Get Ready to ROCK! » Spike https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:09:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: THIRSTY QUIREBOYS – God Bless America: The Best Of Thirsty https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:59:11 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108977 tqWebsite [Release date 05.06.26] The band Thirsty were formed in 2014 by former (and founder) Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey, and over the next decade released three albums. With lyrical help from Russian poet Irina D, there was a different feel … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/feed/ 0 Album review : THE QUIREBOYS – Hey You! The Parlophone Years 1989-93 (4 CD Boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/album-review-the-quireboys-hey-you-the-parlophone-years-1989-93-4-cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/album-review-the-quireboys-hey-you-the-parlophone-years-1989-93-4-cd-boxset/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:29:23 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101578 quireboys 150 -hey-youCherry Red [Release date : 28.03.25] From Choirboys to Queerboys to Quire Boys. This 4 CD set is a compact quartet of Quireboy’s music, comprising their first two charting albums, with bonus tracks, plus an album of demos and an … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/album-review-the-quireboys-hey-you-the-parlophone-years-1989-93-4-cd-boxset/feed/ 0 Gig review: SPIKE- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 February 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/02/gig-review-spike-half-moon-putney-london-16-february-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/02/gig-review-spike-half-moon-putney-london-16-february-2025/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:44:15 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=100890 SPIKE- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 February 2025The art of the raconteur, one who can tell stories about their life in an absorbing and amusing manner, is easy to attempt and difficult to carry off, as any of us who have had the misfortune to listen to … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/02/gig-review-spike-half-moon-putney-london-16-february-2025/feed/ 0 Album review: THE QUIREBOYS – Wardour Street https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/album-review-the-quireboys-wardour-street/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/album-review-the-quireboys-wardour-street/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:53:15 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=98749 The Quireboys - Wardour StreetCadiz Music [Release date 01.11.24] When I heard Spike had been ousted by his own band but had drafted in original Quireboys guitarist and co-founder the late, great, Guy Bailey to help resurrect the true Quireboys, rejoined by most of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/album-review-the-quireboys-wardour-street/feed/ 0 Gig review: STONEDEAD FESTIVAL – Newark Showground – 23,24 August 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-23-24-august-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/gig-review-stonedead-festival-newark-showground-23-24-august-2024/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:18:38 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=97443 mini_Ugly Kid 3Since the first Stonedead (or Stonedeaf as it was back then) the festival has gone from strength to strength driven by word of mouth and a very active Facebook group. Each year has sold out that bit sooner than the … Continue reading →

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