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SEPTEMBER 2018
 

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GRTR! Archive 2002-2012

Steve Hackett

GET READY TO ROCK! RADIO CELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Our radio station celebrates 10 years of broadcasting this month with a series of interview replays and a Best Of special.

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio started in September 2008 and throughout the month the station will be reflecting on a decade of music and noting the rise, or re-establishment, of specific artists.

Steve Hackett (pictured) is the subject of a recent interview as part of the promotion, ahead of his UK orchestral tour in October.

Photo: Steve Goudie

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Cambridge Folk Festival

GRTR! CONTINUES EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL COVERAGE

Our extensive summer festival coverage continued in 2018 with our reviewers getting out and about to key events.

Check out our coverage, starting with Bearded Theory and including Download, Ramblin' Man, Cambridge Folk (pictured) and the new one-day Stonefest.

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Albums of the Month (July-September)

Sari Schorr

SARI SCHORR Never Say Never (Manhaton)
"...an album that goes a long way to establishing her own niche.
..this album does flow from the abrasive opener to the soulful conclusion, meaning that as the title track comes to rest, you do feel as if Sari Shorr has left an impressive imprint. " (Pete Feenstra)


Martin Barre

MARTIN BARRE Roads Less Travelled  (Garage Music)
"In some respects Roads Less Travelled is a coming of age for one of rock’s best-loved guitarists and genuine nice guy. It shows also there’s still plenty of mileage on the road ahead."  (David Randall)


The Kentish Spires

THE KENTISH SPIRES The Last Harvest (indie)
"So if you thrilled to the woodwind and reed instrumentation of Ian McDonald and Mel Collins back ‘in the day’, and even if you didn’t, make sure you check out this exquisite debut from The Kentish Spires." (Pete Whalley)


Chris Bevington Organisation

CHRIS BEVINGTON ORGANISATION Cut And Run (CBO Music)
"The combination of good songs, hard driving energy and a pristine sonic quality makes for a highly recommended rip roaring album."  (Pete Feenstra)


Space Elevator

SPACE ELEVATOR II (SPV/Steamhammer)
"Space Elevator have upped their game big time on album number two, with a bigger production and songs that have broad appeal. " (Jason Ritchie)



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This month in ROCK
15 September - 14 October

David Coverdale (Whitesnake) born in 1949


In 1931 the first 33rpm LPs and record players are launched by RCA in New York


Black Sabbath Paranoid is the No 1 UK LP in 1970


Led Zeppelin 3 goes gold in the US in 1970


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New to our Radio Playlist w/c 10 September 2018

BAD TOUCH Shake A Leg (Marshall Records)
DORO Forever Warriors/United (Nuclear Blast)
JAWBONE s/t (indie)
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Dissolution (KScope)
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN Gateways (Nuclear Blast)
 


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Meet GRTR!

Alan Jones
Alan Jones

Alan has just submitted his 100th "eclectic mix" a monthly sequence broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.

The two-hour special was a personal selection of tracks that have inspired our  intrepid reviewer, starting with Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'. 

Iron maiden

Latest gig reviews...

Reviews since June include STONE FREE, RAMBLIN' MAN FAIR, CORNBURY and STEELHOUSE FESTIVALS, IRON MAIDEN (pictured), GRAHAM BONNET and CAMEL.

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RECOMMENDED UK TOURS/GIGS/FESTIVALS
(SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018)

CAMEL 7-17 September
MARTIN TURNER ex-Wishbone Ash, 13 September-27 October
EUROPE/King King 14-24 September
THE BAD FLOWERS/Federal Charm/Those Damn Crows, 19-30 September
STEVE HACKETT 1-11 October
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR 1-14 October
GLENN HUGHES 2-15 October
GUS G 13-18 October
10cc 18 October-17 November
SAXON 18-21 October

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FOLLOW AND SHARE OUR RADIO PLAYLIST!

Now you can follow our radio playlist in real time and see the range of music and artists played.  Share our playlists with friends!

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Listen again to selected radio shows via Mixcloud! We've added recent interviews with GRAHAM GOULDMAN, MARTIN TURNER (ex-Wishbone Ash) and more...

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