Monday, March 13, 2023

‘UK PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP ‘GALAHAD’ RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURER’ ZOOM TV INTERVIEW WITH LEAD SINGER & SONGWRITER STUART NICHOLSON

 

UK PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP

G A L A H A D

RLEASE NEW ALBUM

'THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURER'

This latest opus, the band's eleventh studio album, has been several years in the making!

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

WITH

LEAD SINGER
STU
NICHOLSON
CLICK BELOW
TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!



Galahad was formed in 1985 just for fun playing roughly half covers (Genesis, Zeppelin, Rush, Sabbath, Focus, Marillion etc.) and half original material. Galahad then supported a few well known 'Progressive' bands that were coming up at the time including IQ, Pendragon, Haze and later Pallas and Magnum.

Then, after mixing it with the slightly 'bigger boys' Galahad decided to take it more seriously and began playing only original material resulting in the release of their first proper album in 1991, 'Nothing Is Written', which was purely self -financed and released independently but which went on to sell several thousand copies.

The success of 'Nothing Is Written' was also helped by the fact that the band received substantial air play on BBC Radio One, especially on the Radio One Rock Show hosted by the late, great Tommy Vance. The band then landed themselves with deals in the UK, Japan, and Germany.

The band has now released over fifteen albums including albums by main band offshoots such as Galahad Electric Company and the Galahad Acoustic Quintet. The band has played hundreds of gigs in the UK, Europe, and America over the last few years, at times in some very unusual venues!

2021 saw the release of the re-mixed 1998 album 'Following Ghosts' on a limited double vinyl which is available in standard black, gold and a very limited red and orange splatter version.

'Galahad Electric Company' featuring Dean and Stu also released a second lock down album 'Soul Therapy' on CD.

Galahad's long awaited ELEVENTH studio album 'The Last Great Adventurer' which features Mark Spencer on Bass guitar on a brand new Galahad album for the first time ever was released in October 2022.

PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

G A L A H A D

Entitled

THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURER

At amazon.com

https://galahad1.bandcamp.com

Galahad is very pleased to announce the release of a brand-new studio album 'The Last Great Adventurer'. This latest opus, the band's eleventh studio album, has been several years in the making and most of the songs on the album pre-date the previous 'Seas of Change' album from 2018! Plus, due the constraints of the recent Covid emergency, the album was recorded at several locations over the last couple of years by the various band members and finally edited, mixed and mastered, as usual, by engineer/producer extraordinaire Karl Groom (Threshold/Dragonforce/Pendragon/Arena/Yes etc.).



The main album consists of five tracks plus two bonus tracks on the CD including, at long last, a new version of 'Another Life Not Lived' originally written by the late and much missed Neil Pepper and Stu back in 2009. Musically the album has a crisp contemporary sound but also still includes plenty nods to the band's progressive heritage particularly on the closing title track, which is a very personal tribute to Stuart's father, Bob.

MORE MUSIC FROM
 G A L A H A D 

FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT 
STU NICHOLSON
AND
GALAHAD
VISIT

Official site

www.facebook.com/room801

Facebook

https://www.reverbnation.com/durtal

ReverbNation

www.youtube.com/galahadonline

YouTube

 

GALAHAD

DISCOGRAPHY

Tapes

Studio 95 Demo, Autumn 1995

One Knight at Mr Cs, August 1987

In a Moment of Madness, May 1989

Otherworldly Pleasures (Promo), January 1991

Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, January 1992

Suffering in Silence (Promo Only), February 1992

Galahad’s Christmas Lecture, Spring 1993

In a Moment of Complete Madness (Polish Version), April 1993

Nothing Is Written (Polish Version), April 1993

Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II, August 1995

Not All There (Polish Version), September 1995

Sleepers (Polish Version), September 1995

Classic Rock Live (Polish Version), July 1996

Following Ghosts (Polish Version), Autumn 1998

LPs

Battle Scars - Single Gatefold LP, April 2012

Beyond the Realms of Euphoria - Double Gatefold LP/EP, October 2012

Empires Never Last - Double Gatefold LP, October 2016

Seas of Change - standard single LP on black or turquoise vinyl and picture disc, January 2018

