DYLAN JAMES ANNOUNCES NEW EP ‘WARRIORS IN DISGUISE’ OUT SPRING 2027 DOUBLE SINGLE ‘ADHD / SAY NOTHING’ OUT 23 OCTOBER UK singer-songwriter Dylan James announces his latest EP ‘Warriors In Disguise’…

NEW SINGLE “ALMOST FOREVER” Release Date: 17th OCTOBER 2026 “Almost Forever” is a songwriting debut for Chasing Twisters’ keyboard player Dave Deaville and quite an autumnal departure from the band…

Kingfisher | The Brothers Gillespie The Brothers Gillespie’s new album Kingfisher is a collection of songs borne of deepening into life and its terrain of love, loss, grief and longing. These are s…

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT ANNOUNCE ‘55 YEARS ON TOUR – 1972 TO 2027’ UK SHOWS London Royal Albert Hall – Thursday 1 April 2027  Featuring Special Guests – MagnumGlasgow Royal Concert Hall – Saturday 3…

Ten man Stoke clinched a 2-1 away win at Bolton, which moves us up to fourth, with second placed Middlesboro at home on Tuesday and Derby away at the weekend. Cisse and Wilmot got Stoke’s goa…

OUR NEW SINGLE ‘MEDITATE’ WILL BE YOURS NEXT WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER!!PRE SAVE ‘MEDITATE’This one feels different. Written during a heatwave when we were hanging out at John&…

Skindred release new single & video Big Em Up ahead of World Mental Health day.We wanted to start this newsletter today by posting a Message from Benji ahead of World Mental Health day this Sat…

Announcing CALIFORNIA, DREAM ON: AEROSMITH & FRIENDS, a monumental concert celebration honoring the unmatched history, explosive live performance, and enduring legacy of America’s Greatest Rock…

I am SO excited to finally announce that my sophomore record,’Myself and Other Monsters’ will be released on March 5th!!! You can now pre-order it on gatefold vinyl LP and CD from …

Didcot Town travel to Penn & Tylers Green this evening for a Berks and Bucks Cup tie. Hopefully a decent cup run can start this evening. Didcot earned a point away at Waltham Abbey at the weeke…

The album is called Trying to Be Cool and has twelve songs on it, including a new version of For The Thrill Of It and two co-writes (Warning Sign that I wrote with David Ford for our EP 48 Hours an…

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...