Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrates 10 years with
"Best of" show
A month long
promotion highlights our 10 year interview archive
On Sunday 16
September (22:00 GMT) a special show reflects on 10
years of broadcasting. The two-hour feature
recalls presenters and interviews including
contributions from Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), David
Coverdale and Todd Rundgren.
Says Station
Manager David Randall: "It was fun putting this
special together and realising just how far we've
come in 10 years. It has been really good to
watch the progress of now established, or
re-energised, names such as Joe Bonamassa, FM and
Todd Rundgren and this show reflects that."
As part of the
station's 10th anniversary celebrations, we'll be
replaying some of our interview highlights gathered since
2008.
16 September
(18:00) - Joey Tempest of Europe (pictured)
The frontman of melodic hard rockers Europe chats to
GRTR! in 2013. The band play UK dates 14-24
September.
16 September (22:00) - The Sound of GRTR!
A two-hour special reflecting ten years of
broadcasting.
17 September (16:00) - Glenn Hughes
The "Voice of Rock" chats about his music. He plays
UK dates 2-15 October performing "classic Deep
Purple".
18 September (21:00) - Sari Schorr
Including tracks from her 2016 album ‘A Force Of
Nature’. A new album is released in September with
UK tour dates.
23 September (18:00) - Martin Turner ex-Wishbone
Ash
Founder member of Wishbone Ash chats about his music
with Wishbone Ash and beyond. (He plays UK dates
from 13 September)
24 September (16:00) - Steve Hackett
Progmeister Steve in conversation ahead of UK dates
with orchestra (1-11 October).
25 September (21:00) - Joanne Shaw Taylor
One of the rising stars in the blues rock world
since her debut album in 2009. She tours in the UK
this October.
30 September (18:00) - The Sound of GRTR!
A two-hour special reflecting ten years of
broadcasting (repeat).
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Prog royalty Steve Hackett chats to GRTR! ahead of
orchestral tour
A 41 piece
orchestra accompanies Steve Hackett on tour in
October
Prog-meister
Steve Hackett tours with a 41 piece orchestra in
October, plus there is the release of a 6-CD/2-DVD
box set covering the years 1984-2006.
Steve's orchestral tour stems from a one-off
performance in March 2017 in the USA. He'll bring a
symphonic slant to his "Genesis Revisited"
catalogue.
October also sees the release of Broken Skies -
Outspread Wings (1984 - 2006) a multi-disc
collection of albums including the world
music-inspired 'Til We Have Faces' and the live
album 'Feedback 86' - all newly remastered,
alongside a host of bonus tracks.
In addition to this, 2 DVD's feature several recent
live rarities and 5.1 mixes of selected songs,
including the 'Somewhere in South America' live set.
This limited edition is rounded off by brand new
artwork from Roger Dean and a 60-page book with liner
notes, rare photos, lyrics and more.
On Monday 24 September (16:00 GMT; repeated
Thursday 27, 23:00) he chats to Get Ready to ROCK!
Radio in a new interview as part of the radio
station's '10 Years in the making' celebration in
September.
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Photo:
Steve Goudie
Albums That Time Forgot...
The
"comeback" album from Foreigner
Can't Slow
Down
was a fitting title to the album released by
Foreigner in 2009. It effectively marked their
re-generation. Since that time they've
released several compilations and, most recently, an
orchestral album.
'Can't
Slow Down'
was also available in several editions, including a
Wal-Mart special that featured a bonus disk of
classic hit re-mixes.
Monday-Friday,
two tracks 18:00-19:00 GMT
If you can't listen live...listen again!
You can catch
up on various show highlights and interview/features
via our Mixcloud page. It's also a great way
of sampling our output.
Pete Feenstra's
recent guests have included Susan Santos (pictured)
and Chris Bevington.
As part of our
10th Birthday celebrations we'll be repeating Pete's
chat with Sari Schorr (18
September), and Joanne Shaw
Taylor (25 September).
We have over
500 shows now archived and updated on a
weekly basis.
Photo:
John Bull/Rockrpix
For artists
and labels, our Mixcloud media is another way of
getting your music "out there". In respect of
interview specials our presenters examine in some
depth an artist's career and each sequence is
sprinkled with carefully selected tracks that
provide a fair and sometimes rare view of back
catalogue.
For the
listener this is a great way of catching up with an
artist's output and discovering new material thereby
informing future purchases.
Our Mixcloud
material can easily be shared in social media or
embedded in artist/label websites.
For our US
listeners we also supply an alternative to the
Mixcloud platform where possible, due to copyright
restrictions in the USA.
More information
>> Every 1-2
weeks we select albums and tracks for more frequent airplay.
These can be new releases or reissues.
How do we
make our selection? We use feedback from presenters and
reviewers, and their opinions at
www.getreadytorock.com
The aim is
to signpost new artists where possible but not always the most
obvious track or single and/or albums/artists worthy of further
investigation. Many selections are previewed in our weekly
'New to GRTR!' sequence.
