Artist: Peter Gabriel

This is the first installment of Cover Up!, something we hope will become a regular feature here at TWJ, where we examine covers that - albeit debatably - surpass the original. The first album I ever bought, consciously thinking it was an Important Album, was Peter Gabriel’s Us (1992). It was also the second [...]

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There was nothing brave about Vampire Weekend's eponymous debut release. Just a couple of Ivy League kids making an indie-pop album after listening to an armful of Afro-pop records. Plenty of bands have done this before (See:  Paul Simon,  he actually went to Africa), but when Vampire Weekend handed out a few homemade EPs, the world was suddenly nipping at the bit for a full-length release back in 2006. This album, their debut, wasn't released until 2008.  The band's mix of west-African pop with various other influences created a sound they've dubbed, "Upper West Side Soweto," which won [...]

When I was seven, I was a girl who disappeared. Annie and I were riding our twin pink bicycles down the beach by the ocean where the sand is damp and firm and bike wheels make trails like the mark of a sea creature that has slithered onto land. It was early evening, and the beach was empty except for the cursive of our wheels, and ahead there was only one obstacle. A man and a boy were sitting in beach chairs, their fishing poles stuck upright in the sand, a cooler beside them. They were the only fishermen left, [...]

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When Jerry Marotta was hired on to work with Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp, he'd heard of neither one of them. A fan of rhythm-and-blues players, and most famous then for his work with Orleans, the drummer brought his own sensibility. "I actually didn't know who Peter Gabriel was," Marotta, who played drums with the former Genesis frontman's solo band [...]

After Peter Gabriel's exodus from Genesis, the band was scrambling to replace the lead singer that was essential in the group morphing into one of the top prog rock acts of the early '70s. The band reportedly auditioned hundreds of singers before deciding to promote drummer Phil Collins from backup to lead vocalist. As time would prove, the split ultimately [...]

Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Los Angeles-based artist and producer Brendan Angelides before his performance as ESKMO at New York's Highline Ballroom. Since then, Angelides has finished his Language / Terra tour. During the conversation we touched on many things including how he approaches new projects, his influences, the importance of striking a balance between ones personal life and the work that they do, and his label, Ancestor Media : AT WHAT POINT DID ANCESTOR COME INTO PLAY? I was [...]

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Tony Levin and Peter Gabriel have become inextricably linked, something that was underscored by the bassist's recent appearances on the anniversary tour celebrating 19862s So. They didn't have a very auspicious meeting, however. "I was just called by the producer to play on Peter's first record, Peter Gabriel it was called," Levin tells Mitch Gallagher of the Sweetwater Minute. "I [...]

The Best Songs Ever should strike a chord long after their release. andldquo;Don't Give Upandrdquo; by Peter Gabriel does just that. Gabriel was inspired to write this song after watching a documentary ab

A first-call bassist boasting appearances on more than 500 albums, Tony Levin is giving nothing away to age, even as he approaches his 67th birthday. In the past few months, he's put out the most ambitious album of the Stick Men's career, appeared on the surprise new David Bowie single, and is now set to tour with Peter Gabriel; two [...]

Filed under: Exclusive Alamy If you ever drive through Gaviota Tunnel near Santa Barbara, Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" might just pop into your head. Because that's the song that plays during the travel montage in "The Graduate" as Dustin Hoffman's character drives his Alfa Romero through Gaviota Tunnel. While the pairing of movies and music is nothing new, the most music-minded directors -- your Tarantinos, Scorceses and the like -- blend the two so [...]

I have been spending an awful lot of time lately listening to Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love. And by "awful lot" I kind of mean any. But it's all for a good cause, which is to get that piece of crap out of the way give my writer self an opportunity to understand why, exactly, I never liked the record. [...]

On Sunday morning Brock Butler kicked off the final day of the 2013 AURA Music Festival with one of his signature "Brockfast" sets. The human jukebox offered a mix of acoustic covers by the likes of Tom Petty, The Lumineers, Dawes, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Eels as well as originals from his solo and Perpetual Groove repertoires. Brock brought up a few guests to help out over the course of the set, one of which was vocalist/guitarist Emily [...]

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Peter Kirk - “New Rochelle”// “New Rochelle”, our featured single from New York area singer/song-writer  Peter Kirk  is a dark song about taking a night train and ending up somewhere you don’t belong. It mixes electronic elements with acoustic instruments - drum machine, piano, rock drums, and synth bells. It was definitely influenced by Bon Iver’s latest record and also Peter Gabriel’s “Family Snapshot.” Pete’s music in general is influenced by a mixture of 80’s pop like Phil Collins, Talking Heads, and new synth-heavy artists like Francis & the Lights. [...]

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Year Anniversary Mixtape from The Record Stache on 8tracks Radio . A year ago, I set out to start a music blog. If you've checked out the ABOUT page at any time over the past twelve months, you've surely read the tale of how I was inspired to start The Record Stache over a bowl of Apple Jacks. Well, I hope you're sitting down. It's all a lie. I mainly started the blog as a spot for my résumé, because every single job interview I went to after earning my degree asked [...]

The debut solo album by the lead singer of a popular band can be a mixed bag of failed experiments and half-assed leftovers that weren't good enough for the artist's main project. For every breakout artist like Peter Gabriel there's a dozen like Mick Jagger , whose solo career pales in comparison to his band's legendary output. In the case of My Morning Jacket's Jim James , he finds himself in an interesting position. As his band's albums have become more bombastic, James [...]

So this is how my brain works...when it shuts down I have nothing but music piping in there. I wake up with my own personal jukebox (not always great - who wants Rihanna waking you up??) playing more often than not. I have been neglecting my first love which makes this girl a little antsy and waiting for answers. So how about beats that make my blood turn cold, lyrics that make me smile, chord changes that make my eyes go wide? It's time to reboot this motherfucker...and what better than with this beat (SOOOOOOOOOO dirty...THAT'S what i'm talkin about - [...]

Thriving on the many layers of freedom that come with working on a solo project,  Grizzly Bear ‘s Chris Taylor turned out his first solo set,  Dreams Come True , under the name  CANT . Taylor has recorded a lot of records. Along with being a band member and producer of Grizzy Bear and  Department of Eagles , Taylor has worked on  Arthur Russell ‘s last three albums as well as projects by the  Morning Benders ,  Dirty Projectors  and  Twin Shadows . It was with George Lewis. Jr. from the latter that Taylor holed-up in [...]

A few weeks ago, some believed that the Mayan Long Count Calendar would represent an end to the human race, with large beastly demigods destroying the planet Earth and its inhabitants. Thankfully, not true. However, what if the end was nigh? Would you have been pleased that the songs of 2012 made you dance with joy before being eaten by Quetzalcoatl? Would you kick rocks and wait impatiently for doom knowing that you would never-ever have to listen to Mumford and Sons one more time? Or would you moon over the albums that you would miss in 2013 as the [...]

Peter Gabriel - So It's been a tradition of mine, for the greater part of the last decade, to order at least one of the Black Friday deals that Amazon.com runs each year. Most years, that means buying at least one CD for a few dollars, for not other reason than just to have it. This year I bought a two albums and a box set. Only one album was for me: the 25th Anniversary re-release of Peter Gabriel's album, So . Originally released in 1986, the nine-song gem features [...]