Phil Collins Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

How do you recreate the famous “In the Air Tonight” drum fill? Like this.

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins

Out of all the drum fills committed to record over the last 40 years, Phil Collins’ ten bangs over five

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Church commissions a statue of Baby Jesus. They end up with something that looks like Phil Collins.

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Jesus, Phil Collins

When a Catholic church in the Mexican city of Chimalhuacán commissioned a new sculpture of the Baby Jesus from artist

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Photos from Phil Collins’ “Not Dead Yet” performance in Toronto

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Nicolas Collins, Phil Collins

[Andrei Chlytchkov was one against dispatched into the photo pit. His assignment? Bring back some photos of Phil Collins in

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Watch this deer play famous Phil Collins’ drum fill from “In the Air Tonight”

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins

Although it’s not hard to play, that drum fill in Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” remains one of the

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 9, 2019

May 9, 2018May 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AIR Studios, Bob Marley, DJing, Elon Musk, George Martin, Grimes, Instagram, iPhone iX, Jeff Buckley, King Crimson, Millennials, Phil Collins, R. Kelly, Rap, Sean Combs, Snowflakes, Social Media, Spotify, Streaming, voicemail

The First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit is TONIGHT! You’re coming, right? And in other music news for May 9, 2018…

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Random Music News for Thursday, March 1, 2018

March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Junos, Led Zeppelin, Phil Collins, Ring, Shark Tank, Weezer

Yes, March can get all lion-like at the beginning, but it’s only three weeks until the first day of spring.

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The true story of the most famous drum fill in music

February 23, 2018February 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gated Reverb, Hugh Padgham, In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins

If there’s one air drumming moment that’s been shared by more people than this one, I can’t think of it.

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Fun: Remembering when a drunk U2 dissed Phil Collins on live TV

January 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Phil Collins, U2

I ran across this YouTube clip from the 1992 Billboard Music Awards where Phil Collins presented a very drunk U2

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Encore Presentation: Music Questions That Almost No One Seems to Ask

December 30, 2017December 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments DX-7, Front 242, Gated Reverb, MP3, Nickelback, Nirvana, Phil Collins, Power Station, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex Pistols, Suzanne Vega

I think one of the greatest gifts humans have is a sense of curiosity. That ability to question things around

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Lorde Covers Phil Collins at the BBC

October 1, 2017September 28, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Green Light, In the Air Tonight, Lorde, Phil Collins

Lorde is a pervasive presence when she performs. This small snippet of “In The Air Tonight” gives us a great

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How Phil Collins Accidentally Created the Sound of the 80s

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Gated Reverb, Phil Collins

Even though you may not know the technical name, you’ve heard the “gated reverb” sound a billion times, especially if

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