In early 2017, Ray Wilson announced the release of another live album, recorded during three shows in Germany and Holland. Christian Gerhardts shares his thoughts about Time & Distance.
In June 2017 Phil Collins played five shows at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Ulrich Klemt attended the first show and wrote a review about it.
In 2016, Phil Collins’ former side project Brand X reunited with a couple of original band members. They eventually went on tour and recorded a new live albu, which is now available. Steffen Gerlach gave it a listen and shares his thoughts …
When the Not Dead Yet Live-Tour stopped in Cologne in June 2017 we had the chance to talk to not only one but two of the band members.
In May 2017, a collection of songs based on the first Genesis album was released. It is not yet another rerelease, as some multitrack tapes were discovered recently and the result is this album. Steffen Gerlach and Tom Morgenstern take a closer look.
Steve Hackett kicked off his new tour just in time for the release of his new album The Night Siren. The retro section of the tour focuses on Wind & Wuthering. Christian Gerhardts reports from the Leipzig show and puts the shows into their context.
In 2016, quite a few members of the Genesis family (mainly Anthony Phillips and musicians from the Hackett camp) participated in a project launched at kickstarter. Harmony for Elephants ist a book and a CD made by nature lovers and photographers. Martin Klinkhardt took a closer look.
The Musical Box return to Europe in 2017 for an extended UK-tour, presenting the black show. Further shows in other countries are planned as well. Find all info here.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of our fanclub, we will host yet another fan convention (our 23rd) in October 2017. Special guests will be The Carpet Crawlers from the UK.
Former Genesis-roadie Mike “Kiddo” Kidson supported The Carpet Crawlers during the preparations of their Invisible Touch Tour. We talked to him about that and of course about his work with Genesis.