Power Plays w/c 17 September 2018
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Try As I Might (KScope)
JAWBONE Two Million Heartbeats (indie)
BAD TOUCH Hammer Falls (Marshall Records)
SARI SCHORR Thank You (Manhaton)
MALLEN Polarity (indie)
Featured Albums w/c 17 September 2018
(Mon-Fri)
09:00-12:00 GIOELI-CASTRONOVO Set
The World On Fire
(Frontiers)
12:00-13:00
FEDERAL CHARM Passenger (indie)
14:00-16:00 PAUL CARRACK These Days
(Carrack-UK)
Albums That Time Forgot (Mon-Fri)
18:00-19:00 FOREIGNER Can't Slow Down (2009)
Showcase:
Sunday 21:00, (Tuesday 16:00 & Thursday 21:00
repeat)
Our latest
playlist additions are showcased in a weekly
sequence with the emphasis on independent artists
and labels.
New to GRTR!
Playlist (w/c 9 September 2018)
Showcase:
Sunday 21:00, (Tuesday 16:00 & Thursday 21:00
repeat)
COLIN JAMES I
Will Remain (True North Records)
CONNOR SELBY This Old World (3MS)
BOB DAISLEY AND FRIENDS Nothing's The Same (earMUSIC)
DOYLE BRAMHALL II Love And Pain (Provogue)
BEN POOLE Dirty Laundry (Manhaton)
SPIRITS BURNING & MICHAEL MOORCOCK Hothouse Flowers
(Gonzo)
THE BETTERDAYS I Can Tell (NTB Records)
THE MOLOCHS Shadow Of A Girl (Innovative Leisure)
NIGHT TRAINS Open Channel D (Acid Jazz)
PAUL CARRACK Perfect Storm (Carrack-UK)
BOBBIE GENTRY Circle Round The Sun (UMC)
NORDIC UNION Walk Me Through The Fire (Frontiers)
SLASH Mind Your Manners (Roadrunner)
SPIRITS BURNING & MICHAEL MOORCOCK In The Future
(Gonzo)
New to GRTR! Playlist (w/c
2 September 2018)
Showcase:
Sunday 21:00, (Tuesday 16:00 & Thursday 21:00
repeat)
VANESSA PETERS Get Started (Idol Records)
ANNIE DRESSNER Don't Go (indie)
PAUL CARRACK Life In A Bubble (Carrack-UK)
BOBBIE GENTRY The Seventh Son (UMC)
LEGS ELECTRIC Strange Addiction (indie)
MALLEN Polarity (indie)
SIBLINGS OF US Pizza Lisa (indie)
RIDER You (indie)
THE SURVIVAL CODE This Time Round (indie)
DAR.RA Phenomenal (indie)
ICARUS DIVE (indie)
FEAR ME DECEMBER Not Wired The Same (indie)
FROM INSIDE Before I Leave (indie)
THE QUIREBOYS Blackwater (Off Yer Rocka)
GIEOLI-CASTRONOVO Fall Like An Angel (Frontiers)
The A
List (w/c 17 September 2018)
>> Our "heavy rotation" times reflect
some of our peak listening figures and these
segments are also an obvious time for
promo/advertising spots. These sequences
reflect both new releases and artists with
forthcoming tours/gigs or a featured artist
promotion.
Mon-Wed 13:00-13:30,
17:00-18:30 Thu-Fri 17:30-18:30 Sunday 17:00-18:00
BAD TOUCH Shake A Leg
(Marshall Records)
BLUE OCTOBER I Hope You're Happy (Up-Down Brando Records)
DORO Forever Warriors, Forever United (Nuclear Blast)
EARTH FOR SALE Reset (AnderStein Music)
JAWBONE Jawbone (indie)
THE MAGPIE SALUTE High Water I (Mascot)
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Dissolution (KScope)
SARI SCHORR Never Say Never (Manhaton)
MARTIN TURNER Various
MASSIVE WAGONS Full Nelson (Earache)
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN Gateways (Nuclear Blast)
ANN WILSON Immortal (BMG)
How
can we help?
What can we
offer artists and labels in terms of promotion?
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We can jointly promote
via our associated website
www.getreadytorock.com
- one of the web's main rock destinations for over
250,000 unique users each month. Gig and album
reviews are consistently high in Google for maximum
visibility.
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Reviews
take - on average - a few minutes to get to the top
of Google after publication - great visibility, and
especially useful for an early tour review...
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The radio station
"tweets" the playlist in real time and also links directly
to Last.FM - we brand each tweet with a genre hashtag.
Music lovers are more likely to find your music.
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Selected shows are
available via
Mixcloud, another way of getting your music out
there via our interview features/specials.
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Our sponsored label and
artist showcases highlight your product via radio, website
and in iTunes.
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Our "In Session" series
is a further vehicle to show an artist's depth in the
context of an acoustic or live performance.
Get Ready to
ROCK! is independent and has built an enviable
reputation for informed, enthusiastic, eclectic and
comprehensive coverage since 2002. We're not
just metal, we're not just hard rock, we also
support prog, blues and back catalogue as much as
the contemporary.
Contact us
now!
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Did you know
our Last.FM page gives statistics about the range of
music we play? More:
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You'll find playlists
for specific shows in the presenter section at our website
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to our playlist in real time.
