May 30,
2010
The Musical Box's David Myers Releases
New Genesis Tribute
David Myers, of the Genesis tribute band The Musical Box, has announced
the release of Genesis on Piano, a 2-CD collection of Genesis songs
due for release on June 9th. The album is comprised of songs previously
featured on his prior tributes reworked for this collection (the original
versions appear on
David Myers Plays Genesis and the aptly titled follow-up David
Myers Plays More Genesis) and a complete disc of new recordings. The
project includes songs like "Watcher of the Skies", "Eleventh Earl of Mar",
"Stagnation", "Happy The Man", "Entangled", "Firth of Fifth", "Mad Man
Moon", and more.
May 30,
2010
Daryl Stuermer Confirms What Phil Collins
Show Will Be Recorded For DVD
Guitarist Daryl Stuermer announced on
WKLH Radio that the third
night of Phil Collins stint of shows in New York City this June will be
recorded for future video release. Collins will be touring in support of the
forthcoming album,
Going Back.
May 30,
2010
Peter Gabriel Sheds more Light on
European Tour Dates and I'll Scratch Yours Project
On the official Peter Gabriel site,
they now list some of the cities Gabriel will take the next leg of his
Scratch My Back world tour. They include:
September 12th - Avenches, Switzerland
September 14th - Leipzig Germany
September 16th - Brussels, Belgium
September 17th - Arnhem, Netherlands
September 19th - Amnéville, France
September 22nd - Madrid, Spain
September 23rd - Barcelona, Spain
September 30th- Mannheim, Germany
October 2nd - Köln, Germany
October 3rd - Hamburg, Germany
Expect more dates soon. In the May update on the Gabriel site, he shares
that he intends to play Melbourne, Australia and New Zealand. The official
site also reveals glimpses of David Byrne's "I Don't Remember" and Elbow's
"Mercy Street" from the forthcoming I'll Scratch Yours.
May 15,
2010
Peter Gabriel To Fight For Solsbury Hill
According to
The
Times, Peter Gabriel is fighting to help save the inspiration for
one of his most popular songs. The Woolley Valley, where Gabriel once lived,
is a mile from Bath and is supposedly protected land. Unapproved
construction on the property, which was sold a few years ago, now threatens
the sweeping landscapes of picturesque fields, winding lanes and natural
beauty of the legendary "Solsbury Hill".
Peter Gabriel commented that the area was
"one of the most beautiful valleys in the West of England." No stranger to
global or community activism, he will join a press conference to help
enforce the protection of the land on Wednesday. Almost every window and car
in the tiny village of Woolley displays a “Save Woolley Valley” poster.
Residents have a petition with 650 names and have raised “tens of thousands”
of pounds to fight a legal battle. Good luck to the residents of this
community on the saving of the land immortalized in Peter Gabriel's landmark
1977 debut album.
May 14,
2010
Anthony Phillips' Sail The World
Remastered CD Available For Pre-Order
Anthony Phillips'
Sail The World (catalog # VP-535CD) is now available for
pre-order on Voiceprint Records in Europe. Originally released in 1994, the
album has been out of print for years. Sail The World features music
composed and recorded by Ant for the TV coverage of the Whitbread Around The
World Yacht Race. This new edition features new album art and newly remixed
tracks. The reissue is due for release in June. As previously reported,
Phillips' newest Library Music album,2010's
Ahead of the Field, is also due for release in June.
May 14,
2010
Peter Gabriel Site Implies Possible Live
Album And New Scratch My Back Tour Dates
The
official Peter Gabriel site's Tour Diary, in a recent posting, stated
the following in a blog about Gabriel's recent Los Angeles performance
"...Now for a short break before we get on with making a record of the
second half of the show. We all know it really well, so it's going to sound
fantastic. Then we can get ready for our possible new European dates in
September.." Perhaps we can look forward to much more than a few new tour
dates? It sounds like a live record is officially in the works!
May 14,
2010
Title Track From Phil Collins' New Album
Streaming On-Line!
The title track from Phil Collins' forthcoming album,
Going Back, is now
streaming at 106.7 Lite FM. Check it out!
May 8,
2010
Steve Hackett's Spectral Mornings
Finally Gets an NTSC release on DVD!
Well, it took about five years, but now North American and Japanese Steve
Hackett fans can finally enjoy Steve Hackett's
Spectral Mornings DVD, which was recorded live in concert on
November 8, 1978! The PAL DVD of this rare footage has been available since
2005, but even if you purchased the old PAL pressing, this new pressing will
still be of interest. Unlike the old PAL DVD which had the songs chopped up
in an alternate playing order, this new NTSC/Region 0 DVD is reported to
feature the tracks in their original running order for the first time ever
(of the complete performance)! The concert film, which was recorded at
Musikladen studio for German television, is probably the most pristine
footage that exists from early in Steve's solo career. Like the original PAL
disc, the DVD only offers stereo (no 5.1 surround channel).
