Peter is finally finished touring for a while and is hopefully getting back to finishing up an album for us to enjoy.
In his wake, he has left us with 3 fantastic new morsels to devour.
1. Why Don’t You Show Yourself – the studio version! You can hear an edited version in this trailer. The same site previously had a streaming version of the full studio version, but it appears to have been taken down. A bit of internet scouring is sure to be fruitful, though 🙂
2. “What Lies Ahead” – another work in progress, a la Daddy Long Legs. The best version is this one from a soundcheck (at 26:00).
Also, as the blog doesn’t get too much action these days, and the forums, despite revival, remain dead, I recommend that you all go check out the PG subreddit. Let’s make it a vibrant community!
If you’re reading this, you’ve obviously noticed that the domain has changed.
A few years ago when ownership changed, I took control of all the files at the Hill, but never quite got the domain login information. I had intended to just buy the domain as soon as it expired, but things did not go according to plan.
Someone else now has the domain and is using it for a boring blog completely unrelated with Peter Gabriel.
Now, instead of going by SolsburyHill.org, we’d simply rather be known as Solsbury Hill. As for the extra “.us” at the end, well, you can just think of us as PG’s home on the net in the ole’ US of A.
I’ll be working on updating the site in the coming months, but it’s a daunting task. If there’s anyone out there who wants to help with updating this site and especially with rebuilding different sections of the site, please contact me through the contact form. If nothing else, I want this site to be a great archive of Peter Gabriel history.
It’s been a while! As the sole writer for Solsbury Hill, I feel a bit guilty for letting it go this long without updating. After all, we had our 15th birthday last October and all.
I do have a bit of an excuse for the more recent portion however. I was involved in the Japan earthquake and am only now back states-side, trying to get things sorted and get back into the swing of things.
This won’t be a huge update, I just wanted to cover a few brief things!
First of all, as you should surely know if you’re keeping up with the official site, Peter is nearing completion on his next album, a collection of orchestrated incarnations of some of his best tracks, now titled, “New Blood”. Peter has upcoming dates across the US, as well.
Next, Peter recently performed a stripped down orchestral version of Biko for Desmond Tutu at the Skoll World Forum. You can check out a video of that performance either here or right here:
Also, whilst stumbling around YouTube, I found this excellent interview with Peter done by AlJezeera English.
Finally, two more bits of business not quite so Peter-centric.
First, as I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I have been incredibly busy between work, school, and travel and haven’t had time to work on/update the site as I should. I’m trying my best to rectify the situation and sit down to do some important work on the site, but in the meantime, I’m looking for volunteer writers! Compared to two years ago, there is a pretty constant stream of PG news. We could be reporting on concert reviews, New Blood news, and putting up good videos, like the Biko performance and the AlJazeera interview. If you are interested in helping to update, please contact me via the site contact form. All you need is a partially snarky sense of humor, an ability to differentiate between “your” and you’re”, and a love for Peter Gabriel’s music!
Second, as I also mentioned at the beginning of this post, I was in Japan at the time of the first big earthquake and tsunamis and I have many friends and loved ones still there trying to get life sorted again. As Peter Gabriel fans, I’m sure many of you are already very aware and I’m sure many of you have already taken action and done your part, but if you’ve yet to, please consider donating through the Red Cross.
To help, simple go to RedCross.org and click the big red “DONATE FUNDS” button in the upper right corner. From there, choose “Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami”.
That’s all for now! I’m looking forward to hearing from you about PG’s upcoming shows and please don’t forget to let me know if you’re interested in writing to keep this front page a little less static 😀
