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Interview: PAUL LOGUE of EDEN’S CURSE

Posted on June 14, 2014 by jason
Paul Logue of Eden

Paul Logue has been a busy man as his band Eden’s Curse have just finished their first full UK tour which was a great success and the band plan a summer break before more UK dates planned for November. He … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story

Posted on June 11, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story

Eagle Rock [Release date 19.05.14] Essentially the Syd Barrett story, you’d have to have been living under a rock to not have seen this 50 minute BBC Omnibus documentary originally aired in 2001 and a regular late night repeat on … Continue reading →

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News: URIAH HEEP radio feature and interview on eve of album release

Posted on June 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Uriah Heep

Photo: Simon Dunkerley Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 8 June, 22:00 GMT Monday 9 June, 22:00 and Friday 13, 22:00 repeat Uriah Heep’s new album ‘Outsider’ is released this week and in an hour special, frontman Bernie Shaw tells … Continue reading →

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Interview with JOHN ILLSLEY (Dire Straits) – 1 June 2014

Posted on June 5, 2014 by petefeenstra
John Illsley - interview (June 2014)

John Illsley was a founder member, bass player and contributing vocalist to the 120 million album selling Dire Straits, until the group dissolved in 1995. Since then, he’s enjoyed a sporadic four album solo career, established himself as a painter … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – June 2014 highlights

Posted on May 27, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Dan McCafferty of Nazareth

June 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Sunday 22 June 2014, 13:00 Dan McCafferty of Nazareth Dan chats about his career and the … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars interview: AMY SIMPSON

Posted on May 27, 2014 by jason
Amy Simpson

Amy Simpson is only seventeen yet she has just released the excellent EP ‘Fairytales, Stories & Myths’ and The Huffington Post tipped her as one of their’Ten Artists to Watch’… 1.     What have you got planned for the next few … Continue reading →

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News: STEVE LUKATHER chats to GRTR!

Posted on May 15, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Steve Lukather, photo by Rob Shanahan

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio: “The Guitarists” Sunday 18 May, 22:00 GMT (repeated Mon 19 and Fri 23, 22:00 GMT) Legendary guitarist Steve Lukather chats about his career, including sessions, solo and Toto.  GRTR!’s David Randall caught up with him … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with JEFF GREEN

Posted on May 13, 2014 by jason

Jeff Green has just released his latest album ‘Elder Creek’ is out now on the Festival Music label and you catch him this summer at the Cambridge Rock Festival in August… Album review 1. What have you got planned for the … Continue reading →

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Interview with HENRY UPTON (Lionize)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by david.wilson

Formed back in 2002 and with 4 albums to their name Maryland based Lionize are now gaining the recognition they rightly deserve. Their original blues rock sound, infused with the odd reggae influence, is gaining a wider audience and, with a little … Continue reading →

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Interview with JEAN PAUL GASTER (Clutch)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by david.wilson

Maryland’s finest, Clutch, are back in the UK once more for a headline tour in support of their excellent latest album ‘Earth Rocker’. I caught up with drummer, Jean Paul Gaster, for a quick chat about the album, tour more… … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with STUART SMITH (HEAVEN & EARTH)

Posted on April 23, 2014 by jason
Heaven & Earth

Here we catch-up with Stuart Smith of Heaven & Earth who released their latest album ‘Dig’ last year to rave reviews and embark on their debut UK tour starting at the end of June… 1. What have you got planned for … Continue reading →

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Rock Stars: Interview with GRAHAM BONNET – 19 March 2014

Posted on March 27, 2014 by petefeenstra
Graham Bonnet

With The Store For Music  label re-issuing all 4 Alcatrazz albums – including ‘Live Sentence’ on CD and DVD  and accompanying vinyl releases with full art work – as well as his recent ‘Catch The Rainbow’ tour and a forthcoming … Continue reading →

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News: ANN WILSON (Heart) Interview Special, Sunday 23 March 2014 – Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on March 21, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Ann Wilson - Heart

Ann Wilson of the band Heart is the subject in the latest Songwriters special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. In this hour-long feature David Randall tracks the history of the band, chatting to Ann about her career and playing … Continue reading →

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Interview: THE CRINGE – 18th March 2014

Posted on March 18, 2014 by david.wilson
The Cringe

New York alt-rockers The Cringe are about to unleash their latest album ‘Hiding In Plain Sight’ in the UK on the 14 April and are about to tour the country in the company of Steel Panther no less.  I caught … Continue reading →

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News: Eric Rivers of Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. – interview on Sunday 16 March 2014

Posted on March 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Eric Rivers of H.E.A.T.

