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  • Peter Gabriel, Sting Announce Rock Paper Scissors Tour

    Peter Gabriel and Sting have announced a joint North American Tour, which they are calling the Rock Paper Scissors tour.

    The tour will only last about a month, spanning from June 21st to July 24th. The tour kicks off at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and ends at Rexall Place in Edmonton.

    There will be 19 shows in all.

    “What intrigues me is that you get a good bunch of musicians together and interesting things will happen if they are allowed to,” Gabriel said in a statement.

    “I’m very happy that we’re taking the chance to experiment this way. I think people will be intrigued, I certainly am,” said Sting. “I had a successful tour with Paul Simon, who is someone else I admire greatly, and that worked so well I thought I’d like to do this again … who could I tour with? And then I thought of Peter because we’ve known each other for so long”

    Sting and Peter Gabriel toured together back in 1980s.

    Here is the full list of dates:

    June 21 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
    June 23 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
    June 24 – Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach
    June 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ BB&T Pavilion
    June 27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
    June 29 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
    June 30 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
    July 2 – Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
    July 5 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
    July 7 – Québec, QC @ Festival d’été de Québec (Plains of Abraham)
    July 9 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
    July 10 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
    July 12 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
    July 14 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
    July 15 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Harvey’s
    July 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
    July 21 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
    July 23 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
    July 24 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place

  • Nirvana Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame officially announced its 2014 inductees today, with upcoming members including Nirvana, Kiss, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt.

    Beatles manager Brian Epstein and original Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham will both receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers, and The E Street Band will be given the Award for Musical Excellence.

    Musicians are eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single. The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on April 10th, 2014. The general public will be able to attend the event for the first time in New York City, and tickets go on sale in January. HBO will broadcast the ceremony in May.

    Below is Nirvana’s video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Ah, middle school:

    Commenting on Nirvana’s swift induction, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President and CEO Joel Peresman said, “People see the relevancy of that band (Nirvana). We’re just getting into the creative of the show, so I don’t know what’s going to happen with that performance. They have to figure it out.”

    Kiss, being very serious:

    Some have wondered why Kiss, who has been eligible for induction for 15 years now, were finally selected. Peresman commented, “The Kiss Army has descended on Cleveland in recent years. And we’ve gotten thousands of letters. They also did extremely well in the public vote.”

    Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer:”

    Gabriel was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010, but was unable to attend the ceremony “This time I will definitely go,” the singer told Rolling Stone. “I’m very grateful to have gotten in again. It’s a huge honor since it’s for your whole body of work and not just a specific project.”

    Image via YouTube.

  • Here’s Peter Gabriel Giving A Google Talk

    Here’s Peter Gabriel Giving A Google Talk

    Musician Peter Gabriel gave a talk at Google earlier this month, and Google has now made it available on its AtGoogleTalks YouTube channel.

    If your’e a fan of the man and his music, see what he has to say about his recent work and legendary work:

  • Limbaugh Loses Show Music Over Remarks

    Limbaugh Loses Show Music Over Remarks

    Rush Limbaugh has been using bumper music from Canadian band Rush and British singer Peter Gabriel for years to ease the show in and out of his ever-decreasing commercials.

    No more.

    When Limbaugh told Sandra Fluke and “the rest of you feminazis” that he wanted to see videos of them having sex if they were going to get insurance coverage for contraception, he was played in by Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio”.

    Now, the band’s legal representatives have sent a cease and desist letter to Limbaugh, demanding that he stop using their music:

    The Rush Limbaugh Show 1270 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 RushLimbaugh.com Premiere Radio Networks.

    Ladies & Gentlemen:

    I am the attorney for Rush, their management company, S.R.O. Management Inc., their music publishing company, Core Music Publishing and their record company, The Anthem Entertainment Group Inc.

    According to media reports, Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks and The Rush Limbaugh Show have been using Rush’s recorded music as part of what is essentially a political broadcast.

    The use of Rush’s music in this way is an infringement of Rush’s copyrights and trademarks. The public performance of Rush’s music is not licensed for political purposes and any such use is in breach of public performance licenses and constitutes copyright infringement. There are civil and criminal remedies for copyright infringement, including statutory damages and fines.

    (see sections 501-513 of Title 17 of the United States Code http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html)

    In addition, the use of Rush’s music in this manner implies an endorsement of the views expressed and products advertised on the show, and is in breach of not only copyright and trademark rights, but also, of section 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law (excerpt attached).

    Accordingly, we hereby demand that you immediately stop all use of Rush’s music and confirm that you will do so.

    Yours very truly,

    Robert A. Farmer

    Director of Legal Affairs

    S.R.O. Management Inc.,

    Core Music Publishing

    The Anthem Entertainment Group Inc.

    When Limbaugh called “Susan [sic] Fluke” a “slut”, he was played in by Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”.

    People started to associate the song with the comments.

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    Peter Gabriel then had this posted on his Facebook page:

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    Peter GabrielPeter Gabriel has asked that this response be published when he found out that his track ‘Sledgehammer’ has been used on the Rush Limbaugh show:

    ‘Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh’s extraordinary attack on Sandra Fluke. It is obvious from anyone that knows Peter’s work that he would never approve such a use. He has asked his representatives to make sure his music is withdrawn and especially from these unfair aggressive and ignorant comments. ‘(image) 1 day ago · 6,217 likes · 1,228 comments

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