October 30, 2011
Steve Hackett Announces Details For Forthcoming DVD, Fire and Ice
 

Steve Hackett has confirmed that his forthcoming live DVD, Fire and Ice, will be released Monday, November 21st in Europe (almost a year from the day it was recorded). As previously reported, the DVD was recorded November 30, 2010 in the U.K. at Shepherd's Bush Empire on the Out of The Tunnel's Mouth tour with special guests Steven Wilson and John Wetton. Right now, Hackett's official site now offers the PAL version of the DVD for pre-order (which generally will not play in North America, South America or Asia where our video format is NTSC). An NTSC pre-order is expected in the coming week or so through North American retail outlets. Stay tuned!

TRACK LISTING: 1. Intro 2. Valley of the Kings 3. Everyday 4. Emerald and Ash 5. Golden Age of Steam 6. Watcher of the Skies 7. Carpet Crawlers 8. Fire on the Moon 9. Ace of Wands 10. Shadow of the Hierophant

11. Sierra Quemada 12. The Darkness in Men's Hearts 13. Blood on the Rooftops 14. Tubehead 15. Sleepers 16. All Along the Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix cover) 17. Still Waters 18. Prairie Angel/Los Endos 19. Firth of Fifth 20. Clocks

October 30, 2011
Genesis Reissue of Debut Album Due Out Monday!

As first reported here last month, the Repertoire Records 19-track reissue of From Genesis to Revelation (catalog # REP-5205), is due for release on Monday, October 31, 2011 in Europe. Check out the September News Section or the link above for more information (Note: Some reports are saying this release could possibly be pushed back a couple of weeks although that is unconfirmed at this time).

October 30, 2011
Paul Carrack Announces Pre-Order of Forthcoming DVD with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
 

On the official Paul Carrack site, its been announced that Paul's forthcoming DVD, A Different Hat Live at the Royal College of Music, will be released November 11th in Europe. The DVD was recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of Carrack's 2011 A Different Hat Tour. Sadly, it appears that this DVD will only be available in PAL video format (not NTSC, which is the format used in North America, South America and Asia). The 14-song DVD includes: "It Ain't Over", "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying", "Moon River", "I Can't Make You Love Me", "Battlefield", "I Think It's Going To Rain Today", "Eyes of Blue", "I Don't Know Enough About You", "Love Will Keep Us Alive", "All The Way", "The Living Years", "How Long" and "For All We Know."

October 22, 2011
New Exclusive Tony Levin Interview Coming Soon to World of Genesis.com!

Tony Levin, the legendary musical talent who's played bass with everyone from Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Lou Reed to John Lennon, David Bowie, Warren Zevon, and Buddy Rich (to name but a few), will be doing an exclusive interview with World of Genesis.com about his amazing career in music, and his acclaimed new album, Levin Torn White, with guitarist David Torn and drummer Alan White (of Yes fame). Details are coming soon!

October 22, 2011
Peter Gabriel Talks to Billboard About New Blood; Album Hits Hot 100

In a new Billboard interview, Peter Gabriel talks about his latest album, New Blood, and his plans for his next album. Among the comments, Gabriel hints that perhaps we won't have to wait too long for a new studio album. Peter explained, "I'm itching to get back to writing and to generating some new stuff, and I will review some of the many tracks that are in the can in some states of completion. There's a lot of material, but very few finished lyrics or vocals." Gabriel's New Blood has entered the Billboard Hot 100 album chart in the U.S. at #30, with reportedly 10,200 units sold in its first week in America.

October 22, 2011
Two Additional Bonus Tracks From Peter Gabriel's New Blood Are Available

You can now purchase the studio bonus track of Peter Gabriel's "Signal to Noise" with the New Blood Orchestra exclusively on iTunes (Thankfully, you do not have to re-purchase the whole album to get that one track!). Also, you can get an exclusive studio bonus track of "Father, Son" with the New Blood Orchestra from the official Peter Gabriel site (of course, you need to re-purchase a version of New Blood to get it!).

