Get Ready to ROCK! » heartland rock https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:58:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : JOHNNY COUGAR (MELLENCAMP) – American Dream, The Mainman Recordings 1976-77 (2 CDs) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-johnny-cougar-mellencamp-american-dream-the-mainman-recordings-1976-77-2-cds/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-johnny-cougar-mellencamp-american-dream-the-mainman-recordings-1976-77-2-cds/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:07:04 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107809 JOHNNY COUGAR (MELLENCAMP) – American Dream, The Mainman Recordings 1976-77Cherry Red [Release date : 27.03.26] John Mellencamp, now an accomplished artist (visually as well as musically) and gallery owner, took the Cougar surname at his manager’s insistence. He thought the record buying public would find the Cougar name much … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-johnny-cougar-mellencamp-american-dream-the-mainman-recordings-1976-77-2-cds/feed/ 0 Gig review: MELISSA ETHERIDGE- Union Chapel, London, 17 June 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-melissa-etheridge-union-chapel-london-17-june-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-melissa-etheridge-union-chapel-london-17-june-2025/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2025 22:03:48 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103015 MELISSA ETHERIDGE- Union Chapel, London, 17 June 2025It is fair to characterise Melissa Etheridge as a pioneer and all-American icon. One of the first female rock stars to come out publicly. A chequered life which includes over 20 years as a breast cancer survivor. And an artist … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-melissa-etheridge-union-chapel-london-17-june-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND – Co-Op Live, Manchester, 20 May 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-20-may-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-20-may-2025/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:29:06 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102698 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND- Co-Op Live, Manchester, 20 May 2025This side of the pond, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band gigs in arenas rather than stadia are as rare as hen’s teeth. My only previous one was at the 02 Arena soon after it opened back in 2007, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-bruce-springsteen-and-the-e-street-band-co-op-live-manchester-20-may-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND – Tingley Coliseum, New Mexico, USA, 5 March 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/gig-review-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band-tingley-coliseum-new-mexico-usa-5-march-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/gig-review-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band-tingley-coliseum-new-mexico-usa-5-march-2019/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:37:38 +0000 andynathan http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=58431 BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND- Tingley Coliseum, New Mexico, USA, 5 March 2019Few artists embody the spirit of the American heartland quite as much as Bob Seger. While others- John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty- can lay equal claim to creating that distinctively American take on classic rock, only the Ann Arbor, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/gig-review-bob-seger-and-the-silver-bullet-band-tingley-coliseum-new-mexico-usa-5-march-2019/feed/ 0 Album review: DIXIE REPUBLIC – Redneck Way https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/album-review-dixie-republic-redneck-way/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/album-review-dixie-republic-redneck-way/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:08:10 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=30795 DIXIE REPUBLIC – Redneck WayDixie Republic Music [Release date 30.01.15] Dixie Republic is a Nashville based trio with a big sound and a retro bent, who pen heartfelt songs that mirror both their culture and beliefs. However, once they stated their outlook as on … Continue reading →

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