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NOVEMBER 2006
November 26,
2006
Nick Davis Confirms 13 Bonus Tracks For The
First Batch of New Genesis 5.1 Remasters
On the
official Genesis Site's Forum, Nick Davis (the band's long time Engineer,
Producer, and the person remixing their back catalog in 5.1 surround sound)
confirms that the first batch of Genesis remasters will include 13 bonus tracks
including "Match of The Day" and "Me and Virgil" which were excluded from the
Genesis
Archive #2 box set. One would assume these 13 bonus tracks from
the first batch of releases, which have been identified as being the studio
albums from 1976's Trick of the Tail through 1981's Abacab, would
be: "It's Yourself", "Match Of The Day", "Pigeons", "Inside And Out", "The
Day The Light Went Out", "Vancouver", "Evidence Of Autumn", "Open Door", "Paperlate",
"You Might Recall", "Me And Virgil", "Submarine", and "Naminanu." More on the
remasters should follow soon. As reported earlier this month, those first batch
of albums are scheduled for release in March 2007.
November 26,
2006
Steve Hackett Officially Announces
Remaining Virgin Remasters For January 2007; Italian Tour Dates Announced For
2007
According to the official
Steve Hackett site, the two remaining Steve Hackett albums on Virgin Records
in Europe that were not remastered, Cured and Highly Strung, will
be reissued in January 2007. These remasters, much like the first batch
released, are expected to include bonus tracks, but no further information is
available at this time. Alan Hewitt, who has been working with Steve Hackett on
his forthcoming biography, shared that the new remasters will likely
include period rare tracks like "Tales Of The Riverbank", "Second Chance", and
"Time Lapse At Milton Keynes" along with live tracks such as "The Air
Conditioned Nightmare."
In other Hackett news, his acoustic trio with Roger King and brother John
Hackett have added new Italian tour dates for 2007. Check out Steve's official
page for more information on his current European tour.
November 26, 2006
Genesis UK Reunion Shows Sell Out In 90
Minutes
According to Ticketmaster and
Contact Music, The two Genesis reunion shows for a capacity crowd of an
estimated 100,000 people, sold out in just 90-minutes. "In general, all of the
Genesis gigs across Europe have received a very strong response from the fans"
one Ticketmaster rep stated.
November 26, 2006
Phil Collins Helps Give Landmines
The Boot In New Charity Auction
Phil Collins has donated a pair of autographed shoes for a Charity auction on
eBay. The auction's proceeds go towards MAG's Give Landmines the Boot
program to raise money and awareness to clear landmines and unexploded bombs.
The auction starts at 12 noon UK time (7 a.m. EST) on Tuesday November 28th.
Other celebrities who have donated include David Bowie, Pamela Anderson, and
many others.
November 26, 2006
Great Vintage Ace Performance On YouTube
For those interested, there is a great quality video of an Ace performance
(featuring Paul Carrack) on
YouTube of the band performing their hit "How Long" on the UK children's
show Supersonic in 1974! Ace footage of any kind is extremely rare! Check it
out!
November 19,
2006
Peter Gabriel Receives The 2006 Man
of Peace Award
According
to
Netscape, on Friday in Rome, Peter Gabriel received a peace award from
the hands of Lech Walesa and other Nobel Laureates. Gabriel was designated
2006 Man of Peace for "his great contribution and commitment to peace and
human rights," organizers said in a statement. Pictured right, Gabriel poses
with Walesa just following the ceremony.
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November 14,
2006
Another Date Added To Genesis' 2007
Reunion Tour
According to the
official Genesis site's Forum, another concert will take place at the LTU
Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany on June 27, 2007. Germany continues to be the most
played country on the first leg of the reunion tour.
November 13,
2006
Two UK Tour Dates Changed On 2007
Genesis Tour
According to the
official Genesis site, Genesis have rearranged their two UK stadium dates on
their ‘Turn It On Again’ 2007 European Tour, which was announced last week, due
to routing issues. The dates at Manchester’s Old Trafford Football Stadium and
Twickenham Stadium have been switched. The new dates are as follows:
Saturday, July 7th at Manchester Old
Trafford Football Stadium
Sunday, July 8th at London Twickenham Stadium
November 13, 2006
Steve Hackett Wishes Phil, Mike, and Tony Well Despite Excluding Him From The
2007 Reunion
In a posting on his
official website, Steve Hackett provided well-wishes to Genesis members Phil
Collins, Tony Banks, and MikeRutherford on their 2007 Genesis reunion tour.
