February 13, 2008 – 12:08 am
Mr. Gabriel turns 58 today.
February 13, 2008 – 12:04 am
Kerry Livgren was in Texas recently filming the motion picture, “The Imposter”. According to Kerry’s official website, it stars Kevin Max as a fallen Pop Star, and Kerry as “Proff”, who tries to turn his life around. Says Kerry:
When I was asked to play a prominent role in the movie, my initial reaction was a quick no. Aside from the fact that I have no previous acting experience, I was very busy. But I read the script, then read it again, and finally decided it was worth the adventure.
Learn more about the film here.
February 12, 2008 – 11:59 pm
The fine folks at Repertoire Records have released a re-master of Gentle Giant’s 1972 masterpiece Three Friends. Also slated for release this month is another GG classic, Octopus.
February 12, 2008 – 11:53 pm
Radiohead has confirmed dates for their 2008 North American tour:
West Palm Beach, FL (5/5)
Tampa, FL (5/6)
Atlanta (5/8)
Atlanta (5/8)
Charlotte, NC (5/9)
Bristow, VA (5/11)
St Louis, Missouri (5/14)
Houston (5/17)
Dallas (5/18)
Radiohead will then return to Europe for assorted dates before returning to North America for a more extensive tour that will include Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Montreal, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, St Louis, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington DC.
February 9, 2008 – 9:32 am
The brand new video from Lasse Hoile for the track ‘Normal’ is now streaming exclusively on the mini-site for the new Porcupine Tree release Nil Recurring. Fans can download a special ‘Nil Recurring’ banner from the site which will enable them to embed a Porcupine Tree audio player on their own site, blog or myspace. There are also French, Italian and German language versions of the mini-site.
Nil Recurring follows the release of Porcupine Tree’s grammy-nominated ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’ album. The mini-album (29 minutes of music) was written during the ‘Fear Of A Blank Planet’ sessions, completed over the summer of 2007, and is now presented as a cohesive, self-contained Porcupine Tree work in its own right.
The title track features Robert Fripp on lead guitar, and the album moves through the full Porcupine Tree spectrum of atmospheric ambience, melodic hooks, and crushing riffs.
This edition is packaged in a deluxe super jewel case in textured slipcase.
Porcupine Tree are regarded as one of the most impressive experimental/ progressive/ psychedelic rock bands to emerge from the UK since their inception in 1991, having enjoyed a successful recording career spanning over 15 years.
Frontman Steven Wilson is also known for his recent work with Aviv Geffen as Blackfield and for his production and musical contributions on the Opeth albums ‘Blackwater Park’, ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Damnation’.
www.peaceville.com/porcupinetree
February 8, 2008 – 9:48 am
Rush’s new double live CD, Snakes & Arrows Live, will be released April 8th. RushIsABand.com is reporting the trackkist as follows:
Disc 1
1. Limelight
2. Digital Man
3. Entre Nous
4. Mission
5. Freewill
6. Monkey Business
7. Larger Bowl
8. Secret Touch
9. Circumstances
10. Between the Wheels
11. Dreamline
12. Far Cry
13. Workin’ Them Angels
14. Armor and Sword
Disc 2
1. Spindrift
2. The Way the Wind Blows
3. Subdivisions
4. Natural Science
5. Witch Hunt
6. Malignant Narcissism – Drum Solo
7. Hope
8. Distant Early Warning
9. The Spirit of Radio
10. Tom Sawyer
11. Encore
12. One Little Victory
13. A Passage to Bangkok
14. YYZ
