November 14, 2014
European Import Version
of Genesis' Documentary, Sum of The Parts, Available for Pre-Order!
You can now pre-order the European import version of new Genesis video
documentary,
Sum of The Parts. As seen on Showtime
in the United States and BBC 2 in the UK, the new 2014 documentary includes
the participation of many Genesis members and related musicians past and
present including: Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett,
Mike Rutherford, Anthony Phillips, Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson along
with additional commentary by others. Please verify that your machine plays
European compatible discs before ordering! The North American version is set
for release January 13, 2015 (pre-order coming soon).
November 14, 2014
Anthony Phillips and Cherry
Red Records Offer New Phillips Video Retrospective Interview and Contest
On-Line
You can now watch
part one of a four part Anthony Phillips
retrospective interview as part of the launching of his reissue campaign
with the label. Part one focuses on his Genesis years and his overall work
as a musician and composer. If you haven't already purchased the new Anthony
Phillips
Harvest of the Heart box set (which
includes 10 non-album cuts including Mike Rutherford's non-album cut,
"Compression"), you can also enter a competition to enter to win a
autographed copy of the box set from direct from Cherry Red and Anthony
Phillips!
November 14, 2014
Paul D'Adamo Project Featuring Former Peter Gabriel Musicians Nears
Completion
Musician Paul D'Adamo announced that he is in the final stages of completing
his forthcoming release, Rawfully Organic, featuring several noted
musicians including Jerry Marotta and Tony Levin (known for their work with
Peter Gabriel), Trey Gunn (King Crimson) and Billy Sherwood (Yes). The
album, which is being recorded at Dreamland Studios in upstate New York,
tentatively includes four original songs and seven cover tunes including
Peter Gabriel's "Wallflower", "Games Without Frontiers", "Kiss of Life", a
barbershop quartet version of "Don't Give Up", as well as Genesis'
"Back in NYC" among others. No release date has been confirmed as yet, but
more will be posted here when a pre-order and a release date is confirmed.
You can also get more information on the release at
Melodic Revolution Records. D'Adamo hopes
to tour in support of the release in 2015.
November 12, 2014
Peter Gabriel Encore
Series Details Released For Winter 2014 Leg of The Back to Front Tour
The Peter Gabriel
Encore Series will be available for the winter leg of Peter’s Back to Front
European tour that takes to the road during November and December 2014.
November 12, 2014
Genesis' Debut Album To
Be Reissued On Vinyl LP For Record Store Day 2014
Genesis' debut album, From Genesis to Revelation, will be reissued on
(limited run) vinyl LP by Varese Sarabande as part of Record Store Day 2014,
which takes place on November 28, 2014 at independent record stores. To see
the full list of Record Store Day 2014 limited editions and goodies to buy,
click here.
November 12, 2014
Enter the Exclusive
World of Genesis R-Kive Contest! Enter For Your Chance To Win CD and
T-Shirt!
Genesis fans! World of Genesis is proud to announce a new contest around the
release of Genesis' new 3-CD compilation,
R-Kive. One lucky winner will receive an exclusive PROMO Genesis
t-shirt (size large) and a CD copy of the new Genesis
R-Kive album! To enter the contest, simply visit the
U Discover site and read
this article about the
R-Kive album. After reading the article, answer the three
questions below (hint: All of the answers are in the article). You can
e-mail your responses to:
negrindr@hotmail.com with "Genesis R-Kive Contest" in the subject line.
Please note that this contest is open to anyone (void only where prohibited
by law). No purchase necessary. Only one entry per person. The contest ends Friday, November 21,
2014. Only those who get all three questions correct will be considered.
The questions are:
1. Genesis and their associated solo projects have sold an estimated:
A. 300 Million Albums
B. 200 Million Albums
C. 100 Million Albums
D. 50 Millions Albums
2. The songs on
R-Kive are arranged:
A. Alphabetically
B. Chronologically
C. Randomly
D. By Popularity3.
What Genesis song from their 1997 album, Calling All Stations, is
featured on
R-Kive?
A. Congo
B. Not About Us
C. The Dividing Line
D. Calling All Stations
Good luck, everyone!
November 8, 2014
Peter Gabriel to
Perform In Germany To Mark The 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin
Wall
Germany’s Federal
government will host a celebration at the Brandenburg Gate tomorrow, on
Sunday November 9, 2014, marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall. The motto for this
celebratory gala event will be “Standing up for Freedom”. As part
of the announcement it has also been confirmed that Peter will perform his
orchestral version of the David Bowie song ‘Heroes’ at the event. A song
famously associated with Berlin and originally recorded by David Bowie at
Hansa Studios. Read more about the event (including the official press
release)
here.
November 5, 2014
New $100 Million Alamo
Museum To Be Named After Phil Collins
Reuters reports that Phil Collins, who has
brought his vast collection of authentic Alamo artifacts back to San
Antonio, Texas (where the Battle of the Alamo took place), will have a new
$100 million museum named after him. Collins is a long time enthusiast of
the Alamo, and has even released a 2012
book outlining his incredible collection of
artifacts that he has amassed over the years as a collector.
November 2, 2014
Steve Hackett Access
All Areas Coming This Month!
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The Demon Music Group
will release a new Steve Hackett live album (CD + DVD or vinyl LP)
called Access All Areas on November 24th in Europe (no North
American date is confirmed yet).
Recorded circa 1990 for broadcast on ITV, this release offers remastered
audio and video in a deluxe package including extended notes, new
interviews, imagery and memorabilia. Please note that as this is a
European release, it is unclear at this time as to whether or not this
DVD is compatible outside the UK (you may want to be sure you have a
multi-region or region-free player before buying this if you live
outside the UK if the video portion is important to you. Also note that
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