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Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live on Blu-ray in July

Eagle Rock Home Entertainment will be releasing 'Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live' on July 2, 2012. This documentary of Gabriel's 1993 concerts in Modena, Italy won a Grammy. It's basically everything Gabriel fans were hoping for.

5 May, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Review: Peter Gabriel - Live Blood

Peter Gabriel's Live Blood is a 22-track double CD follow-up concert recording to last year's New Blood, an album in which he reinvented several of his and others' compositions for orchestral versions.

25 April, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel: 'Live Blood' double CD coming in April

Recorded at Hammersmith Apollo in March 2011, “Live Blood” captures Peter Gabriel performing live with the 46 piece New Blood Orchestra.

22 April, 2012 | Comments (1) | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel to play Berlin’s O2 World

Songwriter Peter Gabriel is set to perform at the O2 World in Berlin as part of his forthcoming European tour.

4 April, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter and the New Blood Orchestra have announced live dates in Europe for Spring 2012

He is a rock legend, pop icon, loves to experiment and has been in the music industry for over forty years: Peter Gabriel proved his extraordinary stage presence (not infrequently with the aid of some bizarre costumes) right back when...

2 April, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel’s Deluxe "So" Reissue Due Out in September

Peter Gabriel has revealed that the planned deluxe reissue of his classic 1986 album So will hit stores in September. According to a post on the former Genesis singer’s official website, the collection will be called So 25.1/2.

28 March, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel - So

In 1986, the crazy theatrics and meandering prog-rockery were far behind Peter Gabriel. Post-Genesis, the former frontman delivered four self-titled albums of only sporadic success (Solsbury Hill, Games without Frontiers, Biko).

26 March, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel Takes on Rush Limbaugh

Advertisers aren't the only ones pulling their products from The Rush Limbaugh Radio Show.

6 March, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Coloureds reMix Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’

Sometimes a track comes along that just makes your face hurt from smiling. Out friends Coloureds have delivered the goods again, in the form of their take on Peter Gabriel’s ‘Sledgehammer’.

26 February, 2012 | Comments (1) | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel Launches CueSongs

Peter Gabriel has put money behind music licensing firm Cuesongs, which aims to provide covers of popular music tracks for public use.

8 February, 2012 | No comments | Articles 2012

Peter Gabriel Seeks Fan Input For 25th Anniversary ‘So’ Reissue

Peter Gabriel needs your help! On a video posted on his website yesterday, Peter is asking fans for help in putting together the 25th anniversary edition of his classic ‘So’ album.

17 December, 2011 | No comments | Articles 2011

Audio Interview: Peter Gabriel Talks ‘New Blood’ With Frank E. Lee

Peter Gabriel is one of the pioneers of art rock during his time with Genesis and throughout his solo career. He is always open to the influence of new sounds and technology and is not afraid to revisit his earlier...

22 November, 2011 | No comments | Articles 2011

Peter Gabriel pleads for Chilean students

The British singer and musician Peter Gabriel was received on Wednesday by Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, who expressed concern about the police crackdown on the student movement protest six months ago to demand a free and quality education.

18 November, 2011 | No comments | Articles 2011

Peter Gabriel supporting Amnesty during South America tour

Peter Gabriel is supporting Amnesty International on his four-date tour of Chile, Argentina and Mexico, starting tonight (Nov. 16, 2011) in Santiago in Chile.

16 November, 2011 | Comments (1) | Articles 2011

Peter Gabriel calls Roger and apologizes

After becoming aware of what happened in 2011 SWU, Peter Gabriel called Roger Moreira, head of the 'Ultraje a Rigor', and apologized for the confusion. Find out what happened here.

15 November, 2011 | No comments | Articles 2011

Big-named stars appear in Bath this summer

A sensational line-up of musical acts have been confirmed for Bath's Forum by Bath Music Plus, which is determined to put Bath on the musical map.

13 April, 2012 | No comments | The Road News 2012

Mike and The Mechanics Announce Summer Dates in Europe and the UK

On June 26, Mike & The Mechanics play the O2 Academy in Newcastle, the first of 19 date in Europe and the UK over the course of the summer.

30 March, 2012 | No comments | The Road News 2012

Mike and the Mechanics in Warburg 2011 WDR2 Open Air

They are true legends and their fans have delighted in 2011 with a new album. Mike Rutherford and his mechanics and thus Hits by Genesis on the large open-air stage on July 16th, brought through WDR2 in Warburg.

17 July, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike and The Mechanics at Sofia Rocks 2011

This year's Sofia Rocks festival gathered a string of heavyweights from the 70s and 80s UK rock scene and went on into the wee hours Saturday.Things lightened with Mike & the Mechanics, the pop-rock formation of Mike Rutherford of Genesis...

10 July, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike & The Mechanics, melancholy in the second evening show Rock The City

Mike & The Mechanics Band came first in Romania and more than 1,000 people gathered in Constitution Square on Saturday. The audience was composed largely of adult males, even past the age of two. Many came with children. Although the...

