Tag Archives: music

Book review: THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE ROCK SOUND SYSTEMS – Volume 3 by Chris Hewitt

Posted on April 7, 2023 by petefeenstra

Deeply Vale.com [March 2203] If ever there was ever a niche left to be explored in the annals of rock and rock and roll, ‘The Development of Large Rock Sound Systems’ – Volume 3’ fills it with plenty to spare. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book review, California Jam, Chris Hewitt, David Bowie, Genesis, Humble Pie, music, PA rigs, photos, Pink Floyd, Robin Mayhew, rock, Roxy Music, Status Quo, The Development Of Large Rock Sound Systems, Thin Lizzy, Vinegar Joe | Leave a comment

Feature: IT’S CHRISTMAS! (2022 Style)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by jason

Love - Expressions Tell Everything (Box set)

Here we round-up the Christmas offerings for this year, be they singles, EPs or albums. Get your favourite tipple and mince pies at the ready as we delve into 2022′s Christmas offerings… Pylon Poets give us ‘Say That You’ll Stay, a … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Single and EP reviews | Tagged album, blues, Bryan Adams, Christmas, EP, folk, metal, music, pop, Pylon Poets, review, rock, single, The Albion Band, the Albion Christmas Band, Tony Mitchell | Leave a comment

Upcoming: UK Rock and Music FESTIVALS in 2022

Posted on November 1, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Events may be subject to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions or cancellations. Please check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your festival not listed? Contact us! 2022 Tour Dates (UK and Ireland) 2022 Tour Dates (Europe, USA, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, NEWS | Tagged 2021, Bloodstock, Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridge Rock Festival, classic rock, Cornbury, Cropredy, Download, festivals, folk, HRH, music, progressive, Ramblin' Man, rock, Stonedead Festival, uk, Weyfest | Leave a comment

Feature: Collectible Collections – FAMILY – Old Songs New Songs (The Definitive Box Set)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Mystic MYSCD191 (2005) Don McKay and Martin Darvill at Mystic have done a great service to the name and legacy of Family and Roger Chapman. ‘Old Songs New Songs – The Definitive Box’ is their latest offering and, as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectible Collections, FEATURES | Tagged album, anthology, box set, Charlie Whitney, classic rock, collection, compilation, Family, music, Old Songs New Songs, prog, Progressive Rock, R&B, review, Roger Chapman | Leave a comment

Feature: Collectible Collections – CAMEL – Rainbow’s End An Anthology 1973-1985

Posted on March 10, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

Universal/Decca 532 938-3 (2010) My biggest regret in terms of live music is failing to get my arse over to Liverpool to see Camel performing at the Lomax, a smallish venue, in October 2000*. It may well have been the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Collectible Collections, FEATURES | Tagged album, Andy Latimer, anthology, Camel, classic rock, collection, compilation, music, Pete Bardens, prog, Progressive Rock, Rainbow's End An Anthology 1973-1985, review, Richard Sinclair | Leave a comment

News: Get Ready to ROCK! announce Best of 2020 Popular Poll winners

Posted on December 21, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Rock music website Get Ready to ROCK! has announced the results of the Popular Poll for Best of 2020. Readers and listeners could vote in two categories this year: Top Albums and Breakthrough Act. Snake Oil & Harmony (aka Dan … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, NEWS, The Best of 2020 | Tagged 20/20, AC/DC, album, best of, Blue Oyster Cult, breakthrough act, Collateral, Deep Purple, Hollowstar, Jessica Lynn, Legacy Pilots, music, poll, rock, Snake Oil & Harmony, vote | Leave a comment

Book review: Noise Damage by James Kennedy

Posted on October 22, 2020 by jason

Eye Books [Publication date 18.10.20] I’ve not just got a passing interest in rock autobiographies. I positively devour them. Pretty much anyone I admire who puts one out these days will tend to end up on my reading list sharpish. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book, indie, James Kennedy, memoir, music, Noise Damage, punk rock, review, rock | 1 Comment

Book review: On track…MIKE OLDFIELD (Every album, every song) – Ryan Yard

Posted on September 18, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 18.09.20] As Ryan Ward suggests in this survey of Mike Oldfield’s music, his calling card Tubular Bells – in 1973 – defined him and was never surpassed. He was only 20. Those of a certain age … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book, classical, dance, Every Album, Every Song, guitar, instrumental, Mike Oldfield, music, On Track, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ryan Yard, Tubular Bells, world | Leave a comment

