Get Ready to ROCK! » Big Star https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: KIDS ON THE STREET, UK POWER POP AND NEW WAVE 1977-81 (3 CD Boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-kids-on-the-street-uk-power-pop-and-new-wave-1977-81-3-cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-kids-on-the-street-uk-power-pop-and-new-wave-1977-81-3-cd-boxset/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:29:22 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=84598 KIDS-ON-THE-STREET-PACKSHOT-minCherry Red [release date: 25.11.22] Kids On The Street is a great title for this 3 CD, 77 track compilation, emphasising the uncomplicated vitality of that era’s popular music. The better informed will know it’s from The Stiffs’ song of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-kids-on-the-street-uk-power-pop-and-new-wave-1977-81-3-cd-boxset/feed/ 0 News: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, BIG STAR, SLADE (October 2022) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/news-bruce-springsteen-big-star-october-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/news-bruce-springsteen-big-star-october-2022/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:25:53 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83239 Iron Maiden - Download Festival - 11 June 2022The Answer release a new single ‘Blood Brother’ on October 14. Jimmy Barnes releases ‘Blue Christmas’ on November 25. Black Country Communion plan to record their fifth album next year. Black Sabbath’s ‘Heaven And Hell’ and ‘Mob Rules’ albums will … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/news-bruce-springsteen-big-star-october-2022/feed/ 0 EP review: YAKIMA – Go Virtually https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/ep-review-yakima-go-virtually/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/ep-review-yakima-go-virtually/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:48:37 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65307 YAKIMA - Go Virtually[Release date 03.04.20] Yakima are a four piece consisting of John Houston (guitar & vocals), Neil McArthur (bass & vocals), Paul Bradley (guitar) and Kay McLaren (drums & percussion). The words lo-fi and dreamy pop get mentioned in articles about … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/ep-review-yakima-go-virtually/feed/ 0 Album review: SQUIRE – Get Ready To Go!/September Gurls https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-squire-get-ready-to-go-september-gurls/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-squire-get-ready-to-go-september-gurls/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2020 15:24:17 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=64580 SQUIRE - Get Ready To Go!Hi-Lo Records [Release date 26.10.19] Squire formed around the time of the Mod revival in the late 70’s and were fronted by Anthony Meynell. They went on to release five studio albums, before relocating to the US in 1985 and … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-squire-get-ready-to-go-september-gurls/feed/ 0 Album review: VARIOUS – Come On Let’s Go! (Power Pop Gems from the 70s and 80s) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/08/album-review-various-come-on-lets-go-power-pop-gems-from-the-70s-and-80s/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/08/album-review-various-come-on-lets-go-power-pop-gems-from-the-70s-and-80s/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2019 07:00:37 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=61284 Big Beat/Ace [Release date 26.07.19] Every few years a label attempts a new “Power Pop” collection, and this time it’s the turn of Ace Records via their Big Beat imprint.  Dave Burke presents an impressive selection of 70′s and 80′s … Continue reading →

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