3 July, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike and the Mechanics: Backstage session

Hear live tracks from Mike and the Mechanics' backstage session at Hard Rock Calling 2011. Includes the tracks 'Beggar On a Beach of Gold,' 'Try To Save Me' and 'Over My Shoulder'.

27 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike and the Mechanics at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011

Mike Rutherford, Tim Howar and Andrew Roachford of Mike and the Mechanics. Isle of Wight Festival at Seaclose Park Newport - Day Two. Newport, Isle of Wight - June 11th 2011

13 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike and the Mechanics - great concert in Munich

When we had about a mail-fan of the Genesis, Mike Rutherford, founder of Genesis by the way!, Comes with its mechanics to Munich was clear, as we going. And every minute was worth it.

11 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Interview with Mike Rutherford - Beauty permit

Mike & The Mechanics were a counter-project to Genesis. The band broke up after the death of Paul Young. Now she goes back to its roots - the "Road" tour with Andrew Roachford.

10 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike Rutherford excited Duisburg

Magic Spaceship "Genesis" is the hot dust of the rock star universe long ago disintegrated, but his sometimes astronauts are still very much alive.

3 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Looking back - Mike and The Mechanics, Duisburg

This evening gave themselves the honor of Mike & The Mechanics in Duisburg. In the theater at the launch event takes place Marientor for their tour of Germany. Overall, they give seven concerts in Germany. A visit for young and...

2 June, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Review: Mike and The Mechanics, Sheffield City Hall

Mike & The Mechanics were always more than a mere side project for Mike Rutherford of super-group Genesis fame. And the latest incarnation of the group proves it continues to be his labour of love.

31 May, 2011 | Comments (1) | The Road News

Mike and The Mechanics, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Quiet, self-effacing, unassuming...it’s sometimes hard to believe that Mike Rutherford is the driving force behind the utterly exuberant Mike + The Mechanics.

30 May, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Review: Mike & The Mechanics, The Playhouse

Four years after he said Mike & The Mechanics had run its course, Mike Rutherford has engineered a new band of machinists now that his regular group, Genesis, are unlikely to reconvene any time soon.

25 May, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

Mike and the Mechanics, The Road - Album Review

Six years since their last studio recording, Mike and the Mechanics have returned not only with a brand new album but a UK tour, a new line-up and have signed a new record deal.

25 May, 2011 | No comments | The Road News

The retiring drummer talks money and his fascination with the Alamo, Q&A with Phil Collins

When it comes to the money game, Phil Collins did what any good drummer would do: He beat it.

17 May, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Brave Aiden gets Phil Collins' support

Phil Collins has sent a message of support to a central Victorian boy fighting for his life. Collins posted signed drumsticks and dedicated a photograph to four-year-old Aiden Jury, after learning of his battle with leukaemia.

15 May, 2012 | No comments | 2012

McMurry doctorate a 'tremendous honor,' Phil Collins says

Texas, with its 269,000 square miles, is big enough for two Dr. Phils.On Saturday morning, the new Dr. Phil — Phillip David Charles Collins, the singer fans worldwide know just as Phil Collins — was awarded an honorary doctor of...

13 May, 2012 | Comments (1) | 2012

Phil Collins talks about his book on Alamo at McMurry

"Drums and the Alamo for me have been there all my life," musician-turned-historian Phil Collins mused in front of an elite crowd gathered to hear the author of "The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey" speak at McMurry University on...

11 May, 2012 | Comments (1) | 2012

Phil Collins brings his Alamo book tour to Houston

Phil Collins has earned a lot of titles over the years, but none came with as much surprise (even to Collins) as the one he received Wednesday evening.

10 May, 2012 | Comments (1) | 2012

Phil Collins - 'But Seriously' in Audio Fidelity 24K+ Gold

When Phil Collins released his final 1980s album, But Seriously…, it was billed as his most socially conscious work.

8 May, 2012 | Comments (1) | 2012

Pop star Phil Collins shows passion for all things Alamo

Phil Collins knows Texas history, maybe even better than most Texans. Ever since he was a child watching Fess Parker's portrayal of Davy Crockett, the English pop singer has been fascinated by the Alamo and the Texas Revolution.

5 May, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Musician, actor, and Texana super-collector Phil Collins thinks he is a reincarnation of one of the Alamo defenders

Not true, writes Collins in the introduction to his new book The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey. Referring to his obsession with relics from the Texas Revolution, he states, "My own kids think it's because I was at the...

18 April, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Phil Collins: Live At Montreux 2004 - Double DVD Coming in May

Eagle Rock Entertainment will follow up the recently released Blu-Ray of Phil Collins Live At Montreux 2004 with a 2-DVD set on May 1st.

10 April, 2012 | No comments | 2012

No. 66: Phil Collins, ‘In The Air Tonight’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

When you think of Phil Collins, the climactic, dam-bursting drum beat of his 1981 hit ‘In The Air Tonight’ is very likely one of the first things that comes to mind.

