Amadeus a sour note for Peacock Sep 8, 2009
The chairman of the Gold Coast-based copper explorer Cudeco Limited, Wayne McCrae, has paid a fitting tribute to his musical hero Peter Gabriel. Yesterday Cudeco announced to the market that it had discovered a ''potentially significant mineralised system'' near Cloncurry in Queensland, which it named after the stirring Gabriel song Solsbury Hill. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Peter Gabriel, composer Jose Antonio Abreu accept Swedish Polar Music Prize Sep 1, 2009
right, stands with British musician Peter Gabriel after a news conference for the winners of the 2009 Polar Music Prize in Stockholm Monday Aug. 31, 2009 ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) Peter Gabriel, founder of the rock group Genesis, and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu are sharing this year's Polar Music Prize. (FOX61, CT)
127th AES Convention Master Classes - Diversity Personified Aug 26, 2009
Platinum Mixing In The Box: Kevin Killen - A legendary background in the analog domain capped by a successful transition to the digital environment has established Killen's reputation as a world-class mixer (U2, Peter Gabriel, Sugarland). Addressing the potential for mixing a million selling record in a bedroom, Killen will share insights into his techniques. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Artist Profile - Anglique Kidjo Aug 24, 2009
Kidjo's latest album, Grammy award winning Djin Djin, showcases many well-known artists, including Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Joss Stone, Peter Gabriel, Ziggy Marley, Alicia Keys, Amadou and Mariam, and Branford Marsalis. Kidjo's Humanitarian Work with UNICEF and the Batonga Foundation. (Suite101.com)
Talking to Charlie Aug 11, 2009
In 2007, Winston toured with Peter Gabriel and in July he played at the Womad festival in Wiltshire, which Gabriel co-founded. Why do you think you've found success in France before Britain. (BBC News -- Europe)
Top 5 protest songs of all time Aug 6, 2009
Real Protest wrote on Aug 5, 2009 5:38 PM:" Beatles Revolution, John Lennon Give Peach A Chance, Dylan Masters of War, Pete Seeger We Shall Overcome, Peter Gabriel Biko, Barry McGuire Eve of Destruction, Edwin Starr War, CSNY Ohio, Country Joe and the Fish I Feel Like I'm A Fixin to Die Rag, Neil Young Let's Impeach the President. ". What If. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Orange County Great Park Celebrates a Musical Tour of Latin America Aug 6, 2009
According to All About Jazz, "Herrera's inventive arrangements and the expertise of his musicians produce a program that exudes an organic quality from start to finish. An in-demand bandleader, he has mastered a wide variety of danceable Latin music styles.Toto La Momposina and her 10-piece band will croon infectious lush romantic songs with a Caribbean style. They are frequent headline attractions at music festivals worldwide but they rarely perform in California.Francesca Gagnon "The Voice of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Review: Singer, music soar in 'Youssou N'Dour' Aug 1, 2009
In 2007, when Time magazine named Youssou N'Dour one of the world's 100 most influential people, it had Peter Gabriel profile the African singer, with Gabriel using such descriptions as "voice of liquid gold," "source of inspiration" and "major African leader." All these qualities are on display in this mesmerizing documentary that follows N'Dour from his native Senegal around the world and home again. Besides its intimate portrayal of N'Dour and his music, "Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love"... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hit the spot Jul 30, 2009
Peter Gabriel's rival We7 site does what Spofity does, but in a browser ... We7, set up by pop star Peter Gabriel, has a similarly large catalogue and operates through a normal web browser. (BBC News -- Technology)
Orange County Great Park Announces 'Flights and Sounds of Summer' Dance and Concert Series Jul 28, 2009
In their four decades of music-making, Inti-Illimani has shared stages with Peter Gabriel, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and Wynton Marsalis; Canadian born Francesca Gagnon has been charmed by the music of many cultures and she in turn charms us with her gorgeous voice. Friday Night Dance Concert. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gabriel gig honours slain Chechen Jul 27, 2009
Peter Gabriel was playing his only European concert at the event. Peter Gabriel has paid tribute to the murdered Chechen human rights activist Natalia Estemirova. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Q&A: 'A good musician has to play all kinds of music' Jul 22, 2009
Cameroon-born Felix Sabal-Lecco , 49, has grooved with the best: Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Prince and many more ... How did the collaborations with Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and others come about ... Peter Gabriel saw me with Paul Simon and wanted me to join him. (India Times, India)
Catching up with KFOG's Rosalie Howarth Jul 17, 2009
A: Genesis with Peter Gabriel, probably "Carpet Crawlers" or "Cuckoo Cocoon.". Q: How long have you been doing "Acoustic Sunrise". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Exclusive: Ryan Ross Talks About Leaving Panic! At The Disco Jul 14, 2009
