Friday, December 8, 2023

EX-KING CRIMSON VIOLINIST DAVID CROSS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘ICE BLUE, SILVER SKY’ OUT NOW! SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

 


 

EX-KING CRIMSON VIOLINIST 

D A V I D  C R O S S 

ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE 

OF NEW STUDIO ALBUM 

‘ICE BLUE, SILVER SKY’ 

OUT NOW! 

SPECIAL EVENT 

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS!

CLICK BELOW TO

 WATCH THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW!


Initially inspired by Leadbelly, the Beatles, Bartok, Coltrane and his church organist father, David became an irrepressible improvisor and experimenter. 


His subsequent immersion in rock music introduced him to a new, vast pool of expressive possibilities.  Currently, he plays a half fretted Violectra electric violin with 5 strings and an octave drop pedal, giving him a pitch range from the bottom of the cello to the top of the violin. 
David Cross was a member of King Crimson during the 1970s and continues to have a loyal fan base. 

He’s best known for playing violin on the albums “Larks’ Tongues in Aspic” and “Starless and Bible Black”. The musicians featured on his new album “Ice Blue, Silver Sky” include Jinian Wilde, Mick Paul, Steve Roberts and a special guest appearance on two tracks by David Jackson of Van Der Graaf Generator. This new studio album features new tracks along with new recordings of the two classic King Crimson tracks “Exiles” and “Starless”. The album title refers to a lyric in Starless and King Crimson lyricist Richard Palmer-James contributes to the lyrics on this album.

PURCHASE

Ice Blue

 Silver Sky

by 

DAVID CROSS

BAND 



AVAILABLE AT

Amazon CD: https://geni.us/DCBcd

Apple Music: https://geni.us/DCBam

Spotify: https://geni.us/DCBsp

Also available directly from Cherry Red: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/david-cross/

David Cross said of the album "There is a narrative to this album which emerges from a patchwork of natural soundbites, lyrics and scripted text. The music is the tale."


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

DAVID CROSS

VISIT

https://www.davidcrossband.com/

Official David Cross Band

https://www.facebook.com/p/DAVID-CROSS-BAND-100063465880269/

Facebook

https://twitter.com/DavidCrossMusic

Twitter

https://twitter.com/DavidCrossMusic

Instagram

https://www.youtube.com/@davidcrossmusic/videos

YouTube

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nGJ8XGDESeMddmA7TZ0I7

Spotify


DAVID CROSS BAND

TOUR 2024


Feb 21st 2024

 Katowice, Poland

David Cross Band, Larks' Tongues at 50

Larks' Tongues @ 50. The David Cross Band will perform the whole of Larks' Tongues in Aspic live.

 

Feb 22 2024

Wroclaw, Poland

 Thu 22nd, Feb 2024

David Cross Band, Larks' Tongues at 50

Larks' Tongues @ 50. The David Cross Band will perform the whole of Larks' Tongues in Aspic live.

 

Feb 23 2024

Poznan, Culture Center Zamek, Poland

David Cross Band, Larks' Tongues at 50

Larks' Tongues @ 50. The David Cross Band will perform the whole of Larks' Tongues in Aspic live.

 

Feb 24 2024

Bydgoszcz, Kuźnia Klub, Poland

David Cross Band, Larks' Tongues at 50

Larks' Tongues @ 50. The David Cross Band will perform the whole of Larks' Tongues in Aspic live.

 

Feb 25 2024

Warsaw, Hybrydy Klub, Poland

David Cross Band, Larks' Tongues at 50

Larks' Tongues @ 50. The David Cross Band will perform the whole of Larks' Tongues in Aspic live.

MORE EUROPEAN AND U.S. DATES COMING SOON!

 

Discography

With King Crimson

Larks' Tongues in Aspic (1973)

Starless and Bible Black (1974)

Red (1974) (“Providence” as a performer, “Providence” and “Starless” as a co-composer)

Live albums

USA (1975) (recorded in June 1974)

The Great Deceiver (1992) (boxed set, 1973–1974)

The Night Watch (1997) (recorded in November 1973)

 

With Robert Fripp

Starless Starlight (2015)

 

Solo / David Cross Band

Memos from Purgatory (1989)

The Big Picture (1992) (David Cross Band)

Testing to Destruction (1994) (David Cross Band)

Exiles (1997) (David Cross Band + guests)

Closer Than Skin (2005) (David Cross Band)

Alive in the Underworld (2008) (David Cross Band)

Sign of the Crow (2016) (David Cross Band)

Crossing the Tracks (2018)

Ice Blue, Silver Sky (2023)

 

With Naomi Maki

Unbounded (2006)

With Radius

Arc Measuring (1988)

Sightseeing (1989)

Elevation (1992)

There Is No Peace (1995)

Civilisations (2000)

 

