After a long wait for Peter Gabriel fans thinking that after Big Blue Ball and then Scratch My Back that the rumoured follow up to 2002′s UP would materialise in the form of I/O. Instead Peter surprised or frustrated his followers by releasing New Blood. What does it offer? Is this symphonic retelling of his – Continue Reading[...]
Steve has finally released the long over due official DVD of his latest band’s live production, with the new members whom provide a new sound.
Whitney Houston, female R&B legend, was found at by her bodyguard in her 4th floor hotel on Saturday 12th, the eve of the Grammy Awards. Paramedics rushed to scene within minutes after the alarm call but to no avail, they were unable to revive and the singer was pronounced dead at 3.55pm. Houston sold over – Continue Reading[...]
In case you missed the new year or just skipped a day due to a time zone change, we are now in 2012. We hope everyone had a warm and great Christmas/Hanukkah/Festive period and New Year. Still once again, it was snow less in the UK, what about where you are? What the dickens? I – Continue Reading[...]
We at The Evil Jam arranged an interview with an album preview with Steve and his wife Jo at their home. On Saturday 10th September Michael and I went along and we had some wonderful refreshments and a catch up conversation as friends would do so normally.
Steve Hackett returns with an album packed with not only sounds, but moods, styles and emotions all condensed into 13 tracks, which is no mean feat. Steve along with a collection of fantastic musicians and the always steadfast Roger King, who engineered and produced the album, managing to convey Steve’s thoughts into a huge tapestry of many themes.
Some of these tracks are full blown Rock, others are melodic and calm which take the listener further inside the mind of the artist. Every track seems to be the writer taking the listener through thirteen postcards of journeys from the creator in this case Steve.
Guitar virtuoso, Steve Hackett, premiered a new song entitled “A Place Called Freedom” on Guitarworld.com today. We at TEJ actually heard an earlier version of the song back in February along with a few others as well as few in April when we interviewed Steve (check here). The song has progressed and we are able – Continue Reading[...]