" Ross said the split was largely due to creative differences between him and Panic! frontman Brendon Urie. Seems Urie wanted the band to explore a more polished pop sound (like on their Web site last week), while Ross and, by extension, Walker was interested in making retro-inspired rock. Or, as he put it: "Brendon's more of a Peter Gabriel fan, and I'm more of a Ray Davies fan. " "Brendon has always been a fan of pop music, but that's such a broad term, because I guess I would say I would be... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Carradine died of asphyxia, expert says Jul 4, 2009
In a statement, the cast says it was inspired by Mia Farrow's recent fast, which has been continued by celebrities such as Sir Richard Branson, Peter Gabriel, Maria Bello and Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek. "While we are known to the world as 'Survivors,' that concept pales in comparison to the survivors in Darfur who have been systematically ... terrorized ... by the Sudanese government," say the competitors, who initiated the solidarity fast themselves, not under CBS auspices. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Unsung Hero: The roadie Jul 2, 2009
He's also worked for Pink Floyd, REM, Peter Gabriel and lots of others. At Wembley Arena before a gig, he reveals the secrets of his job. (BBC News)
Michael Jackson's Video Vanguard Award, In MJ's Top MTV Moments Jun 28, 2009
" So it was only appropriate that Jackson receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 1988 Video Music Awards. The segment opened with a montage of clips from all the singer's videos. Peter Gabriel, who won the award in 1987 for his groundbreaking work in clips like "Sledgehammer," presented Jackson with the award. Jackson was praised for his commitment to "short films" and graciously accepted the prize from Gabriel.Jackson's crowning music-video achievement was, of course, "Thriller," the video he... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Multitude Killed the Video Star Jun 26, 2009
Only the music remains, some of which is remarkable (principally Off the Wall , as you note, but also Thriller , which for all its commercialism is amazingly assured and confident it pretty much defines pop music in the 80s, along with a few other blockbusters like Springsteen s Born in the USA , Peter Gabriel s So , Paul Simon s Graceland , and the Cars Heartbeat City ). Barney Rebble, on Said. (The American Conservative)
Six Day Festival of Amnesty International's Ground-Breaking Comedy/Rock Benefit Shows - Includes Six World Premieres & One All-Day Marathon Screening! Jun 20, 2009
Co-created by Monty Python's John Cleese, June 2009 marks three decades of the first in the pioneering series of benefit shows that brought together the cream of Britain's comedy (Monty Python, Eleanor Bron, Billy Connolly, Peter Cook, Neil Innes, Dame Edna, Jennifer Saunders, Rowan Atkinson, and many more) with rock acts (U2, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Phil Collins, Duran Duran, Seal, Donovan, Morrissey, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Dave Stewart, Bob Geldof,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Links to other featured weather-related tunes Jun 17, 2009
by Peter Gabriel 4/16/08. by Bob Dylan 4/9/08. (USA Today -- Weather)
Free is Best Way to Make Music Piracy Redundant Jun 16, 2009
We7, the UK's first digital jukebox, supported by Peter Gabriel, is championing music streaming as a mainstream solution to music piracy. We7 has the support of all four major record labels - Sony Music Group, Warner Music, EMI and Universal - as well as an increasing number of independents including PIAS and Beggars. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lafayette Newsstand Jun 16, 2009
The Express-Times/ By Nick Fierro Tampa Bay rays manager Joe Maddon might come from a small town (Hazleton), but he uses big words that would make Peter Gabriel proud. Maddon's splendid sense of humor was on display again a couple of hours ago, when the former Lafayette College football and baseball player talked about how grateful he was to be at Citizens Bank Park for a possible rain delay against the Phillies in this World Series instead of, say, Boston's cramped Fenway Park clubhouse. (Goleopards.com)
Album Review: Dave Matthews Band's 'Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King' Jun 3, 2009
The drive to be more precise and aggressive reveals the prog-rock side of the DMB; Peter Gabriel seems like one clear influence, and so does "The Dream of the Blue Turtles"-era Sting, especially on the darkly whimsical "Funny the Way It Is.". Matthews is (as always) a quirky presence, reaching for profundities in one second and for the tie of a girl's halter top the next. (FOX59, IN)
Blue October Announces Summer Tour with Switchfoot Jun 2, 2009
Produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel) Approaching Normalis bracing and untrammeled, anguished and cathartic, brilliantly melodic with a variety of musical textures that bring together the bands trademark sound of rock guitars, violins and lyrical story telling. The second single off of the album, Say It, is currently climbing the alt-rock charts and continues to build on the powerful strengths heard in the bands albums and modern rock hits, Hate Me... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Music lovers May 30, 2009
