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Welcome to our
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The Best of 2021: Vote for your favourites |
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From Friday 10 December you can vote in our Popular Poll You can vote for the two categories, Top Albums, and Breakthrough Acts. In addition you can nominate any album or artist that we've missed. If you leave your email address, for each vote (up to two) we'll enter your details in a Prize Draw to win a selection of six books of your choice from Sonicbond Publishing.
The poll results will be announced in a special Best Of show on Get
Ready to ROCK! Radio on 19 December.
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| Josh Taerk Christmas Show | |||
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The sessions take place once per month, with a mix of original and cover versions. You can catch up on previous shows via our radio Facebook page and selected audio is available via our radio sessions page. |
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Christmas playlist guide |
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The guide is part of our "2020 Vision" feature series where we look back on, and revisit, albums, artists and collectibles. |
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| Albums of the month (October - December 2021) | |||
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DEEP PURPLE Turning To Crime (earMUSIC) While the production is big, solid and bright, there’s also a live-in-the-studio feel, like it was recorded quickly and spontaneously. Listen with open ears and the album shows the band on great form, and is definitely one to thoroughly enjoy. ***** Review by Joe Geesin
Not an easy listen, but an album of startling intensity, beautifully recorded and, hopefully, a go-to listen for anyone who feels they can empathise with her. Albums like this come around far too infrequently – we should all take the opportunity to listen when they do. ***** Review by Alan Jones
THORBJORN RISAGER & THE BLUE TORNADO Best Of (Ruf) Put simply, this album isn’t called a ‘Best Of’ for nothing. There’s a wonderful flow at the heart of a 20th anniversary collection that explores every aspect of the blues. ***** Review by Pete Feenstra
BURNTFIELD Impermanence (Progressive Gears) This is a fine album for the times, ‘Impermanence’ reflects that we are constantly in a state of flux and even with heartbreak and loss there is usually resolution and rebirth. Burntfield’s music should appeal to those who enjoy atmsopheric and introspective rock such as Katatonia and Anathema, but it’s all fused with a pop and even AOR sensibility... ***** Review by David Randall
ECLIPSE Wired (Frontiers) The sound has been honed to the extent that while still rocking hard, instrumentation is kept relatively simple and solos to the minimum, so songs are rarely given pace to develop before a big chorus takes over. The production has a modern feel and the guitar sound is razor sharp. ****1/4 Review by Andy Nathan
LEVERAGE Above The Beyond (Frontiers) Their music captures your imagination and and gets you where it counts. There are no certainties in rock’n'roll, but I would wager that this album will top quite a few Best Of The Year lists come December. ***** Review by Brian McGowan
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| Photo: Simon Dunkerley | |||
| A Month in ROCK! (1-31 December 2021) | |||
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| What's happening? | |||
| Have you checked out our comprehensive gig and tour listings? We are constantly updating as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. | |||
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