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NEWS IN THE WORLD OF GENESIS
JUNE
2007
June 30, 2007
Genesis Breaks Record On New 2007
Reunion Tour
According to
Entertainment Technology Press, the spectacular stage set up on Genesis'
2007 Turn It On Again Tour broke a world record. XL Video UK, via Blink TV, is
supplying 15,089 Barco 510 O-Lite panels with 270 control boxes, plus 102 panels
of Mitsubishi 16:8 high resolution screen in a record breaking 9 million pixel
LED surface for the current world tour. For more information on the current
world tour, check out the On Tour
Section of this site.
June 26, 2007
Walt Disney Announces Tarzan Will
Close On Broadway In July
According to
ABC News, Tarzan will take his last swing on Broadway on July 8,
2007. The show will end after 486 shows and 35 previews. The show is apparently
a hit in the Netherlands and will continue to run there as well as a possible
tour of Germany and Japan in the future. According to the source, despite
running for more than a year, the Broadway show will close with a loss in New
York.
June 23, 2007
Enhanced Shopping Section Added To
World of Genesis.com
In addition to the shopping features already on this site, I am in the process
of dramatically enhancing the Shopping
Section. In addition to being able to directly search through Amazon on this
site (which you can do now), I have also started including new easy to use links
that directly take you to all of the titles by an individual artist in the World
of Genesis. To date, new comprehensive sections on Genesis, Tony Banks, Steve
Hackett, Mike Rutherford, and Ray Wilson are completed in reverse chronological
order. The remaining artists will follow shortly (in the interim, you can still
find them by searching in the section yourself). These individual artists'
sections will make it much easier to go to one place to find imports, CD
singles, CDs (including other artists' projects they appear on), DVDs, and other
items. I hope you enjoy this new feature!
June 22, 2007
Genesis Set To Release Official
Biography In September
There have been quite a few books written on the history of Genesis, but never
has there been a biography officially endorsed by Genesis - until now. On
September 18th, Genesis (through publisher St. Martin's Griffin) will release
Chapter and Verse, the first official biography about Genesis' long
career which, to date, spans 40 years and counting. The 360-page book features
new interviews with all Genesis band members past and present and promises to be
the definitive chronicle on the band. Click on the link above to pre-order your
copy of the book today! A special audio CD of Chapter Verse will also be
released to coincide with the book.
June 19, 2007
Genesis Set List Has Yet To Change
We now have six Genesis concerts in the history books, but the set list thus far
remains unchanged on the first leg of the 2007 Genesis Turn It On Again
Tour. For more information on dates or the set list, visit the
On Tour Section of this site.
Many people suspected that the set lists would vary slightly at some point
during the tour due to the announcement of the 2007 Genesis Encore Series (see
below).
June 17, 2007
Location of Forthcoming Genesis DVD
Revealed
According to Nick Davis' post in the official Genesis site's
Forum, the forthcoming live Genesis DVD will be filmed in Rome, Italy (as
many suspected) during the group's free concert at the Circus Maximus. The
large, open air concert is anticipated to draw a record crowd. For more
information on the 2007 Genesis tour visit the
On Tour Section of the site.
June 17, 2007
New Paul Carrack Tour Dates
Announced
New European tour dates have been announced on the
official Paul Carrack site
going through February 2008! Check it out!
June 17, 2007
Additional Anthony Phillips Mini LP
CDs Being Reissued In Japan
It has been confirmed that in addition to 2-CD mini LP sleeve CD reissues of Ant
Phillips'
The Geese and The Ghost,
1984 and
Wise After The Event, you will also be able to purchase 1-CD reissues of
Sides and
Invisible Men in mini LP CD sleeves as well. All titles are scheduled
for release on July 20th in Japan as previously announced here. You can
pre-order your limited edition copies now by clicking on the links above.
June 16, 2007
Do You Want Steve Hackett To Play
Guitar on Your Next Album? No Problem!
| For you musicians out
there,
Steinberg has just released Twiddly Bits Volume Three: Electric &
Acoustic Guitar, an electric and acoustic guitar MIDI download only
product featuring Steve Hackett and other renowned guitar players.
The Steve
Hackett portion was recorded on MIDI guitar at his house in London back in
the 1990s. This collection of material is simply priceless - not just for 'Hacketteers'
but anyone looking for cool - and completely flexible - guitar parts to slot
into their DAW.
