Get Ready to ROCK! » quirky pop https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:30:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: THE DOWLING POOLE – Refuse https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/album-review-the-dowling-poole-refuse/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/album-review-the-dowling-poole-refuse/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:25:13 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83549 THE DOWLING POOLE RefuseBandcamp [Release date 14.10.22] ‘Refuse’, the new album from The Dowling Poole features all of the ‘digital only’ tracks the group occasionally released for short periods of time and are now collated on this physical release.  Each track has been … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/album-review-the-dowling-poole-refuse/feed/ 0 EP review: ANDY PARTRIDGE – My Failed Songwriting Career Vol. 2 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-2/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-2/#comments Sun, 15 May 2022 12:59:56 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=80644 ANDY PARTRIDGE – My Failed Songwriting Career Vol. 2Ape House [Release date 8.4.22] Following on from 2021’s excellent first volume, here are four more gems from Andy Partridge’s post-XTC period as a songwriter for hire. This is a great addition to what is building into a fascinating series. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-2/feed/ 0 EP review: ANDY PARTRIDGE – My Failed Songwriting Career Vol. 1 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-1/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-1/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2021 17:34:31 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=74476 ANDY PARTRIDGEApe House [Release date 23.7.21] When XTC was put on hiatus following 2000’s “Wasp Star”, Andy Partridge decided it was time to write for other artists. A number of successful co-writes came to fruition (Steven Wilson, Pugwash, Miles Kane), along … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/08/ep-review-andy-partridge-my-failed-songwriting-career-vol-1/feed/ 0 Album review: BARENAKED LADIES – Detour de Force https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/album-review-barenaked-ladies-detour-de-force/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/album-review-barenaked-ladies-detour-de-force/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:01:22 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=74080 BARENAKED LADIES - Detour de ForceRaisin’ Records [Release date 16.07.21] It has been four years since Barenaked Ladies released their excellent ‘Fake Nudes’ and like many artists it was started before the outbreak of the pandemic, which delayed its completion and has played havoc with … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/07/album-review-barenaked-ladies-detour-de-force/feed/ 0 Album review: SOUNDS INCARCERATED – Unswitchable Hits Vol 1 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-sounds-incarcerated-unswitchable-hits-vol-1/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-sounds-incarcerated-unswitchable-hits-vol-1/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:32:11 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=71117 SOUNDS INCARCERATED – Unswitchable Hits Vol 1Fool’s Paradise Records Hot on the heels of The Galileo 7’s “Decayed” release, Allan Crockford and Viv Bonsels (aka Sounds Incarcerated) from the band unleash a series of recordings originally created for Mister Unswitchable’s semi-regular online themed cover version events. … Continue reading →

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