genesis Archive
06 Aug 2025
Audio: Interview with Cliff Stankiewicz and Pete Lents of ABACAB
Genesis were giants of progressive rock. Their ambitious and adventurous brand of music won the group a dedicated legion of fans, critical acclaim and lasting influence. But the group was […]
26 Feb 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears, March 6: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
In 1974, English progressive rock band Genesis was at its peak. With a nuanced and melodic musical core, the group provided a complex and intriguing backing for the vocals and […]
26 Mar 2023
Take Five: Phil Collins
Phil Collins is best known as the lead singer and drummer in Genesis, and as a solo artist. His peerless drumming is a key component of what makes those recordings […]
15 Jan 2023
30 Days Out, January 2023 #2: Andrew Scotchie, ABACAB, Neal Francis, Free Planet Radio
Here we are in mid-January. As I’ve observed countless times before, this is the “quiet season” in Western North Carolina. The weather can be blustery, but the season presents an […]
24 Dec 2022
Take Five: Early Epics from Genesis
The fourth album from Genesis, Foxtrot was released 50 years ago October. The critically-acclaimed album was the band’s first major commercial breakthrough, climbing to the #1 spot in Italy and […]
09 Dec 2022
Album Review: Steve Hackett — Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More
There’s a sizable contingent of Genesis fans that vastly prefers the group’s earlier work – its progressive era, so to speak – over the band’s later, more pop-oriented period. They’re […]
23 Aug 2022
Five Unforced Errors and Musical Missteps
More from my “Take 5” series… Even rock’s biggest names occasionally release a dud. These five albums threatened to derail careers. And in some cases they did. Emerson Lake & […]
07 Mar 2022
March Through Time: Genesis
This month, I’m hitting pause on coverage of new artists and releases, focusing instead for a bit on the bodies of work from some of my favorite artists. — bk […]
05 Oct 2020
Book Review: Steve Hackett — A Genesis in My Bed
As a longtime fan of early Genesis and the solo work of Steve Hackett – as well as having interviewed Hackett on no less than three occasions and seen him […]
08 Aug 2018
Book Review: Richard Macphail — My Book of Genesis
I really enjoy reading behind-the-scenes and/or personal memoirs about the different corners of the music world. While reading autobiographies by big names has its rewards, I tend to find greater […]
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