Get Ready to ROCK! » FM https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:29:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : VARIOUS ARTISTS – No Static At All : A Journey Into AOR (3CDs) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-various-artists-no-static-at-all-a-journey-into-aor-3cds/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-various-artists-no-static-at-all-a-journey-into-aor-3cds/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:16:55 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110520 NO 150 STATIC ImageCherry Red [Release date: 18.09.26] No Static At All is a 3 CD, 60 tracks journey through the halcyon days of AOR. It’s a tip of the hat to Steely Dan’s movie (FM) music hit of the same title. And … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-various-artists-no-static-at-all-a-journey-into-aor-3cds/feed/ 0 Gig review: FIREVOLT FESTIVAL – Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 7-9 August 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-7-9-august-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-7-9-august-2026/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:02:03 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110115 FIREVOLT FESTIVAL- Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 7-9 August 2026Four years ago, as the live scene slowly returned to normal after the pandemic, my interest was piqued by a festival called Firestorm on the very outskirts of Greater Manchester, featuring several of my favourite bands. It seemed too good … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-firevolt-festival-whitebottom-farm-stockport-7-9-august-2026/feed/ 0 Gig review: MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL- Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, 17-19 July 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-maid-of-stone-festival-mote-park-maidstone-kent-17-19-july-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-maid-of-stone-festival-mote-park-maidstone-kent-17-19-july-2026/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:46:58 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=109821 MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL- Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, 17-19 July 2026Now in its fourth year, Maid of Stone has in a short space of time established itself as one of the very best festivals, ranking alongside the longer running Steelhouse and Stonedead for mid-sized events catering for a classic rock … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/gig-review-maid-of-stone-festival-mote-park-maidstone-kent-17-19-july-2026/feed/ 0 Gig review: FM- White Rock Studio, Hastings, 5 April 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-fm-white-rock-studio-hastings-5-april-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-fm-white-rock-studio-hastings-5-april-2026/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:21:13 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108183 FM- White Rock Studio, Hastings, 5 April 2026With their 1986 debut album ‘Indiscreet’ FM took on the Americans at their own game with among the finest, and arguably the very best, British AOR albums ever recorded, with all the hallmarks of the genre- hook-filled songs on the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-fm-white-rock-studio-hastings-5-april-2026/feed/ 0 Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/gig-review-steve-overland-and-jim-kirkpatrick-the-weir-brentford-middlesex-9-december-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/gig-review-steve-overland-and-jim-kirkpatrick-the-weir-brentford-middlesex-9-december-2025/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:32:59 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106299 STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025In all my years gig going, I don’t think I’ve ever been to one this close, just ten minutes walk from my house. That it should be by two members of FM, a band I’ve devotedly followed for 40 years … Continue reading →

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