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Friday, December 31, 2021

LESLIE MANDOKI FOUNDING MEMBER OF MANDOKI SOULMATES RELEASES NEW ALBUM PROMOTING HOPE FOR A BETTER WORLD AHEAD:LIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW FROM GERMANY!

 

LESLIE MANDOKI

Singer, Drummer, Record Producer, 

and Founder 

of MANDOKI SOULMATES

UTOPIA FOR REALISTS:

 MANDOKI SOULMATES: 

NEW PROGRESSIVE ROCK 

VISUAL ALBUM


EXCLUSIVE LIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

FROM GERMANY

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


Running together through a tunnel to escape Communism for freedom tends to make for life-long bonds. For Leslie Mandoki and Gábor Csupo these bonds have now come to fruition in ways that are the things of dreams. This is the story of the new world-wide, multi-format release on the Sony Inside Out label of Mandoki Soulmates “Utopia for Realists,” in which Leslie Mandoki’s culturally relevant, socially aware prog-rock, flavored with the virtuosity of jazz-rock, is tightly integrated with visionary concepts from world-famous animator Gábor Csupo for Mandoki’s magnum opus “Hungarian Pictures,” inspired by the music of Béla Bartók.
Gábor Csupo

 In 1975, three Hungarians—Mandoki and Csupo, along with Leslie’s musician friend László Bencker—ran through that tunnel to freedom and new lives. Gábor Csupo founded the animation studio Klasky Csupo in Hollywood, producing era-defining shows such as The Simpsons, Rugrats and Duckman. At the refugee camp, Leslie Mandoki had the audacity to tell the resettlement officer that he come to the West to play music with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Al Di Meola, world-renown jazz-fusion guitarist. Stunningly, both Anderson and Di Meola became founding members 30 years ago of the Mandoki Soulmates band.

 With his Soulmates, including over the years many of the brightest lights of progressive rock and jazz, Mandoki has created a sophisticated and mature new music, combining the intellectual and artistic essence of British prog-rock with the virtuosic brilliance of the New York jazz-rock and fusion scene. Mandoki and Csupo have now collaborated to create the extraordinary new release “Utopia for Realists” based on the Mandoki Soulmates concert marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Csupo’s brilliant idea was to merge high-end animations based on Bartók’s favorite Hungarian paintings with film scenes ofthe Carpathian lowlands, where the composer was inspired by traditional folk songs. The result is a wonderful visual reflection of the joyful music being created on stage and in the studio. This new and unique “Visual Album” brings these Hungarian Soulmates together again to create a thrilling and joyful holistic experience for the eyes, ears, and soul.

PURCHASE

MANDOKI

SOULMATES


UTOPIA FOR REALISTS


New Progressive Rock

 Visual Album

Entitled "Utopia for Realists", the BluRay “Hungarian Pictures” presents a completely new audio-visual work. It fuses the concert film of our epic Prog Rock suite “Hungarian Pictures”, which we performed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, with top-class animated paintings and atmospherically condensed shots of the Hungarian landscapes merged with film scenes of the recording sessions in the studio.

The package is completed by an audiophile CD with the original studio recordings of the Prog Rock suite. Available as a Limited CD/Blu-ray Media book, Gatefold 2LP + CD + LP-booklet, Standard CD Jewel case & as Digital Album. On ‘Utopia For Realists: Hungarian Pictures’, Leslie Mandoki plays together with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Jack Bruce (Cream), Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Bobby Kimball (Toto), David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat and Tears), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Al di Meola, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Till Brönner, Bill Evans, Cory Henry, Richard Bona, Tony Carey (Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow), Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp), Steve Bailey, and Julia Mandoki. Mandoki Soulmates staged a global live stream event earlier this year which has achieved over half a million plays on Youtube and over 700.000 on Germany's leading TV channel ARD since its release. Watch it in full here: https://youtu.be/gDDpdhuC4Rg 

Available at

www.insideoutshop.de/Artist/Mandoki_Soulmates/22514

and amazon.com

NEW SINGLE "THE TORCH"

For more information about 

MANDOKI SOULMATES VISIT

www.mandoki-soulmates.com

official website

www.utopiaforrealists.mandoki-soulmates.com

new album website

www.facebook.com/mandoki.soulmates

facebook

www.instagram.com/themandokisoulmates

instagram


LESLIE MANDOKI

Discography

Back to Myself (Jupiter, 1982)

