"We've managed to bring a little light to a time when we need it": This stunning father-daughter version of Supper's Ready may be the cutest, most wholesome performance of the year By Fraser Lewry published 4 March 25 Excellent parenting skills here
“Peter Gabriel started singing over my solos. I was pissed off – ‘You’re singing on my bit!’ But that half-minute is probably our peak”: How Genesis made Supper’s Ready, arguably their greatest song By Chris Roberts published 24 February 25 The band believe it’s the moment they began to become significant – and the construction of the 23-minute anthem for 1972’s Foxtrot was itself an epic experience
Genesis share 2025 remaster of Lamb Lies Down On Broadway title track as box set release shifts to June By Jerry Ewing published 21 February 25 Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on June 12
“The facts don’t matter. Whoever has the better story wins!” When Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown, Rush and others got in trouble with the law, the results were remarkably prog By Martin Kielty published 17 February 25 Never mind the usual drink and drug offences… quirky, eccentric incidents seem to surround some of those who make music the same way
"I was debagged on a regular basis. And in Chicago I barely held on to my underpants": From Genesis to revelations with Peter Gabriel By Hugh Fielder published 13 February 25 From Genesis frontman to solo star and beyond: The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Gabriel, the great innovator
“Almost overnight after the Sex Pistols, prog rock came to a halt”: 1977 was the supposedly the year punk killed prog. The truth is very different By Tommy Udo published 8 February 25 Exploding the myth that progressive rock’s ‘dinosaurs’ were finished off by punk
“Ninety per cent of drummers are interchangeable, but you definitely know when he’s playing… I wish I could be as creative as him”: If a Skindred show slumps, Phil Collins saves the day By Jo Kendall published 30 January 25 Welsh metal band’s drummer Arya Goggin hails the Genesis icon and reveals some of his secrets
If you ever dreamed of living in a mansion in Scotland formerly owned by Genesis, we have excellent news: there's one on the market right now, and it's going for a song By Paul Brannigan published 24 January 25 Pennyghael House, a nine-room mansion on the Isle of Mull once owned by Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, is up for sale:, and in need of some love and attention
"What a man! What a life! What a loss!": Peter Gabriel pays heartfelt tribute to 'the rock'n'roll president' Jimmy Carter By Fraser Lewry published 30 December 24 Former US President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100
“I’m probably the one who’s most aware of everything we’ve done. I probably like our music the most”: Genesis’ Tony Banks wonders if the world needs any more of his music By Daryl Easlea published 17 December 24 Keyboard icon looks back on his classical albums, recently assembled in a box set, recalls being knocked off the No. 1 spot by gardener Alan Titchmarsh – and remembers offering Peter Gabriel a new gig
Genesis Phil Collins-years book gets an update By Jerry Ewing published 11 December 24 Genesis: 1975 to 2025 - The Phil Collins Years will be published by Kingmaker on April 17
“I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories for you – that was always someone else’s job”: Phil Collins was pranked by George Harrison, outdrunk by John Martyn, blown away by Robert Fripp and well-behaved with Eric Clapton By Dave Everley published 10 December 24 He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride
"If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I will have a crack at it": Watch the trailer for the new documentary about the drumming life of Phil Collins By Fraser Lewry published 10 December 24 The Phil Collins documentary Drummer First will premiere later this month
Genesis announce 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway By Jerry Ewing published 20 November 24 New Dolby ATMOS mix of The Lamb... overseen by Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks at Real World Studios
“Suddenly he had a different attitude, and from that moment it wasn’t as much fun… It’s strange when one of the guys is a little less keen”: How The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway forced Peter Gabriel and Genesis apart By Daryl Easlea published 18 November 24 1974’s ambitious double-album took a heavy toll on the people who worked on it – then its lukewarm reception and bewildering stage show made things even more tense
“An obvious smash in hindsight, given its chart-friendly tale of a gardener who refuses to grow up because he’d rather push his lawnmower around”: Genesis’ 10 best songs with Peter Gabriel By Chris Roberts published 11 November 24 The band’s first phase features a charming, very English sense of melancholy and melodrama – matched with wilful prog complexity
"It's got some good stuff on it." Tony Banks revisits the classic Genesis live album Seconds Out By Chris Roberts last updated 14 October 24 "It's got some good stuff on it," says a typically understated Tony Banks, on Genesis's Seconds Out
The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs By Paul Henderson published 10 October 24 The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham
“This was more than just music… It’s part of your DNA if you were that age at the time. It defines the times”: Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd alumni on what The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper did for prog By Dave Everley published 9 October 24 Rick Wakeman, Roger Waters and Robert Fripp were among those listening when the BBC played the record in full in 1967 – and weren’t the only ones who experienced artistic epiphanies that night
“In interviews they’d talk about Phil and Mike then say, ‘What have you been doing while these guys have been in the charts?’ It takes as long to make a record that’s not a success as it does to make one that is”: Tony Banks on his career outside Genesis By Raziq Rauf published 8 October 24 Keyboardist’s solo albums may not have reached the heady heights of his bandmates’ output – but he’s had a great time making “more progressive” music with artists of his own choosing, including Fish, Toyah and Nik Kershaw
