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August
30, 2002
Additional Concert Dates Announced For Paul Carrack and Ray Wilson
New European concert dates have been announced for Ray Wilson's Live
and Acoustic Tour as well as Paul Carrack's Groovin' Tour.
Dates will be posted to the Tour
Dates Section shortly.
August 30, 2002
Official Gabriel Site Resumes Ticket Sales For Euro Warm-Up Gigs
The official Peter Gabriel site
resumed sales for the advanced tickets for the two warm-up gigs in Milan and Paris
yesterday afternoon. As expected, the remaining tickets sold out in no time.
General tickets to the public go on sale this Saturday, August 31st, at:
www.fnac.com for the
Paris concert. No news yet as to whether tickets to additional warm-up dates, such as the rumored
date in New York, will be sold through the official Gabriel site. Stay tuned for details.
August
28, 2002
In
celebration of the recent reissue of Anthony Phillips' Sky Road
album on compact disc, World of Genesis is holding our first
contest!
The fine
folks at Ant's label, Voice Print, have graciously donated five copies
of the new CD as prizes for WoG readers who can answer a little Anthony
Phillips trivia (don't worry - we'll help you a little). Click
here to enter the contest! Or, if you simply can't wait to find out
if you'll win the contest, and you want to buy a copy of Sky Road
on CD right now, simply click here.
Good luck!
August
28, 2002
Steve Hackett's Satie And Faces Albums To Be Issued In The U.S.
Inside Out Music has just announced that they will be releasing Steve
Hackett's Sketches of Satie and Till We Have Faces albums
in the United States on September 24th.
Sketches of Satie, a classical project, features Steve and his
bother John's interpretations of some of composer Erik Satie's work.
While the album was released in Europe by Hackett's own label, Camino,
in May 2000, this will be the albums first U.S. release. The other
reissue, Till We Have Faces, has been previously released in the
U.S. This new version will be the remastered edition that is available
in Europe (only cheaper!). To Pre-order Sketches of Satie click here.
To pre-order Till We Have Faces click here.
August
27, 2002
Peter Gabriel's Up Contains Bonus CD In Japan
You heard it here first! The Japanese release of Peter Gabriel's Up
(catalog # VJCP-68450) due for release in Japan on September 19th will
contain a bonus limited edition 3-track CD single featuring an edited
version of "The Barry Williams Show", "My Head Sounds
Like That" (Röyksopp Remix), and
the single edit of "Cloudless" from the Rabbit Proof Fence
soundtrack.
August
27, 2002
Chris Stewart's Parrot In A Pepper Tree To Be Featured This
Week On BBC Radio
BBC Radio 4, in England, is broadcasting readings
of extracts from Chris Stewart's new book A Parrot In The Pepper Tree
each day this week (26th - 30th August). The readings by actor Mick Ford
are to be broadcast at 9:45 a.m. each day. Each 15 minute program is
also to be repeated at 12:30 a.m. the following morning.
August
26, 2002
Phil Collins Makes An Appearance On New Rap Album
No sooner do I post information on the shelved collaboration between
Peter Gabriel and rap group Naughty By Nature, do I learn that Phil just
lent his vocals to a new song on rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's
forthcoming album, Thug World Order. The song in question,
"Home," focuses on social issues and spirituality, using the
same beat as Phil's "Take Me Home," sampling the chorus from
the original. Thug World Order is due out on October 29th in the
U.S. For more on this album click here.
This is not the first time Phil Collins has been sampled by a rap
artist. His work has been previously sampled by rappers like Tupac
Shakur and Queen Pen. Not to mention the Urban
Renewal tribute album, which featured rap and rhythm and blues
artists performing Collins' material in homage.
August
26, 2002
Official Phil Collins Site Is Now On-Line
Yesterday, the official Phil Collins site made it's debut on the world
wide web. Maintained by the webmaster of the official Genesis site,
Collins' site closely mirrors that of the Genesis page. In addition to
news and a fan forum, the site also includes some interesting archive
material including concert tour set lists, press photos, a historical
timeline, and more. To check out the site click here.