Co-founder and former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel has said that keeping labels, advertisers and users satisfied is a real challenge. But digital music has come a long way over the last decade since the days of Napster being the main file-sharing host on the net. (BBC News -- Technology)
Painful wounds of the child soldier exposed May 16, 2009
Today, Jal, who is perhaps 29 (he does not know when he was born), lives in London, an internationally acclaimed rap singer with the potential, according to singer Peter Gabriel, to be "the next Bob Marley". His music has appeared in the movie Blood Diamond, and a documentary about his life called War Child won the Audience Choice award at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dance the Night Away With Popular Prom Songs on V CAST Music May 14, 2009
"In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. "Wonderful Tonight" by Eric Clapton. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Peter Gabriel pulls out of Oscars May 13, 2009
Peter Gabriel has pulled out of the Oscar ceremony after learning his performance as a best song nominee would be limited to just 65 seconds ... Peter Gabriel, a former member of Genesis, had a string of hit albums in the 1980s. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Gabriel shares Polar Music Prize May 13, 2009
Singer Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu have won this year's Polar Music Prize. The pair will each receive one million kroner (84,000) from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Gabriel, Abreu win Polar Music Prize May 12, 2009
British musician Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu on Tuesday were named the winners of the 2009 Polar Music Prize. Gabriel and Abreu will each receive a 1 million kronor ($130,000) award at a ceremony later this year in Stockholm, the prize committee said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Branson takes over Farrows hunger strike May 11, 2009
But it was a call from someone who is one of the supporters of The Elders, a group of 12 international leaders I've set up with Peter Gabriel, headed up by Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Tutu ... BRANSON: I know Peter Gabriel said he's willing to put his hand up as well. (MSNBC -- News)
Trey Wright Trio 'Thinking Out Loud'(with TRACK-BY-TRACK SONG INFO) Apr 30, 2009
" This piece was inspired by my son and is one of several tunes that I wrote shortly after his birth. Hold Your Fire is another tune that has been in the set list for some time now. The song is in constant tension between the ostinato, aggressive bass line and the lighter, more melodic sections of the form. I was particularly happy with the group interaction on this recording - the transition between the bass solo and drum solo is one of my favorite parts of the record. The ending reverts to... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Riverbend draws local, big-name artists Apr 16, 2009
The nineties favorite Train will appear along with, the Wailers, the B52's, the Commadores, Three Dog Night, Steven Curtis Chapman, Little Richard, Willie Nelson, Montgomery Gentry and Adrian Belew, who has played with King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel and David Bowie. The Riverbend team known as, the Friends of the Festival began planning for this years line-up last August right after the previous Riverbend festival ended. (The University Echo, TN)
Musical pro spreads talent around Apr 4, 2009
"Good, I like it," Hendryx said as the rest of the students pulled their chairs closer to the woman who has collaborated with Prince, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads and a number of contemporary poets and hip hop artists. Hendryx challenged the students, asking each their plans in music and offering suggestions for making their dreams a reality. (Albany Times Union)
Pixelated pop art Mar 25, 2009
Although Thorgerson remains best-known for his collaborations with Pink Floyd, his design credits also include albums by Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Muse ... Thorgerson's design credits also include albums by Peter Gabriel. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Natasha Richardson Is Mourned Mar 19, 2009
Rocker Peter Gabriel broke his leg while on vacation with friends and family in Switzerland on Jan. 30, 2008. American Journalist John McWethy died at Keystone Resort on Feb. 6, 2008. (New York Post -- News)
Chicago's Broussard chasing two dreams Mar 18, 2009
For the new record, he's gotten some big-time musicians to lend their support, including guitarist David Grissom (Joe Ely, Allman Brothers, Dixie Chicks), bassist Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson) and drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC). Broussard, a Beaumont, Texas, native, started playing guitar at the age of 15 and played in a grunge cover band while attending college at McNeese State in Louisiana. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Nobel winners to China: Stop abusing Dalai Lama Mar 14, 2009
Nobel peace laureates Elie Wiesel, John Hume, David Trimble, Jody Williams, F.W. de Klerk, Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams and Adolfo Perez Esquivel signed the letter along with about 40 celebrities and rights activists including Ford, Paltrow, Peter Gabriel, Richard Gere, Mia Farrow, Maria Bello, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, Ashley Judd, supermodels Christy Turlington and Naomi Campell and Queen Noor of Jordan. Earlier this week, the Dalai Lama condemned China's "brutal crackdown" and its... (International Herald Tribune)
