Saturday, February 4, 2023

PROGRESSIVE ROCKERS HAKEN ANNOUNCE THEIR CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘FAUNA’:ZOOM TV INTERVIEW WITH LEAD SINGER/SONGWRITER ROSS JENNINGS!

 



PROGRESSIVE    ROCKERS

H A K E N

Announce seventh studio album

‘F A U N A’

The group’s most genre-busting and conceptually fascinating album to date!

and WORLDWIDE TOUR!

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

with

LEAD SINGER

R O S S  J E N N I N G S

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!


Ross Jennings’s affinity with the guitar remained merely a hobby whilst he explored his passion for filmmaking and working as a freelance photographer. Reconnecting with his school friends after completing his studies, HAKEN were conceived and eventually officially formed in 2007, with Ross as the lead vocalist and lyricist. 

The hugely successful modern progressive metal band HAKEN, need no introduction They have been climbing their career mountain with grace and gusto, on the fringe of mainstream rock and metal. In 2019 HAKEN won ‘Best UK Artist’ at the annual PROG awards, with their release ‘Virus’ reaching #2 in the UK rock charts and entering the US Billboard Hot 100 at #52. Also a member of UK progressive metal act, NOVENA, Ross’s undeniable appeal is his uniquely soothing yet versatile voice and captivating lyricism. In 2017 Ross was selected to front 'Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress’, a show that featured Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy performing the legendary '12 Step suite' among other classic Dream Theater anthems.

The show was performed and toured internationally throughout 2017 and received fantastic reviews. 2020 gave Ross the opportunity to write and record his debut solo album A SHADOW OF MY FUTURE SELF which was released in November 2021. The album sees Ross as vocalist and guitarist, stepping slightly away from his Progressive Metal niche with songs crying out for mainstream Rock Radio. 

Jennings with his band progressive rockers HAKEN recently announced their seventh studio album ‘Fauna’, the group’s most genre-busting and conceptually fascinating album to date, will be released on March 3rd, 2023.


PURCHASE

THE NEW ALBUM

by

 H A K E N

Entitled

F A U N A


Progressive rockers HAKEN recently announced their seventh studio album ‘Fauna’, the group’s most genre-busting and conceptually fascinating album to date, will be released on March 3rd, 2023.

"Incredibly well produced & engineered,

Riveting & diverse lyrical content,

Intricate instrumentation,

Epic tracks,

A truly phenomenal & brilliant album!"

5 stars! *****

-Reviewed by music journalist Ray Shasho


PREORDER NOW AT

https://haken.lnk.to/Fauna



ALSO 
THE LATEST SOLO RELEASE

BY 

ROSS JENNINGS

entitled

'A SHADOW OF MY FUTURE SELF'

available now at amazon.com



AND DON'T FORGET 

THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED

 RELEASE

T R O I K A 

 FROM 

D'VIRGILIO,

 MORSE 

JENNINGS


amazon.com




FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

H A K E N

VISIT

www.hakenmusic.com

Official site

www.twitter.com/Haken_Official

Twitter

http://www.facebook.com/HakenOfficial

Facebook

https://www.instagram.com/haken_official/

Instagram

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

ROSS JENNINGS

VISIT

https://rossjennings.co.uk/

Official site

https://www.facebook.com/rossjenningsofficial

Facebook

https://twitter.com/RossWJennings

Twitter

www.instagram.com/rossjenningsofficial/?hl=en

Instagram

 

INSIDEOUT MUSIC online:

