Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'philcollins'
December 23, 2007
4. Feel It Calling in the Air Tonight. A Phil Collins fan in the South End was really feeling the music. He could feel it, "calling in the air," so to speak, and he played it loud. Even worse, his neighbors told the BPD that it was "like this every night." He was arrested because he wasn't going to turn down that Phil Collins without a fight. Even though weirder crimes exist in this countdown,......
Continue Reading "Top Oddblotter Stories of 2007, 4 Thru 2"December 3, 2007
The BPD is busy, and they don't need to be dealing with some trifling pranksters, especially ones who can hear it calling in the air tonight and who ask them to hold on. Police received complaints about a man blasting music in the South End last Thursday. Usually, party music is the culprit, but the man had been possessed by the spirit of soft-rock icon Phil Collins. And his neighbors were hating it: On arrival,......
Continue Reading "Oddblotter: Blasting the Phil Collins"April 10, 2007
"The art of war" usually refers to Sun Tzu's military treatise from the 6th century BC, sometimes refers to Machiavelli's book, a fim starring Wesley Snipes released in 2000, or even a Bone Thugs albubm. The MFA isn't using the recognizable term (and obvious pun) for the exhibition that opened today, they're taking a little different approach to the art they're presenting and the title it has been given: War and Discontent. The new installation......
Continue Reading "MFA's Discontent, with War"March 12, 2007
Phil Collins may be getting Genesis back together but his solo hit "In the Air Tonight" plays strong as the hot intro song for Vendetta Gunn. We were impressed when the pilot came out and hoped we'd see more. Today is the day episode 2 was released. Check it out over at YouTube and watch as the MBTA cop v. BPD rivalry heats up between Vendetta and Gunn and their rivals Officers Smith and Wesson.......
Continue Reading "Vendetta Gunn: Episode 2"March 7, 2007
Hey you! Yeah, you, the one who's been belting out "Roxanne" while preparing for The Police's Fenway Park gigs in July. Phil Collins has a message for you: you best be brushing up on his lyrics. Genesis is back. The prog-rock Brit band announced via webcast today that it has finalized dates for the reunion tour it first mentioned back in November. Genesis' Turn It On Again Tour will unleash tunes on the masses in......
Continue Reading "Phil vs. Sting: Reunion Cagematch"