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		<title>Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-may-the-muse-no-please-yes-thank-you/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/may-the-muse-e1761317796873.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You" title="MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You" /></a>Bandcamp [Release date: 27.06.25] American/German singer/songwriter Désirée Mishoe who records under the name of May the Muse, has released an intriguing debut album full of musical variety. The album is produced by Justin Hawkins, who also plays most of the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-may-the-muse-no-please-yes-thank-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-may-the-muse-no-please-yes-thank-you/">Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You</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: THE DARKNESS &#8211; G Live, Guildford, 11 March 2025</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 23:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="99" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/250306_thedarkness8-e1742090185950.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="THE DARKNESS – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, 6 March 2025" title="THE DARKNESS – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, 6 March 2025" /></a>Say what you like about them- and many still do- the tale of The Darkness is a classic tale of redemption. The band that rose too fast to be the biggest thing in the pop let alone the rock world, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-darkness-g-live-guildford-11-march-2025/">Gig review: THE DARKNESS &#8211; G Live, Guildford, 11 March 2025</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: GUNS N&#8217; ROSES &#8211; British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 21:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/gig-review-guns-n-roses-british-summer-time-hyde-park-30-june-2023/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MG_2182-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="GUNS N&#039; ROSES- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023" title="GUNS N&#039; ROSES- British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023" /></a>The self proclaimed most dangerous band in the world are now comfortable enough elder statesmen to play the most mainstream of festivals, that back in the day they would either never have played, or the organisers probably wouldn&#8217;t have had &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/gig-review-guns-n-roses-british-summer-time-hyde-park-30-june-2023/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/07/gig-review-guns-n-roses-british-summer-time-hyde-park-30-june-2023/">Gig review: GUNS N&#8217; ROSES &#8211; British Summer Time, Hyde Park, 30 June 2023</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: BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS &#8211; Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 23:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/P1030678-Copy1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS- Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023" title="BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS- Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023" /></a>When this joint headline arena tour was announced, my first thoughts were that Black Stone Cherry and The Darkness were not natural bedfellows- the earnest blue collar southern rockers from Kentucky and the eccentric English band from East Anglia who &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/gig-review-black-stone-cherry-and-the-darkness-wembley-arena-london-4-february-2023/">Gig review: BLACK STONE CHERRY AND THE DARKNESS &#8211; Wembley Arena, London, 4 February 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Feature: GRTR!@20 &#8211; The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness &#8211; THE DARKNESS (January 2023)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/feature-grtr20-the-grtr-grotto-of-greatness-the-darkness-january-2023/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/grtr20_grotto_sml-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness" title="The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness" /></a>The band that put the fun back into rock&#8230; Photo: Darren Griffiths Launching our anniversary series in January 2023, a band whose rise we followed from 2003 when they released their debut album &#8216;Permission To Land&#8217;.  A year later the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/feature-grtr20-the-grtr-grotto-of-greatness-the-darkness-january-2023/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/feature-grtr20-the-grtr-grotto-of-greatness-the-darkness-january-2023/">Feature: GRTR!@20 &#8211; The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness &#8211; THE DARKNESS (January 2023)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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