Get Ready to ROCK! » Mike Rutherford https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:30:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Book review: TONY BANKS: MAN OF SPELLS -THE MAGICIAN OF GENESIS by Mario Giammetti https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:38:36 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107182 Mario GiammettiKingmaker Publishing Anyone with the slightest knowledge of, or interest in, the history of Genesis will quickly acknowledge the importance of keyboard player, songwriter and founding member Tony Banks within its various line-ups. Like me then, they would probably be … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/book-review-tony-banks-man-of-spells-the-magician-of-genesis-by-mario-giammetti/feed/ 0 Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 March 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-mike-the-mechanics-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-3rd-march-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-mike-the-mechanics-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-3rd-march-2025/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:09:37 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101152 MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 March 2025It’s amazing how the (living) years roll by. Mike + The Mechanics are now celebrating 40 years as an entity and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Mike Rutherford, now shorn of the Genesis day job, has … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-mike-the-mechanics-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-3rd-march-2025/feed/ 0 Gig review: GENESIS – Hydro, Glasgow, 7th October 2021 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/10/gig-review-genesis-hydro-glasgow-7th-october-2021/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/10/gig-review-genesis-hydro-glasgow-7th-october-2021/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2021 21:38:41 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=75960 GENESIS – Hydro, Glasgow, 7th October 202139 years ago, as a fresh faced teen, I accompanied my brother to my first gig which was Genesis at the Ingliston  Royal Highland Exhibition Centre in Edinburgh. That night sparked my love of live music, so I have a lot to thank … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/10/gig-review-genesis-hydro-glasgow-7th-october-2021/feed/ 0 Book review: GENESIS – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Stuart Macfarlane https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/book-review-genesis-every-album-every-song-on-track-stuart-macfarlane/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/book-review-genesis-every-album-every-song-on-track-stuart-macfarlane/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:26:42 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=60382 GENESIS – Every Album, Every Song (On Track) by Stuart MacfarlaneSonicbond Publishing [Publication date 5.07.19] For those wishing to find out more about the prog rockers who went pop, this is a useful summary following the band’s progress from shaky beginnings in 1969 to their final studio album ‘Calling All … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/book-review-genesis-every-album-every-song-on-track-stuart-macfarlane/feed/ 0 Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/03/gig-review-mike-and-the-mechanics-the-imperial-london-28-march-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/03/gig-review-mike-and-the-mechanics-the-imperial-london-28-march-2017/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:23:00 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=44537 MIKE + THE MECHANICS Album Launch Party – The Imperial, London, 28 March 2017What are we to make of this Mike + The Mechanics album launch party on the back of a nearly completed UK tour and a recent high profile Royal Albert Hall date? The answer is probably that the band wish … Continue reading →

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