Get Ready to ROCK! » Gerry McAvoy https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 03 May 2026 14:42:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:11:05 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106614 BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 4 January 2026On 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 … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-4-january-2026/feed/ 0 Album review: NINE BELOW ZERO – Blues Power Volume 1 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:08:23 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=104827 Blues-Power-Volume-1Zed 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 … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-nine-below-zero-blues-power-volume-1/feed/ 0 Gig review: BAND OF FRIENDS – 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:14:55 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=100400 BAND OF FRIENDS- 229 Club, London, 12 January 2025In 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, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/01/gig-review-band-of-friends-229-club-london-12-january-2025/feed/ 0 Album review: DAVE EDWARDS – Many Rivers https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-dave-edwards-many-rivers/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-dave-edwards-many-rivers/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:47:31 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=79835 DAVE EDWARDS - Many RiversCadiz [Release date 24.06.22] It would be an interesting exercise to identify those “nearly men” (or women) of rock that for whatever reason failed to realise their ambitions (if they had any).  This might be due to the musical climate, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-dave-edwards-many-rivers/feed/ 0 Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to RORY GALLAGHER https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-call-collect-an-introduction-to-rory-gallagher/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-call-collect-an-introduction-to-rory-gallagher/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:49:36 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65734 Rory Gallagher - Isle of Wight 1970Rory Gallagher’s legacy has been maintained with a raft of posthumous releases including the more recent ‘Blues’ anthology.  Joe Geesin takes up the story. Irish born blues/rock guitarist/vocalist Rory Gallagher made his name in the 70s and 80s, and is … Continue reading →

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