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NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS
December
2008
December 24, 2008
New Book on Album Artwork Features Introduction by Peter Gabriel
A new book,
Album Cover Album, has been released which showcases the artwork of
classic album art work for various albums released between the 1950s and the
1970s. The 160-page hardcover, full color coffee table style book is edited
by album cover artists Roger Dean and Storm Thorgerson and includes a new
forward by Peter Gabriel, John Wetton, and Storm Thorgerson. Among the many,
many album covers featured includes covers for albums by Yes, The Rolling
Stones, ELP, King Crimson, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, The Who, Cat
Stevens, Pink Floyd, The Nice, and many others (surprisingly, none of
Thorgerson's covers for Peter Gabriel's first three solo albums or his album
art for Genesis' The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway were included).
December 21, 2008
Things To Look Forward To In 2009...
With the holidays almost here, it's hard not to look ahead to the new year.
Some of the forthcoming 2009 releases and tours we already know we can look
forward to are:
Genesis - 1970-1975 (European only LP version of the box set) -
release date: January 12, 2009
Genesis - Japanese only mini LP sleeve CD+SACDs of Trespass,
Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by The Pound, and
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - release date: January 28, 2009
Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling (CD+DVD remixed and remastered
stereo/5.1 surround sound reissue) - release date: TBD
Paul Carrack - European Tour Dates (available on the
official Paul Carrack
site)
Peter Gabriel - Tour (specifics yet to be determined beyond South America)
Steve Hackett - Yet unnamed Steve Hackett and Chris Squire rock project -
release date: TBD
Ray Wilson - European Tour Dates (available on the
official Ray Wilson site)
December 21, 2008
Plenty of New Releases and Reissues Featuring Chester Thompson Released
Since completing the Genesis 2007 Turn It On Again Tour, Chester
Thompson has arguably been one of the most active musicians connected with
that tour. New albums released featuring Chester Thompson on drums include:
Garnet Mimms'
Is Anybody Out There?, Denny Jiosa's
Dreams Like This, Steve Cropper (of the Blues Brothers) and Felix
Cavaliere's (of The Animals)
Nudge It Up A Notch, and the reissue of Freddie Hubbard's long out
of print 1979 album,
Love Connection. There is reportedly additional studio session work
that has yet to be released. It sounds like we have more to look forward to
in 2009!
December 13, 2008
Phil Collins' Management Announces Closing of His Official Website
It is with great regret, that I report that the
Official Phil
Collins site will be closing. This was announced on December 10th with
the post below on the official site:
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"I
have been asked by Phil's management to let all forum members know that they
plan to close down both the Phil Collins web site and the forum at a date in
the near future yet to be determined.
Activity on the web site and, more recently, on the forum has been in steady
decline over the past couple of years and it has been decided that there is
little point in having separate Genesis and Phil Collins web sites. Some of
the information on the PC site will be transferred to the
Official Genesis Web Site
and PC forum members are
encouraged to join (if not already members) the
Genesis forum on that site.
I am sorry to be the bearer of such tidings.
I wish all PC fans well in the future and hope that you enjoyed yourselves
here for at least some of the time.
Cheers and goodbye.
PC Webmaster"
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Phil's web presence will live on through the official Genesis site as
mentioned above. No official closing date has been announced yet.
December 13, 2008
Free Paul Carrack Download Available On-Line
For a limited time, you can get a
free official download of Paul Carrack's new single, "It Ain't Easy (To
Love Somebody)." The song is available on Paul's latest album,
I Know That Name.
December 13, 2008
Three Mexican Tour Dates Confirmed for Peter Gabriel in Early 2009
First,
Mexican concert promoter announced two Peter Gabriel concert tour dates
for March 27th and 29th of 2009 in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico,
respectively. This was later confirmed on the
official Peter
Gabriel site along with a third concert date on March 31st in Monterrey,
Mexico. The official Peter Gabriel site says that these dates will be part
of a 2009 South American Tour, with additional tour dates to follow. More
when it is announced!
December 7, 2008
Peter Gabriel Nominated For Grammy Awards
Peter Gabriel has been
nominated for two Grammy Awards! The nominations are for "Best Song
Written For A Motion Picture, Television, Or Other Visual Media" for the
song "Down To Earth" and for "Best Instrumental Arrangement" for the song
"Define Dancing" which he recorded for the Walt Disney/Pixar motion picture
Wall-E. The soundtrack was also nominated for "Best Score Soundtrack
Album For a Motion Picture, Television, Or Other Visual Media" for Thomas
Newman's score for the film. Peter Gabriel's last soundtrack Grammy
nomination came in 1999 for "That'll Do" for the film
Babe II: Pig In The City. He performed the song live at the Grammy's
in March of that year with composer Randy Newman.
The Grammy Awards will take place on February 8, 2009 at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles, California. The show will be broadcast live in high
definition and surround sound from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (EST). To
date, there has been no confirmation as to whether or not Peter Gabriel will
perform either song at the event.
December 7, 2008
Steve Hackett Makes A Guest Appearance At Penang Island Jazz Festival
According to
The Star, Steve Hackett made an appearance at the Penang Island Jazz
Fesitval in Malaysia on Saturday, December 6th, with the Hungarian band
Djabe. Hackett has performed with the band at other concerts in the past and
appears on the band's 2004 album,
Sheafs are Dancing.
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