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“Perhaps the strangest recording session of the era”: Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Phil Collins and the novelty single no one talks about

In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop

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“Warner Brothers wanted another Layla. I thought, 'well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, it's not so hard’”: The Grammy-winning hit that Eric Clapton wrote to order, with a little help from Foreigner’s Mick Jones

With Phil Collins on drums and Pino Palladino on bass, it was pretty much a sure thing

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Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful isn’t as weird as she said it would be

3/5 Pop star’s habit of veering so wildly off-piste is, in its own way, consistent

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“I didn’t really get the music, to be honest. It was a bit too prog for me”: The prog superstars who tried to steal drummer Roger Taylor from Queen

The history of two hugely successful bands could have been very different

Louder

Phil Collins’ son shares rare photo with musician, 74, after health update

Musician looked proud as he posed with his son ahead of a football match

The Independent UK

Lily Collins: Motherhood has broadened my horizons

Lily Collins has taken to social media to reflect on her experience of motherhood.

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“The whole essence of why the sound was so interesting is because it is going from all to nothing in milliseconds”: The classic hit that defined the sound of the ’80s — and features the most famous drum break in rock

How Phil Collins created In The Air Tonight

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‘I wrote it while bored on a health farm’: how Mike and the Mechanics made All I Need Is a Miracle

‘The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, “We’re in trouble, boys”’

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“What you hear on Stratus is pretty much the first take. Tommy Bolin's guitar playing is some of the best that ever was”: Legendary sideman Lee Sklar reveals the studio secrets behind his incredible career

The legendary bassist looks back at five decades of studio work on hit songs by James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, and many more

Guitar World

“You only have to hear the opening sweep to reach for your lighter and wave it in the air”: Tony Banks' greatest Genesis moments

Just some of the co-founding keyboardist’s iconic contributions to an award-winning catalogue of groundbreaking muisic

Louder

Taschen showcases the 75-year history of Atlantic Records with a stunning new book packed with the work of iconic photographers

Taschen's 75 Years of Atlantic Records might just be my photobook of the year so far!

Digital Camera World

"My dad smashed the tape of Number Of The Beast: ‘I’m forbidding Devil’s music in my house!’ That only made it more appealing.” How Jesse Leach went from "Flanders kid" to future metalcore icon

How Jesse Leach went from preacher's son to metalcore icon with Killswitch Engage

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"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion for Live Aid are brutal, and spare no-one

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

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“On a frenetic album about consumerism and masturbation, you need your moments of contrast to count": The 10 best Genesis songs, as chosen by Prog readers

Over 28 years the genre giants released 15 albums, achieving over 100 million sales. It’s unfair to boil their work down to just a handful of key songs – but you did it anyway

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“I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens": Phil Collins has seemingly lost the desire to make new music

Genesis drummer explains he’s been “very sick”

Louder

“Peter Gabriel started singing over my solos. I was pissed off – ‘You’re singing on my bit!’ But that half-minute is probably our peak”: How Genesis made Supper’s Ready, arguably their greatest song

The band believe it’s the moment they began to become significant – and the construction of the 23-minute anthem for 1972’s Foxtrot was itself an epic experience

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Phil Collins so ill he’s totally lost interest in making music

In a poignant health update after he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and complications from a spinal injury dating back to 2007, Phil Collins has declared he is so ill he’s totally lost interest in making music.

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Phil Collins admits he’s ‘very sick’ following retirement announcement

‘I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens but I'm not hungry for it anymore’

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Evening Standard

Phil Collins says he's 'very sick' and not 'hungry' to make new music in devastating health update

The Grammy winner, 74, retired from performing in 2022 amid devastating complications from a spine injury that left him with mobility issues.

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Phil Collins is 'not hungry' enough to make new music

Phil Collins has lost his appetite to make music since retiring.

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Watch: Lily Collins introduces newborn daughter to grandfather Phil Collins’ music

Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins has introduced his newborn granddaughter to his music.

Louder

“Things come more difficult to him than to anyone I’ve ever met…he doesn’t con himself into thinking he knows what he’s doing”: Peter Gabriel, in the words of his collaborators and admirers

Robert Fripp, Ian Anderson, Steven Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Mike Portnoy, Tom Morello, Trevor Rabin and many others share their thoughts on the Progfather

Evening Standard

Lily Collins and Charlie McDowell cradle their baby after blasting surrogacy criticism

The couple welcomed their daughter, Tove, via a surrogate on January 31

The Independent UK

It’s no wonder millennial women are annoyed by Lily Collins’s surrogacy – they can’t afford their own kids

COMMENT: Some social media users have attacked Collins for using a surrogate, accusing her of being part of an ‘unethical trend’. But, says Charlotte Cripps, rather than judging her, should we be asking ourselves why this surrogacy story has hit such a raw nerve?

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Lily Collins’ husband Charlie McDowell slams trolls for criticising their use of surrogate

After the couple were hit by a fierce backlash online, Lily Collins’ husband Charlie McDowell has slammed criticism aimed at his wife after the couple announced the birth of their daughter Tove via surrogacy.

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