With Andrew Keeling

English Sun (2009)

October Is Marigold (2021)

 

Collaborations

The Butterfly Ball (With Rod Edwards and Roger Hand) (1975)

Clearlight: Forever Blowing Bubbles (1975)

Paul Egan: Island of Dreams (1978)

Shock Headed Peters: Life Extinguisher EP (1986)

Low Flying Aircraft: Low Flying Aircraft (1987)

Danielle Dax: Blast The Human Flower (1990)

Jade Warrior: Distant Echoes (1993)

Rime of the Ancient Sampler: A Mellotron Compilation (1993)

Joe Hisaishi: Chijou no Rakuen (1994)

Stick Men + featuring David Cross: Midori (2016)

David Cross and Sean Quinn: Cold Sky Blue (2016)

David Cross and David Jackson: Another Day (2018)

David Cross and Andrew Booker: Ends Meeting (2018)

David Cross and Peter Banks: Crossover (2020)

 




DAVID CROSS

APPEARS WEEK OF


DECEMBER 8TH 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

CHAPTER ONE SPOTLIGHTS INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF THE MUSIC LEGENDS

 WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US

THE HARDCOVER EDITION IS

 A BONAFIDE COLLECTORS ITEM!

EXCELLENT COFFEE-TABLE BOOK!

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



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Friday, December 1, 2023

SWEDISH SYMPHONIC PROGGERS ‘MOON SAFARI’ RELEASING NEW ALBUM ‘HIMLABACKEN VOL.2’ ON DEC 8TH: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BAND MEMBERS PONTUS AKESSON AND PETTER SANDSTROM WITH RAY SHASHO

 


SWEDISH PROGGERS 

M O O N   S A F A R I 

RELEASING NEW ALBUM 

HIMLABACKEN VOL.2 

ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT LIVE FROM SWEDEN 

WITH

Pontus Åkesson

and Petter Sandström 

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW

 IN ITS ENTIRETY!


After a near decade-long recording process, Swedish progressive rockers, Moon Safari are set to make a comeback this winter with their 5th studio album Himlabacken Vol. 2. The album will be released on December 6th through Marquee Inc. in Japan and worldwide on December 8th through the band's own Blomljud Records Inc. 

"It took us ten years, for a million different reasons. But we're not dead yet. We return with what we know is a worthy comeback album, filled with our own special brand of symphonic rock cultivated over 20 years as an antidote to the long, dark winters of northern Sweden, with those trademark vocal group-inspired harmonies, uplifting melodies and soulful romantic lyrics that our fans have come to expect. With the addition of ex. Black Bonzo drummer Mikael Israelsson to the band we've totally revamped and boosted the low end of our sound, tightened it up, and that attitude shift is felt through our entire arrangements. Tying it all together is the mix by the great Rich Mouser.


He's been the go-to guy for the big boys in the genre for many years, and now we understand why. The mix is clear and punchy, booming and never flat. It just sounds expensive, and we couldn't be happier. You'll get almost 70 minutes of this heady brew, spread over nine tracks, with zero fillers. And of course, there's the obligatory epic. The whole thing is a banger, and we're immensely proud of it.

PREORDER

THE LATEST RELEASE

 FROM

MOON SAFARI

entitled

HIMLABACKEN

 VOL.2


available for pre-order at:


UK - (Exclusive Double Vinyl):
https://burningshed.com/store/moon-safari/moon-safari_himlabacken-vol-2_cd-and-vinyl-bundle

USA:
https://thebandwagonusa.com/collections/moon-safari/products/moon-safari-himlabacken-vol-2-cd-pre-order
and
https://www.lasercd.com/cd/himlabacken-vol-2-preorder


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

MOON SAFARI

VISIT

https://www.moonsafari.se/

Official website

https://www.facebook.com/moonsafariofficial/

Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/moonsafariofficial/?hl=en

Instagram

https://twitter.com/moonsafariband?lang=en

Twitter

https://moonsafari.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp

 

UPCOMING SHOWS

Moon Safari - We Låve Rock Festival 2024 Asker, Norway

HURUM, ASKER, VIKEN · MAY 25, 2024

Grønsand Gjestegård AS · 8:00 pm

 

Discography

Studio albums

A Doorway to Summer (2005)

Blomljud (2008)

Lover's End (2010)

Himlabacken Vol. 1 (2013)

Himlabacken Vol. 2 (2023)

EPs

Lover's End Pt. III: Skellefteå Serenade (2012)

Live albums

The Gettysburg Address (2012)

Live in Mexico (2014)







Pontus Åkesson 

and 

Petter Sandstrom

of MOON SAFARI

APPEAR WEEK OF


DECEMBER 1ST 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.

AN HISTORIC ROCK AND ROLL TESTAMENT!

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!

CALL 941-567-6193

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?