Get Ready to ROCK! » soul https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Fri, 08 May 2026 15:37:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: MIKE ZITO – Outside Or The Eastside https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-mike-zito-outside-or-the-eastside/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-mike-zito-outside-or-the-eastside/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:33:01 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107985 Mike Zito - Outside Or The EastsideGulf Coast Records [Release date 24.04.26] Mike Zito’s ‘Outside Or The Eastside’ is a hard hitting rock-blues album with autobiographical songs and thoughtfully chosen covers. He tells us the new album: “is an ode St. Louis and the late-night culture … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-mike-zito-outside-or-the-eastside/feed/ 0 Album review: LIGHTNING THREADS – Trinkets https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-lightning-threads-trinkets/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-lightning-threads-trinkets/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:17:57 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107610 LIGHTNING THREADS - Trinketshttps://www.lightningthreads.com/ [Release date 28.01.26/Streaming 01.05.26] The follow up to their 2023 debut album, ‘Off That Lonely Road’ the Threads new record, ‘Trinkets’ sees the band following much the same Blues rooted path but there’s a growing maturity, evident in both … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-lightning-threads-trinkets/feed/ 0 Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:22:00 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107241 FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026First gig of the 2026 season of gigs hosted and promoted by Big Ginger Tom Music, which includes a sold out show by Seth Lakeman in the autumn and the Urban Folk Quartet in May. Support act is Warwickshire based Lauren … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/feed/ 0 Single review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Hell Or High Water https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/single-review-joanne-shaw-taylor-hell-or-high-water/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/single-review-joanne-shaw-taylor-hell-or-high-water/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:21:43 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106925 JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Hell or High WaterWebsite “Can I help you sir?” “Yes I’d like some gospel blues served up with a soupçon of acoustic guitar and banjo, with lashings and lashings of raunchy electric guitar and topped off with an economic but searing guitar solo” … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/single-review-joanne-shaw-taylor-hell-or-high-water/feed/ 0 Gig review: ELLES BAILEY – Wax and Beans, Bury, 19 January 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-elles-bailey-wax-and-beans-bury-19-january-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/gig-review-elles-bailey-wax-and-beans-bury-19-january-2026/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:48:23 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106823 Elles Bailey - March 2026 UK TourThis is my first time attending one of these intimate record shop gigs, and what a delight it was. Elles Bailey, with her acoustic guitarist and best friend Demi Marriner in front of an audience of around fifty people. It … Continue reading →

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