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Interview: MARK MANGOLD

Posted on July 11, 2022 by jason

KEYS is a collaboration between keyboardist Mark Mangold (Touch, Drive, She Said, Michael Bolton, Cher, Paul Rogers and others) and singer Jake E (Cyhra, Amaranthe, and others). Featuring live performances with three keyboardists and a huge battery of keyboards, this … Continue reading →

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Interview: THE NOMADIC

Posted on June 15, 2022 by jason

New York based Australian guitarist and singer/songwriter Robert Gaylard a.k.a. lead singer-songwriter in alternative indie band The Nomadic brings a unique perspective and vision when it comes to creating music by fusing alternative rock-tinged blues and electronic pop. The band’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHUCK WRIGHT – Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky

Posted on May 31, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

On Sunday 5 June, David Randall chatted to Chuck Wright about the new album. On Sunday 12 June – as part of ‘The Eclectic Mix’ – there was a more in-depth look at Chuck’s career based on the recent interview … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIV KRISTINE – Enter My Religion (bonus tracks)

Posted on May 26, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Liv Kristine chatted to David Randall for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in June 2022. This hour special includes a track from each of her solo albums. First broadcast 10 July 2022. Allegro Talent Media [Release date 19.08.22] There … Continue reading →

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News: CORNBURY FESTIVAL 8-10 July, 2022

Posted on May 25, 2022 by jason

To celebrate, the majority of acts on the 2022 bill are returning festival favourites. Joining the heavy weight line up of headliners James Blunt & The Darkness (Friday), Bryan Adams & The Waterboys (Saturday), Ronan Keating & Jools Holland (Sunday) … Continue reading →

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Interview: Mark Kelly (Marillion) – In Conversation with my Uncle

Posted on May 13, 2022 by jason

MARILLION - Manchester Academy, 8 November 2017

You all know him as the keyboardist of Marillion, his solo project Mark Kelly’s Marathon, and as of this year, published author of his autobiography Marillion, Misadventures and Marathons: The Life and Times of Mad Jack. I knew him, before … Continue reading →

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Album review: BONHAM BULLICK – Bonham Bullick

Posted on April 28, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Deborah Bonham and Pete Bullick for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 3 April 2022. Quarto Valley Records [Release date 29.04.22] Vocalist Deborah Bonham and husband /guitarist Pete Bullick step out with a brand new … Continue reading →

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Album review: MATT PEARCE & THE MUTINY – The Soul Food Store

Posted on April 25, 2022 by petefeenstra

Matt Pearce chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 17 April 2022. Mutinear Records [Release date 29.04.22] ‘The Soul Food Store’ is an aptly titled project. Matt Pearce digs deep on his sophomore album for … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars: SHADOW PUPPET THEATRE

Posted on April 13, 2022 by jason

Shadow Puppet Theatre are a 4-piece Malaysian rock band based in the city of Kuala Lumpur. GRTR! catch up with their frontman Dzul around the band’s new single ‘Codename Summer’. How did the band get together and what made you choose … Continue reading →

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Gig review: 10cc – London Palladium, 3 April 2022

Posted on April 10, 2022 by andynathan

Graham Gouldman chatted to Get Ready to ROCK Radio about his career including 10cc. This archive interview was first broadcast 12 August 2018 10cc occupy an unusual niche in rock history. Their run of hits, including three number ones, make … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VIRGIL McMAHON – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 April 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Virgil McMahon for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 March 2022 They say you should never go back, but they were wrong. Sure the levels of expectation are sometimes beyond reality and sometimes an … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON McBRIDE – The Fighter

Posted on April 3, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Simon McBride chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 19 June 2022. earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.22] McBride was voted “Young Guitarist Of The Year” by Guitarist magazine in 1996 an accolade that can be both … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK PEARL – Black Pearl

Posted on April 2, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

The prime movers and shakers of “Black Pearl” chatted together for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio as part of Pete Feenstra’s weekly show. First broadcast 27 March 2022. Redline Records [Release date 22.04.22] Lockdown has been a blessing and a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by andynathan

Pat McManus chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his music. First broadcast 3 October 2021. On the eve of the day when anyone with any Irish ancestry celebrates their patron saint, it was another Patrick who produced a … Continue reading →

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Album review: DARE – Road To Eden

Posted on March 20, 2022 by andynathan

Darren Wharton chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his career and Dare. The interview includes tracks from each of Dare’s studio albums including the latest. First broadcast 10 April 2022. Legend Records [Release date 01.04.22] Back in the … Continue reading →

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Special Event: SABATON – Heugh Battery Museum, Hartlepool – 3 March 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by david.wilson

Get Ready to ROCK! Live Editor Dave Wilson caught up with Swedish metallers Sabaton at an unusual location prior to the release of their new album… The Heugh Battery in Hartlepool has been a strategic military position since the 17th … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAPA GEORGE – These Wheels

Posted on February 28, 2022 by petefeenstra

Papa George chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, first broadcast 27 February 2022. Bandcamp [Release date 30.08.21] ‘These Wheels’ is Papa George’s first album for 15 years – an eternity in today’s digital download generation – … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DAVEY JOHNSTONE BAND – Deeper Than My Roots

Posted on February 20, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Davey Johnstone for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 13 February 2022. Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red [Release date: 04.02.22] 49 years after his ‘Smiling Face’ debut album, Elton John’s guitarist Davey Johnstone is back … Continue reading →

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Interview: RONNI LE TEKRO

Posted on February 15, 2022 by jason

thumbnail_Ronni Le Tekrø 2 - photo credits Carl Eek

Ronni Le Tekrø is considered one of the world’s most influential metal guitarists, first and foremost with his band TNT, but also as a solo artist and studio musician. Tekrø has sold over 4 Million albums with TNT and was … Continue reading →

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Album review: IVY GOLD – Six Dusty Winds

Posted on January 9, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Manou and Sebastian from Ivy Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 9 January 2022. Golden Ivy Records [Release date: 12.03.21] Ivy Gold is a muscular international rock-blues band featuring the dynamic duo of … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE GIBBONS BAND – Rollin’-The Albums 1976-78 (5CD boxset)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by brianmc

Pete Feenstra chatted to Steve Gibbons for Get Ready to ROCK! radio. First broadcast 16 January 2022. Cherry Red [Release date 07.01.22] The Steve Gibbons Band family tree has so many branches, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s an … Continue reading →

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Album review: STARLITE CAMPBELL BAND – The Language Of Curiosity

Posted on December 31, 2021 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Suzi Starlite and Simon Campbell for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast on 12 December 2021. Supertone [Release date 29.09.21] The Starlite Campbell Band’s second album ‘The Language of Curiosity’ is a cross genre, conceptual … Continue reading →

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Rising Stars: WAX ON WATER

Posted on November 25, 2021 by jason

Maya Damaris from Wax on Water answers GRTR! Q&A… Wax on Water -The Sting in the Raw – YouTube 1. Your new EP ‘The Drip -Part 1′ is out now – what has the reception been so far ? What … Continue reading →

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Album review: ASTRAL DRIVE – Astral Drive (Orange album)

Posted on October 27, 2021 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Phil Thornalley for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast Sunday 31 October 2021. Lojinx [Release date 24.09.21] ‘Astral Drive’ is the musical vehicle for producer, singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Phil Thornalley. The ‘Astral Drive’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: ECLIPSE – Wired

Posted on October 25, 2021 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release date 08.10.21] Eclipse have been on one the hottest streaks in melodic rock of recent years- even last year’s stop-gap live album ‘Viva la Victouria’ being a reminder of quite how many anthems they have written. And … Continue reading →