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		<title>Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/P1230692-Copy-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026" title="BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026" /></a>On a day when the rock world marked the 40th anniversary of Philip Lynott’s passing, it was a fellow all-time great of Irish rock that was also on my mind as I attended my first gig of the year- one &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/">Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – Blues Power Volume 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Blues-Power-Volume-11-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Blues-Power-Volume-1" title="Blues-Power-Volume-1" /></a>Zed Records  [Release date 22.09.25] Nine Below Zero’s ‘Blues Power Volume 1’ does what it says on the tin. The album represents the best blues tracks they bands has recorded over the last 20 years. And if the South London &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/">Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – Blues Power Volume 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS &#8211; 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:14:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/P1170630-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025" title="BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025" /></a>In the 30 years since his untimely death, the stock of the late Rory Gallagher continues to rise. Last year there was a new documentary shown on the BBC and hardly a week goes by without some form of tribute, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/">Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS &#8211; 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Wild One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/album-review-the-sharpeez-wild-one/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHARPHD-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="The Sharpeez - Wild One" title="" /></a>Pete Feenstra interviewed Bill Mead for his Sunday Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  This hour special features tracks from &#8216;Wild One&#8217; 3Ms Music [Release date 30.05.18] The Sharpeez &#8216;Wild One&#8217; makes a big statement of intent. For &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/album-review-the-sharpeez-wild-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/album-review-the-sharpeez-wild-one/">Album review: THE SHARPEEZ – Wild One</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: THE SHARPEEZ – Half Moon, Putney, 30 May 2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-the-sharpeez-half-moon-putney-30-may-2018/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sharp5-BAND-1024x681.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THE SHARPEEZ – Half Moon, Putney, 30 May 2018" title="THE SHARPEEZ – Half Moon, Putney, 30 May 2018" /></a>British rhythm and blues is alive and well in the capable hands of The Sharpeez. They set the bar high for a genre of music that was almost rendered extinct by American rebranding of the genre as contemporary urban music. &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-the-sharpeez-half-moon-putney-30-may-2018/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/05/gig-review-the-sharpeez-half-moon-putney-30-may-2018/">Gig review: THE SHARPEEZ – Half Moon, Putney, 30 May 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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