www.insideoutmusic.com

www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV

www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic

www.twitter.com/InsideOutUSA

www.insideoutmusic.store


H A K E N TOUR DATES

2023

FEB 21, 2023

GRUENSPAN

HAMBURG, GERMANY

FEB 22, 2023

WERK 2 - KULTURFABRIK LEIPZIG

LEIPZIG, GERMANY

FEB 23, 2023

HEIMATHAFEN NEUKÖLLN

BERLIN, GERMANY

FEB 24, 2023

PROXIMA

WARSAW, POLAND

FEB 25, 2023

PALAC ARKOPOLIS

PRAGUE, CZECHIA

FEB 26, 2023

SIMM CITY

VIENNA, AUSTRIA

FEB 28, 2023

DÜRER KERT

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

MAR 1, 2023

FREIHEITSHALLE

MUNICH, GERMANY

MAR 2, 2023

STADTMITTE

KARLSRUHE, GERMANY

MAR 3, 2023

KIFF SAAL

AARAU, SWITZERLAND

MAR 4, 2023

NEW AGE

RONCADE, ITALY

MAR 5, 2023

ALCATRAZ

MILAN, ITALY

MAR 7, 2023

TRANSBORDEUR

LYON, FRANCE

MAR 8, 2023

SALAMANDRA

BARCELONA, SPAIN

MAR 9, 2023

MON

MADRID, SPAIN

MAR 10, 2023

GARAJE

MURCIA, SPAIN

MAR 11, 2023

CUSTOM

SEVILLE, SPAIN

MAR 12, 2023

LISBOA AO VIVO

LISBON, LISBON

MAR 13, 2023

HARD CLUB

PORTO, PORTUGAL

MAR 15, 2023

CONNEXION LIVE

TOULOUSE, FRANCE

MAR 16, 2023

FERRAILLEUR

NANTES, FRANCE

MAR 17, 2023

ALHAMBRA

PARIS, FRANCE

MAR 19, 2023

ROCKHAL

ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE, LUXEMBOURG DISTRICT

MAR 20, 2023

BÜRGERHAUS STOLLWERCK

COLOGNE, GERMANY

MAR 21, 2023

TRIX CLUB

ANTWERP, BELGIUM

MAR 22, 2023

013 POPPODIUM

TILBURG, NETHERLANDS

MAR 23, 2023

SWX

BRISTOL, UNITED KINGDOM

MAR 24, 2023

ACADEMY 2

MANCHESTER, UK

MAR 25, 2023

THE GARAGE

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

MAR 26, 2023

O2 SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE

LONDON, UK

MAR 28, 2023

VOXHALL

AARHUS, DENMARK

MAR 29, 2023

ROCKEFELLER MUSIC HALL

OSLO, NORWAY

MAR 30, 2023

PUMPEHUSET

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

MAR 31, 2023

FRYSHUSET KLUBBEN

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

APR 2, 2023

VANHA YLIOPPILASTALO

HELSINKI, FINLAND

APR 3, 2023

OLYMPIA-KORTTELI

TAMPERE, FINLAND

APR 5, 2023

PUSTERVIK

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN

MAY 3, 2023

EXIT/IN

NASHVILLE, TN

MAY 4, 2023

HOUSE OF BLUES CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, OH

MAY 5, 2023

THE OPERA HOUSE

TORONTO, ON

MAY 6, 2023

THÉÂTRE CORONA

MONTRÉAL, QC

MAY 7, 2023

IMPÉRIAL BELL

QUÉBEC, QC

MAY 9, 2023

PARADISE ROCK CLUB

BOSTON, MA

MAY 10, 2023

THEATRE OF LIVING ARTS

PHILADELPHIA, PA

MAY 11, 2023

(LE) POISSON ROUGE

NEW YORK, NY

MAY 12, 2023

BLACK CAT

WASHINGTON, DC

MAY 13, 2023

THE UNDERGROUND

CHARLOTTE, NC

MAY 15, 2023

CULTURE ROOM

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

MAY 16, 2023

THE BEACHAM

ORLANDO, FL

MAY 17, 2023

TERMINAL WEST

ATLANTA, GA

MAY 19, 2023

GRANADA THEATER

DALLAS, TX

MAY 20, 2023

COME AND TAKE IT LIVE

AUSTIN, TX

MAY 21, 2023

THE LOWBROW PALACE

EL PASO, TX

MAY 22, 2023

NILE THEATER

MESA, AZ

MAY 23, 2023

BRICK BY BRICK

SAN DIEGO, CA

MAY 24, 2023

THE REGENT THEATRE

LOS ANGELES, CA

MAY 25, 2023

AUGUST HALL

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

MAY 26, 2023

HAWTHORNE THEATRE

PORTLAND, OR

MAY 27, 2023

NEPTUNE THEATRE

SEATTLE, WA

MAY 28, 2023

RICKSHAW THEATRE

VANCOUVER, BC

MAY 30, 2023

THE COMMONWEALTH ROOM

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

MAY 31, 2023

GOTHIC THEATRE

ENGLEWOOD, CO

JUN 1, 2023

GRANADA THEATER

LAWRENCE, KS

JUN 2, 2023

FINE LINE

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

JUN 3, 2023

CONCORD MUSIC HALL

CHICAGO, IL

JUN 23, 2023

MIDSUMMER PROG FESTIVAL

VALKENBURG, NETHERLANDS

*HAKEN HEADLINE PERFORMANCE

 

H A K E N

Discography

Studio albums

Aquarius (2010)

Visions (2011)

The Mountain (2013)

Affinity (2016)

Vector (2018)

Virus (2020)

Fauna (2023)

 

Live albums

L-1VE (2018)

L+1VE (2018)

EPs

Restoration (2014)

 

ROSS JENNINGS

Solo

    A Shadow of My Future Self (2021)

With Redados

    Too Tired for Sleep (2009)

    One Way Conversations (2010)

    Turbo Torture: Train Like Dogs...Ride Like Gods (2012)

 

With Novena

    Secondary Genesis (2016)

    Eleventh Hour (2020)

    Live from Home (2021)

    The Stopped Clock (2021)

 

With D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings

    Troika (2022)








ROSS
JENNINGS
APPEARS WEEK OF 
FEBRUARY 4TH 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




Wednesday, February 1, 2023

UK NEO-PROGRESSIVE ROCKERS 'SOLSTICE' RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'LIGHT UP' ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH GUITARIST & FOUNDER ANDY GLASS!