Despite the tabloid-esque
Contact Music article on the subject entitled "Steve Hackett Blasts Peter
Gabriel," it appears that Hackett understands the band's decision to tour with
the popular late '70s to early '90s three man line-up (accompanied by Daryl
Stuermer and Chester Thompson) rather than include him. Hackett cites Peter
Gabriel's decision not to participate as the primary motivator for this decision
by Collins, Banks, and Rutherford, which the band also communicated in their
November 7th press conference announcing the tour last week (webmaster's note:
You're a class act, Mr. Hackett. Much respect to you!).
November 13, 2006
Peter Gabriel Donates Autographed DVD For Charity Auction
On the 1st of December, World Aids Day, The Strong Trust will be auctioning
Peter Gabriel's DVD Growing Up Live on
eBay which Peter has personally autographed. Peter has asked to be kept in
touch on the auction's progress and outcome. All
the money raised from this auction will be donated to The
Food Chain to ensure men, women and children who are chronically sick as a
result of HIV related illness are fed at Christmas. Here's your chance to get
Peter's signature on a great DVD and help people in need at the same time!
November 13, 2006
Daryl Stuermer Provides Insight Into The 2007 Genesis Reunion
In a post on the
official Daryl Stuermer site, Daryl left this message:
"Hello Everybody,
In the
last few months, I have received a lot of e-mails regarding the rumor of a
Genesis reunion tour. Sorry that I couldn't answer the question - but I was
sworn to secrecy! Now that it is public knowledge, and you've seen the dates for
the “Turn It on Again” tour, I can fill you in on a few things.
Last
month when Mike, Tony, Phil, Chester, and I got together to rehearse in New
York, it was evident that the magic was still there. It felt like the 80's and
early 90's all over again. We started right in playing and by the time we took
the first break - we all knew it was going to work. Mike remarked that he
couldn't believe that it had been 14 years since our last gig. I replied, "It
feels like 14 months." There is something very timeless about the music. I am
very excited to be a part of this reunion, and I'm especially thrilled at the
prospect of seeing all of the fans and friends along the way. I do read all of
your e-mails even though time doesn't allow me to answer as many as I'd like.
Once
the 2007 rehearsals and touring begin, I will get back to writing "Notes From
The Road" for my website. I will also bring my camera and post some behind the
scene candid photos from the rehearsals and the European tour.
Looking
forward to seeing you all!
Best
Regards,
Daryl
Stuermer"
November 13, 2006
Nick D'Virgilio Planning Drums Clinics In Europe
Starting on November
18th in Switzerland, Nick D'Virgilio will be hosting a number of drum
clinics in Europe. Visit
Nick's official site for locations and start times. Nick is also about
to release his 9th album with his band,
Spock's Beard,
later this month. The self-titled 78+ minute album is due for release on
November 21, 2006. Click
here to pre-order yours today!
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November 7,
2006
News From The Genesis Press
Conference
Genesis revealed that
songs from the 2007 reunion tour will date back to 1973 and will include
some of the longer instrumental pieces and, of course, the double drums that
became synonymous with the Genesis tours of the late '70s to early '90s.
Among some of the older songs the band is rehearsing are "Afterglow" and
"Los Endos." Other songs Tony mentioned in giving examples included "In The
Cage" and "Domino" as well as the hits most people would come to expect.
There will be no music from the group's final studio album, Calling All
Stations, included in the tour. There are also no plans to include the
hard-core fan favorite "Supper's Ready" from 1972's Foxtrot. When the
idea of the Genesis reunion with the 5-piece line-up with Peter Gabriel and
Steve Hackett fell apart, the group decided to peruse the idea of the
three-piece line-up complimented with Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson.
Hence, Steve Hackett was excluded despite his apparent interest in the
reunion.
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Genesis
also shared that they have been actively rehearsing for the past two weeks
in New York, but there are no plans to do any new studio material at this
time. In addition to the dates below for Europe, the band plan to play about
20 dates in North America. There have been talks about releasing the tour
later as a live album or video, but nothing is officially confirmed yet.
Collins also acknowledged that he still has some hearing loss since getting
a rare viral infection in the late '90s but wants to "do a series of shows"
anyway, and commented that Genesis stated that the tour is purely for their own enjoyment and not for
financial gain, sharing that if the motivation was money that there would be
more dates of the tour. More on the reunion tour will be posted when it is
known!
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November 7,
2006
News Leaked Just Prior To The
Genesis Press Conference
November 7, 2007 - 12:00 GMT
Mayfair Hotel, Stratton Street, London
After months of
speculation, Genesis will finally reunite today at the Mayfair Hotel, Stratton
Street, London. They are expected to confirm the rumors of a reunion tour which
in it's first leg, will cover Europe.
