Get Ready to ROCK! » quirky https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 .Album review: AMY HOPWOOD – Gone to Flowers https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:44:59 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106832 AMY HOPWOOD – Gone to FlowersWebsite [Release date 19,02.26] When I first put this album on I thought you’ve got to be joking, its just a bunch of nursery rhymes sung by a little girl. But then I thought of Ivor Cutler, a strange old … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/feed/ 0 Album review: REACH – The Promise Of A Life https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-reach-the-promise-of-a-life/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-reach-the-promise-of-a-life/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:21:18 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=71875 REACH – The Promise Of A LifeFacebook [Release date 23.04.21] Reach was founded in 2012 and settled on a power trio consisting of Ludvig Turner (vocals, guitars), Marcus Johansson (drums) and Soufian Ma´Aoui (bass). Reach have released two albums prior to this one and have played … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-reach-the-promise-of-a-life/feed/ 0 Quick plays: KIWI JR, OF MONTREAL https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/01/quick-plays-kiwi-jr-of-montreal/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/01/quick-plays-kiwi-jr-of-montreal/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:03:45 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=64183 KIWI JR. – Football MoneyKIWI JR. – Football Money Persona Non Grata [Release date 17.01.20] Kiwi Jr. hail from Canada and feature Alvvays’ guitarist Brian Murphy amongst their ranks, with the group’s main songwriter being Jeremy Gaudet. They pack it in with ten songs … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/01/quick-plays-kiwi-jr-of-montreal/feed/ 0 Album review: SPARKS – Past Tense: The Best Of Sparks https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-sparks-past-tense-the-best-of-sparks/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-sparks-past-tense-the-best-of-sparks/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:20:50 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62992 SPARKS – Past Tense The Best Of SparksBMG [Release date 08.11.19] For many people of a certain age Sparks are famed for the high vocals and scary looking bloke on the keyboards, yet there is so much more to their music aside from the big hits ‘This … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-sparks-past-tense-the-best-of-sparks/feed/ 0 Album review: SPARKS – Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-sparks-gratuitous-sax-senseless-violins/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-sparks-gratuitous-sax-senseless-violins/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:03:12 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62900 SPARKS - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless ViolinsBMG [Release date 01.11.19] ‘Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins’ originally came out in 1994 and came after a six year gap by Sparks since 1988’s ‘Interior Design’ album. The band were said to be on hiatus, something Ron Mael takes … Continue reading →

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