 



A N D Y 

G L A S S 

GUITARIST/ SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/

FOUNDER of

UK'S NEO-PROGRESSIVE FOLK ROCK BAND

S O L S T I C E 

ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

CLICK BELOW

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


Andy Glass founded the UK Prog group Solstice in 1980 with violinist Marc Elton and the following 4 years would see them make the Marquee Club their home and take the band to the main stage at Reading Rock Festival, Glastonbury and many others. Following the split in 1985, a change of tack led to touring as guitarist for American soul legends Bill Withers and Geno Washington alongside his work as studio engineer and session musician.

After recording Ian Anderson in the studio, Andy was invited to take the job of 'front of house' sound engineer with Jethro Tull leading to five American tours and long outings through Europe and the UK. Nothing would prove as satisfying as playing with Solstice though and so, inevitably, Andy reformed the band in its current line up in 2007. UK prog rockers Solstice have shared a teaser video for their brand-new album Light Up which is released today through GEP Records. The follow-up to 2020's acclaimed Sia is the band's seventh album, and the second to feature vocalist Jess Holland, who was placed fourth in the Best Female Vocalist category of Prog Magazine's 2022 Readers' Poll (guitarist Andy Glass also ranked 5th in the Guitarist category while the band ranked 8th in Best Band). 

Big Big Train's Greg Spawton was moved to comment: "Nothing prepared me for the extraordinary new line-up that they have settled on in the last few years. Solstice are back and are back to being brilliant. Their forthcoming album, Light Up, is utterly sensational: beautiful production, great songs, great voices, tricky rhythms and epic guitar solos."

 The band have lined up some live dates to support the new album, including appearances at Cropredy Festival, London's 229 venue on April 28 and a co-headline performance with fellow 80s neo-prog veterans Trilogy, the first time the two bands have performed with each other since they toured together back in 1983!


PURCHASE 

THE BRAND-NEW

 RELEASE

BY

S O L S T I C E


Entitled

'LIGHT  UP'





Available at

https://gep.co.uk/

GEP Records

(Giant Electric Pea)

and

www.solsticeprog.uk

Official website


 FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

ANDY GLASS

AND

S O L S T I C E

VISIT

www.solsticeprog.uk

Official website

https://solstice3.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp

www.facebook.com/solsticeprog

Facebook

www.instagram.com/solsticeproguk

Instagram

https://gep.co.uk/

GEP Records

(Giant Electric Pea)


Solstice tour dates 2023


FRI 3 MARCH

Fusion 4 2023 Stourport, UK

 

SAT 8 APRIL

Progdreams Festival 2023 Zoetermeer, Netherlands

 

FRI 28 APRIL

229London, UK

 

SAT 29 APRIL

The Northcourt Music Venue Abingdon, UK

 

SUN 30 APRIL

the 1865Southampton, UK

 

SAT 1 JULY

Alford Rock and Blues 2023Alford, UK

 

SAT 22 JULY

Colchester Arts CentreColchester, UK

 

SAT 12 AUGUST

Cropredy Festival 2023Cropredy, UK

 

SAT 2 SEPTEMBER

The StablesMilton Keynes, UK

 

SAT 11 NOVEMBER

HRH Prog XII 2023Great Yarmouth, UK

 

HRH Prog XII 2023

Line-up

 

Focus        Tangerine Dream       Steeleye Span

Airbag       Gong       Spock's Beard

Russ Ballard       Magenta       Solstice

Jump       Galahad       It

Rosalie Cunningham       Godsticks       Ryders Creed

Apostle       Doris Brendel       Gandalf’s Fist

Pearl Handled Revolver       Kepler Ten       The Far Meadow

Codices       The Amber Herd       Dr Hasbeen

I Am The Manic Whale       Mother Black Cap       Stuckfish

Grace and Fire       Dadaxl       The Pearson Memmott Conspiracy       Marmrain

 

 SOLSTICE

Discography

Studio albums

    Silent Dance (1984)

    New Life (1993)

    Circles (1997)

    Spirit (2010)

    Prophecy (2013)

    Sia (released 23rd November 2020)

Light Up (2022)

 

Live albums

    The Cropredy Set (2002)

    Kindred Spirits (2011)

    Live in Veruno (2022)

 

Compilation albums

    Pathways (1998)








A N D Y   G L A S S
APPEARS WEEK OF
FEBRUARY 1st 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