Get Ready to ROCK! » opera https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Film review: SPARKS: Annette / Cannes Festival Opening – The Vox, Montignac-Lascaux, SW France 6 July 2021 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/film-review-sparks-annette-cannes-festival-opening-the-vox-montignac-lascaux-sw-france-6-july-2021/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/film-review-sparks-annette-cannes-festival-opening-the-vox-montignac-lascaux-sw-france-6-july-2021/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:48:48 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=73913 Sparks - AnnetteIt’s early evening in heart of Montignac-Lascaux, a small sleepy South West French town. And I’ve just discovered that the once thriving (pre-covid) art house cinema – which used to double as an outdoor gig – is showing a world … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/film-review-sparks-annette-cannes-festival-opening-the-vox-montignac-lascaux-sw-france-6-july-2021/feed/ 0 Gig review: SPARKS Album Launch Party – ICA, The Mall London, 7 Sept 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:59:04 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=47937 SPARKS Album Launch Party – ICA, The Mall London, 7 Sept 2017In many respects the ICA provides the perfect backdrop for the album launch party of ‘Hippopotamus’, Sparks’ 23rd album. The LA based brothers Ron and Russell Mael have long reached beyond the simple rock and roll format to realize their … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: AVANTASIA – Ghostlights https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/album-review-avantasia-ghostlights/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/album-review-avantasia-ghostlights/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2016 20:36:22 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=35882 AVANTASIA - GhostlightsNuclear Blast [Release date 29.01.16] Tobias Sammet is back with another instalment of his Avantasia project. This one follows on thematically from ‘The Mystery Of Time’ album, with the lead character, a young scientist, unwittingly drawing the attention of a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/album-review-avantasia-ghostlights/feed/ 0 Quick plays: TELERGY, TARJA TURUNEN https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/quick-plays-telergy-tarja-turunen/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/quick-plays-telergy-tarja-turunen/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2015 20:19:40 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=32203 TARJA TURUNEN - Ave MariaTARJA TURUNEN – Ave Maria earMusic [Release date 11.09.15] This is a big gamble for both Tarja and her record label, as even they have not released an all classical/crossover album as far as I am aware. On this album … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/quick-plays-telergy-tarja-turunen/feed/ 0 Gig review: SPARKS – Union Chapel, London, 2 December 2013 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/gig-review-sparks-union-chapel-london-3-december-2013/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/12/gig-review-sparks-union-chapel-london-3-december-2013/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:38:59 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=15557 “When the whole world is running headlong towards the precipice, one who walks in the opposite direction is looked on as being crazy.” T.S. Elliot could have been talking about Sparks. Their restless stop-start career has occasionally brushed the mainstream … Continue reading →

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