Electric & Acoustic Guitar
also features regular rock, folk, and country strumming patterns, jazz, and
much more. In addition to rock guitar, also noted on this release are also
Flamenco guitar and banjo played by Steve! What's more, this third volume in
the series has just been completely reformatted so anyone using Cubase 4 or
Studio 4 will find it works well with the new "Media Bay" file management
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June 16, 2007
Free Peter Gabriel CD Available In
This Sunday's Paper - If You Live In The U.K.
| This Sunday, June 7th,
in
The Daily Mail, a U.K. news publication, you can get an exclusive
14-track Peter Gabriel compilation featuring some of Gabriel's most popular
songs. The disc also includes exclusive artwork approved by Peter Gabriel
himself! It is no coincidence that sampler is emerging at the on-set of
Gabriel's 2007 Warming Up summer tour, which currently spans 22 shows across
Europe. Among the sampled tracks on the site are "Sledgehammer", "Red Rain",
"Father Son", "Solsbury Hill", "Don't Give Up" and "In Your Eyes". I ask
you, why can't The New York Times do cool stuff like this?! |
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June 16, 2007
The Music.com Confirms Peter Gabriel
2007 Encore Series; Discounts Available for Genesis and Gabriel Encore Sets
The Music.com, who
previously did three Encore Series sets for Peter Gabriel's prior tours has
announced that the 2007 Warming Up European Tour will also be available as
part of this series. The 2007 Encore Series currently includes all 22
European Gabriel dates that have been announced. As with the other volumes
in the series, you can buy them individually or as a set on soundboard
quality pressed aluminum CDs. The two options if you chose the complete set
are the standard collector's edition in a cardboard box or the deluxe
limited edition miniature metal road case edition.
Just recently, The Music.com also announced a similar endavor for the 2007
Genesis Turn It On Again reunion tour (see details below). Details for this
set can also be found at The Music.com's website. Please note that if you
are a paying subscriber to the official Genesis site, you can get 10% off
the Genesis Encore Series and if you are a member of the Peter Gabriel Full
Moon Club, you can get 10% off his Encore Series as well. Please visit the
official Genesis
and Peter Gabriel
sites for information about any applicable discounts. The pre-sale for the
Genesis road case edition, which is limited to 250 copies, is now June 18th
and the Peter Gabriel road case edition, which is also limited to 250
copies, starts the pre-sale on June 27th. Good luck, collectors! |
Limited Edition Road Case
Normal Box Set |
June 16, 2007
Phil Collins' Son Covers Genesis
Tune
Phil Collins' son, Simon Collins, recently covered the Genesis classic "Keep It
Dark" in honor of Genesis' 40th anniversary. Click
here to hear Simon's
rendition.
June 16, 2007
Official Genesis Site Offer New
Video Footage From The First Stop on the Genesis Tour (** SPOILER'S ALERT! **)
On the official Genesis
site, you can now watch a new episode of behind the scenes footage from the
first night of the 2007 Genesis tour as part of the
Virtual Ticket section of the site. Warning: This is a serious
spoiler if you don't want to know anything about the songs Genesis are playing
on the tour before you see them.
June 11, 2007
Third Philadelphia Date Added To
Genesis Tour
The official Genesis
site has officially announced that tickets to a third Genesis show in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will go on sale on June 19th. The new show will take
place on September 20th at the Wachovia Center. To purchase tickets, click
here. Please visit the On Tour
Section of this site for more information and a complete list of tour dates.
June 10, 2007
Anthony Phillips' Reissues Being
Released As Japanese Mini LP Style Sleeve CDs
Exclusively in Japan, on July 20th, the three Anthony Phillips reissues
previously discussed on this site will be issued as 2-CD mini LP sleeve CDs on the Arcangelo Record Label. They are: The Geese and The
Ghost - (Catalog # ARC7227), 1984 - (Catalog # ARC7228),
and Wise After The Event - (Catalog # ARC7229). These new mini LP
CDs along with the 14 new Steve
Hackett mini LP CDs are just a few of the many reissues for Genesis fans to
consume this summer. These Japanese issues will include the bonus disc of rare
recordings that Phillips has been compiling including "Silver Song" featuring
Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford (which is a bonus track on The Geese and The
Ghost).
June 9, 2007
Genesis Encore Series Confirmed
For European Leg of the 2007 Reunion Tour
The
official Genesis
site and The
Music.com have confirmed that the European Leg of the 2007 Genesis
reunion tour will be recorded and released for sale on aluminum pressed
compact discs. These 22 soundboard recordings will be available
individually, in a complete box set, and even a limited edition miniature
metal road case edition (only 110 copies will be made and include autographs
from the band). Prices vary from $30 per 2-CD show to a stunning $850 for
the limited edition metal road case. It has not been confirmed yet as to
whether the North American Leg will also be available in this format, but
rumors heavily circulate that it will be. More news on this when we get it!
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Normal Box Set |
Limited Box Set |
June 9, 2007
Set List For The European Leg
Revealed - Sort Of (** SPOILER'S ALERT! **)
The set list for the European Leg of the Genesis 2007 reunion tour has been
leaked in the Forum of the official Genesis site and various other sources, but
since the band is recording every night of this part of the tour for the Encore
Series (see above), I suspect there may be some changes to the set at some
point. In any case, so as no to ruin the concert experience for those who
choose not to know the set list, I've put the initial set list on a separate
page. If you do, however, want to know the initial set list, click
here.
June 9, 2007
Genesis Documentary To Air On BBC
Radio2
According to the
official Genesis site, Revelation: The Genesis Story hosted by Chris
Evans will air Saturday, June 23, at 8:00 p.m. (GMT) and rebroadcast on
Saturday, June 30th, at 8:00 p.m. (GMT) on
BBC Radio2.
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