SXSW features some local bands to watch Mar 13, 2009
Eksi Ekso Chances are your album's going to sound pretty good if it's coproduced and mixed by a Grammy Award winner (Malcolm Burn) who's worked with Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris. The tricky part, however, is being talented enough to get a guy like that to work with you. (Boston Globe)
Festival futures Mar 13, 2009
com, a recommendation engine and website whose backers include musician Peter Gabriel. David Maher-Roberts, chief executive of TheFilter, said small companies were feeling the downturn. (BBC News -- Technology)
Letters to Datebook: Water sports on the bay Mar 3, 2009
Then, obliterating a chance to hear an acceptance speech by the great Peter Gabriel for a sweet, hummable song from a spectacular movie, one of the two songs from "Slumdog Millionaire" wins - a song that, I guarantee as sure as I'm sitting here typing these words, will be forgotten within days, if it hasn't been already. I'm not saying there have to be 14 nominations, as there were in 1944, but many songs are written and performed for movies every year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
From terror springs hope Mar 2, 2009
Such is the pattern of an interview with Mr. Jal, a child soldier turned activist and rising hip-hop artist whom Peter Gabriel called someone with the potential of a young Bob Marley when he introduced him at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration in London last year. Mr. Jal's new memoir, War Child, is explanation enough for his personality, which veers from vulnerable, lost boy to the philosophical and forgiving man he has struggled to become. (Globe and Mail)
Secret Policeman's Ball & Amnesty I... Mar 1, 2009
For example, musicians such as Sting, Peter Gabriel, Bob Geldof and credit the shows as their inspiration to use their talent to raise funds and awareness ... Musicians include Pete Townshend, Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Chet Atkins. (Suite101.com)
MySkip Hosts 24-Hour 'Celeb Throwaway' Feb 26, 2009
Hon David Cameron MP; Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.; Sir David Attenborough; Grammy Award winners Sheryl Crow and Peter Gabriel; Gordon Ramsay; Bafta winner Ricky Gervais; Robert Senior, CEO Saatchi & Saatchi; The United Nations; The Rockefeller Institute; Bloomberg; Bang and Olufsen; Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy; The Chinese Government; Barclaycard; Specsavers, Superdrug; Lloyds TSB; and, J Sainsburys. For more information, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Live blogging backstage at the Oscars Feb 23, 2009
7:53pm John Legend is substituting for "Wall-E" songwriter Peter Gabriel after Gabriel protested the Oscar laws of music. (Keep it under 65 seconds and perform it with the rest of the bunch). (Variety)
Oscars blather and photos Feb 23, 2009
7:35 p.m. -- Peter Gabriel is here, even though he refused to perform his nominated song ... " I think I like the Indian versian of tuxes.Best original song montage. I don't really blame Peter Gabriel for wanting to keep his song out of that. I love "Jai Ho," though. Winner: "Jai Ho" -- woo hoo! This really is the greatest song of all time. I play it on my iPod and dance around the room like a lunatic.It's Indian tux guy again! He speaks to the power of hope in our lives. Danny Boyle looks like... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The Cougar Lounge - The Glorious Revolution [Per Minute] Feb 23, 2009
Add on to that, the fact that Academy Award show producers dissed Peter Gabriel and would not allow him to perform a full-length version of his nominated song and it appears we are looking at the recipe for disaster ... Of course, he is not that hack, Peter Gabriel, but maybe they would let him perform his entire song on the Oscars. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Oscar Nominations Refresher: 'Slumdog Millionaire,' Heath Ledger Are Among Favorites Feb 23, 2009
Instead, "Down to Earth" from "Wall-E" (Peter Gabriel), "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire" (A.R. Rahman) and "O Saya" from "Millionaire" (Rahman and M.I.A.) will be up for the award. Though it washed out in the directing and best picture nominations, "Knight" racked up seven nominations in addition to Ledger's: Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Makeup, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Oscar fever hits India with Rahman and Pookutty Feb 22, 2009
The Indian composer is pitted against Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (Down to earth from WALL-E) in the original song category. Gulzar has penned the lyrics of Jai ho and Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. for O saya. (Hindu)
Online ballot Feb 22, 2009
"Down to Earth," "WALL-E" (Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman). "Jai Ho," "Slumdog Millionaire" (A.R. Rahman, Gulzarcq). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hugh's surprise Feb 22, 2009
The three best song nominees will be combined into one medley - a proposal that has already seen singer Peter Gabriel, cited for his contribution to the Wall-E soundtrack, pull out in protest. A closer relationship between the audience and the stage is also on the cards, with an on-stage orchestra enabling production designer David Rockwell to dispense with the usual orchestra pit and create what has been described as "an immersive environment evocative of an intimate club.". (BBC News -- Americas)