Children of Hope (Gong, 1986)

Strangers in a Paradise (Titan, 1988)

Drums and Percussion (Selected Sound, 1991)

Out of Key...with the Time (Electrola, 1992)

People in Room No. 8 (PolyGram, 1997)

Soulmates (Paroli, 2002)

Soulmates Classic (Sony, 2003)

Legends of Rock (Paroli, 2005)

Aquarelle (NEO, 2009)

BudaBest (Sony, 2013)

 

MANDOKI SOULMATES

 DISCOGRAPHY

Soulmates Paroli Records -2002               

Soulmates Classic Red-Rock Music, Sony Music -2003            

Legends of Rock Sony Music, Paroli Records  -2004      

Aquarelle album Sony Music -2009         

BudaBest Sony Music -2013              

Living In The Gap + Hungarian Pictures         Red Rock Production -2019                  

Utopia For Realists (Hungarian Pictures) Inside Out Music -2021

 







LESLIE MANDOKI

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

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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 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 Chroniclesby 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, November 17, 2021

CARMINE APPICE LEGENDARY DRUMMER AND MONSTER GUITARIST FERNANDO PERDOMO EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW: THE APPICE PERDOMO PROJECT

 


CARMINE APPICE

LEGENDARY

VANILLA FUDGE DRUMMER

Has joined forces with multi-instrumentalist 

and rising studio star

 FERNANDO PERDOMO 

 to form

THE APPICE PERDOMO PROJECT

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

with

CARMINE APPICE

AND

FERNANDO PERDOMO

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band‘s 1967 psychedelic debut, inadvertently inventing Stoner Rock in the process. The Fudge had no precedent. The band was totally unique.

VANILLA FUDGE

No rock group, up until that point, had ever so lugubriously s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d out well-known pop tunes like the Beatles “Eleanor Rigby” and “Ticket To Ride,” Curtis Mayfield‘s “People Get Ready,” Sonny & Cher‘s “Bang Bang” Rod Argent‘s “She‘s Not There” and, most famously, The Supremes‘ Motown classic “You Keep Me Hangin‘ On” to such hippie heights. With Mark Stein‘s mysterioso wash of Grand Guignol keyboard theatrics, Tim Bogert‘s amazing and trippy bass runs, and guitarist Vince Martell‘s era-happy soloing, Appice boomed like no other drummer in rock history. Their debut album still stands today as a Hard Rock classic. Vanilla Fudge went on to tour with Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and even had Led Zeppelin as an opening act. Post-Fudge, Bogert and Appice formed Cactus (seen as an influence on King‘s X and Van Halen). Post-Cactus, the rhythm section found Grammy-winning Guitar Hero Jeff Beck to form the first supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA). 

CACTUS

One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout his career. In ‘76, he joined Rod Stewart‘s band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart‘s biggest hits, “Do Ya Think I‘m Sexy’ and “Young Turks.’ He left Stewart to record his first solo album, “Rockers’, and tour Japan and North America with an allstar band. . In the early 80’s, he toured with OZZY Osborne, Ted Nugent . In the mid 80’s, he formed King Kobra for two Capitol albums and international touring And in the late 80’s, Carmine played on a Pink Floyd record “Momentary Lapse of Reason’ and formed Blue Murder with White snake’s John Sykes and The Firm‘s Tony Franklin.

In the early 90s, he pounded away soul-style for The Edgar Winter Group.As an educator, Carmine was the first to legitimize rock drumming with his landmark book, The Realistic Rock Drum Method, selling over 400,000 copies (now in video format). He was the first Rock Drummer and Rock Musician to conduct instructional clinics and symposiums around the world.


PURCHASE 
THE LATEST RELEASE

 BY

CARMINE 

APPICE

and 

FERNANDO PERDOMO


THE APPICE PERDOMO PROJECT (aka APP)

‘ENERGY OVERLOAD'

On Cleopatra Records

Fiery guitarist Fernando Perdomo meets cool as ice drummer Carmine Appice on this once in a lifetime clash of the titans!This all instrumental album features some mindblowing original material plus killer cover versions of Paul McCarney's "Maybe I'm Amazed," Rod Stewarts "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (which was co-written by Appice), and more! Watch for music videos coming for the singles including the high energy "Rocket To The Sun!"

available at amazon.com

Also

CARMINE APPICE

and CACTUS

Latest release

‘TIGHTROPE’

2021 release. '70s classic rock legends return with a smashing new album that balances powerful, driving rockers with more complex and heady album tracks! The band is still led by iconic drummer Carmine Appice alongside founding vocalist Jimmy Kunes with special guest appearances from original guitarist Jim McCarty and bassist Pete Bremy! Features a killer cover of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" with co-lead vocals by current Cactus guitarist Paul Warren who made his recording debut on The Temptation's 1972 smash hit version of the song!

