Tag Archives: punk

Album review: THE KUT – Valley Of Thorns

Posted on April 1, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
THE KUT - Valley Of Thorns

Cargo Records [Release date 13.04.18] Formed in 2005 by frontwoman and self-taught multi-instrumentalist Princess Maha (she sings and plays guitar, bass, drums and piano), this London based all-female 3 piece have been frequently mentioned in the same breath as Courtney … Continue reading →

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EP review: RANDOM CONFLICT – Ruined Nation

Posted on March 31, 2018 by jason

[Release date 30.03.18] Muscle Shoals Alabama punk stalwarts Random Conflict have followed up 2016’s brilliant Black List EP with a brand new EP entitled Ruin Nation. These guys have been a consistent favorite of mine since coming onto my radar … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROSS THE BOSS – By Blood Sworn

Posted on March 24, 2018 by jason
ROSS THE BOSS - By Blood Sworn

AFM Records [Release date 20.04.18] Ross the Boss has already laid out a pretty legendary career. From his time with The Dictators to Manowar to Dick Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom to his most recent group DeathDealer, Ross has recorded some pretty significant … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TOWERS OF LONDON – New Cross Inn, London 14 February 2018

Posted on February 20, 2018 by jason
TOWERS OF LONDON - New Cross Inn, London 14 February 2018

A decade or so ago glam punk outfit the Towers Of London were steadily building up a reputation. Tours supporting the likes of the Pogues and the New York Dolls. Festival slots at Reading and Leeds and Download. But then … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: PRIMAL FEAR, KRANKSCHAFT

Posted on December 12, 2017 by jason
PRIMAL FEAR - Best Of Fear

PRIMAL FEAR Best Of Fear Frontiers [Release date 10.11.17] Primal Fear have been around since 1997 and to celebrate their twentieth year we have a two disc best of. Disc one has four new songs, although one ‘Area 16′ is … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MEMBERS – Greatest Hits

Posted on December 4, 2017 by jason
THE MEMBERS - Greatest Hits

Cadiz Music [Release date 10.11.17] The Members have recorded for labels including Beggars Banquet, Stiff, Virgin, Island and Cadiz Music and been signed by amongst others Dave Robinson, Richard Branson and Clive Davis. This compilation gathers together for the first time the band’s singles … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LAFONTAINES – Common Problem

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jason
THE LAFONTAINES - Common Problem

Wolf At Your Door Records [Release date 27.10.17] The average Get Ready To ROCK! reader may recoil in horror at the words ‘rap’, however fear not dear reader as the LaFontaines may well use rap a lot but they have … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LEN PRICE 3 – Kentish Longtails

Posted on September 7, 2017 by jason
LEN PRICE 3 - Kentish Longtails

JLM Recordings [Release date 22.09.17] The Len Price 3 are now on this, their fifth album and not a band I have heard of previously, however if you like punk, pop rock and mod chances are you will need this … Continue reading →

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Book review: Smashing it Up: A Decade of Chaos with the Damned by Kieron Tyler

Posted on September 3, 2017 by jason
Smashing it Up: A Decade of Chaos with the Damned by Kieron Tyler

Omnibus Press The book focuses on their formation and subsequent first decade, where along with the Clash and the Sex Pistols, were one of the first punk bands. The influence of the band stretches far and wide, be it them … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: INGER LORRE, LUKE GASSET, VINCE RIPPER AND THE RODENT SHOW

Posted on August 31, 2017 by jason

INGER LORRE Live at The Viper Room Cargo Records [Release date 04.08.17] Part grunge, punk ethic and totally unique, Inger Lorre is still as beautifully eccentric as she was back in the day s of The Nymphs. “Live at The … Continue reading →

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Book review: Some Weird Sin – On Tour with Iggy Pop by Alvin Gibbs

Posted on August 31, 2017 by jason

Extradition Publishing [Publication date 25.08.17] UK Subs bass player Alvin Gibbs and I share a birthday. I was born on his 16th birthday and as I celebrated my own 16th birthday he was playing the last of 230 nights over … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: WHITEWOODS ROCK, SYTERIA, THE NIGHTS

Posted on August 22, 2017 by jason

WHITEWOODS ROCK Whitewoods Rock hail from Denmark and are a four piece consisting of Michael Torp (bass), Jonas Abildgaard (guitar/vocal), Mikkel S. Petersen (guitar) and Jacob Abildgaard (drums). They have a sound reminiscent of R.E.M. circa their ‘Green’ album, particularly … Continue reading →

