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		<title>Book review: On track&#8230;THE BEAT, DEPECHE MODE</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/12/book-review-on-track-the-beat-depeche-mode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/12/book-review-on-track-the-beat-depeche-mode/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/the-beat-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="the beat" title="the beat" /></a>On Track&#8230;The Beat, General Public &#38; Fine Young Cannibals by Steve Parry Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 30.06.23] A fascinating read into how the Beat led to the creation of General Public (who many may ask and they once supported Queen!) &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/12/book-review-on-track-the-beat-depeche-mode/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/12/book-review-on-track-the-beat-depeche-mode/">Book review: On track&#8230;THE BEAT, DEPECHE MODE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: VANGELIS, SLADE, GENESIS (August 2021)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/news-vangelis-august-2021/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/190317_jst1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR - O2 Ritz, Manchester, 17 March 2019" title="JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR - O2 Ritz, Manchester, 17 March 2019" /></a>Bryan Adams has signed with BMG who will release his new album later this year. Elles Bailey has released a new single &#8216;Cheats &#38; Liars&#8217;. It&#8217;s the first single from her third album &#8216;Shining in the Half Light&#8217; which is due next &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/news-vangelis-august-2021/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/news-vangelis-august-2021/">News: VANGELIS, SLADE, GENESIS (August 2021)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: ENVY OF NONE, HOOKERS &amp; BLOW, TROY REDFERN (July 2021)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/news-envy-of-none-hookers-blow-july-2021/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/P1150601-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="INGLORIOUS, 02 Academy, Oxford, 28 October 2019" title="INGLORIOUS, 02 Academy, Oxford, 28 October 2019" /></a>Alcatrazz guitarist Joe Stump&#8217;s new solo instrumental record, &#8216;Diabolical Ferocity&#8217;, is due to be released on September 17 through Lion Music. Barclay James Harvest&#8217;s 1975 album, &#8216;Time Honoured Ghosts&#8217;, will be reissued in remastered and expanded form by Esoteric Recordings &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/news-envy-of-none-hookers-blow-july-2021/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/news-envy-of-none-hookers-blow-july-2021/">News: ENVY OF NONE, HOOKERS &#038; BLOW, TROY REDFERN (July 2021)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: ON TRACK&#8230;ELP, DEEP PURPLE &amp; RAINBOW</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/book-review-on-track-elp-deep-purple-rainbow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 18:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/book-review-on-track-elp-deep-purple-rainbow/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/elp-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="On Track … Emerson Lake &amp; Palmer by Mike Goode" title="On Track … Emerson Lake &amp; Palmer by Mike Goode" /></a>On Track … Emerson Lake &#38; Palmer by Mike Goode [Publication date 18.12.18] Sonic Bond Publishing Two books in a series, that are subtitled “Every Album, Every Song”. These track by track intros to bands are not a new idea, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/book-review-on-track-elp-deep-purple-rainbow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/book-review-on-track-elp-deep-purple-rainbow/">Book review: ON TRACK&#8230;ELP, DEEP PURPLE &#038; RAINBOW</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: STATUS QUO, BRIAN MAY, IO EARTH &#8211; Tuesday 6 January 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/01/news-status-quo-brian-may-io-earth-tuesday-6-jan-2015/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/albums1.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="News - Album News" title="News - Album News" /></a>‘Back To The Light – A Casual Guide to the Music of Queen’s Brian May’ by Neil Daniels is out now published by Createspace. Adrenalin Mob will release their new album &#8216;Dearly Departed&#8217; through Century Media on February 9th. Sting&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/01/news-status-quo-brian-may-io-earth-tuesday-6-jan-2015/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/01/news-status-quo-brian-may-io-earth-tuesday-6-jan-2015/">News: STATUS QUO, BRIAN MAY, IO EARTH &#8211; Tuesday 6 January 2015</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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