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		<title>Gig review: SKINDRED &#8211; O2 Academy, Oxford, 17 April 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-skindred-o2-academy-oxford-april-17-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/skindred-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="skindred" title="skindred" /></a>Skindred released their new album, &#8216;You Got This&#8217;, and their ninth overall, on the same day as they played this sold out gig in Oxford. So good to see that for once at a gig I was at the older &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-skindred-o2-academy-oxford-april-17-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/gig-review-skindred-o2-academy-oxford-april-17-2026/">Gig review: SKINDRED &#8211; O2 Academy, Oxford, 17 April 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Single review : AUDIO 54 – Good To Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/single-review-audio-54-good-to-me/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Audio-54-Good-To-Me-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Audio 54 - Good To Me" title="" /></a>Bandcamp [Release date : 19.10.24] ‘Good To Me&#8217; is the latest stand alone groundbreaking single release from the Audio 54 stable. Leicester born singer, songwriter and musician Craig Marshall has quietly, but confidently emerged as an innovative producer who fashions &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/single-review-audio-54-good-to-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/single-review-audio-54-good-to-me/">Single review : AUDIO 54 – Good To Me</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 : BIOHAZARD &#8211; Urban Discipline and No Holds Barred, Live In Europe (2 CD Deluxe Digipack)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-biohazard-urban-discipline-and-no-holds-barred-live-in-europe-2-cd-deluxe-digipack/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/biohazard-urban1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BIOHAZARD – Urban Discipline and No Holds Barred, Live In Europe" title="BIOHAZARD – Urban Discipline and No Holds Barred, Live In Europe" /></a>Cherry Red [release date: 14.03.23] New York band Biohazard are credited with fusing hardcore metal, punk and hip hop. Five years after formation they signed with Roadrunner Records and released their groundbreaking album, Urban Discipline. Urban Discipline (1992) This influential &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-biohazard-urban-discipline-and-no-holds-barred-live-in-europe-2-cd-deluxe-digipack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-biohazard-urban-discipline-and-no-holds-barred-live-in-europe-2-cd-deluxe-digipack/">Album review : BIOHAZARD &#8211; Urban Discipline and No Holds Barred, Live In Europe (2 CD Deluxe Digipack)</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: THE SOUL REBELS – Poetry In Motion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 19:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-the-soul-rebels-poetry-in-motion/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/THE-SOUL-REBELS-–-Poetry-In-Motion-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THE SOUL REBELS – Poetry In Motion" title="THE SOUL REBELS – Poetry In Motion" /></a>Rebelution Music Group [Release date 25.10.19] From the opening of notes of ‘Blow the Horns’ The Soul Rebels exude swagger and confidence, promising to “shake the world up like an earthquake”. ‘Poetry in Motion’ marks the first release in seven &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-the-soul-rebels-poetry-in-motion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-the-soul-rebels-poetry-in-motion/">Album review: THE SOUL REBELS – Poetry In Motion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: ERIC GALES – Nell&#8217;s Jazz &amp; Blues, London, 5 June 2019</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/gig-review-eric-gales-nells-jazz-blues-london-5-june-2019/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/GALES-5-Ryan_Swanich-High-Res-3.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Eric Gales at Nells by Ryan Swanich " title="" /></a>An evening with Eric Gales is like a rock-blues therapy session. Every song is analysed, the crowd&#8217;s response is measured, the autobiographical stories are analytical in nature and the short burst of incendiary guitar are the proof of his God &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/gig-review-eric-gales-nells-jazz-blues-london-5-june-2019/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/06/gig-review-eric-gales-nells-jazz-blues-london-5-june-2019/">Gig review: ERIC GALES – Nell&#8217;s Jazz &#038; Blues, London, 5 June 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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