Andy Johns Dies
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Apr 8, 2013
There's news on the interwebs that Andy Johns has died. Although he'll be best remembered for his work with the likes of Led Zeppelin and The Stones etc, readers of the Young Persons Guide To King Crimson scrapbook will know his brief association with Crimso in 1969. On 12th June that year KC began an attempt to record their first album at Morgan Studios where Johns worked with Moody Blues producer, Tony Clarke. The scrapbook notes:

JUNE 13 Andy Johns collapses.
JUNE 18 Recording abandoned with all tapes.

Zero Times Everything
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Apr 8, 2013
That's the name of a combo consisting of Tony Geballe and fellow Crafties Pietro Russino and Richard Sylvarnes who are playing in New York this week. They are performing a live musical score to the film The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, a feature film by Richard Sylvarnes featuring the actor, filmmaker and playwright DJ Mendel and NY Mets broadcaster Alex Anthony. The film is based on the delirious death-bed ramblings of the gangster who died following a shooting in Newark, NJ in 1935. The film incorporates found footage including travelogues, FBI training films, silent-era films, newsreels, commercials, and more.

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Anthology Film Archives - Courthouse Theater
32 Second Avenue, NYC, 10003

Advance tickets available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/354593 or at Anthology's box office. You can find out more about Zero Times Everything here and take a look at the trailer for the film in question.

BB At IDrum
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Apr 7, 2013
There's a great little interview with Bill Bruford in iDrum Magazine wherein BB talks about his work. Check it out here. 

Hyde Park Redux
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Apr 7, 2013
There's an interesting piece in The Observer today looking at the Hyde Park gig of 1969 with plenty of Crimson content! 

Guitar Circle SA
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Apr 5, 2013
There's a couple of Guitar Circle events coming up soon. First up is a Guitar Circle introduction weekend (details here) and an introduction to New Standard Tuning. 

Stones At Hyde Park
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Apr 4, 2013
The world of rock was, er, rocked to its foundations with the news that they are playing Hyde Park once again. The original gig in 1969 was of course a tremendous boost to a fledgling King Crimson who wowed the vast crowd with the likes of 21st Century Schizoid Man which, in the words of Ed Vulliamy, "threatened to blow the Stones offstage."

Interlocking Larks
:: Posted by Stormy on Mon., Apr 1, 2013
Adrian and Robert split the licks here

Crimson PhD PDF
:: Posted by Sid on Sat., Mar 30, 2013
Our thanks to RichardRJ for sending this link (which opens a pdf) to a graduate degree thesis by Christopher Bohling on the role of improvisations in King Crimson's music. 

Fripp Picker
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Mar 30, 2013
My thanks to Antonion for providing the link to this article on Fripp's picking! 

Songwriters & Streaming
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Mar 28, 2013
Here's a perspective on the rise of streaming services as seen from the songwriter's point of view.