Barbara return with a new single, Stag Do, which is out on October 16. This year Peter Gabriel has released a new song on every full moon, and these will be released on the album o/i on November 27…

Three good ‘uns, from various corners of the musical world… First up, Nothing But Thieves, who reach album number five with Stray Dogs. This is a nice heavy listen in the indie rock mou…

Share the post "Gig review: EUROPE – Armadillo, Glasgow, 30 September 2026" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint 1986 – What a time to be alive! I was in my teenage prime (no laughing at the bac...

Didcot notched up a 4-1 win over Milton Keynes Irish last night, with two goals from Jenson Wright and gone apiece for Adam Learoyd and Felix Robertson. A decent watch, although at 2-1 and well int…

Our reading team raised £97 :) Teenage Cancer Trust – One More Chapter A very big congratulations on completing the September Reading Challenge! You did it! You should feel very proud of…

NEW SINGLE ‘I JUST WANT TO SAY’ OUT NEXT WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER And it’s a love song! (Sort of).It’s time for a new chapter. ‘I Just Want To Say’ is the…

PHOTO CREDIT: JODIE MANN Edinburgh’s Hamish Hawk returns today with news of a much-anticipated new album, “Intriguer / Tenderness”, the follow-up to 2024’s queer-coded &#822…

Little Angels Confirm Brand New Material to Coincide With Big Bad & Back Tour This NovemberThe ‘Big Bad & Back EP’ (Released 6th Nov, 2026)  Will Be the Band’s First New Material in 32…

Didcot Town beat Bracknell Town 3-2 on penalties after a goalless ninety minutes, to progress to the first round proper of the FA Trophy, and for only the third time in their history! First round d…

Singer Songwriter Sunday – Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Starting this Sunday (27 Sep) at 20:00; Monday16:00 repeat, Singer Songwriter Sunday On these dates it will be Josh Taerk with Taerk’s Tracks (fo…

Release date: 13th November 2026 / Rum Bar Records Pre-order HERE Single – Doin’ Alright, video: HERE Former NY Loose frontwoman Brijitte West returns with a brand-new album, Brijitte West and the …

Bróna McVittie Announces ‘ Supernatural’ — A New Album of Myth, Mystery and Cosmic Folk, Released to coincide with Halloween / Samhain on State 51 / Company of Corkbots Ulster singer‑songwriter, ha…

Queen’s Brian May revealed in a recent interview with Absolute Radio that he and Roger Taylor have been updating Queen’s Thank God It’s Christmas for release later this year. Will…

FINNISH ROCK LEGENDS HANOI ROCKS ANNOUNCE NEW MAMMOTH 6LP AND 6CD BOXSET  ‘THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 1981-1984’ SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 13TH VIA BMG   WATCH THE UNBOXING VIDEO HERE&nb…

Jessica Lynn More Than Music: Unplugged 2027 Tour Dates 7 April 2027: London, PizzaExpress Live Holborn  8 April 2027: Woking, Fiery Bird  9 April 2027: Bath,  Chapel Arts Centre  10 April 2027: Sh…

After 5 singles taken from the 2024 ‘Animal’ EP they threw a curveball to the industry by releasing a cover of Robbie Williams’ ‘Let Me Entertain You’&n…

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

We’re officially one week into the September Reading Challenge! 🎉 A huge thank you for all your support so far. Together, you’ve already raised over £89,000.00 for Teenage Cancer Trust!…

Rock legends The Darkness proudly announce their first personally curated best of album Crock of Hits for release on November 27th via Warner Music. The album is available to pre-order here. A…

Share the post "Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH &#8211; Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool, 6 September 2026" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Playing at one of the last sweaty bastions of rock music, The Waterloo in Blackpool, Crobot opened the show. A band of four &hellip; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/gig-review-the-damn-truth-waterloo-music-bar-blackpool-6-september-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a>

Fantastic 4-0 home win for Stoke over Charlton, managed by former Stoke manager Nathan Jones, who is not who left most Stoke fans with happy memories. Ethan Galbraith scored again, along with the f…

Day 4 and started this one on my Kindle. Kerry Watts is another new author for me and a crime novel set in the Scottish isles. Will have a read with my lunchtime cuppa as working and bit rude to re…

Recently bought this four book trilogy of Vinted and aiming to read this as part of the September Reading Challenge. First read The Hitchhiker’s Guide the Galaxy in my school days and enjoyed…

