas, guesting on ‘A Long Time From Now’. Mixing up the album’s contributors makes it feel more like a project that a solo album. Reed’s characterful voice takes me right back to those early Pallas gigs in Stoke-On-Trent Shelley’s in the mid-80’s. It’s not just Green’s memories that are being tampered with here! Mike Stobbie,… Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Reed, album, Elder Creek, Jeff Green, Jeff Green Project, Pallas, prog rock, progressive, review
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News: STEVE LUKATHER chats to GRTR!
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio: “The Guitarists” Sunday 18 May, 22:00 GMT (repeated Mon 19 and Fri 23, 22:00 GMT) Legendary guitarist Steve Lukather chats about his career, including sessions, solo and Toto. GRTR!’s David Randall caught up with him shortly after the release of the 35th Anniversary ‘Live In Poland” package. Steve is currently preparing for a summer tour with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, and is rec… Continue reading
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Tagged All Starr Band, career, guitar, guitarist, interview, Live In Poland, May 2014, radio, Ringo Starr, session, Solo, Steve Lukather, Toto
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Interview: 10Q’s with JEFF GREEN
…rite themselves. It’s a very creative process! 3. You have some notable guests like former Pallas vocalist Alan Reed and former Big Big Train vocalist Sean Filkins. When you have guest musicians do you adapt the music say to their vocals or is a case of the guest becomes available and you use them on a song as it is? Not in the case of Elder Creek. The songs were already written when Phil Chelmsford suggested using some guest vocalists, so it was… Continue reading
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Tagged Elder Creek, Illegal Eagles, interview, Jeff Green Project, May 2014, prog, Progressive Rock
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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2016)
…11; Nationwide Arena (USA) Sun March 19 2017 – CLEVELAND Ohio – Quicken Loans Arena (USA) Wed March 22 2017 – INDIANAPOLIS Indiana – Bankers Life Fieldhouse (USA) NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Fri January 13 2017 – HOBART Derwent Entertainment Centre Sun January 15 2017 – BALLARAT North Gardens Tue January 17 2017 – WELLINGTON TSB Bank Arena Wed January 18 AUCKLAND Vector Arena Fri/Sat January 20/21 SYDNE… Continue reading
Gig review: AN EVENING FOR WALTER TROUT – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 4 May 2014
…to his blues roots for Sonny Boy’s ‘Help Me’ which is a traditional Walter Trout opener. He revelled on Jimmy Reed’s ‘Shame Shame Shame’ and growled out a mean ‘Got My Brand On You’, by which time he stomped the stage, waved his first at the balcony, and swore about the fact he had to relearn old blues lyrics, in a magical moment. Jon Trout’s major gig debut proved to be an emotional moment, but with a helping hand from the house band and Andr… Continue reading
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Tagged Al Vincent, Alan Glen, An Evening For Walter Trout, Andrew Elt, Bernie Marsden, Bob Hadrell, Danny Bryant, DEL BROMHAM, Flamingo All Stars, Glynn Evans, Ian Parker, John O'Leary, Jon Trout, Larry Miller, Laurence Jones, Marcu Malone, Mitch Laddie, Nick Newall, Otis Grand, Paul Cox, Pete Lamont, Pete Miles, Roger Chapman, Stephen Dale Petit, Stevie Smith, Stray, Tim Penn
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL BLUES – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
…of Rory tracks that are played with a passion and authenticity that you won’t get anywhere else. Saturday 22 March This morning was definitely one for the blues as the inclement weather was making an appearance again. First to grace the Bonga Wonga stage this morning was the Brothers Groove, a 3 piece brummie based blues groove band nominated for 2 categories at the British Blues Awards earlier this year. Following them was the Brian Rawson… Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL PROG – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
…age show they impressed with tracks like ‘Her Epitaph’ and ‘The Light Within’. Saturday 22 March September Code kicked off the day with a great set of more melodic rock and despite their Greek origin all the vocals are in English and a damm good set too. Crimson Sky came out for an extended set. Vocalist Jane Setter, whose striking red bowler hat and red feather shawl added some welcome style to the show, belted out great… Continue reading
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Tagged Fish, Flower Kings, Focus, gig, Hard Rock Hell Prog, Hawklords, March 2014, progressive, review, rock, The Enid
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
…day of top quality bands. All that was left to do now was to stagger back and find the caravan… Saturday 22 March Hailing from St. Petersburg in Russia Reds’ Cool are a hard rock blend – with essence of Gotthard, Pretty Maids and Shakra – these guys kicked out a fantastic set immediately commanding attention of everyone, myself included in the room. Playing tracks from their CD ‘Bad Story’ they have been tread… Continue reading
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