"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
“I had to threaten them. If they weren’t going to include all of my ideas on it, I was off. No one was expecting me to be quite so forthright”: Genesis’ Selling England By The Pound wore a smile over hidden depths By Daryl Easlea published 29 September 24 By the time they’d toured their 1973 album, they’d had a sit single, proved Phil Collins could deliver lead vocals, and offered a hint at what would come after Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel left
“I took off my apron. My manager said, ‘You’ve got tables to serve,’ and I said, ‘I’m talking to Peter Gabriel!’” How actor Adrian Lukis was talked out of signing a music contract by his Genesis hero By Jo Kendall published 23 September 24 After connecting with fellow public schoolboys, he went on to admire Pink Floyd’s intellectualism, appreciate Curved Air’s sexiness, and get lost in Jean-Luc Ponty while on acid
"It was a watershed moment for the band, with our existence very much under threat": Steve Hackett on The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and keeping the Genesis flame alight By Dave Ling published 19 September 24 Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett's latest 'themed' tour enables him to visit "the best of both worlds"
“It was early days for the band. We’d gone out on a limb… it was by no means certain that the response would be positive”: Genesis’ early fears for Foxtrot By Chris Roberts published 15 September 24 Barely planned, recorded in fits and starts and complete with one of King Crimson’s Mellotron, their 1972 album was, they believe, the moment they began to be taken seriously
“I felt they were having second thoughts… I got quite angry – ‘Just stop the bus, I’ll get off, no problem’”: Ray Wilson knows what went wrong during his time in Genesis By Chris Roberts published 1 September 24 The singer who fronted 1997’s Calling All Stations only had one serious argument with Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford – and remains glad he was there at all
"Genesis owes him so much." Band members pay tribute to former tour manager Richard Macphail By Jerry Ewing published 28 August 24 Former Genesis and Peter Gabriel tour manager and "sixth-member" Richard Macphail has died aged 73
“It might not be commercial, but it’s important that the art be preserved”: The attitude that built Decca’s offshoot Deram into one of the labels that pioneered prog By Mike Barnes published 13 August 24 Pye Hastings, Davy O’List and others recall the company that aimed for an audience of “groovy people” and backed The Moody Blues, Caravan, The Move, Camel, Procol Harum and others
“A fine overview of the label’s underground credentials… unclassifiable obscurities abound”: History of Deram (and Decca) celebrated in Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk & Blues box set By Joe Banks published 13 August 24 A sprawling 3CD / 2LP retrospective of Britain’s first “groovy” record label
