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NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS
FEBRUARY
2007
February 23, 2007
Genesis Announce U.S. Press Conference For
North American Tour
Contact Music is reporting that Genesis will have a press conference on
March 7th in New York to announce the North American leg of the 2007 Genesis
Turn It On Again Tour.
February 19, 2007
Phil Collins To Appear on X Factor Reality
TV Show
Sources report that Phil Collins will appear in the finals on the
X Factor reality show
on Dutch television next Saturday, February 24th. Finalists will sing two of
Collins' hits along with a special performance from the Tarzan Broadway
musical by Phil himself.
February 17, 2007
New Interview With John Mayhew Posted
On-Line; Mayhew Receives Back Royalties
There is a new interview with John Mayhew, the drummer on Genesis' Trespass
album, in
The Daily Record in the U.K. In article, John reveals that Genesis
provided him with £78,000 in back royalties for his work on that landmark album
(As you may recall in the World of Genesis.com
interview with John Mayhew
he eluded to this happening back in 2006). Unfortunately for Mayhew, it appears
that some of that money has been squandered by fair weathered 'friends.'
February 16, 2007
Pre-Orders Available For Genesis 5.1 SACD
Remasters From Europe
Below are links to order the European hybrid 5.1/stereo SACDs with bonus DVD
(PAL format). The SACD format will not be available when they are released in
the United States (there is still no confirmed U.S. release date). Also, the
U.S. versions will not be in high-resolution SACD format.
Trick of the Tail Hybrid SACD 5.1 Surround Sound w/ DVD (PAL)
Wind And Wuthering Hybrid SACD 5.1 Surround Sound w/ DVD (PAL)
And Then There Were Three Hybrid SACD 5.1 Surround Sound w/ DVD (PAL)
Duke Hybrid SACD 5.1 Surround Sound w/ DVD (PAL)
Abacab Hybrid SACD 5.1 Surround Sound w/ DVD (PAL)
Click on the links above to pre-order today!
February 16, 2007
Genesis To Participate In Al Gore's Live
Earth Concerts in July
According to
Rolling Stone Magazine on-line today, Genesis has joined the all-star
line up for Al Gore's Live Earth concerts on July 7th. The concert is reported
to include performances by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Police, Kanye West,
and what is reported to be approximately 100 "top acts." More bands are expected
to be announced shortly.
February 16, 2007
Peter Gabriel Featured In New BBC
Documentary
According to
DrowndedinSound.com, Peter Gabriel will be featured in a BBC4 documentary on
birdsong. The 80-minute documentary entitled Why Bird Sing will also
feature appearances by Beth Orton, Gillemots, Jarvis Cocker, and others.
According to the article, "The show will reach a restrained yet probably
wondeful climax with Gabriel and Guillemots playing over a selection of various
birdsongage, including the noises made by woodpeckers, stonechat, the butcher
bird and, intriguingly, the hoopoe."
February 16, 2007
Peter Gabriel Presents Award At BBC Radio2
Folk Awards
Peter presented a lifetime achievement award Danny Thompson last Monday night.
For more on the event, visit the
official Peter Gabriel
site. You can also read about the event at the
BBC Radio2 site.
February 16, 2007
Update On Genesis European Tour Dates
There have been some slight changes to the Genesis European leg of the 2007
tour. Check out the On Tour page
for details.
February 16, 2007
Steve Hackett Announces New Acoustic Tour
Dates; Ray Wilson Adds New Tour Dates
According to the
official Steve Hackett site, Steve, Roger King and John Hackett will be
doing another string of acoustic trio tour dates this March. Check out Steve's
official site for more information. Ray Wilson also added new European tour
dates through the summer! Check out
his official site for
details.
February 16, 2007
Nir Z Announces News On New Projects
According to the official
Nir Z site, Nir recorded drums for the forthcoming Chris Cornell solo album.
The album, Cornell's sophomore solo effort and first since leaving his latest
band Audio Slave, will be released shortly. Nir Z also recorded new music with
Siobhan Dillan and John Cruz.
February 16, 2007
Nick Davis Talks About Forthcoming Genesis
Reissues
On
It, the German Genesis Fan Club Site, you
can now read a new interview with Nick Davis (in English) about the forthcoming
5.1 Genesis reissues. Check it out!
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