Get Ready to ROCK! » Elkie Brooks https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:18:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: EMERALD MOON – The Sky’s The Limit / The Sky’s The Limit Tour 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-emerald-moon-the-skys-the-limit-the-skys-the-limit-tour-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-emerald-moon-the-skys-the-limit-the-skys-the-limit-tour-2025/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:01:01 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107582 EMERALD MOON - The Sky's The LimitPete Feenstra chatted to Vanessa Di Mauro, singer with Emerald Moon, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, illustrated with tracks from the two latest albums.  First broadcast 15 March 2026. Inouie [Release date: 13.03.25] It’s temping to use phrases like … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-emerald-moon-the-skys-the-limit-the-skys-the-limit-tour-2025/feed/ 0 Album review : RUSS BALLARD – Songs From The Warehouse / The Hits Rewired (2CDs) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-russ-ballard-songs-from-the-warehouse-the-hits-rewired-2cds/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-russ-ballard-songs-from-the-warehouse-the-hits-rewired-2cds/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:38:25 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102028 RUSS 150 BALLARD WarehouseFrontiers Music [Release date : 25.04.25] Disc One: Songs From The Warehouse Russ Ballard’s been round the block a good few times, most famously writing mega-hits for other artists en route, like Kiss, Santana, Rainbow and America. Well in his … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-russ-ballard-songs-from-the-warehouse-the-hits-rewired-2cds/feed/ 0 Album review: MICKEY JUPP – Times Like These https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/album-review-mickey-jupp-times-like-these/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/album-review-mickey-jupp-times-like-these/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:20:25 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=99975 MICKY JUPP – Times Like TheseConquest Music [Release date : 13.12.24] Described by The Guardian as “a quietly but profoundly influential figure in British pop music”, much of Micky Jupp’s influence has come via his songs being covered by the likes of Dave Edmunds, The Judds, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/album-review-mickey-jupp-times-like-these/feed/ 0 Album review: CHRIS FARLOWE – Stormy Monday – The Blues Years 1985-2008 (3CDs) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/album-review-chris-farlowe-stormy-monday-the-blues-years-1985-2008/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/album-review-chris-farlowe-stormy-monday-the-blues-years-1985-2008/#comments Mon, 20 May 2024 13:04:31 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=95521 CHRIS FARLOWE Stormy 150Cherry Red [Release date: 24.05.24] Born to sing the blues, Chris Farlowe recorded genre standard, ‘Stormy Monday Blues’ in 1965, to huge critical acclaim. With his band, the Thunderbirds, he became a lightning rod for blues fans, continually burning down … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/05/album-review-chris-farlowe-stormy-monday-the-blues-years-1985-2008/feed/ 0 Gig review: CORNBURY FESTIVAL – Great Tew, Oxfordshire, 5-7 July 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/gig-review-cornbury-festival-great-tew-oxfordshire-5-7-july-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/gig-review-cornbury-festival-great-tew-oxfordshire-5-7-july-2019/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2019 07:23:18 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=60512 Friday 5 July Arriving onsite just in time to catch the tail end of former Supergrass singer/songwriter Gaz Coombes set. Being a bit of a local musical hero his set was well received although he may have missed a trick … Continue reading →

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