Of course, as previously mentioned, the normal 2-CD deluxe edition of New Blood (available anywhere) contains the exclusive studio bonus track of "Blood of Eden" with the New Blood Orchestra (as well as 12 exclusive instrumental versions not available elsewhere).

October 22, 2011
Phil Collins Special Airing on the Smithsonian This Month

If you've missed it, there is a new Phil Collins special called "Going Back To Detroit" featured on the Smithsonian Channel all month long. The documentary is a special about Phil Collins' Going Back album and tour. It has already aired a few times, but there are still a couple of showings left. Check your local listings for details are re-broadcast dates. Going Back peaked at #1 on the U.K. charts and #34 on the U.S. album charts.

October 17, 2011
Paul Carrack Announces New DVD From Current Tour

The official Paul Carrack site has confirmed the up-coming release of his recent tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on DVD. The performance was recorded at the Britten Theatre in the U.K. on Paul's Different Hat Tour. More details should be available soon.

October 17, 2011
Peter Gabriel Catalog Reissued in Europe This Month

In Europe today, Peter Gabriel's back catalog from his 1977 solo debut through his 1992 Us album was been reissued (excluding the compilation 16 Golden Greats). Much like the 2010 U.S. remasters, these albums do not contain bonus tracks. The information on these titles is as follows:

1. Peter Gabriel - Us (catalog # PGCDR7R)
2. Peter Gabriel - Passion (catalog # RWCDR1R)
3. Peter Gabriel - So (catalog # PGCDR5R)
4. Peter Gabriel - Birdy (catalog # PGCDRBIRR)
5. Peter Gabriel - Plays Live (1 CD highlights version) (catalog # RWPL642)
6. Peter Gabriel - IV (a.k.a. Security) (catalog #PGCDR4R)
7. Peter Gabriel - III (a.k.a. Melt) (catalog # PGCDR3R)
8. Peter Gabriel - II (a.k.a. Scratch) (catalog #PGCDR2R)
9. Peter Gabriel - I (a.k.a. Car) (catalog # PGCDR1R)

Interesting to note, in North America, they did reissue 16 Golden Greats last year.

October 10, 2011
Peter Gabriel New Blood: Track By Track

On the official Peter Gabriel site, you can now watch Peter Gabriel give a track by track interviews for each song on the New Blood album. Check it out!

October 10, 2011
Steve Hackett To Appear on BBC Radio 2 Special

Steve Hackett and the Electric Band can be heard playing on a BBC Radio 2 special on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10 p.m. (UK time) for Bob Harris' 40th Anniversary of the Old Grey Whistle Test. The show will also include an exclusive interview with Steve.

October 8, 2011
Peter Gabriel Talks to Rolling Stone Magazine About New Blood and The Possibility of A Genesis Reunion

In the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine, Peter Gabriel promotes his forthcoming studio album, New Blood (available in standard 1-CD , deluxe 2-CD, and double LP versions) on October 11th in North America (October 10th in Europe), and his new concert video, New Blood: Live In London (available on DVD, Blu-Ray, the Blu-Ray/3D Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack, and in a 4-disc limited Deluxe Edition package with a bonus live CD in special packaging) available October 24th in North America and Europe.

When asked about the possibility of a Genesis reunion, Gabriel commented, "I did talk to those guys about it on this last round [the initial band meeting circa 2005 in the U.K. that resulted in the Turn It On Again 2007 Genesis World Tour]. And then it was growing into this bigger thing and I had all these other ideas that I wanted to do, and I just thought it was becoming . . . I could feel the suction of the black hole. I get on pretty well with everybody – it wasn't personal issues – I just didn't want to lose that sort of light-footedness that I enjoy now. And I don't know what the others would want to do. Phil [Collins] has had a lot of physical troubles recently, back problems that have restricted his drum playing, so there may be other reasons that would make it difficult now. So I assume we won't lose any sleep if we don't do more. You know, we had a great run. They did way better after I left anyway. So I don't think anyone has anything to complain about.... I won't say never ever, but it's in the outside department of the betting shop." To read the interview, click here.