August 26, 2002
Official Genesis Site Launches New Line Of Genesis Merchandise
The official Genesis site
now features a new line of merchandise, including numerous goods from
nearly every Genesis album. Whether you are looking for t-shirts,
sweatshirts, beer mugs, coffee mugs, wall clocks, mouse mats, satchels,
baseball hats, tile coasters, or other items, there are plenty of
goodies for the avid Genesis fan to buy. Check it out!
August 26, 2002
Peter Gabriel's Rap Collaboration Shelved
According to CDNow,
an on-line music retailer, Peter Gabriel collaborated with the New
Jersey based rap group, Naughty By Nature, for their new album, IICONS.
The track did not make it to the final album, but it sure would have
been interesting to hear Peter Gabriel's take on Hip-Hop! Other notable
collaborators on the Naughty By Nature project include Pink, Queen
Latifah, Redman and Method Man.
August 26, 2002
Get a Sneak Preview Of Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel's New CDs
For your reading pleasure, reviews of the forthcoming albums by Phil
Collins and Peter Gabriel are now posted in the
Album/Video
Reviews Section of this site.
August
21, 2002
Official Peter Gabriel Site Rocked By Rabid Gabriel Fans Seeking
Concert Tickets
After the announcement that 100 tickets for reserved seating were
available for sale on the official Peter
Gabriel site for the Milan and Paris warm-up gigs, the volume of web
surfers hoping for the prized tickets resulted in the site's server
providing unstable service over the last 24 hours. The official site has
temporarily stopped selling the tickets while the problem is being
fixed, but several people apparently managed to get them before the
server crashed. The remaining tickets have not disappeared, but the site
has some technical issues to resolve before they can put them back on
sale.
As for people who had tickets for the original Paris gig that was
cancelled, the official site suggests that you should get in touch with
the retailer who sold them to you.
August
20, 2002
Official Gabriel Site Offers 100 Reserved Tickets To Fans For
Warm-Up Gigs In Milan and Paris
Membership has its privileges as they say, and Peter Gabriel's Full Moon
Club is apparently no exception. The club is offering 100 reserved
tickets for sale for each of the two dates in Milan and Paris. The Paris
gig has changed location and date, with the new show being held at
Theatre de la Mutualite on September 21st. Hurry! These club shows will
sell-out fast! Get yours today on the official
Peter Gabriel site!
August
19, 2002
Collins' Testify Album Illegally Hits The Internet
The tracks to Phil Collins' up-coming album, Testify, have been
illegally 'leaked' on to an undisclosed website, and Phil's management
is not too happy about it. As a result, on the official
Genesis site today, the webmaster posted that anyone who posts
details of websites that offer downloads of any elements of Phil's new
album will be banned from the Forum section of the official
Genesis site and Phil's new official site when it comes on-line.
As reported here previously, Collins' Testify album has been
cited as being an incredibly important part of EMI's fall release
schedule in Europe, and there is no telling how illegal downloads of
this album might seriously impact EMI's fall campaign to revive it's dwindling
stock.
August
16, 2002
Weather Report Album Featuring Rare Live Recordings Coming Soon
Sources report that in October, Sony Music will issue a collection of
rare and previously unreleased live recordings by Weather Report, the
influential jazz band that once featured Chester Thompson. The album, Live
And Unreleased, has a tentative release date of October 1st. Among
the tracks on the two-CD set are five tracks recorded on November 27,
1975 with Chester Thompson. The tracks featuring Chester are:
"Freezing Fire", "Cucumber Slumber", "Man In
The Green Shirt", "Cigano" and
"Directions"/"Dr. Honoris Causa."
August
15, 2002
Official Genesis Webmaster To Propose More Remastered Genesis
Related CDs
According to the webmaster of the
official Genesis site, he plans to suggest to Tony Smith (Genesis'
long-time Manager) that albums like Mike Rutherford's Smallcreep's
Day and some of Tony Banks' solo albums, where unreleased tracks,
b-sides, an so on exist, get reissued as special remastered editions.
The webmaster was also considering the prospect of proposing similar reissues
of the Mike & The Mechanics albums should rare tracks be located (and
believe me, there are plenty!).
