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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

REBECCA PIDGEON ACCOMPLISHED ACTRESS/ ALLURING SONGSTRESS RELEASING TRANSCENDENT NEW ALBUM:ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:ROCK STARS & CELEBS

 



R E B E C C A

P I D G E O N

Singer, Storyteller, Songwriter,

 Musician, Actress

RELEASES NEW ALBUM

ENTITLED

PARTS OF SPEECH PIECES OF SOUND 

Hypnotic, Atmospheric, Mesmerizing,

 Dreamscaping  Journey

 Into Body, Mind, Soul & Spirit

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY

Rebecca Pidgeon was born in Cambridge, MA and raised primarily in Edinburgh, Scotland, gravitating towards music as a child. Mom and Dad introduced her to the likes of James Taylor, while she eventually discovered both Kate Bush and The Sex Pistols on her own. She fronted the band Ruby Blue for three records before relocating to the United States where she launched her solo career.


Fan favorite albums followed including 
The Raven (1994), The New York Girls’ Club (1996), The Four Marys (1998), Tough On Crime (2000), and Behind the Velvet Curtain (2008), four songs appearing in the critically acclaimed film Red Belt. The ensuing decade saw her release Slingshot (2011), Blue Dress On (2013), Bad Poetry (2014), and Sudden Exposure to Light (2019). Praising the latter, American Songwriter affirmed, “She’s the real deal,” and Glide Magazine noted, “Pidgeon’s prolific work as a songwriter and vocalist is akin to the self-immersion she undertakes for her mesmerizing performances on camera.”

In addition, she has captivated audiences on-screen as a much sought-after film and television actress. Among dozens of credits, she has appeared in celebrated classics such as The Spanish Prisoner (1997), State and Main (2000), and Heist (2001) opposite the likes of Gene Hackman, William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Additionally, she has appeared in blockbusters a la Red (2010) and NETFLIX’s Bird Box (2018), to name a few.

PURCHASE

THE NEW RELEASE

PARTS OF SPEECH PIECES OF SOUND

BY

REBECCA PIDGEON



Parts of Speech Pieces of Sound is being released on CD, digital download and via streaming platforms on Toy Canteen Records, September 24th. The music, performed by Rebecca on multiple instruments, along with Perdomo (bass, guitar, keys], Andy Studer (strings), Matt Tecu (drums), and Satnam Ramgotra (tablas), shares aesthetic space with the ambitious, elaborate, cinematic work that made Kate Bush an icon, tempered with the hypnotic, atmospheric dream scaping that artists like Weyes Blood and FKA Twigs have drawn from Enya.

Release date September 24th

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

REBECCA PIDGEON

VISIT

www.rebeccapidgeonmusic.com

Official website

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

Instagram

www.facebook.com/rebeccapidgeonmusic

Facebook

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

Twitter

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7da523apYjG6oJePP5MZwG

Spotify

 

Discography

The Raven (Chesky, 1994)

The New York Girls' Club (Chesky, 1996)

The Four Marys (Chesky, 1998)

Tough on Crime (Fuel 2000, 2005)

Behind the Velvet Curtain (Great American Music, 2008)

Slingshot (Toy Canteen, 2011)

Blue Dress On (Toy Canteen, 2013)

Bad Poetry (Toy Canteen, 2014)

Sudden Exposure to Light (Toy Canteen, 2019)

Parts of Speech Pieces of Sound (2022)

With Ruby Blue

Glances Askances (Red Flame, 1987)

Down From Above (Fontana, 1990)

Broken Water (Red Flame 1992)

As guest

Luciana Souza, Tide (Verve, 2009)

Madeleine Peyroux, Bare Bones (Rounder, 2009)

Chris Connelly, Decibels from Heart (Cleopatra, 2015)


Film Roles


1988 The Dawning      Nancy Gulliver

1991 Uncle Vanya     Sonya

Homicide   Miss Klein

1997 The Spanish Prisoner  Susan Ricci

1999 The Winslow Boy       Catherine Winslow

2000 Catastrophe   The Director's Assistant

State and Main   Ann

2001 Heist Fran Moore  

2002 Advice and Dissent     Ellen Goldman

2005 Shopgirl    Christie Richards

Edmond     Wife

2006 Provoked   Miriam Taylor

2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change      Leeann Lewis

2008 Redbelt      Zena Frank

How to Be Mother

Cat City     Victoria Compton

2009 The Lodger         Dr. Jessica Westmin

2010    Red   Cynthia Wilkes

Two Painters      Announcer Short

2013    Come Back to Sorrento

2014    Two-Bit Waltz          Anita

2016   Allegiant Sarah

2018 Bird Box   Lydia


Television Roles

1987 Bust Sarah          2 episodes

1988 Campaign Sally Byfleet

1989 Screen One: She's Been Away     Young Lillian     Episode: "She's Been Away"

1992 The Water Engine      Connie       TV movie

2004–2005         The Shield Joanna Faulks    3 episodes

2006 In Justice   Charlotte Conti  3 episodes

2006–2009 The Unit Charlotte Ryan     14 episodes

2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change      Leeann Lewis     TV movie

2010   Glenn Martin, DDS    Unknown Episode: "Jackie of All Trades" Voice

2013 Phil Spector       Dr. Fallon  TV movie






R E B E C C A   P I D G E O N
APPEARS
WEEK OF AUGUST 10TH 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 
WITH RAY SHASHO
NOW STREAMING ON

The Classic Rock Music Reporter

    Classic Rock Here and Now

Music Tried and True   www.rockmusic.show 

TuneIn  YouTube   Facebook

   Apple  amazon music  iHeartRadio

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts

 

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



Friday, August 5, 2022

ANDY McCOY LEGENDARY GUITARIST AND SONGWRITER FOR 'HANOI ROCKS' UNFILTERED ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE! NEW ALBUM RELEASE 'JUKEBOX JUNKIE' ***** 5 STARS!

