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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

    05/05/2025 10:46:28 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 66 replies
    Music Radar ^ | 2 May 2025 | Neil Crossley
    How Phil Collins created In The Air TonightIt’s been hailed as a rock oddity classic, a song that lies at the vanguard of experimental pop and one that set the template for the ’80s and all drum recordings of that decade. It’s also a song that is best known for its mammoth drum fill, one that LA Weekly described as “the sleekest, most melodramatic drum break in history”. In The Air Tonight was also the song that launched the solo career of its creator Phil Collins, a bold and defiant lead single from the Genesis lead vocalist’s debut album...
  • Mike Tyson Selling Edibles Shaped Like a Chewed Ear — and Now You Can Get Them in New York

    03/26/2024 5:51:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    New York Post ^ | March 26, 2024 | Carl Campanile
    New York weed shops are stocking their shelves with Mike Tyson-branded edibles shaped like an ear with a bite mark – a callback to Iron Mike’s heavyweight showdown with Evander Holyfield. The 57-year-old Brooklyn native — who’s planning a comeback fight against Jake Paul in July — is rolling out his Tyson 2.0 brand “Mike Bites” and he’s planning a promotional blitz at shops next month, including an event in Times Square, a spokesperson told The Post. But the gummies have already appeared at dispensaries Strain Stars in Farmingdale, Housing Works in Greenwich Village, Grow Together in Brooklyn, Flynnstoned in...
  • 'In The Air Tonight': the song Phil Collins Called "a Stone Around my Neck"

    03/14/2023 4:03:36 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 80 replies
    Far Out Magazine ^ | TUE 14TH MAR 2023 | Joe Taysom
    Many artists have one song they can’t escape, and Phil Collins is the same. At some stage, a creation stops being under the ownership of the artist who crafted it and becomes a part of the collective lexicon. Phil Collins’ pop behemoth ‘In The Air Tonight’ is one such piece that transcended the artist. Following Peter Gabriel’s departure from the group, they desperately needed to reinvent themselves to survive, and Collins stepped up to become the band’s new singer. It was a decision which could have gravely backfired, but instead, it started the most commercially successful chapter of Genesis’ career,...