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NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS
JANUARY 2008
January 30, 2008
Rumor Mill: Genesis Live in 2008?
Well, at this point its just rumor, but the word spreading like wildfire is that
Genesis have reserved a night at London's O2 Arena (where Led Zeppelin recently
reunited) for the fall of 2008. Officially, Genesis management is confirming
nothing. If this rumor proves to be more than fan fiction, it will be posted
here. This site is not normally a place where any rumored news gets posted, but
the Internet hype around this alleged news compelled me to make sure that people
understood that this information is not acknowledged by Genesis at this point
and is not verified. In other words, don't go buying your airline tickets just
yet!
January 26, 2008
Genesis' When In Rome DVD Delayed
Until May
According to the
official Genesis site, the much-anticipated When In Rome DVD recorded
on the 2007 Genesis reunion tour has been delayed until May. No news is
available as to why the title has been pushed back at this time.
January 26, 2008
Peter Gabriel's We7 Gets Additional Funding
According to
New Media Age, Peter Gabriel's
We7 project has been backed with an additional
£3m in funding from
investors. We7 users receive targeted advertising at the start of every track
and album in return for free downloads.
January 20, 2008
Steve Hackett's New Classical Guitar Album
Available For Pre-Order!
It's been posted on this site in the WOG
On-Line Shop for about a week, but in case you missed it, the forthcoming
Steve Hackett album,
Tribute, is available for pre-order as a European import CD (there has
been no confirmation of a North American pressing at this point). Get your copy
today, and be sure to check out the
December News Section for other details on this new project including the
track listing.
January 20, 2008
New Peter Gabriel Focuses on Technology,
Innovation, Awards, and His Next Solo Album
In a new interview with
Reuters, Peter Gabriel talks about his latest in a string of impressive
awards as "Personality of the Year" at the January 28th MIDEM music industry
trade conference in Cannes, France. Other notable awards in recent years include
a lifetime achievement award in May 2007 from the Ivor Novello Awards, and, of
course, a few months earlier when he was awarded the Man of Peace Award by Novel
Peace Laureates. In this new interview with Reuters, Peter talks about
technology innovations (including some of the projects like The Filter, OD2,
etc. that he has been part of), his forthcoming solo project, and whether he had
interest in seeing Genesis on their most recent 2007 tour. Check it out!
January 20, 2008
Release Dates For Genesis' 1970-1975
Box Set Loom Closer To Announcement
While an exact street date has not formally been announced, it has been
confirmed that the release date (at least in Europe) for the Genesis
1970-1975 box set will be in September 2008. Of course, this set will include the
much anticipated remixed and remastered Genesis albums: Trespass,
Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound and
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in 5.1 surround and stereo. This set makes up
the third and final set of the Genesis studio album catalog, preceded by the
1976-1982 and
1983-1998 box sets released in 2007.
To date, there is no official word on what bonus content will be included in the
box, but Engineer/Producer Nick Davis in prior months has confirmed that "Happy
The Man" (a Nursery Cryme b-side), "Twilight Alehouse" (a Selling
England By The Pound b-side), and the much desired and never-before-released
"Genesis Plays Jackson" recordings from 1970 will be part of the non-album
material featured on the box set's exclusive bonus disc. The bonus DVD content
is still a complete mystery at this point, although fans speculate wildly in
anticipation of an official announcement. As with the prior two sets, the
North American versions will be CD+DVD while the European and Japanese issues
are expected to be SACD+DVD issues. More news should follow shortly including
pre-order information.
January 9, 2008
Peter Gabriel signs U.S. Distribution Deal
With Ryko
According to
Billboard, Peter Gabriel's Real World Records and Ryko have signed a
U.S. distribution deal for the label's back catalog and future recordings. The
first album under the agreement will be Peter Gabriel's Big Blue Ball
project featuring various world music artists. Big Blue Ball is expected to be
available for pre-order shortly.
January 9, 2008
Chester Thompson Receives Lifetime
Achievement Award
Back on
November 12, 2007, Sabian, Ltd., the famous cymbal maker, awarded
Chester Thompson a Lifetime Achievement award at the 32nd annual
Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Cleveland,
Ohio. Chester Thompson was given this honor along with Ian Wright and Gary
Cook. Belated congratulations, Chester!
Photo: Chester Thompson
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January 7, 2008
New Peter Gabriel Interview Featured In
Sound & Vision Magazine
In the latest issue of
Sound & Vision Magazine, you'll find a new interview with Peter Gabriel.
In this article, he discusses the remixed Genesis catalog anticipated for
release in early 2008 as part of the 1970-75 box set and the possibility
of his own catalog being remixed in surround. Check it out!
January 6, 2008
Phil Collins' Tarzan To Return To
The Theater in 2009
According to
Playbill, the theater adaptation of Walt Disney's Tarzan, which had
486 regular shows and 35 previews on Broadway in New York City before closing on
July 8, 2007, is set to reopen in Atlanta, Georgia at
The Theater of the
Stars in January 2009. The show, which is also expected to travel to other
theaters across the United States, will feature the original Phil Collins theater score
along with direction and choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, scenic design by
Kenneth Foy, aerial design by Paul Rubin and lighting design by Ken Billington.
Among the stops confirmed for the tour so far are Texas, North Carolina, and
California.
January 6, 2008
Release Date For Genesis' When In Rome
DVD Announced
March 18th has been
announced as the official release date in the U.S. for the forthcoming
Genesis DVD,
When In Rome, which as mentioned in prior months was recorded at the
band's 2007 performance at the Circus Maximus in Italy on the band's Turn It
On Again reunion tour.
Details including the added features on this DVD will be announced shortly.
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January 6, 2008
Unsanctioned Genesis 3-DVD Critical Review
Coming Soon
On April 1, 2008, a new, unsanctioned
Genesis 3-DVD set (NTSC),
Turning It On Again, will be released by Koch International in the
United States (It will be available January 21st in Europe). This new
edition spans the Peter Gabriel era, the Phil Collins era and Ray Wilson era
of Genesis. The package contains a new cover featuring Paul Whitehead
artwork (best known for creating the cover art for the Genesis albums:
Trespass, Nursery Cryme, and Foxtrot).
For those that have purchased prior unsanctioned "critical review" titles on
DVD, some of the footage on the first two discs will be very familiar, but
the third disc, which focuses on the Wilson years, should be all new
material. Pre-order yours today!
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