AVAILABLE AT AMAZON.COM

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

CARMINE APPICE

visit

www.carmineappice.net

CARMINE APPICE

official website

www.facebook.com/carmine.appice

facebook

www.instagram.com/carmineappice

Instagram

www.fernandoperdomo.com

FERNANDO PERDOMO

Official site

www.vanillafudge.com

VANILLA FUDGE official site

www.cactusrocks.net

CACTUS official site


Discography

Albums

Carmine Appice

Rockers (1981)

Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus (1995)

Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus 2: Channel Mind Radio (1997)

Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Japan (1999)

Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus Korea (2002)

V8 (2008)

Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes (double CD) (2009)

Beck, Bogert & Appice

Beck, Bogert & Appice (1973)

Live in Japan (1973)

Blue Murder

Blue Murder (1989)

Nothin' But Trouble (1993)

Cactus

Cactus (1970)

One Way...Or Another (1971)

Restrictions (1971)

'Ot 'N' Sweaty (1972)

Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs (2004)

Cactus V (2006)

Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs Vol. II (2007)

Black Dawn (2016)

Tightrope (2021)

Char, Bogert & Appice

Live in Japan (1999)

Derringer, Bogert & Appice

Doin' Business As… (2001)

DNA

Party Tested (1983)

Jan Akkerman

Tabernakel (1974)

KGB

KGB (1976)

Motion (1976)

King Kobra

Ready to Strike (1985)

Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)

King Kobra III (1988)

Hollywood Trash (2001)

King Kobra (2011)

King Kobra II (2013)

Marty Friedman

True Obsessions (1996)

Michael Schenker

Temple of Rock (2011)

Mother's Army

Mothers Army (1993)

Planet Earth (1997)

Pappo's Blues

Caso Cerrado (1995)

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley (1978)

Pearl

Pearl (1997)

4 Infinity (1998)

Pink Floyd

"Dogs of War" from A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)

Rated X

Rated X (2014)

Rod Stewart

Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)

Blondes Have More Fun (1978)

Foolish Behaviour (1980)

Tonight I'm Yours (1981)

Sly Stone

I'm Back! Family & Friends (credited only to "Sly Stone") (2011)

Ted Nugent

Nugent (1982)

Travers & Appice (as duo with Pat Travers)

It Takes A Lot of Balls (2004)

Live at the House of Blues (2005)

Bazooka (2006)

Appice (with his brother Vinny Appice)

Sinister (2017)

Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge (1967)

The Beat Goes On (1968)

Renaissance (1968)

Near the Beginning (1969)

Rock & Roll (1969)

Mystery (1984)

The Best of Vanilla Fudge Live (1991)

2001/The Return/Then And Now (2001)

The Real Deal – Vanilla Fudge Live (2003)

Out Through The in Door (2007)

Orchestral Fudge/When Two Worlds Collide (2008)

Box of Fudge (2010)

Spirit Of '67 (2015)

Vargas, Bogert & Appice

Javier Vargas, Tim Bogert, Carmine Appice: Featuring Paul Shortino (2011)

Appice Perdomo Project

Energy Overload (2021) Carmine Appice joined forces with Fernando Perdomo for this album for Cleopatra Records


With others

Hear 'n Aid - "Stars" (1986)

Cozy Powell Tribute – Cozy Powell Forever (1998)

Chris Catena – Discovery (2009)

Moonstone Project – Time to Take a Stand/Hidden in Time (2006)

Who Are You – An All-Star Tribute to the Who (2012)

The Rod Experience – Rod Stewart Tribute Band, including original RS band members (2014)

Pat Travers - The Balls (2016)







CARMINE APPICE
and FERNANDO PERDOMO

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

STREAMING at

THE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC REPORTER

(classicrockmusicwriter.com)

Classic Rock Here And Now

Music Tried And True

Facebook LIVE

YouTube


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



 

…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