King Crimson

King Crimson were a rock band founded in London in 1968 by a group of
musicians from western England. Widely recognised 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, ... read more

Listen to King Crimson

Get familiar with the prog-metal progenitors.
Posted 7 December 2012 6.30pm — Comment on this

The Flaming Lips: Listen To The Flaming Lips

They may already have put out one of their more interesting collaborative experiments this year, but the Flaming Lips weren't ... Read the full article at http://www.pre...
Posted 10 November 2012 11.06pm — Comment on this

Stream: The Flaming Lips’ complete reworking of King Crimson’s In the Court of the Crimson King

Wayne Coyne's latest collaborative effort.
Posted 10 November 2012 10.30pm — Comment on this

Emerson, Lake

Emerson, Lake & Palmer would become the grandparents of punk. The UK progressive rock trio, with classical training, lengthy compositions and lofty lyrics, would get un...
Posted 24 September 2012 7.06pm — Comment on this

The Security Project (ex-members of Peter Gabriel's band) played Peter Gabriel songs at BB King's (pics, videos, setlist)

photos by Greg Cristman The Security Project at BB King's - 8/11/12 While Peter Gabriel is gearing up to take his So album on tour, former members of his band and King Cr...
Posted 14 August 2012 3.43pm — Comment on this

Why pop music loves TS Eliot

Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Men...
Posted 23 May 2012 1.11pm — Comment on this

DREAM THEATER Announce Summer 2012 Tour with CRIMSON PROJEKCT

Dream Theater are bringing their prog nerdgasm on the road yet again for the second leg of their tour supporting their most recent release, A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The...
Posted 16 April 2012 5.24pm — Comment on this

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 2012 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 2012 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

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