Get Ready to ROCK! » The Pretty Things https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:32:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Book review: GET YER ‘AIR CUT by Alan Clayson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/book-review-get-yer-air-cut-by-alan-clayson/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/book-review-get-yer-air-cut-by-alan-clayson/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:16:05 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=98355 Alan Clayson - Get Yer 'Air CutOldcastle Books  [Publication date 17.09.24] They say you should always try and start a book with a bang, or at least a significant event. Alan Clayson’s ‘Get Yer Air Cut’ most certainly does that, opening with a 15 year old’s … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/book-review-get-yer-air-cut-by-alan-clayson/feed/ 0 Album review: NORMAN BEAKER – Running Down The Clock https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/album-review-norman-beaker-running-down-the-clock/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/album-review-norman-beaker-running-down-the-clock/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:22:57 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=67247 Norman Beaker - Running Down The ClockPete Feenstra chatted to Norman Beaker about his music and the new album for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  First broadcast 5 July 2020. Clock Records [Release date 24.07.20] It’s almost a shock to realise that this album celebrates Norman’s … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/07/album-review-norman-beaker-running-down-the-clock/feed/ 0 Album review: THE BETTERDAYS – Backlash https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-the-betterdays-backlash/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-the-betterdays-backlash/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:02:44 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=55093 The Betterdays - BacklashNTB Records [Release date 14.09.18] The Betterdays were the South West’s leading British r&b band in the mid-60′s. They paid their dues, did the mileage, filled the clubs and enthusiastically played a compelling mixture of rhythm and blues, all neatly … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-the-betterdays-backlash/feed/ 0 Album review: JAMIE WILLIAMS & THE ROOTS COLLECTIVE – Diff’rent Gravy https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-jamie-williams-the-roots-collective-diffrent-gravy/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-jamie-williams-the-roots-collective-diffrent-gravy/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2018 12:02:18 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=54854 JAMIE WILLIAMS & THE ROOTS COLLECTIVE - Diff3Ms Music [Release date 20.04.18] What’s in a name?  Well, Jamie Williams & The Roots Collective is a suitably titled, all encompassing name for a band that is rooted in 60’s British R&B – minimalist production with evocative vocals – … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-jamie-williams-the-roots-collective-diffrent-gravy/feed/ 0 Album review: THE PRETTY THINGS – Greatest Hits https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-the-pretty-things-greatest-hits/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/album-review-the-pretty-things-greatest-hits/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2017 19:44:10 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=48611 THE PRETTY THINGS – Greatest HitsMadfish [Release date 13.10.17] There are few bands who have make it to their 50th anniversary, let alone with such a welter of re-issues to mark the occasion. Indeed, The Pretty Things enthusiastic record company Madfish has already issued three … Continue reading →

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