10 April, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Julia Roberts big fan of Phil Collins

Julia Roberts loved working with Lily Collins on 'Mirror Mirror' because she is a huge fan of Lily's father.

24 March, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Phil Collins to receive McMurry honorary doctorate

The email came out of nowhere in the summer of 2010. "This is Phil Collins, the drummer, just an average bloke who likes history. I understand you're the go-to guy on Texas history."

22 March, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Phil Collins Publishes Book About His Alamo Memorabilia Collection

Fans of Phil Collins know him best as a talented singer, drummer and composer, and even as a respectable actor, but the Genesis star now can add author to his list of career achievements.

22 March, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004 Announced for Blu-ray

Eagle Rock have set a March 27th release for Phil Collins Live At Montreux 2004 on Blu-ray. This marks the first time Phil Collins can be experienced in high-def performing every single one of his major hits live in concert.

18 February, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Phil Collins: King of the Wild Frontier

Phil Collins has sold more than 100 million albums — he’s not short of disposable income.

8 February, 2012 | No comments | 2012

Peter Gabriel Says He Won’t Reunite With Genesis at Rock Hall Induction

In two months Genesis will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but fans hoping to see Peter Gabriel sing with his former band for the first time in nearly 30 years are probably in for a...

21 January, 2010 | Genesis Articles

Genesis Plan A 2008 Reunion

A Genesis reunion is tentatively being planned for 2008, according to the group's longtime frontman Phil Collins. Collins reveals the original quintet, including Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, came together for reunion talks and an impromptu jam session last year...

23 May, 2006 | Genesis Articles

Review: Genesis at Madison Square Garden

Of the three classic-rock bands reuniting this year, Genesis has attracted the least attention. While The Police and Van Halen sucked up the media ink, the British prog-rock act reformed and launched a European tour. A teaser concert in July,...

27 September, 2007 | Genesis Articles

This version of Genesis takes pages from its past

Genesis still can't dance. Playing the first show of a three-night stand Tuesday at the United Center, the reunited trio of singer/drummer Phil Collins, guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks wisely stuck to stationary positions and looked as dorky...

3 October, 2007 | Genesis Articles

Several Reunion Rumours Articles

Phil Collins Says Genesis May Work Together Again -- Kind Of © Yahoo! There's good and bad news for fans that wish the members of Genesis would regroup. According to a new interview with Phil Collins, there seems to be a good...

16 November, 2000 | Genesis Articles

New Genesis: Track By Track

1. Calling All Stations: Mike Rutherford: "That was written in the first couple of days, then left it and didn't go near it again for some time. Musically, it's a song that doesn't repeat, it just does what it does....

10 September, 1997 | Genesis Articles

Encore Series officially announced

Genesis and the Encore Series team at TheMusic.com have joined forces to bring you the Genesis Encore Series Europe 2007. Each show of the Genesis European Tour will be recorded LIVE OFF THE SOUNDBOARD by the Genesis team and pressed...

3 June, 2007 | Genesis Articles

Genesis To Reform?

Legendary rockers Genesis are reforming to record a new album and tour, it will be announced next week (begs13MAR06). Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel will reportedly reveal their plans to regroup the Land Of Confusion band's classic line-up at a...

11 March, 2006 | Genesis Articles

The smart and the cheesy Genesis take turns

"We're Genesis," Phil Collins announced early in Tuesday's show at the United Center, the first of a sold-out three-night stand on the reunited British rockers' first tour in 15 years. "We're your entertainment for the evening. ... And we're going to...

3 October, 2007 | Genesis Articles

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Story

Keep your fingers out of my eye. While I write I like to glance at the butterflies in glass that are all around the walls. The people in memory are pinned to events I can't recall too well, but I'm...

1 January, 1974 | Genesis Articles

North American Arena Stage

This is probably the stage which will be used on the majority of the upcoming North American leg of the tour...!

25 July, 2007 | Genesis Articles

Fusion of early gems, hits, keeps fans turned on again

Being Genesis must be tough. While meaning different things to different people is the cornerstone of all artistic expression, Genesis is really in a pickle. Fans of the original Peter Gabriel-in-a-daisy-costume days will never be satisfied with the Phil Collins-fronted lineup.

12 September, 2007 | Genesis Articles

Genesis still has that invisible touch

Genesis through much of their back catalog last night at a sold out TD Banknorth Garden. And then there were three, again. It has been 15 years since the Phil Collins-Tony Banks-Mike Rutherford iteration of Genesis hit the road, and last night...

12 September, 2007 | Genesis Articles

When in Rome 2007 DVD Review

Who are Genesis? My lovely wife asked. They are prog rockers I explained. She just gave me ‘The Look’. That’s the look she reserves for anything that isn’t country. Genesis are a great band, and have been around for 40 years,...

5 July, 2008 | Genesis Articles

Genesis' Limited Tracks

60s rockers release double CD available for a limited time only! With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis's members have included Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett and Phil Collins, all of whom have achieved success as solo artists. To...

7 May, 2007 | Genesis Articles

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