News: URIAH HEEP, SLADE, DEF LEPPARD, JON GOMM (August 2020)

Posted on August 2, 2020 by jason

Uriah Heep have announced they will start work on their next studio album in February. Overkill are currently ‘hard at work’ on their next album. Slade release a new best of, a double CD entitled ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Band Entrees & Exits, Books, Festivals & Large Events, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, PledgeMusic/Kickstarter Campaigns, Re-issues/special editions, RIP | Tagged albums, August 2020, bands, gigs, music, news, releases, rock, tours | Leave a comment

Book review: JOHN BARROW – How NOT to Make it in the Pop World

Posted on July 15, 2020 by jason

Trafford Publishing John Barrow’s hugely entertaining memoir about his life as a working musician is now onto its third edition, having originally been published in 2004. Having instantly taken a liking to John from reading the original edition, it’s good … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book, How NOT to Make It in the Pop World, John Barrow, memoir, music, musician, pop, review, rock | Leave a comment

Feature: Music Industry v Covid 19

Posted on May 11, 2020 by jason

Whitesnake - DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, Donington Park, Leicestershire, 14-15 June 2019

Many reading this will be furloughed writes Brian McGowan… over 6 million UK jobs have been so far. Many will not. Maybe you’re working from home. Maybe you’re less fortunate. You’ll know that the music industry is an integral part … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES | Tagged artists, bands, blues, coronnavirus, Covid 19, feature, folk, gigs, metal, music, Music industry, pop, PR, record labels, rock, tours | Leave a comment

Backstage Hero Interview: MARTIN DAVID PORTER

Posted on February 15, 2020 by jason

Photographer Martin David Porter gives us an insider view form the other side of the photographer’s lens. You can view his work on his website and the Mart’s Arts Photography Facebook page. How did you become interested in photography? I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Backstage Heroes | Tagged Backstage Hero, Gene Simmons, interview, Leader Of Down, Martin David Porter, metal, music, photography, rock, rock photographer, Toby Jepson | Leave a comment

Book review: NOW That’s What I Call A Quiz: Puzzle Your Way Through Sixty Years of Pop by Michael Mulligan

Posted on December 5, 2019 by jason

Trapeze [Publication date 31.10.19] Based on the bestselling series of NOW compilation albums this is a good all-round music quiz book. Split into sections that include decades, the themed NOW compilations (e.g. Disney, football anthems) and genres (rock, classic rock … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book, charts, Michael Mulligan, music, NOW That's What I Call A Quiz: Puzzle Your Way Through Sixty Years of Pop, pop, punk, quiz, review, rock, soul | Leave a comment

Gig review: REWIND SCOTLAND – Scone Palace, Perth, 20 – 21 July 2019

Posted on July 26, 2019 by david.wilson

I am sure every generation will lay claim to having all the best music. The music being played on TV and radio during your formative years is what you absorbed and, by default, sticks with you through life. For me and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 20th July 2019, 21st July 2019, 80's pop, Abba, Belinda Carlisle, Big Country, Bjorn Again, Blackbox, Brian Ferry, Dire Straits, Eddi Reader, festival, Foreigner, Hazel O'Connor, Hipsway, Joyce Sims, Leo Sayer, Lisa Stansfield, Lulu, Midge Ure, music, Paul Young, Perth, Rewind, rock, Roxy Music, Scone Palace, Scotland, The Primitives, The Skids, The Stranglers, The Undertones, ULTRAVOX | Leave a comment

News: A Year in ROCK! 2018 – photographed and reviewed by Get Ready to ROCK!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Each year during the festive period Get Ready to ROCK! publishes a selection of photographs reflecting their gig reviews during the previous twelve months. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Once again the review team have shown their eclectic tastes with … Continue reading →

Posted in A Year in ROCK!, ALL POSTS, NEWS, The Best of 2018 | Tagged 2018, blues, blues rock, festivals, gigs, melodic rock, music, phoographs, prog, progressive, reviews, rock | Leave a comment

Book review: LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL by Kenney Jones