August
15, 2002
Phil Collins' Testify Is Cited As Crucial To EMI
According to Variety,
Phil Collins' up-coming solo album, Testify, will be playing an
immensely important role in the autumn release schedule for EMI in
Europe. Along with new albums by Coldplay and Atomic Kitten, EMI is
banking on the hopes that these popular artists, and others like them,
will help increase EMI's sagging shares in the Stock Market. Variety
adds, "They have all got to be monster hits, because EMI has
promised to win market share from its bigger rivals this year. But even
a decent chart performance might not be enough to save this historic
company from long-term decline." What does this mean to Phil
Collins' fans? It means the new Phil Collins solo album, as a
cornerstone to EMI's marketing strategy, is guaranteed to receive a
flurry of promotional activity to help hype the release. Nothing like a
little pressure, eh?
August
13, 2002
Tickets For Frankie Miller Tribute Featuring Ray Wilson On Sale Now;
Tribute CD Coming in November
Alec, the Producer of the Frankie Miller tribute concert that will take
place at the Glasgow Barrowlands on
September
7th, has informed me that tickets for this event are on sale NOW,
not on August 20th as previously stated. Ticket prices are still £20 each,
plus a booking fee. According to Alec, Ray will be performing
"Desperado" with Joe Walsh of the Eagles (as previously
reported here), a Frankie Miller cover tune ("Good Time
Love"), Stiltskin's "Inside" and the Thin Lizzy song
"Still In Love With You," featuring Brian Robertson on guitar.
For more information go to the Tour
Dates Section of this site.
As for the Frankie Miller tribute album, Alec, who also produced the CD,
added, "I have had the pleasure to hear Ray's contribution to the
CD, "Good Time Love," and it is outstanding! Michael
Bannister, the young engineer in Cava Studios Glasgow, where it was
recorded, described it as, "The best vocal performance I have heard
in my four years working here!" The tribute CD will be available in
November and more information is available on the project at: www.frankie-miller.com.
August
13, 2002
More News From Tony Levin On Up-Coming Gabriel Tour
According to the official Tony Levin
site, in addition to warm-up dates in Paris and Milan, we can expect
at least one U.S. warm-up gig in New York. No date or venue has been
announced, but tickets for a small club show will undoubtedly go very
quickly. Once more information is available I'll post it here
immediately.
As for the show itself, production rehearsals start in October.
According to Levin, "...I won't try to predict the final stage
shape. Sounds like a very exciting and unusual stage setup though, which
audiences will really like." In the meantime, rehearsals continue
in England, with the band eventually finishing preparation for the North
American leg of the tour in Italy.
August
8, 2002
Pictures From Hackett's Italian Acoustic Dates Now On-Line
For those of us who couldn't make it to Italy for Steve Hackett's recent
acoustic performances, you can now go to Steve's
official site to see pictures from the concerts.
August
8, 2002
Rolling Stone Magazine Features More Information on Gabriel's
Up album
The press is officially beginning for the new Peter Gabriel album, Up.
In addition to the VH-1 article mentioned here yesterday, you can now
read more on the project on the Rolling
Stone Magazine website.
August
7, 2002
VH-1 Website Offers New Insight On Gabriel's Up Album
The VH-1
website recently posted a new feature article on Peter Gabriel and
his much-anticipated new studio effort, Up. In the article,
Gabriel talks about the inspiration of the album title, the meaning
behind the title of his next studio album, I/O, and the story
behind the first single from Up, "The Barry Williams
Show." Be sure to check it out!
August
7, 2002
Track Listing Confirmed For Peter Gabriel's First Single(s)
Apparently, the track listing is official for "The Barry Williams
Show," Gabriel's first single from his new solo album, Up.
The single is available in two parts. The track listing is as follows:
Standard Single:
The Barry Williams Show
My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
Maxi Single:
The Barry Williams Show (Unadulterated Edit)
The Barry Williams Show
My Head Sounds Like that (Röyksopp Remix)
Cloudless (Radio Edit)
Also, you can now hear the single edit (radio version) of the single on Peter
Gabriel's official site.
August
7, 2002
Tickets Go On Sale August 20th For Ray Wilson/Joe Walsh Gig
Tickets for the Frankie Miller tribute concert at the Glasgow Barrowlands on
September
7th go on sale Saturday, August 20th, at £20 each (plus a booking fee).
