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Thursday, September 21, 2023

NICK BARRETT FRONTMAN FOR BRITISH PROG ROCK GROUP ‘PENDRAGON’ AND AVID SURFER CHATS ABOUT LATEST RELEASE ‘NORTH STAR’ ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO!

 




N I C K   B A R R E T T

 FRONTMAN 

FOR BRITISH PROG ROCK GROUP

 P E N D R A G O N 

CHATS ABOUT LATEST RELEASE

NORTH STAR

 ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

 WITH RAY SHASHO!


CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!


Pendragon are an English neo-progressive rock band established in 1978 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, as Zeus Pendragon by guitarist and vocalist Nick Barrett. The word Zeus was dropped before the band started recording, as the members decided it was too long to look good on a T-shirt.


There were a few personnel changes in the early days, but since 1986 the lineup has remained relatively stable (with only the drummer changing several times since then).

The band were active in the progressive rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Marillion, Pallas, Solstice and Twelfth Night in the early 1980s and often appeared as support acts to Marillion and other major prog bands, both on tours and at the Marquee venue which hosted many regular prog evenings.

In September 2019 the band released a 40th Anniversary boxed set containing five compact discs. The first three represent a complete live concert recording made in London during 2018. The remaining two discs are re-mixed and remastered versions of the albums The World and Men Who Climb Mountains. In February 2020, a new album called Love Over Fear was released. Most recently this year an EP entitled North Star was released.



PURCHASE

NORTH STAR

BY

PENDRAGON


Available at

https://pendragon3.bandcamp.com/

and amazon.com

 

Also

THE MOST RECENT

 ALBUM

BY

PENDRAGON

entitled

LOVE OVER FEAR

amazon.com




FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

NICK BARRETT

AND

PENDRAGON

VISIT

www.pendragon.mu

Official website

https://twitter.com/PendieHQ

Twitter

www.facebook.com/PendragonHQ

Facebook

https://pendragon3.bandcamp.com/album/north-star

Bandcamp

 

PENDRAGON

DISCOGRAPHY

Studio albums

The Jewel (1985)

Kowtow (1988)

The World (1991)

The Window of Life (1993)

The Masquerade Overture (1996)

Not of This World (2001)

Believe (2005)

Pure (2008)

Passion (2011)

Men Who Climb Mountains (2014)

Love Over Fear (2020)

 

Live Album’s

 9:15 Live 1986

 Around the World in 80 Minutes Vol 2 1992

 The Very, Very Bootleg: Live in Lille 1993

 Utrecht...The Final Frontier 1995

 Live in Kraków 96 1997

 Acoustically Challenged 2002

Live at Last ...And More 2004

 Concerto Maximo 2009

 Out of Order Comes Chaos 2013

 Masquerade 20 2017

EP’s

 Pendragon (aka The Armageddon Tape) 1982

 Pendragon (aka The Excalibur Tape) 1983

The Friday Rock Show 1983

Fly High Fall Far 1984

Saved by You 1989

 Fallen Dreams & Angels 1994

 As Good as Gold 1996

North Star 2023

 

NICK BARRETT

SOLO

Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan – A Rush Of Adrenaline 2006


UPCOMING SHOWS

2023

Friday Nov 3rd – The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon

Saturday Nov 4th – Trading Boundaries, Fletching, East Sussex

Pendragon is heading out on tour in the spring of 2024, and here’s where they'll be…

May 2024

11th – Saturday & 12th Sunday – VIP’24 Weekend – Key Theatre – Peterborough – UK

13th – Monday – Zentrum Altenberg – Oberhausen – DE

14th – Tuesday – Paris – FR – TBC

15th – Wednesday –  Z7 – Pratteln – CH

16th – Thursday – Lyon – FR – TBC

17th – Friday –  Chez Paulette – Pagney-derrière-Barine- FR

18th – Saturday – De Boerderij – Zoetermeer – NL

19th – Sunday – Das Rind – Russelshiem – DE

20th – Monday – Zik-Zak – Ittre – BE  (ticket links coming soon)

21st – Tuesday – Logo – Hamburg – DE (ticket links coming soon)

22nd – Wednesday – Beta – Copenhagen – DK

23rd – Thursday –  Galej – Gothenburg – SE

25th Saturday & 26th Sunday – VIP ’24 Weekend- CK Wiatrak – Zabrze – PL










NICK BARRETT

APPEARS WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 21ST 2023


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON THESE SITES

The Classic Rock Music Reporter  

Classic Rock Here and Now

   Music Tried and True 

   www.rockmusic.show

 YouTube   Facebook   Apple   

amazon music   iHeartRadio  TuneIn 

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts  

 ReverbNation   LinkedIn   Twitter   Stage32 



ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!



BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO




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TO BE PART OF MUSIC HISTORY!

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Saturday, September 2, 2023

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP ‘DISTRICT 97’ RELEASING NEW ALBUM ‘STAY FOR THE ENDING’ ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT WITH MEMBERS DRUMMER JONATHAN SCHANG AND LEAD SINGER LESLIE HUNT!

 




ZOOM EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

WITH   JONATHAN SCHANG

DRUMMER...SONGWRITER...COMPOSER...

FOUNDING MEMBER

and LEAD SINGER/SONGWRITER

LESLIE HUNT

OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK'S

D I S T R I C T  9 7

NEW ALBUM

'STAY FOR THE ENDING' 

AVAILABLE NOW ON PRESALE

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!


Spirit of Unicorn Music are delighted to announce a brand new album from District 97, Stay For The Ending, pre-orders for which have opened today.

Featuring 10 brand new tracks, the album is the culmination of everything this Chicago-based prog rock ensemble has worked towards during their last 15 years. Formed in Autumn 2006, the band draws influences from a diverse array of musical styles, from heavy metal to avant-garde jazz. This broad appreciation of musical genres has continued to inform the band’s latest work and sees them further develop their sound and songwriting to ambitious new levels: upping their game in the areas of composition, performance, arrangement, production and sonics.


A friend of the band, BILL BRUFORD (KING CRIMSON, YES, GONG, BRUFORD) agrees. In response to hearing the new album, he said, “Quality, expertise and passion – ‘Stay For The Ending’ is a massive piece, of which District ’97 should feel justly proud.”The Autumn sees the band undertake a number of live shows in the US and Europe, including playing The Bedford in Balham, South London on Sunday 10th September.  SCHANG continues “I can’t wait for the music world at large to hear it both on record and on stage.”

PREORDER

 THE NEW ALBUM

 BY

 DISTRICT 97

entitled

STAY 

FOR

 THE ENDING


The album 

can be 

pre-ordered



 from 


Cherry Red

 Records

at

 https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/district-97-stay-for-the-ending-cd/

“Stay for the Ending by District 97 is a brilliant album by a profound American Progressive Rock Group. Leslie Hunt’s stunning vocals are haunting and enchanting, which magnify the essence of the group. The band’s intricate musical styles are mind-blowing, performing frequent changes in tempo reminiscent to some of the methods used by Brit legends Gentle Giant.”

Their musical styles are forthright and awe-inspiring!”

…By music journalist Ray Shasho

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DISTRICT 97

VISIT

https://district97.net/news

official website

https://www.facebook.com/District97/

Facebook

https://twitter.com/District97

twitter

https://www.youtube.com/user/D97Music

YouTube

https://www.instagram.com/district.97/?hl=en

Instagram

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3NAglwfZgBGcdvm7QUuhSC

Spotify

http://district97.bandcamp.com/

(Exclusive Music Available for Download)

bandcamp


DISTRICT 97 TOUR DATES

 2023

08/18/2023– Martyrs’, Chicago, Illinois, USA

09/2/2023– 2 Days + 1 Festival, Veruno, Italy

09/07/2023 – Das Rind, Russelsheim, Germany

09/08/-09/09/2023– Steve Rothery Band Weekend, Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetemeer, Netherlands

09/10/2023 A SUNDAY IN SEPTEMBER 2023 FESTIVAL

London, UK


DISTRICT  97

DISCOGRAPHY

2010: Hybrid Child

2010: Live at CalProg (CD-R, Download)

2012: Trouble with Machines

2012: Live at WFPK FM (CD-R, Download)

2012: Live at Rites of Spring (Download)

2014: One More Red Night (Live with John Wetton)

2015: Inside Vaults

2019: Septennial Return to ROSfest

2019: screens

2020: Two of a Kind: A Tribute to Bill Bruford & Allan Holdsworth

2021: Screenplay (Live)

2022: Many New Things

2023: Stay for the Ending









JONATHAN SCHANG
and
LESLIE HUNT
APPEAR WEEK OF 
  SEPTEMBER 2ND 2023


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON THESE SITES

The Classic Rock Music Reporter  

Classic Rock Here and Now

   Music Tried and True 

   www.rockmusic.show

 YouTube   Facebook   Apple   

amazon music   iHeartRadio  TuneIn 

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts  

 ReverbNation   LinkedIn   Twitter   Stage32 



ORDER NOW

 WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE  

CHRONICLES,TRUTHS

 CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM 

FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS 

THAT SET US FREE!



BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...  

AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER 

RAY SHASHO

Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   

Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO




RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY 
TO BE PART OF MUSIC HISTORY!
941-567-6193