King Crimson

King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often
categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have
incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history
(including jazz and folk music, classical and experimental music, psychedelic
rock, hard rock and heavy metal, new wave, gamelan, electronica and ... read more

Voivod and the 1984 demo tape that changed heavy metal

Canada's Voivod are one of heavy metal's most unique, beloved treasures. Now their extraordinary early recordings are getting an official releaseFor Voivod's drummer Mich...
Posted 12 January 11.00pm — Comment on this

Grinderman to release farewell remix album

Nick Cave's garage band to issue Grinderman 2 RMX, featuring 12 last pieces of gnarly noise before their 'indefinite hiatus'Although Nick Cave announced the end of the Gr...
Posted 6 January 11.13am — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,163: Three Trapped Tigers

Manically percussive and poundingly frenetic, this London trio sound like a garage band bashing their way through Aphex TwinHometown: London.The lineup: Tom Rogerson (pia...
Posted 5 December 2011 5.09pm — Comment on this

STEVEN WILSON RELEASES NEW SOLO ALBUM 'GRACE FOR DROWNING' ON SEPTEMBER 26TH

On September 26th, Kscope will release 'Grace For Drowning', the new solo album from Grammy nominated Steven Wilson. Well known as the founding member of Porcupine Tree a...
Posted 26 September 2011 1.33pm — Comment on this

Willie Robertson

Pioneer of insurance cover for entertainers and rock musiciansWillie Robertson, who has died of cancer aged 67, virtually single-handedly created insurance cover for ente...
Posted 17 July 2011 5.54pm — Comment on this

Keith Tippett appears on Top of the Pops

25 March 1970: Number 37 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicWhen King Crimson appeared on Top of the Pops, they looked like the rock gods the...
Posted 17 June 2011 12.14am — Comment on this

Prog Rock Britannia (BBC Rockumentary)

Documentary about progressive music and the generation of bands that were involved, from the international success stories of Yes, Genesis, ELP, King Crimson and Jethro ...
Posted 30 May 2011 1.54am — Comment on this

These Monsters - Call Me Dragon (album stream)

About These Monsters With vintage amplifiers, big drums and high energy performances These Monsters deliver a huge live sound. Attracting comparisons ranging from ...
Posted 9 April 2011 4.50pm — Comment on this

Paul Morley on music: supergroups

Once a vehicle for like-minded stars, these days supergroups allow unlikely friends to indulge their experimental sideI have a tone on my phone that announces the arrival...
Posted 27 March 2011 12.05am — Comment on this

The Unthanks: Last - review

(EMI/Rabble Rouser)The Unthanks experiment continues, with an album of gentle melancholia that matches their most elaborate instrumental arrangements to date with a rewor...
Posted 10 March 2011 11.07pm — Comment on this

Kurt Elling: The Gate - review

(Concord)This pop-angled album from dazzling Chicago singer Elling, produced by Bonnie Raitt and Rolling Stones collaborator Don Was, features tracks like King Crimson's ...
Posted 10 March 2011 10.47pm — Comment on this

sunday evening updates continued

Tongue said...THE BREEDERS - SafariTHE WARLOCKS - PhoenixRAFAEL ANTON IRISARRI - DaydreamingVARIOUS - Born to Lose: A Tribute To Johnny ThundersAct One: Personality ...
Posted 23 January 2011 8.55pm — Comment on this

CES 2011: No strings attached: Misa Digital shows off Kitara digital guitar

It's got a multi-touch screen and it's the latest effort to put guitarists on a par with drummers and keyboard players - in the fully digital realmA fully digital guitar?...
Posted 9 January 2011 6.30am — Comment on this

the final saturday batch of updates

Sergeant said...Lou Reed 197309.29 Oval Hall Sheffield 09.30 City Hall Newcastle 10.03 Odeon Birmingham 10.05 Rainbow Theatre London 11.26 NY Rehearsal N.Y. 11.27 ...
Posted 1 January 2011 10.19pm — Comment on this

Albums of 2010, No 2: Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

It had the makings of an ego-driven mess. But Kanye tempered his ambition to paint a compelling portrait of a troubled artistKanye West has been called many things, but y...
Posted 16 December 2010 4.00pm — Comment on this

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