Sleepers - Double Gatefold LP on black or white vinyl, Spring 2020

Following Ghosts (Original album re-mixed) - Double Gatefold LP on black, gold or orange/red vinyl, Autumn 2021

Singles

Dreaming From the Inside/The Opiate, July 1987

Rollercoaster (single sided flexi single), February 1992

Victory (Download only), June 2020

Studio CDs

Nothing Is Written, June 1991 (Japan version April 1992, remastered 2007)

In a Moment of Complete Madness, April 1993, remastered 2008)

Sleepers, September 1995 (Japan version April 1995, 20th anniversary, remastered October 2015)

Following Ghosts, June 1998 (remastered reissue 2007; expanded edition September 2020)

Year Zero, September 2002 (10th anniversary expanded and remastered edition September 2012)

Empires Never Last, Spring 2007 (deluxe edition, remastered January 2015)

Battle Scars, April 2012

Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012

Quiet Storms, May 2017

Seas of Change, January 2018

The Last Great Adventurer, October 2022

Live CDs

Classic Rock Live, April 1996, Japanese version September 1996

Resonance - Live in Poland 2006, 2006

Two Classic Rock Lives, 2008

Sleepless in Phoenixville - Live at Rosfest, October 2009

Whitchurch Live 92/93 - Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012

Solidarity - Live in Konin, September 2015

EPs

Voiceprint Radio Sessions EP, January 1994

Seize the Day, February 2014

Guardian Angel, June 2014

Mein Herz brennt, October 2014 (single)

30, July 2015

Compilation CDs

Decade (Germany only), March 1997

Other Crimes and Misdemeanours II, May 1997

Other Crimes and Misdemeanours III, September 2001

Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, 2008

Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II & III, 2009

When Worlds Collide, Winter 2015

Downloads/Streams

Empires Never Last, Spring 2007

Galahad’s Christmas Lecture,Spring 2012

Battle Scars, April 2012

Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012

Seize the Day EP,February 2014

Guardian Angel EP,Summer 2014

Mein Herz brennt EP,Autumn 2014

Empires Never Last - The Deluxe edition, January 2015

Empires: A Curious Companion, January 2015

Seas of Change, January 2018

Following Ghosts - Expanded Edition, September 2020

Resonance - Live in Poland 2006, December 2020

Spin-off projects

Not All There CD (Galahad Acoustic Quintet) January 1995

De-Constructing Ghosts CD (Galahad Electric Company) August 1999 (Re-mix album)

Open Water EP Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) September 2020

When The Battle Is Over CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) October 2020

Soul Therapy CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) 20th October 2021

DVDs

Resonance – Live in Poland, 2006

Whitchurch 92/93 - Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012 (Digipack)

Solidarity - Live in Konin, September 2015 (Digipack)









STU NICHOLSON
APPEARS WEEK OF 
MARCH 13TH 2023
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


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 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




Thursday, March 9, 2023

CLAY MELTON ELECTRIFYING TRAILBLAZING TEXAS BLUES ROCK GUITARIST RELEASING NEW MUSIC: ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 


 

TEXAS  BLUES-ROCK GUITARIST

 C L A Y

M E L T O N 

Worldwide New Single

 "ALIVE ON A WIRE" 

 Second New Single 

"RUNNER" 

(Coming April 14th) 

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE

CLICK BELOW

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!



They live and breathe the fiery swagger of electric guitars and the irresistible allure of rhythm-soaked sounds. That’s Clay Melton’s musical calling in a nutshell. At only 28, the Louisiana-born and Texas-based blues-rocker has already spent 15 years performing live. His powerfully raspy voice and wicked guitar licks leave no doubt he’s grown up in the school of barroom blues-rock.

Clay’s 2022 release, Live in Texas, which includes ten original songs and one cover, was spun on more than 160 radio stations in the U.S. and abroad. His riveting cover of ZZ Top’s Jesus Just Left Chicago, climbed to the #1 song in the world on the Roots Music Blues Rock chart in June 2022. The album boasts production and engineering credits by 5-time Grammy winner Malcolm Harper (The Black Keys, Mary J. Blige, Keith Urban and many others) as well as Clay himself.

