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		<title>Album review: FRANCIS DUNNERY – The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery, Vol.1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-francis-dunnery-the-blues-of-tombstone-dunnery-vol-1/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="138" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Francis-Dunnery-The-Blues-Of-Tombstone-Dunnery-Vol.11-e1699119587845.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Francis Dunnery - The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery, Vol.1" title="Francis Dunnery - The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery, Vol.1" /></a>Pete Feenstra chatted to Francis Dunnery about his blues album for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  First broadcast 5 November 2023. Francis Dunnery Music [Release date 15.09.23] Francis Dunnery’s ‘The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery Vol 1’ is a concept that &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-francis-dunnery-the-blues-of-tombstone-dunnery-vol-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-francis-dunnery-the-blues-of-tombstone-dunnery-vol-1/">Album review: FRANCIS DUNNERY – The Blues Of Tombstone Dunnery, Vol.1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: TOXIC REASONS &#8211; Reissues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-toxic-reasons-reissues/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TOXIC-REASONS-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="TOXIC REASONS" title="TOXIC REASONS" /></a>Kill By Remote Control, Within These Walls, Bullets For You, In The House Of God, No Peace In Our Time, God Bless America Audio Platter [Release date 21.10.22] Formed in Dayton, Ohio, USA, in 1979, Toxic Reasons were a punk &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-toxic-reasons-reissues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-toxic-reasons-reissues/">Album review: TOXIC REASONS &#8211; Reissues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig Review: BEARDED THEORY’S SPRING GATHERING – Catton Park, 26-29 May 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 19:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/gig-review-bearded-theorys-spring-gathering-catton-park-26th-to-29th-may-2022/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bt2022a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="bt2022a" title="bt2022a" /></a>When asked “How was Bearded Theory?”, the short answer is “Awesome! Brilliant! I had the best weekend!”. The long answer that I want to give is this… THURSDAY 26TH MAY We were really lucky and arrived on Wednesday, so Thursday &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/gig-review-bearded-theorys-spring-gathering-catton-park-26th-to-29th-may-2022/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/gig-review-bearded-theorys-spring-gathering-catton-park-26th-to-29th-may-2022/">Gig Review: BEARDED THEORY’S SPRING GATHERING – Catton Park, 26-29 May 2022</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Book review: DONT WORRY &#8216;BOUT THE BEAR (From the Blues to Jazz, Rock &amp; Roll and Black Sabbath) by Jim Simpson with Ron Simpson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 12:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/book-review-dont-worry-bout-the-bear-from-the-blues-to-jazz-rcok-roll-and-black-sabbath-by-jim-simpson-with-ron-simpson/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Jim-Simpson-Dont-Worry-Bout-The-Bear1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Jim Simpson - Don" title="" /></a>Brewin Books [Publication date 22.06.2019] Jim Simpson&#8217;s ‘Don’t Worry ‘Bout The Bear’ – the title comes from a Doctor Ross song written for the author– is a down to earth account of his 60 plus years in the music business, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/book-review-dont-worry-bout-the-bear-from-the-blues-to-jazz-rcok-roll-and-black-sabbath-by-jim-simpson-with-ron-simpson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/book-review-dont-worry-bout-the-bear-from-the-blues-to-jazz-rcok-roll-and-black-sabbath-by-jim-simpson-with-ron-simpson/">Book review: DONT WORRY &#8216;BOUT THE BEAR (From the Blues to Jazz, Rock &amp; Roll and Black Sabbath) by Jim Simpson with Ron Simpson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: THE BRUTALISTS &#8211; We Are Not Here To Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-brutalists-we-are-not-here-to-help/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/THE-BRUTALISTS-We-Are-Not-Here-To-Help-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THE BRUTALISTS - We Are Not Here To Help" title="THE BRUTALISTS - We Are Not Here To Help" /></a>Cleopatra Records [Release date 06.09.19] Following on surprisingly quickly from their superb debut album, The Brutalists have recently release new effort “We Are Not Here To Help”, and I am pleased to report that this follows on exactly as you &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-brutalists-we-are-not-here-to-help/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/10/album-review-the-brutalists-we-are-not-here-to-help/">Album review: THE BRUTALISTS &#8211; We Are Not Here To Help</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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