May’s Full Moon Update

From Peter’s site – including moths:

Catch Peter’s update for his insight into playing live. This moth’s clip has flying bottles, breaking legs, a little of showing off, some ‘Games’ in The Big Room back in 2003 and the odd glimps of the moon as it raced overhead on it’s way to this month’s lunar peak. Sign-in to the The Full Moon Club to watch Peter’s update.

May 14th, 2006 by Jakks

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PBS show “NOW” has article about their talk with Peter about WITNESS

PBS has an article about Peter’s appearance on the show "NOW". You can read the full story here. Find your PBS station and the schedule of the show to view the show.

April 21st, 2006 by Jakks

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Peter Awarded Frankfurt Music Prize

Read the full story here! in Modern Guitars Magazine

The evening before the gates officially opened at Musikmesse, Peter Gabriel, the talented eclectic rock musician, songwriter, video artist and former Genesis frontman, was awarded the 2006 Frankfurt Music Prize. Nearly everyone is familiar with Peter’s hits like "Biko", Sledgehammer", "Red Rain" and ‘Big Time’. His videos are regarded as milestones in pop culture.

Gabriel was awarded the honor because of his creative work, his stunning performances and his sponsorship of talented young musicians that have laid the groundwork for the future of rock and pop music. The jury has honored him as one of the leading musicians on the European rock music scene, and also for his artistic and social commitments.

The Frankfurt Music Prize has been awarded annually at the Musikmesse since 1980. The Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Petra Roth, presented the Music Prize at a ceremony.

April 13th, 2006 by Jakks

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Manu Katche, Witness, and Tony Levin Updates

Manu Katche’s new CD, NEIGHBORHOOD was highlighed on NPR this last week, and his song, "Number One" from the CD was Thursday’s Song of the Day.

At a certain point, after a drummer has spent years as the backbone of big acts, he isn’t even considered a musician anymore — he’s the appliance that pumps out the arena-sized beats. This is what he does, who he is. But even drummers have inner lives.

Case in point: Manu Katché, the Paris-born rhythm master, who has spent years supporting Sting, Peter Gabriel, and others. The creator of his own signature pulse — a cymbal-splash whirl that brings elements of jaunty African polyrhythm to fist-pumping anthemry — Katche has, it turns out, interests beyond the big rock show, and a musical philosophy more adventurous than his high-profile associations would suggest.

Also, WITNESS put out some updates as well.

WITNESS co-founder Peter Gabriel visited Washington, DC’s Capitol Hill for a screening and briefing of partner Burma Issues’ new video, "Season of Fear." The video exposes the impact of the Burmese military regime’s attacks on internally displaced people. In the briefing, co-sponsored by Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and McConnell (R-KY), Peter supported our allies in their call for a binding United Nations Security Council resolution on Burma that would include a call for a transition to the democratically-elected government in Burma.

While Peter was in the U.S. we were interviewed on CNN’s "American Morning" program with Miles O’Brien, which will broadcast on Monday, April 10th, 2006 at 9:45am E.S.T. If you are outside the US, please look for CNN International’s pick-up of the "American Morning" interview. Peter also spoke to the American public television program "NOW with David Brancaccio" about WITNESS’ work, as well as his lifelong activism and interest in participatory media. "NOW with David Brancaccio" will devote its entire broadcast to this interview on Friday, April 21, 2006, at 8:30pm on PBS (check local listings at www.pbs.org). We hope that you will be able to tune-in.

You can listen to Tony Levin’s hour long interview on WAMC and hear a fascinating set of things, including the possibility he will do another photo book, this time of his travels with Peter Gabriel. In Tony’s spare time, of course, which won’t be happening for a while, since the tour goes through spring and summer and probably into fall. As always, check out Tony’s site for new tour dates that are still being solidified, and more information about Resonator.

April 8th, 2006 by Jakks

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