Get Ready to ROCK! » spoken word https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:28:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: DANNY BOWES – The Junction, 2, Cambridge,1 June 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-danny-bowes-the-junction-2-cambridge1-june-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-danny-bowes-the-junction-2-cambridge1-june-2025/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:18:14 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102743 db2Pretty much everyone who is a fan of British Hard Rock knows the story of Thunder’s lead singer Danny Bowes in regards to his stroke, the plummet down a set of stairs and the severe damage to his brain masking … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/gig-review-danny-bowes-the-junction-2-cambridge1-june-2025/feed/ 0 Album review: SPARKS – Hippopotamus https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-sparks-hippopotamus/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-sparks-hippopotamus/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:46:39 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=48599 Sparks - HippopotamusBMG [Release date 08.09.17] ‘Hippopotamus’ is a triumph of pop’s true potential over the usual clichéd familiar fare. It’s a cross genre album bursting with creativity, humour and stylistic diversity. The lyrical word plays, eclectic themes and nuanced melodies are … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-sparks-hippopotamus/feed/ 0 Gig review: SPARKS Album Launch Party – ICA, The Mall London, 7 Sept 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:59:04 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=47937 SPARKS Album Launch Party – ICA, The Mall London, 7 Sept 2017In many respects the ICA provides the perfect backdrop for the album launch party of ‘Hippopotamus’, Sparks’ 23rd album. The LA based brothers Ron and Russell Mael have long reached beyond the simple rock and roll format to realize their … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/09/gig-review-sparks-album-launch-party-ica-the-mall-london-7-sept-2017/feed/ 0 Gig review: IAN ANDERSON – Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 June 2013 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/07/gig-review-ian-anderson-royal-albert-hall-london-30-june-2013/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/07/gig-review-ian-anderson-royal-albert-hall-london-30-june-2013/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:35:36 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=11631 Ian AndersonIt’s 45 years since Ian Anderson first trod the boards at the Albert Hall with Jethro Tull at a charity show. And now with the apparent departure (temporarily or otherwise) of long time guitarist Martin Barre, he’s shed the Tull … Continue reading →

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