Posted on October 25, 2018 by jason

Blink Publishing [Publication date 31.05.18] Drummer Kenney Jones has penned an entertaining memoir, that covers his time in the Small Faces right up to the present with the Jones Gang, a collection of seasoned musicians who do the occasional gig, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged Blink Publishing, book, book review, Ian Mclagan, Kenney Jones, music, Paul Rodgers, pop, rock, Ronnie Lane, Small Faces, Steve Marriott, The Faces, THE WHO | Leave a comment

Gig review: JEFF LYNNE’S ELO – Arena, Birmingham, 13 October 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jason

To say I was excited at seeing Jeff Lynne and ELO play his home town of Birmingham would be an understatement! I have only see the Jeff Lynne fronted ELO once back at his comeback gig at Hyde Park in … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Billy Lockett, Birmingham, Classic Albums, classic rock, ELO, gig, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne's ELO, music, pop, pop rock | Leave a comment

News: For Your Listening Pleasure…STEVE HACKETT, FM, DUKES OF THE ORIENT (February 2018)

Posted on February 1, 2018 by jason

Steve Hackett releases a re-recorded version of GTR’s ‘When The Heart Rules The Mind’ on February 2nd. It features a guest appearance from Marillion’s Steve Rothery. More details and tour dates here FM release their new album ‘Atomic Generation’ on … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Reviews Editor hits 50 for charity

Posted on December 8, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Get Ready to ROCK! Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie has long been a supporter of various charities and in the past he has put on his running shoes in aid of good causes. Now, as he approaches the grand old age … Continue reading →

Posted in NEWS | Tagged awareness, charity, gigs, music, music therapy, Nordoff Robbins, promotion | Leave a comment

Interview: TIM ARNOLD

Posted on November 28, 2017 by jason

Tim Arnold has released his first ever Christmas single ‘Be There To Find You’, which is raising funds for Kathy Hahn, who lost her home in a fire. Here we chat to Tim about how the song came about, working again with … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions, Interviews/Rising Stars | Tagged Be There To Find You, Christmas number one, Christmas single, interview, Kathy Hahn, music, singer songwriter, the Camerata Choir, Tim Arnold | Leave a comment

Book review: THOMAS DOLBY – The Speed of Sound

Posted on May 31, 2017 by jason

Icon Books www.iconbooks.co.uk [Published 08.06.17] Thomas Morgan Robertson become Thomas Dolby after his friends named him after the famous Dolby noise reduction device found on many 70′s and 80′s sound systems. Most will know the name for his early 80′s … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, BOOK REVIEWS | Tagged book, David Bowie, Foreigner, memoir, Michael Jackson, Mick Jones, music, pop, Prefab Sprout, review, technology, The Speed of Sound, Thomas Dolby | Leave a comment

Interview: TIM ARNOLD

Posted on March 31, 2017 by jason

Tim Arnold has just released a new single ‘Change’ and here we catch-up with Tim to learn more about the single’s video that features mime artist Lindsay Kemp, plus his musical plans for the coming months. How did you get to … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions | Tagged Change, interview, Kate Bush, Lindsay Kemp, music, pop, singer songwriter, Tim Arnold | Leave a comment

News: TIM ARNOLD Scores Single For New Iggy Pop Film

Posted on May 11, 2016 by jason

‘Money Kills Love’ is the new single from UK solo artist Tim Arnold. The track is taken from forthcoming movie Blood Orange starring Iggy Pop, for which Arnold also wrote and produced the theme music. The movie will be screened … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, NEWS | Tagged Blood Orange, film, Iggy Pop, Money Kills Love, music, rock, Tim Arnold | Leave a comment

Album review: MYSTERY – Delusion Rain

Posted on December 19, 2015 by jason

Unicorn Digital http://www.unicorndigital.net/ Mystery are back with their follow-up to 2012′s ‘The World Is A Game’. Since then the band have changed vocalists with Jean Pageau replacing Benoît David, who left to join prog rock legends Yes and has subsequently … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, Delusion Rain, melodic, music, Mystery, progressive, review, rock, Unicorn Digital | Leave a comment

The Best of 2015 – top albums, top live acts – the reviewers’ choice

Posted on December 1, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

The Best of 2015 with David Randall by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud In the end of year ‘Best of 2015′ on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, David Randall featured many of the albums/artists that appear in the … Continue reading →