Back in 1987 Genesis had a sponsorship with Pernod, a typical French soft drink brand. Pernod had nothing to do with rock music, but it made the ‘Invisible Touch Tour’…
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Celebrating The Lamb
The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’, Genesis’ ambitious but difficult last (concept) album with Peter Gabriel. On March 25th 2025 a brand…
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This is definitely not a ‘news’ blog. I leave news facts to other people. Although there’s not much news on Genesis these days, sometimes something happens that makes my heart…
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Recently these three signed photographs reached my doorstep. Collecting autographs is something completely different from, let’s say, cds or vinyl. First of all, most people want proof of the authenticity…
Continue readingI heard the old man tell his tale
This is a short story by Lamia. At the Lamb concert in Newcastle City Hall 24-25 April 1975, I had a slight inter action with Peter Gabriel. Between each side…
Continue readingWith Genesis in the tub
Genesis in the tub? Back in the 80s and 90s there weren’t as many high end concert venues as today. In The Netherlands now we have several of which the…
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Back in 1982 Peter Gabriel was one of the initiators of the Womad Festival, an event that brought together music, visual art and dance from artists all over the world….
Continue readingDo You Know, Do You Care?
Do you know that Phil Collins song, ‘Do You Know, Do You Care?’ It’s one of those Collins tracks that really stands out. It’s a dark and aggressive song about…
Continue readingNewcastle City Hall, 1977
In January 1977, from the 1st untill the 23rd, Genesis played an extensive tour in the UK promoting their new album ‘Wind & Wuthering’. Genesis played mostly theaters like the…
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“No news is good news…” These days I’d wish there’d be some actual news on Genesis but after ‘The Last Domino?’ that’s just wishful thinking. That’s probably why I like…
Continue readingA Banksian Writer’s Blog
Dino Jones is an American author from Childersburg, Alabama. Not only is Dino gifted with words, he also happens to be a big Genesis fan. Even more so, a Tony…
Continue readingRock & Roll Hall Of Fame
On March 15th 2010 Genesis was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It had been a long time coming and it brought the classic Genesis line-up together…
Continue readingOnce Upon A Poster
In the 1990’s I had posters of ‘Frauds’, ‘Dance Into The Light’ and ‘Calling All Stations’ hanging on my wall. I never tend to forget what I did with my…
Continue readingGary O’Toole
There’s a new topic on the ‘Tell me a story’ page about Gary O’Toole, former drummer of the Seve Hackett band. Gary’s worked with Steve for many years and he’s…
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