Oscars secrets revealed! Well, some Feb 22, 2009
Nominee Peter Gabriel, who announced in a video blog on his Web site that he was declining to perform "Down To Earth" from "WALL-E" to protest the one-minute limit for his part. Video. (MSNBC -- News)
Oscars: Zac Efron is producers' secret weapon in bid for more TV ... Feb 21, 2009
The news may be to the chagrin of Peter Gabriel, who recently of the ceremony after being told he would only be able to perform best song nominee Down to Earth, from WALL-E, for 65 seconds as part of a montage with two rival songs from Slumdog Millionaire's A R Rachman. . (guardian.co.uk)
Bold new telecast for the Oscars Feb 20, 2009
Veteran British singer Peter Gabriel, nominated in the best song category, revealed last week he had scrapped plans to sing at the Oscars after discovering that his performance had been slashed to 65 seconds. Instead of a full rendition of Down to Earth from hit animated movie Wall-E, Gabriel said he had been told that he would only be part of a medley with his two fellow nominees. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Friday the 13th' gets lucky Feb 18, 2009
Peter Gabriel's minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack one important element: Peter Gabriel. The Academy Award-nominated singer won't perform at Sunday's ceremony to protest an apparently revamped presentation of best original song contenders. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Thursday Break Down Walls -- Literally -- On Common Existence Feb 18, 2009
They also began to knock down sonic barriers, too, bashing out songs that drew inspiration from unlikely sources like Sonic Youth and Peter Gabriel and exploring darker, more atmospheric passages. Emboldened by new label Epitaph, they also began to focus more on the political, as evidenced by songs like "Friends in the Armed Forces," which dances neatly between "Pro-America" and "Anti-War.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Peter Gabriel pulls out of Oscars after song gets trimmed Feb 18, 2009
First they blanked the Boss, and now the Academy Awards have earned a protest from another veteran rocker, British singer Peter Gabriel, who has announced he won't be performing Down to Earth, the theme song from Wall-E on the Oscars telecast. Earlier controversy about the best-song category focused on the exclusion of Bruce Springsteen's The Wrestler from the movie of the same name. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Academy needs to get in tune Feb 18, 2009
But in sticking with tradition, the best original song category is a pathetic travesty -- to such a degree that one of this year's three nominees, Peter Gabriel, whose Down to Earth (from Wall-E) is the odds-on favourite, announced via his website that he is cancelling his appearance on the show. Gabriel was told by producers his performance would total 65 seconds and be part of a medley featuring the three nominated songs, two of which are from the same movie (Slumdog Millionaire). (Vancouver Sun)
Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, M.I.A. Feb 17, 2009
Peter Gabriel has pulled out of the Oscar ceremony after learning his performance as a best song nominee would be limited to just 65 seconds. The singer, co-nominated for "Down To Earth" from Wall-E, said he had hoped to perform the song in its entirety. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Youngest Master Feb 16, 2009
Star ambassadors, Ryan Adams, Peter Gabriel pulls out of the Oscars broadcast. 000020F0. (New Yorker)
Peter Gabriel mad at Oscars -- I'm just worried about the aisles Feb 15, 2009
Oscar, meet your sledgehammerI support Peter Gabriel in everything he does, so if he's boycotting the Academy Awards it must be because Oscar was a bad kitty. Peter Gabriel announced -- -- that he won't perform at the Feb. 22 Oscars, even though he is nominated for best original song, along with Thomas Newman, for "Down to Earth" in "WALL-E.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
To be or not to be Clouseau Feb 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES Peter Gabriel's minute in the Oscars spotlight will lack an important element: Peter Gabriel. The Oscar-nominated singer won't perform at the Feb. 22 ceremony to protest an apparently revamped presentation of best original song contenders. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Music's Economic Stimulus With Spri... Feb 14, 2009
Music's Economic Stimulus With Spring Albums: Dave Matthews Band, Green Day, Michael Jackson Set for Live Tour. Music's Economic Stimulus With Spring Albums. (Suite101.com)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Beyoncé, at last. Feb 14, 2009
Star ambassadors, Ryan Adams, Peter Gabriel pulls out of the Oscars broadcast. Grandchildren review soup, cartoonish behavior, a Comic-Con fight. (New Yorker)
Peter Gabriel won't perform at Oscars Feb 13, 2009
By Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY Peter Gabriel has pulled out of the Oscars. The singer of Big Time and In Your Eyes is nominated for best song for his tune Down to Earth from Wall-E, but says in a video on his website, PeterGabriel. (USA Today -- Life)
