Get Ready to ROCK! » Norman Watt-Roy https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: IAN DURY – Hit Me! The Best Of https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-ian-dury-hit-me-the-best-of/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-ian-dury-hit-me-the-best-of/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:02:43 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=68410 IAN DURY - Hit Me! The Best OfBMG [Release date 16.10.20] 3-CD Reasons To Be Cheerful? Well we certainly need some of those and who better than to supply a cheery soundtrack to covid-crocked  times than the cheeky chappy from Harrow.  Ian Dury may have died in … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/09/album-review-ian-dury-hit-me-the-best-of/feed/ 0 Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-wilko-johnson-band-royal-albert-hall-london-26-september-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-wilko-johnson-band-royal-albert-hall-london-26-september-2017/#comments Sat, 30 Sep 2017 15:31:31 +0000 Davoski http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=48455 WILKO JOHNSON BAND – Royal Albert Hall, London, 26 September 2017The Royal Albert Hall, with its storied boxes, swivel chairs and cavernous auditorium wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for a Wilko Johnson gig. Then again, this is no ordinary gig. Wilko is celebrating his 70th birthday, coinciding with the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-wilko-johnson-band-royal-albert-hall-london-26-september-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: WILKO JOHNSON – I Keep it to Myself – The Best Of Wilko Johnson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/04/album-review-wilko-johnson-i-keep-it-to-myself-the-best-of-wilko-johnson/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/04/album-review-wilko-johnson-i-keep-it-to-myself-the-best-of-wilko-johnson/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2017 07:32:35 +0000 Davoski http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=44855 Chess [Release date: 10.03.17] A new Wilko Johnson best of. What’s not to like? Well, despite the strength of the material, even a die-hard fan such as myself might legitimately ask whether this new collection adds anything significant to the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/04/album-review-wilko-johnson-i-keep-it-to-myself-the-best-of-wilko-johnson/feed/ 0 Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON – The Forum, London, 23 April 2016 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/gig-review-wilko-johnson-the-forum-london-23-april-2016/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/gig-review-wilko-johnson-the-forum-london-23-april-2016/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2016 23:50:07 +0000 Davoski http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=37518 Wilko JohnsonSupport came from the prodigiously talented Joanne Shaw Taylor, who commands a sufficient following of her own to headline decent sized venues. As such, it was no surprise that the Forum was pretty rammed for her set. Nor that she … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/04/gig-review-wilko-johnson-the-forum-london-23-april-2016/feed/ 0 Gig review: WILKO JOHNSON – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 26 April 2015 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/05/gig-review-wilko-johnson-shepherds-bush-empire-london-26-april-2015/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/05/gig-review-wilko-johnson-shepherds-bush-empire-london-26-april-2015/#comments Sat, 09 May 2015 22:49:12 +0000 Davoski http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=29814 You could be forgiven for thinking that nothing has changed. Wilko is touring relentlessly, just like he always did. He’s currently two months into a year-long jaunt entitled ‘Still Kickin’ – the comeback tour. That’s ‘comeback’ in the Lazarus sense … Continue reading →

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