Live in Texas is Melton’s follow-up to 2021’s critically acclaimed release, Back to Blue, where the title track also climbed to the # 1 song in the world on Roots Music Blues Rock chart, and the album climbed to #9.

Clay Melton is quickly establishing himself as a rising star, having played world-famous venues such as Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, opening for Grand Funk Railroad on the Chevrolet Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas, and sharing the stage with Sir Earl Toon, of Kool & The Gang fame. Past credits also include opening for blues-legend Robert Cray and platinum-selling artists Chris Daughtry and Night Ranger. 

At only 27 years of age, the blues-rocker has already spent 14 years performing live. His powerful, raspy voice and searing, wicked guitar licks leave no doubt he’s grown up in the school of bar room blues-rock.

On February 24, Clay will release worldwide a new single, Alive on a Wire, and follow-up on April 14 with a second new single, entitled Runner.  His new album will eventually follow in late ’23 or early ’24.



PURCHASE

THE LATEST RELEASE

BY

CLAY MELTON

LIVE

IN TEXAS



available at amazon.com



ALSO

THE MOST RECENT

STUDIO RELEASE

BY

CLAY MELTON

entitled

‘BACK TO BLUE’

Clay’s most recent studio release, Back to Blue (released in July 2021), has been played on more than 200 radio stations in the U.S. and abroad. The EP received great acclaim when released.

The Roots Music Report (the #1 independent music chart in the world) ranked Clay, at the time of the album’s release, on their Blues Rock charts in three categories:  the #1 song in the world for the title track Back to Blue, the #9 album in the world on their Blues Rock chart, and the #7 album in Texas for all genres of music.

Back to Blue is Melton’s follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed, full-length debut, Burn the Ships, which climbed the charts to #5 on Billboard Heatseekers chart. 

Back to Blue boasts production and engineering credits by Grammy-winner Danny Jones (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Patti LaBelle, Etta James) as well as Clay himself.

On February 24, Clay will release worldwide a new single, Alive on a Wire, and follow-up on April 14 with a second new single, entitled Runner.  His new album will eventually follow in late ’23 or early ’24.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

CLAY MELTON

VISIT

www.claymelton.com

Official Website

www.instagram.com/claymeltonmusic

Instagram

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jgBoZGr5tJ656v3J8eLin?si=jGo9Nw_hStaSK5hgTpdNig&nd=1

Spotify

www.facebook.com/claymeltonmusic

Facebook

https://twitter.com/claymeltonmusic

Twitter

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiGxc2oCyrKNz8qcVZkXsQ?view_as=subscriber

YouTube

www.tiktok.com/@claymeltonmusic

Tiktok


UPCOMING CONCERTS 2023

MAR 02 Dosey Doe The Woodlands, TX

MAR 10 Buckhorn Lake Resort Kerrville, TX

APR 23 Baton Rouge Blues Festival 2023 Baton Rouge, LA

APR 26 Tin Pan Music Hall Richmond, VA

APR 28 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA

APR 29 The Drake Amherst, MA

APR 30 Daryl's House Club Pawling, NY

MAY 01 IRIDIUM New York New York City, NY

MAY 03 Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Portsmouth, NH

MAY 04 Bull Run Restaurant and Music Hall Shirley, MA

MAY 05 Debonair Music Hall Teaneck, NJ

MAY 06 The Stationery Factory Dalton, MA

MAY 07 Courthouse Center for the Arts West Kingston, RI

MAY 11 Mickey's Black Box Lititz, PA

MAY 12 The Music Room Cape Cod West Yarmouth, MA

JUL 21 The Monument Winchester, VA

JUL  22 The Vanguard Hampton, VA

SEP 02 Worthington Country Club Worthington Corners, MA


 





CLAY MELTON
APPEARS WEEK OF 
MARCH 9TH 2023
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
WITH RAY SHASHO


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 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