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Marta Sebestyen: I Can See the Gates of Heaven a | CD review
Marta Sebestyen: I Can See the Gates of Heaven ... One of Europe's finest singers has gone back to her roots.
Music Review: Peter Gabriel - Third Album
Without any doubt, this album was ahead of its time! I'll first start with 'Games Without Frontiers.' This track perhaps is the best Electronic Pop track of the 1980s.
Magpie of music is always on lookout
IT SEEMS inevitable that Steve Hackett will forever be described as the "former Genesis guitarist", even though the 32 years since he parted company with the famed prog rock outfit have overflowed with a wealth of solo projects and innovative collaborations.
'Say Anything' at 20: Boom box up
Prepare yourselves, hopeless romantics: To commemorate today's 20th-anniversary edition Blu-ray and DVD re-release of Say Anything , Twentieth Century Fox will be "Mobler"-izng a veritable army of Lloyd Dobler lookalikes to descend upon New York City's Times Square later today, boom boxes outstretched and hearts worn proudly on their trench-coated ...
I really enjoy movie soundtracks - something Blog on the Tracks readers will know because we've built a couple of impressive lists already looking at favourite songs to match movie moments and actual instrumental scores.
Week in geek: Avatar trailer opens Pandora's box a little wider
It looks like James Cameron is going for the tight-lipped PR approach for Avatar, and the Todd Solondz school of misanthropy might be supplying one of its finest graduates for the next Spider-Man villain I'm a sucker for getting caught up in the hype for big blockbuster sci-fi movies that know exactly how to market themselves in order to look like ...
Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back Features Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Bon Iver Covers
Peter Gabriel's first album in seven years is a Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection called Scratch My Back .
'All-star cast' for Gabriel album
Former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel will release his first album for seven years next year.
Have you seen The Wrecking's "In Your Eyes" video? I love the original by Peter Gabriel, the remake by Nichole Nordeman, and I'm officially adding this one by The Wrecking to my favorites list! The video is up for Gospel Music Channel 2009 Best Pop Video, and the guys would LOVE it if you could vote! Here's what they're asking: Thanks to all of ...
Guy Laliberte puts final touches on grandiose show
The show will link Canada's first space tourist on the international space station with events in 14 cities and five continents.
Rufus Wainwright performs at the Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia. The Beatles aside, pop and rock acts have built their reputations on their live shows.
We7 chief helps calculate those elusive Spotify numbers
I've just had a long chat with Steve Purdham, the chief executive and co-founder of we7.com , a music streaming service that you access via its website.
Rich circus man says space trip worth $35 million
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA.: The rich circus showman who bought a $35 million ticket to the International Space Station said today it's been worth every penny - and more.
I know this choice is semi-blasphemy for other old Genesis fans, as this was in the early days after Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins had just taken over as lead singer.A A I like a lot of the old Gabriel-era work, but for me this was the band at its peak, still playing all of its original prog-rock work but with a little more polish and less, ...
Craft carrying circus tycoon reaches space station
A Russian spacecraft docked Friday at the International Space Station to deliver Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte - dubbed the first clown in space - along with an American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut.
Where have all the Paula Coles gone?
It seems pretty premature to declare the death of the female singer-songwriter. But when you look back at the wealth of talented women who composed the first Lilith Fair tour in 1997 - Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple, Tracy Chapman, Jewel, Emmylou Harris - you have to wonder when we'll see another female folk-pop artist achieve that kind ...
Why Genesis Deserves an Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Genesis is something of an ugly duckling to rock 'n' roll's more well-regarded swans.
Engineer Hugh Padgham - Quality Comes Down To A Simple Question: Does It Sound Any Good?
Part 1 of a fascinating conversation with Engineer/Producer Hugh Padgham, who was behind some of the greatest recordings of the 1980s and 1990s era, working with Sting, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, XTC and others.
Joseph Arthura s surreal world
A few years ago, Michael Stipe and Chris Martin covered Joseph Arthur's song "In the Sun." And for Arthur, it was not a memorable moment.
Space tourist plans water statement
The founder of Cirque du Soleil said Thursday he'll be taking some reading material to the International Space Station this month.
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