Sunday 16 March 2014, 22:00 GMT Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ERIC RIVERS of H.E.A.T. Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. release their fourth album on 14 April 2014 via earMUSIC. The band’s guitarist Eric Rivers chats to David Randall about … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with OLIVER WAKEMAN

Posted on March 13, 2014 by jason

Oliver Wakeman tours with Gordon Giltrap during April promoting their ‘Ravens and Lullabies’ album and their band includes members of Arena and Threshold. Here we find out a little more about the tour, his time with the Strawbs… 1. What … Continue reading →

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Album review: H.E.A.T. – Tearing Down The Walls

Posted on March 9, 2014 by jason
heat4

Interview with Eric Rivers, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 16 March 2014 (9:36) earMUSIC [Release date 14.04.14] Album number four by melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. and the second with vocalist Erik Gronwell, who has really established himself … Continue reading →

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News: Ex-Nightwish singer ANETTE OLZON chats to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on March 6, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Anette Olzon

Sunday 9 March, 22:00 Get Ready to ROCK! Radio In this week’s ‘Assume The Position’, David Randall chats to Anette Olzon about her new album, and plays tracks from ‘Shine’. GRTR! Reviewer Pete Whalley described the album as a contender … Continue reading →

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News: Camel’s Andy Latimer is featured in The Guitarists series on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on February 22, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Andy Latimer - Camel

One of the highlights of 2013 was the return to live shows for seminal progsters Camel, and not least the return of frontman and founder Andy Latimer. The band take to the road again in early March for more UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: MAGNUM – Escape From The Shadow Garden

Posted on February 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Magnum - Escape From The Shadow Garden

Interview with Tony Clarkin of Magnum, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 2 March 2014 (12:31) SPV [Release date 24.03.14] It is fair to say that with Magnum you will probably never get a naff album.  Tony Clarkin’s … Continue reading →

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Rock stars: Interview with Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg’s Moonkings) – 22 January 2014

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Yiannis
Adrian Vandenberg

Interviews are promotional tools that not all musicians are that keen on, so I often find it a challenge to engage the interviewee and extract some decent answers to those all-important questions we all have. Well, on the early evening … Continue reading →

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Interview with ROB CAVESTANY (Death Angel) – 10 December 2013

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Yiannis
Death Angel

It’s both humbling and  inspiring to find a band that has been around for as long as Californian Thrashers Death Angel have, still seemingly thirsty for success, especially when this thirst translates into the creation of songs as impressive as … Continue reading →

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Interview with LIV KRISTINE (Leaves’ Eyes) – 12 December 2013

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Yiannis
Leaves

There are few people who I have thoroughly enjoyed talking to over the years in my capacity as a music journalist, and Liv Kristine, leading member of the Symphonic/Gothic Metal sextet Leave’s Eyes is certainly one of them. Hours prior … Continue reading →

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Interview with JIM McCARTY (The Yardbirds) – 3 January 2014

Posted on January 5, 2014 by petefeenstra
Jim McCarty - The Yardbirds

  January 21st 2014 sees The Yardbirds play their first date of an exhaustive 2014 tour which celebrates 50 years of their existence and the British Blues Invasion that changed the course of rock history. The band initially split in ‘68, … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with THE FIERCE & THE DEAD

Posted on December 21, 2013 by jason
The Fierce & The Dead - Spooky Action

The Fierce & the Dead have just released a rather good album ‘Spooky Action’ and here we catch-up with band members Matt Stevens and Kev Feazy… 1. What are you currently up to? Matt – We’ve just had the Spooky … Continue reading →

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