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Book review: Metal Guru – The Life and Music of Marc Bolan by Paul Roland

Posted on August 21, 2017 by jason
Metal Guru - The Life and Music of Marc Bolan by Paul Roland

Extraction Publishing [Publication date 04.09.17] Paul Roland has already written four biographies on Marc Bolan and this latest one is published just before the 40th anniversary of Bolan’s death. There is one spooky part about Marc Bolan in that he knew … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN OTWAY – Montserrat

Posted on June 30, 2017 by petefeenstra
John Otway - Montserrat

Red Bowler Records [Release date: 01.05.17] There will surely always be a place for John Otway in the rock & roll firmament, as only an anarchic character such as him could have conceived of an album like this in 2017. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BEARDED THEORY – Catton Park, Derbyshire, 25 – 28 May 2017

Posted on June 12, 2017 by david.wilson
BEARDED THEORY - Catton Park, Derbyshire - 25 - 28 May 2017

BEARDED THEORY – TEN YEARS OF MUSIC, MAGIC AND MISCHIEF… Once a year the grounds of Catton Park in Derbyshire are transformed into one of the happiest places on earth.  If this conjures images of a saccharine sweet world of … Continue reading →

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EP Review: MARK DUDA – Month Of Sundays

Posted on April 6, 2017 by jason
MARK DUDA - Month Of Sundays

www.markdudamusic.com [Release date 14.04.17] Must admit not a name I have come across before, although Mark Duda has been the frontman of New York based rockers the Handful. This solo EP features Mark Duda on vocals and guitars, joined by … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – Bush Hall, London, 5 April 2017

Posted on April 6, 2017 by jason
Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo is playing his first European shows with a  full band in over five years and tonight’s London show sees him roughly two thirds if the way through the tour. Support comes from his back-up band for these dates, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANKO JONES – Wild Cat

Posted on January 31, 2017 by jason
DANKO JONES - Wild Cat

AFM Records [Release date 03.03.17] Danko Jones have been around since 1996 and this is the band’s eighth album. They have a good live reputation, regularly touring the UK and Europe. For me this is my first time listening to a whole album … Continue reading →

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Album review: POPA CHUBBY – The Catfish

Posted on January 2, 2017 by petefeenstra
POPA CHUBBY – The Catfish

Pete Feenstra chatted to Popa Chubby for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in December 2016 and played tracks from ‘The Catfish’ earMUSIC [Release date 07.1o.16] And so to Popa Chubby’s 26th album – far more if you include his French issues … Continue reading →

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DVD review: IGGY POP – Post Pop Depression Live at The Royal Albert Hall

Posted on November 22, 2016 by jason
IGGY POP - Post Pop Depression Live at The Royal Albert Hall

Do you ever watch a DVD of a gig and think ‘I wish I’d been there’? Filmed in support of Pop’s recent, and 17th, solo album ‘Post Pop Depression’ and featuring a band comprising of  Josh Homme (who co-wrote and … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MUTANTS – Your Desert My Mind

Posted on November 18, 2016 by petefeenstra
THE MUTANTS – Your Desert My Mind

Killer Tracks [Release date 23.09.16] Fortified by a mission statement that reads: “The Mutants take to the underworld to plot and scheme with their network of punks, hippies, dandies, rude boys, lowlifes and degenerates to hatch a diabolical plan to … Continue reading →

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EP review: RANDOM CONFLICT – Black List

Posted on August 31, 2016 by jason

After nearly three decades of an on and off existence the band Random Conflict are finally starting to get some recognition and respect. Sole original member Bill Reeves has watched as his band has gone through countless line-up changes, an … Continue reading →

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Gig review: EDDIE & THE HOT RODS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux, 18 August 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by petefeenstra
EDDIE & THE HOT RODS – Relache Festival, Bordeaux 18 Aug 2016

They came, they saw, they waited for the sun to go down and then they finally conquered! Eddie & The Hot Rods didn’t so much tear Bordeaux apart, as gently give it a poke in the ribs to remind a … Continue reading →

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Album review: VANNA – All Hell

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Dillon
VANNA - All Hell

Pure Noise Records [Release date: 08.07.16] Vanna are becoming one of the fastest growing bands in metalcore. With every new release the band amass even more followers and every new release the band step up their game musically, most notably … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS – s/t

Posted on March 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS

In this hour special, Pete Feenstra chats to James Stevenson about his music (58:39) More at Mixcloud All The Cats Recordings [Release date 06.05.16] The main selling point, I guess, of The International Swingers (putting the Benidorm ‘swingers’ association to … Continue reading →

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