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		<title>Quick plays: LIPS TURN BLUE, O&#8217;KANE &amp; BLOCK, CTP</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/quick-plays-lips-turn-blue-okane-block-ctp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/quick-plays-lips-turn-blue-okane-block-ctp/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lips-Turn-Blue-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Lips Turn Blue" title="Lips Turn Blue" /></a>LIPS TURN BLUE MIG Music [Release date 04.05.22] Lips Turn Blue feature Don Mancuso (a former member of Black Sheep which featured Lou Gramm who guests on this album), keyboardist Eric Bieber, bassist Mike Mullane, drummer Roy Stein and vocalist &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/quick-plays-lips-turn-blue-okane-block-ctp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/quick-plays-lips-turn-blue-okane-block-ctp/">Quick plays: LIPS TURN BLUE, O&#8217;KANE &#038; BLOCK, CTP</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: RUTH NOTMAN &amp; SAM KELLY – Changeable Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/album-review-ruth-notman-sam-kelly-changeable-heart/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/notman-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="RUTH NOTMAN &amp; SAM KELLY – Changeable Heart" title="RUTH NOTMAN &amp; SAM KELLY – Changeable Heart" /></a>Pure Records [Release date 15.03.19] In young folk terms this is a bit of a star studded collaboration, with former BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award finalist Ruth Notman making a return to making music (she took time out to &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/album-review-ruth-notman-sam-kelly-changeable-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/02/album-review-ruth-notman-sam-kelly-changeable-heart/">Album review: RUTH NOTMAN &#038; SAM KELLY – Changeable Heart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Quick plays: CHINAWHITE, CALM FOR THE RESTLESS, DAMIEN O&#8217;KANE &amp; RON BLOCK</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/07/quick-plays-chinawhite-calm-for-the-restless-damien-okane-ron-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 19:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/07/quick-plays-chinawhite-calm-for-the-restless-damien-okane-ron-block/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Chinawhite-150x150.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="CHINAWHITE Different" title="CHINAWHITE Different" /></a>CHINAWHITE Different Rockcompany [Release date 14.06.18] Chinawhite have been around for a while and feature in their ranks Peter Cox of Forest Field, Phil Vincent on vocals and Praying Mantis drummer Hans in&#8217;t Zandt. Overall it is a mix of prog &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/07/quick-plays-chinawhite-calm-for-the-restless-damien-okane-ron-block/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/07/quick-plays-chinawhite-calm-for-the-restless-damien-okane-ron-block/">Quick plays: CHINAWHITE, CALM FOR THE RESTLESS, DAMIEN O&#8217;KANE &#038; RON BLOCK</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: DAMIEN O&#8217;KANE &#8211; Avenging &amp; Bright</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/12/album-review-damien-okane-avenging-bright/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/12/album-review-damien-okane-avenging-bright/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dok-150x150.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="DAMIEN O" title="DAMIEN O" /></a>Pure Records [Release date 08.12.17] Damien O&#8217;Kane&#8217;s album &#8216;Areas Of High Traffic&#8217;, released last year, was nominated for &#8216;Album Of The Year&#8217; at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Based on this new album that is hardly surprising as in the main he takes &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/12/album-review-damien-okane-avenging-bright/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/12/album-review-damien-okane-avenging-bright/">Album review: DAMIEN O&#8217;KANE &#8211; Avenging &#038; Bright</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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