As previously reported, Ray Wilson will be performing at the concert. It
is also said that he will perform "Desperado" with The Eagles'
guitarist Joe Walsh at the event. For more information go to the Tour
Dates Section of this site.
August
5, 2002
Chester Thompson's Official Website Is Still In Development
As mentioned here in previous months, Chester is having an official site
developed, but things are moving a little slower than he initially
expected. Still, the official site is very much an on-going project, and
the site should be on-line by 2003. Once more information is available,
it will be posted here.
August
2, 2002
Carrack To Announce More European Tour Dates; New Album Due Soon
According to Paul Copley, a member of Paul Carrack's band and webmaster
to his official site, Carrack
will continue touring for the next several months. In fact, there
are a lot more tour dates that will soon be officially announced (once
the dates and venues have been confirmed). Also, Paul Carrack is hopeful
that his new studio album will be finished prior to the start of these
new tour dates. Stay tuned for details!
August 2, 2002
Official Gabriel Site Formally Announces Up Track Listing
Yes, this time it's truly official...assuming they don't change it
again! Seriously though, the official
Peter Gabriel site announced today that the FINAL
track listing for Peter Gabriel's Up album is as follows:
1 . Darkness
2 . Growing Up
3 . Sky Blue
4 . No Way Out
5 . I Grieve
6 . The Barry Williams Show
7 . My Head Sounds Like That
8 . More Than This
9 . Signal To Noise
10. The Drop
As you might notice, this is the same revised track order we posted here
on July 26th.
August
1, 2002
United Recordings Clarifies Release of Ray Wilson Dance Single
According to a source at United
Recordings, the company distributing the Ray Wilson/Armin Van Buuren
single "Yet Another Day," the 12" single is now available
and can be purchased directly though the Armin
Van Buuren website. The CD single, as Ray Wilson shared yesterday,
is tentatively set for September.
August 1, 2002
Ray Wilson Provides A Detailed Update On His Activity
After a quick e-mail from Ray Wilson the other day, a detailed update
was issued today providing a more comprehensive overview of his current
activities. Some of the information is news that we have already posted
here in the past few weeks...
As previously reported here, Ray will be performing at the Frankie
Miller tribute gig at the Glasgow Barrowlands on the September 7th. It
is also said that he will perform "Desperado" with The Eagles'
guitarist Joe Walsh. Also in tour news, Ray reiterated that he will be
touring Germany with some acoustic dates in November in support of his Live
and Acoustic album (a.k.a. Unplugged).
Next, Ray's forthcoming studio album is called Change and is set
for a February 2003 release. Also in studio news, the new Turntable
Rockers single "Love Supreme" will also feature Ray's vocals.
The "Love Supreme" single is released in Germany this month.
August 1, 2002
Official Gabriel Site Says Up Track Listing Is Still Not
Final
Believe it or not, according to the official
Peter Gabriel site, the track listing is still not finalized for the
soon-to-be-released Up album which is currently set to hit the
shelves less than two months from now! As the site says, "Last
minute discussions are still in progress to define the final track
list/album content."
So, basically, even though promos are circulating with two set track
listings, who knows what will, in fact, make the final cut or what the
final order will be? The only thing that is certain is that the advanced
promos may have more value, long-term, to collectors if the order and/or
songs are not identical to the final release. We'll keep you posted once
more becomes known. In the meantime, you can now go to the official
Geffen Records site to hear the complete album version of Gabriel's
new single, "The Barry Williams Show."
August 1, 2002
North American Cities Announced For Peter Gabriel's November/December
2002 Tour
According to the official Peter
Gabriel site, the U.S. and Canadian Up tour is starting to take
shape. The tour is currently set to run from November 15th through
December 15th and will hit the following locations:
Atlanta, Georgia
Montreal, Canada
Cleveland, Ohio
Quebec, Canada
Columbus, Ohio
Toronto, Canada
Washington D.C.
Detroit, Michigan
Denver, Colorado
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oakland, California
Minneapolis, Minnesota
San Diego, California
E. Rutherford, New Jersey
Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
New York, New York
Las Vegas, Nevada
Boston, Massachusetts
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