The track listing:
Intro (excerpts from
Land Of A Thousand Autumns & Tigermoth)
Please Don't Touch
Racing In A / Ace Of Wands (closing section)
Carry On Up The Vicarage
Ace Of Wands
Narnia
Acoustic Section: Blood On The Rooftops / Horizons / Kim
Optigan / A Tower Struck Down / Spectral Mornings
Star Of Sirius
Shadow Of The Hierophant / Clocks - The Angel Of Mons
(Stereo, 16:9 Aspect Ratio, NTSC/Region 0)
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May 8,
2010
Marco Lo Musico Project Featuring Steve
and John Hackett Now Available
As previously announced here in
March, Marco Lo Musico, a progressive rock composer and keyboard player,
recorded an album entitled
The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf, a concept project based upon
Tolkien's Middle Earth. Also mentioned previously was that the project
includes a guest appearance by Steve and John Hackett. I am pleased to
report that the album is now available for purchase.
May 8,
2010
Nick Magnus' Latest Album Featuring Steve
and John Hackett Now Available
For the past couple of weeks, I've been enjoying Nick Magnus' latest solo
album,
Children of Another God. Hackett fans will know Nick from his work
on Steve's early solo works and tours. Also worthy of note is that Steve and
John Hackett appear on this new album. If you are a fan of Steve's first few
solo efforts, this album is sure to please!
May 8,
2010
More Anthony Phillips '2 in 1' PP&P
Packages Coming Soon
Similar to the recently released '2 in 1' package Anthony Phillips released
for his
Private Parts & Pieces I and II European only 2-CD set, we can now
look forward to specially priced '2 in 1' collections of Private Parts &
Pieces V and VI (catalog # VP-553CD) and Private Parts & Pieces VII
and VIII (catalog # VP-554CD). Each of these new 2-CD sets are specially
priced (still European only) and actually cost less than buying the albums
individually as single disc imports. Sadly, these two new sets are not
remastered (they are the same masters as the single disc versions). Both
titles are now expected to be available by May 31, 2010.
May 8,
2010
New Anthony Phillips Library Music
Project Coming Soon
Ahead of the Field, Anthony Phillips' latest Library Music album, will
be released this June. The album features compositions Phillips was
commissioned to write for De Wolfe publishing circa 1984. According to the
official Anthony
Phillips site, Ahead of the Field is one of a number of De Wolfe
library titles that Voiceprint are releasing (including titles composed by
Darryl Way and Karl Jenkins & Mike Ratledge) and is primarily a showcase of
Ant as a composer rather than a performer.
May 8,
2010
World of Genesis.com Peter Gabriel
Concert Review Now On-Line
You can
click here to read WOG's recent review of Peter Gabriel's performance on
his 2010 New Blood Tour at Radio City Music Hall in New York City earlier
this week.
May 8,
2010
Phil Collins To Do TV Special In the U.K.
According to
The Daily Mail, Phil Collins will be doing a special
one-off ITV1 special, Phil Collins…..For
One Night Only, which takes place in
London, England on
Monday June 28, 2010. The
Daily Mail is running a competition to win tickets to the event at the
link above if you're within traveling distance to the U.K. this June.
May 2,
2010
New Phil Collins Interview Featured on
The Daily Mail Website
As mentioned last month, today, U.K. readers of The Daily Mail were
treated to a FREE Phil Collins compilation CD with the Sunday edition. As
part of that release, you can read a new interview with Collins. Click
here to read it.
May 2,
2010
Old Official Genesis Site Goes Away...
Sort of.
As expected based upon news provided earlier this year, the
old official Genesis
site created by Ultrastar is finally off-line. In its place is an
official Genesis splash page at that same link complete with links to
official musician sites, unofficial tribute band sites, and a select group
of four fan sites, including World of Genesis.com, The Movement, The Waiting
Room, and the Genesis Discography fan page.
May 2,
2010
Phil Collins To Speak on The Alamo In
Texas This May
Dallas News reports that Phil Collins will speak on his other hobby,
his love of the history behind The Alamo, in Dallas, Texas on May 10th
at 6:30 p.m. at the Margaret and Al Hill Lecture
Hall in the Hall of State at Fair Park.
Tickets are $35 for members, $50
for non-members, and $150 for VIP program seating and a reception with
Collins. For tickets, call 214-421-4500, ext. 101 or
on-line.
May 2, 2010
Phil Collins Cancels First of Four New
York 2010 Tour Dates
According to
RTT News, Phil Collins has cancelled the first of his four New York tour
dates in support of his forthcoming '60's soul/R&B cover album,
Going Back (his first studio album since 2002's
Testify, which debuted and peaked at #30 on the Billboard
chart). The four dates were scheduled for Tuesday, June 22nd, through
Friday, June 25th, at the Roseland Ballroom. Fans who purchased tickets for
the June 22nd show can get refunds through their ticket retailer. The
remaining dates for June 23rd, 24th, and 25th are not impacted by this
decision. The cancelled show is allegedly due to "scheduling and production
difficulties."
May 2, 2010
Phil Collins Announces An Additional
Concert Date In Montreux on July 1st
ABC News reports that Phil Collins will add a special pre-festival tour
date prior to the start of the 2010 Montreux Jazz Festival. Phil Collins,
who will be performing songs from his forthcoming album
Going Back, will essentially open the festival, which features acts
like Roxy Music, Billy Idol, Massive Attack, Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Gary
Moore, and many more. The Montreux Jazz Festival which takes place from July
2nd through July 17th is considered by many to be one of Europe's premier
summer music events.
May 2, 2010
Phil Collins Announces Two New Philadelphia Shows
Phil Collins has announced two rare Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shows at The
Electric Factory on June 20th and 21st (two days before the previously
announced New York shows). Tickets go on sale May 10th.
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