 

 H A N O I  R O C K S 

LEGENDARY GUITARIST & SONGWRITER

A N D Y

M c C O Y

RELEASES NEW ALBUM

' J U K E B O X   J U N K I E '

ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE 

ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS:

ROCK STARS & CELEBS

CLICK BELOW

 TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


When Dave Grohl met Andy McCoy, he said 'I have met my first rockstar.' That's a pretty good reason. Andy McCoy, the legendary guitarist, composer, co-founder of Hanoi Rocks.


He is best known for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the rock band Hanoi Rocks but has also played with Iggy Pop and a variety of other groups. After Hanoi Rocks dissolved following the death of drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley (R.I.P.) in Hollywood in December 1984, McCoy carried on with Suicide Twins and Cherry Bombz touring Europe and US.

Andy's latest album "Jukebox Junkie" comes out on August 5th. The first single and music video "Take Me I'm Yours" is out now!

Andy McCoy taps into the rich musical history that inspired him on these highly addictive covers album! Featuring an eclectic mix of songs originally by reggae legend Toots & The Maytals, David Bowie, ‘80s hitmakers Squeeze, rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson and more!


PURCHASE

 THE NEW RELEASE

 BY

ANDY McCOY

Entitled

JUKEBOX JUNKIE

AT

https://andymccoy.bandcamp.com/

and amazon.com


Famed Hanoi Rocks guitarist/vocalist Andy McCoy taps into the rich musical history that inspired him on these highly addictive covers album!

• Features an eclectic mix of songs originally by reggae legend Toots & The Maytals, David Bowie, '80s hitmakers Squeeze, rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson and more!

Album releases August 5th, 2022


PURCHASE

Sheriff McCoy:

Outlaw Legend 

of Hanoi Rocks 

By ANDY McCOY

AUTOBIOGRAPHY


The decadent autobiography of HANOI ROCKS co-founder Andy McCoy, “Sheriff McCoy: Legend of Hanoi Rocks”, is now available in English for the first time in a deluxe hardcover edition through Bazillion Points Books.
Touted as “the last great rock ‘n’ roll memoir,” Andy McCoy’s autobiography covers the legendary guitarist’s life and exploits from childhood through the early 2000s rekindling of Hanoi Rocks. McCoy helped introduce punk to Finland with his teenaged band Briard before befriending glamorous Michael Monroe and forming Hanoi Rocks. Based for a time in a Stockholm subway station, the band embarked on wild life-changing and death-defying thrill ride around the world, touring Europe, London, and America, and also Israel, Brazil, Thailand, and Japan.

The book features guest appearances by Guns N’ Roses, Mötley Crue, the UK Subs, Ofra Haza, Kid Creole, Bob Marley, Lita Ford, David Coverdale of Whitesnake, Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls, Stiv Bators, various Brazilian street urchins, the LAPD, British customs officials, and the Israeli Army Security Forces. 

available at amazon.com


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

ANDY McCOY

VISIT

www.andymccoy.com

Official Website

www.facebook.com/andymccoyofficial

Facebook

www.instagram.com/andy_mccoy_official/

Instagram

https://andymccoy.bandcamp.com/

Andy McCoy Bandcamp 


Andy McCoy ART

The art is for sale. Please contact: contact.amarts@gmail.com for details and practical instructions.

www.hattuhelsinki.fi/AndyMcCoy

Andy McCoy painted hats


Discography

Solo

Too Much Ain't Enough (1988)

Building on Tradition (1995)

The Real McCoy – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999)

R'n'R Memorabilia – The Best Solo Tracks So Far! (2003)

Soul Satisfaction (2018)

21st Century Rocks (2019)

Jukebox Junkie (2022)

Hanoi Rocks

Studio albums

Title

Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks    

Released: February 1981

Oriental Beat    

Released: January 1982

Self Destruction Blues   

Released: August 1982

Back to Mystery City     

Released: May 1983

Two Steps from the Move    

Released: August 1984  

Twelve Shots on the Rocks  

Released: 29 November 2002

Label: Major Leiden

Another Hostile Takeover   

Released: 30 March 2005

Street Poetry    

Released: 5 September 2007

Live albums

Title    

All Those Wasted Years

Released: 1984

Rock & Roll Divorce

Released: 1985

Briard

I Really Hate Ya – 7" (1977)

Fuck the Army – 7" (1978)

Chirpy Chirpy Cheap Cheap – 7" (1979)

Miss World – LP (1983)

Briard (1996)

Miss World – rerelease with 15 bonus songs (2005)

Pelle Miljoona Oy

Moottoritie on kuuma (1980)

Anna soihtusi palaa (2018)

Suicide Twins

Silver Missiles And Nightingales (1986)

Cherry Bombz

Cherry Bombz/Hot Girls in Love (mini-LP) (1985)

House of Ecstasy (EP) (1986)

"Coming Down Slow" (Live) (1987)

Shooting Gallery

Shooting Gallery 1992 (Mercury records)

Grease Helmet

Grease Helmet (2012)




NEW SINGLE

"TAKE ME I'M YOURS"



A N D Y   M c C O Y
APPEARS
WEEK OF AUGUST 6TH 2022
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS 
WITH RAY SHASHO

NOW STREAMING ON

The Classic Rock Music Reporter

    Classic Rock Here and Now

Music Tried and True   www.rockmusic.show 

TuneIn  YouTube   Facebook

   Apple  amazon music  iHeartRadio

Podcastics   Podchaser   Spotify  

PANDORA   Deezer   Google Podcasts

 

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