Schizoid Man Covered (part 342)
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Apr 27, 2013
They've been featured on these pages in the past with their cover of King Crimson's 21CSM but Norwegian outfit Shining's version is worth hearing again.  

Frippertronics 83 Tour Bundle
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Apr 26, 2013
In March 1983, two months after the failed attempt to record the third King Crimson album in Champaign-Urbana, Fripp was back in America and Canada as a solo artist on The Music System Tour. There are now 22 of those shows available for downloading individually or as a bundle. The tour kicked off in San Diego and finished in Toronto.

Three shows from this tour have previously been available and if you have already bought them but would like to take advantage of the bundle's cost-effective bulk buy, you'll be offered a free show of your choice from the rest of the DGMLive archive.

Please note that due to a glitch the show on the 15th is not currently downloadable but will be automatically forwarded to those purchasing the bundle. 

Jerry Talks
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Apr 26, 2013
Jerry Marrotta, who last played with Robert Fripp during the recording of Sylvian Fripp album The First Day, talks about meeting the guitarist and Peter Gabriel here. 

Greg's Songs Of A Lifetime Reviewed
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Apr 26, 2013
Greg Lake's recently released Songs Of A Lifetime CD has been reviewed here. 

Robert Fripp & The OCG VII In The USA
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Apr 25, 2013
Robert Fripp and the Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists will be playing three live dates in North America as part of a special performance project held in May. The dates are as follows:

Friday May 24
First Church in Cambridge
11 Garden St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Doors: 7pm
Showtime: 8pm
All performances general admission.
Tickets on sale here


Saturday May 25
Wesley United Methodist Church
98 North Maple St.
Hadley, MA 01035
Doors: 7pm
Showtime: 8pm
All performances general admission.
Tickets on sale here

Sunday May 26
Saint Marks Church in-the-Bowery (View)
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY 10003
Doors: 3pm
Showtime: 4pm
All performances general admission.
Tickets on sale here

The Vicar's Listening Party
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Apr 25, 2013
Would you like to attend the forthcoming surround sound playback event of The Vicar's new album? Places are extremely limited but we'll be plucking the names of two lucky people out of the fickle fedora of fate tomorrow. The event takes place in central London on Tuesday 30th April at 2.30. All you need to do is send your name and a contact telephone number to competitions@dgmlive.com in the next 24 hours. For blindingly obvious reasons you must be able to be in London next Tuesday to be eligible.  

Mr & Mrs
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Apr 24, 2013
As mentioned in Robert's diaries, Toyah and Fripp are taking part in the celebrity version of the veteran TV show Mr. & Mrs. Check out the details here. 

Keith Tippett Solo Concert
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Apr 23, 2013
Keith Tippett is performing a solo concert in London at the end of the month. The pianist, whose decisive contributions to King Crimson can be heard on ITWOP, Lizard and Islands, was offered co-ownership of KC's musical direction by Robert Fripp. Fripp of course produced several Tippett-led albums including the epic Septober Energy, the small-scale Blueprint and the engaging duet with Andy Sheppard, 66 Shades Of Lipstick. 

GCE Pix Aplenty
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Apr 23, 2013
Here's some snaps of the Guitar Circle of Europe's recent jaunt around Europe.
Don't forget you can nab their live album - including several surprising takes on King Crimson repertoire - here.

Greg's Views On Crimso Continuing
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Apr 17, 2013
My thanks to slaughterhouse and others for alerting me to this piece wherein Greg Lake discusses his views on bands continuing after the departure of original members.