Stoke got a hard fought one nil win over Norwich and climbed to the dizzy heights of 20th! Ethan Galbraith netted his second goal of the season and we had new signing, left back Luca Bambino come o…

And we’re off! First out of the gates is a new author to me, C.J. Tudor and so far it reads like Stepford Wives crossed with Stephen King! Enjoying it so far and one of the NetGalley reads in…

After an early lead from a Sam Gallagher goal it was business as usual as Wolves then put four past us and leaves Stoke currently bottom of the Championship with three defeats in three. Can’t…

Share the post "Album review: SHA-BOOM &#8211; Another Nail in the Coffin" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Silver Lining Music [Release date 26.08.26] Sha-Boom appeared in 1988 and disappea...

Tickets have gone on sale for a new week-long book festival designed to strengthen Stoke-on-Trent’s cultural offer and help tackle the city’s literacy challenges. The inaugural Stoke Book Festival wil...

Share the post "News: BROTHERS OSBORNE, WILLIE DOWLING, FOREIGNER (September 2026)" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Brothers Osborne (pictured) release their new album &#8216;Watertown&#821...

Order here (UK/International) : HERE Vinyl: £33.90 + shipping / CD: £13.90 + shipping Order here (US only) : HERE Brijitte West and NFA Promotions announce a long-overdue collection from one of the…

We like a fundraising challenge, especially one that features one of my favourite hobbies – reading! Aiming to read one book per week AND at least one outside of my usual reading comfort zone…

Share the post "Album review : ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK &#8211; Faithfully" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Cleopatra Records [Release date : 28.08.26] The whole idea of taking on a striking s...

Zack Gibson is a 17‑year‑old Scottish singer‑songwriter and multi‑instrumentalist from Broughty Ferry, Dundee, quickly emerging as one of the most promising young artists in Scotland’s ne…

This Saturday, Didcot welcome Winchester City for an epic FA Trophy clash. Bring a friend along! It should be a great tie as both clubs battle for a place in the first qualifying round of the FA Tr…

Thought this season would blog about the three teams I support/follow, namely Stoke City (my hometown club), Didcot Town (my adopted hometown club) and East Fife (I have followed their results sinc…

Share the post "Album review: SPELL SONGS &#8211; In Thin Air" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Hudson Records [Release date 04.09.26] Spell Songs are a bit of a folk supergroup comprising o...

Share the post "Album review: KINDRED NORTH &#8211; Kindred North" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Pride & Joy Music [Release date 21.08.26] Although melodic rock & AOR is my first musical love (along with folk music), recent albums in this genre have not made &hellip; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-kindred-north-kindred-north/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span></a>

Share the post "Single review: BIG COUNTRY REDUX &#8211; Winter Sky" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Website  Big Country Redux return with ‘Winter Sky’, the latest single taken from their ...

FA CUP Football At The Loop Tomorrow!  ​Here we go again with another exciting FA Cup tie at the Loop Meadow Stadium. ​This Saturday, Didcot welcome Swindon Supermarine for an epic FA Cup clash and…

A few archive Five Quick Q’s from The Rock ‘N’ Roll Oatcake with Stoke City fans – Old Stokie & Stephen Foster and journalists Martin Spinks & Graham McGarry. All fr…

Sitting with my son in the corner of the Tile Mountain on the opening game of another season I remembered it was fifty years ago that I attended my first Stoke match with my dad (and sometimes my g…

​This Saturday August 22, Didcot Town welcome Swindon Supermarine for an epic FA Cup clash. ​Bring a friend along! It should be a great tie as both clubs battle for a place in the first qualifying …

The Pineapple Thief announce new studio album ‘Far and Wide’; launch video for single ‘New World Order’ Pre-order / Stream here:   Photo: George Laycock  Progressive art-rockers The …

Share the post "Album review: NICOLE ATKINS &#8211; Drama" FacebookTwitterLinkedInE-mailBookmarkPrint Sun Records/ Wicked Games Records [Release date 18.09.26] Nicole Atkins returns with her first all...

Rachel Unthank, along with her sister Becky, form the driving force of The Unthanks, a very talented and well respected folk band. This album was released in 2007, before the Winterset morphed into…

The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful and entirely amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world’s most famous bands As rock…

All good things must come to an end . . . Acting Detective Inspector Roberta Steel has never been shy, but she’s finally retiring. After thirty years of policing Aberdeen’s underbelly, she’s all se…