European Tour Dates:
June 11- Helsinki,
Finland Olympic Stadium
June 14- Herning,
Denmark Messecenter
June 15- Hamburg,
Germany AOL Arena
June 17- Berne,
Switzerland Stade de Suisse
June 18- Linz,
Austria Gugglestadium
June 20- Budapest,
Hungary Puskas Ferenc Stadion
June 21- Katowice,
Poland Slaski Stadium
June 23- Hannover,
Germany AWD Arena
June 26- Dusseldorf,
Germany LTU Arena
June 29- Stuttgart,
Germany Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadium
June 30- Paris,
France Parc Des Princes
July 1- Amsterdam,
Holland Arena
July 3- Berlin,
Germany Olympiastadion
July 4- Leipzig,
Germany Zentralstadion
July 5- Frankfurt,
Germany Commerzbank Arena
July 7- London,
UK Twickenham Stadium
(Date changed to July 8th)
July 8- Manchester,
UK Old Trafford
(Date changed to July 7th)
July 10- Munich,
Germany Olympiastadion
July 12-
Monaco, Louis II Stadium
July 14- Rome,
Italy Telecomcerto at Colosseo
Tickets:
Tickets for the German
shows will go on sale on Friday, 10th November 2006. UK Shows will go on sale on
the 24th November 2006. Tickets for other countries are yet to be announced;
however, more dates, including North American tour dates, are expected to be
announced later.
The line-up, as expected, will be the traditional (late '70s - early '90s) three
piece line-up: Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins, joined as usual by
Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson.
SACD/DVD
Remastered Back Catalog:
They also announced that
the SACDs that we have so eagerly awaited will be made available as SACD/DVD
double disc sets, remastered with 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo remixes. They
will be released in three batches throughout 2007 as follows:
March 2007:
A Trick Of The Tail (1976), Wind &
Wuthering (1977), …And Then There Were Three…(1978), Duke (1980) Abacab (1981)
June/July 2007:
Genesis (1983), Invisible Touch (1986), We
Can't Dance (1991), Calling All Stations (1997)
Fall/Winter 2007/Spring 2008:
Trespass (1970), Nursery Cryme
(1971), Foxtrot (1972), Selling England By The Pound (1973), The Lamb Lies Down
On Broadway (1974)
More information will
follow after the press conference today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST). The press
conference will be webcast at
the official Genesis
site.
November 5,
2006
Chester Thompson Acknowledges
Genesis Reunion
On the official
Chester Thompson site, Chester acknowledges the Genesis press conference on
November 7th, and goes just a bit further by saying, "Exciting times it is!" Is
this the first official acknowledgement (or strong hint at the very least!) that
Chester is involved with the reunion tour? Tuesday's press conference can't come
soon enough!
November 5, 2006
Phil Collins In Talks To Work
With Pharrell Williams
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According
to
Contact Music, Phil Collins is planning a future collaboration with
Pharrell Williams (pictured right), who is best known for working with
contemporary pop, rap and R&B artists like Britney Spears, Usher, Justin
Timberlake, TLC, Busta Rhymes, Babyface, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, and
Mystikal, and among others as a solo artists and as half of the songwriting
and production duo, The Neptunes. Collins explained that the two are
"desperate" to work together. Does this mean that Phil's already thinking
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November 5,
2006
Updates On Anthony Phillips
Remasters
According to the
official Anthony Phillips site, the work on the CD remasters for The
Geese and the Ghost and Wise After The Event are nearly done. Ant and
company are currently working on the remastering of his 1984 album and
the bonus material for the additional disc of unreleased material. The site
speculates that the three titles will be available in the spring of 2007, but no
official release date has been set.
November 4,
2006
Genesis Press Conference To Be
Webcasted Over The Internet
The Genesis press conference due to held at 12 noon GMT (7 a.m. EST) on Tuesday,
November 7, 2006 will be broadcast live via the Internet. The link to the server
streaming the press conference will be posted on
the official Genesis
site shortly before the press conference is due to begin. For details on the
webcast, please visit the front page of the official site shortly before the
press conference starts. More details coming soon!
November 2,
2006
Daryl Stuermer's New Album Scheduled
For Release
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On November 14, 2006,
Daryl Stuermer will release
Rewired - The Electric Collection (Unicorn Digital Records, catalog
# UNCR-5038). The track listing Includes: Yin Yang Boogie, Road Warrior,
Determined, Deadline, American Fields, Morning Train, Wherever You Are,
Highland Hip Hop, Transatlantic, and The Least You Can Do (Daryl's version,
made famous by Phil Collins' on his Testify album). For more
information on Daryl Stuermer visit his
official website.
A review of Daryl's new album will be posted here soon!
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