Peter Gabriel Drops Out Of The Oscars

The self-proclaimed "old fart" had agreed to perform his award-nominated Wall-E song "Down To Earth" until he was told he'd have to cut it to one-minute and fit into an Oscar-song medley. Songwriters "work bloody hard and deserve (a bigger... CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL DROPS OUT OF THE OSCARS»

Posted on February 13, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Academy Awards | Oscars | Peter Gabriel

Only Slumdog, WALL-E Nominated For Best Song Oscar

Fan favorite Slumdog Millionaire has 2/3 of the song nominations, Peter Gabriel's WALL-E tune the other third. M.I.A. doesn't get a direct nod, outside of releasing the soundtrack on her imprint. And Golden Globe winner the Boss must be pissed.... CONTINUE READING ONLY SLUMDOG, WALL-E NOMINATED FOR BEST SONG OSCAR»

Posted on January 22, 2009 (11 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Oscars | Peter Gabriel | Slumdog Millionaire

Peter Gabriel & Hot Chip Cover Vampire Weekend

Naturally we all got pretty excited this summer when Peter Gabriel announced plans to cover Vampire Weekend's signature song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." In part because PG hasn't released much pop music in recent years (save for likely Oscar nom... CONTINUE READING PETER GABRIEL & HOT CHIP COVER VAMPIRE WEEKEND»

Posted on December 17, 2008 (19 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Hot Chip | Nine Inch Nails | Peter Gabriel | Vampire Weekend

Hot Chip Feels So Unnatural: Peter Gabriel And Joy Division, Too

Peter Gabriel's plan to cover Vampire Weekend just got a little more bloggable. According to NME, the Hot Chip crew revealed a busy release schedule: helping out with Gabriel's take on "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," alongside completing a steel-pan based... CONTINUE READING HOT CHIP FEELS SO UNNATURAL: PETER GABRIEL AND JOY DIVISION, TOO»

New Peter Gabriel - "Down To Earth," Plans To Cover Vampire Weekend

Gabriel co-wrote "Down To Earth" with Thomas Newman. It's from Wall-E, the greatest robot movie ever made (98% at Rotten Tomatoes). Supposedly the song plays during the credits -- it's 6-minutes long, so that makes sense. You can purchase "Down... CONTINUE READING NEW PETER GABRIEL - "DOWN TO EARTH," PLANS TO COVER VAMPIRE WEEKEND»

Posted on June 27, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Peter Gabriel | Vampire Weekend

Peter Gabriel Brings Your Blue Sky Back

Someone had a busy holiday season. PG played Johannesburg on World Aids Day, sold reproductions of his studio shed via Solid State Logic, accepted a BMI Icon award, hosted a dinner with Maggie Gyllenhaal for human rights group Witness, and handed over Real World distribution to Ryko. Now his 15-years-in-the-making Big Blue Ball project is seeing the light of iTunes. First single "Whole Thing," featuring Waterboy/World Partier Karl Wallinger, beats "Barry Williams." There's also a metal cover of "Red Rain" making us blue. Feels so unnatural, Queensryche.

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Posted on January 14, 2008 (0 comments)

Video Hangover: Peter Gabriel - "The Barry Williams Show"

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: Peter Gabriel opens your eyes to the moral hazards of daytime talk shows. CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: PETER GABRIEL - "THE BARRY WILLIAMS SHOW"»

Posted on November 27, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (10 comments)
Tags: Peter Gabriel

2007 Reunions: Should They Record?

2007 is shaping up to be the year of the one-off reunion. The Police. Genesis. Van Halen (for a glorious 18 minutes). Rage Against the Machine. Squeeze. And that’s just off the top of our heads. These once (and still)... CONTINUE READING 2007 REUNIONS: SHOULD THEY RECORD?»

Genesis With Gabriel Reunion? Definitely Maybe.

So happy there are some Steve Hackett fans reading this site! Or, at least people who know who Steve Hackett is. Rock Daily transcribed the interesting part from yesterday's Genesis press conference:“We’ve been talking for a long time about the... CONTINUE READING GENESIS WITH GABRIEL REUNION? DEFINITELY MAYBE.»

Posted on March 8, 2007 (5 comments)
Tags: Genesis | Peter Gabriel

Video Hangover: "Don't Give Up"

Twice a week we dig up a music video so ill-conceived it's no wonder MTV stopped playing the damn thing. But hey, at least we learned something... "Don't Give Up" Peter Gabriel (Feat. Kate Bush), 1986 THE CONCEPT Peter Gabriel... CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: "DON'T GIVE UP"»

Posted on January 25, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (21 comments)
Tags: Kate Bush | Peter Gabriel

Remix The Monkey

The results are in on the Real World Remixed competition to remix Peter Gabriel's "Shock The Monkey," and we're loving the winning entry. The honors go to Multiman's "Simian Surprise" Remix, which can (and should) be heard here. The guy... CONTINUE READING REMIX THE MONKEY»

Posted on October 11, 2006 in MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Genesis | Peter Gabriel

Video Flashback: The Peace Choir - "Give Peace A Chance"

Everyday I find a reason to say to myself, "YouTube is SO AWESOME." It's like a video time capsule, man. So apropros of nothing, here is the video that MTV played back-to-back for fifteen minutes at midnight on January 15,... CONTINUE READING VIDEO FLASHBACK: THE PEACE CHOIR - "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"»

Posted on August 18, 2006 (21 comments)
Tags: Peter Gabriel | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Tom Petty