If You Want To Have Fun - Leave RF Off The Bus
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Nov 5, 2011
That was Chuckles Fripp's advice to his fellow Crims on the 2OAPT tour recently. 

Bill On The Box & Radio
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Nov 4, 2011
Bill Bruford appears on US TV talking about his book and career - watch it here. Meanwhile, on BBC Radio3's Late Junction show earlier in the week, the title track from Starless & Bible Black was one of the featured tracks. Listen here.

King Crimson Vs Grooveshark
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Nov 4, 2011
The Guardian is linking to KC’s encounter with Grooveshark in its Technology Blog. Needless to say there's a comments section on the Guardian page and someone who thinks Fripp should "Get with the programme, schizoid man, it's the 21st century. Everyone knows file sharing creates new fans and sales opportunities. Everyone except Bob, apparently." 

Universal Troubles
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Nov 4, 2011
KC & RF aren’t the only artists having some difficulties with UMG. Check out Chuck D’s class action and the estate of Rick James. Meanwhile Bob Lefsetz joins the dots between the Occupy movement and the big labels. 

iTunes Is No Digital Vampire - Grooveshark & GooTube named and shamed (again)
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Nov 3, 2011
There's a response to Pete Townshend's John Peel lecture in The Guardian in which our chums at Grooveshark get a mention. Read all about it here. In the meantime Rupert Loydell has sent this link to an alternative viewpoint about potential benefits of copying culture from the pages of The Wire. 

Trey Blogs About IB Expo
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Nov 3, 2011
Trey Gunn's has posted his account of IB Expo held in Sweden's last week. "It was a very intense week. The first two days were quite anxiety producing for nearly everyone. Or so it seemed to me. Each person came with about 20+ minutes of music to present to the group at large. Then we would arrange the material and decide who would play on what. We had very wide array of musicians and instruments. Some could sight read like mofo’s. Some couldn’t read at all. Some had many years (if not decades) of experience with improvisation, while others had none. So presenting the music generally stretched everyone well beyond their comfort zone." Check out Trey's updated blog for more details, audio clips and pictures.

You can also check out more pictures over on the blog and hear some of the musicians featured at IB Expo over on the podcast (also on iTunes) including an excerpt from the new album Invisible Rays by Trey, Morgan Agren and Henry Kaiser.

Is Piracy Killing Art?
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Nov 2, 2011
Robert Levine, author of Free Ride, talks to Salon about the state of the arts in the face of 'free culture' and anti-copyright ethos. 

Pete Townshend's John Peel Lecture
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Nov 2, 2011
The Who's Pete Townshend has accused iTunes of being digital vampires in the first John Peel Lecture. Thanks to everyone who wrote in giving this one the heads-up. 

The Eagles Tired Of Grooveshark Taking Their Stuff To The Limit
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Nov 1, 2011
Digital Music News carries the story that The Eagles are also unhappy with  Grooveshark - read all about it here.   

S&BB & Discipline Reviewed
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Nov 1, 2011
Starless captures a prog-rock universe in a state of exquisite collapse. Discipline marks the beginning of a new creative order - read the full review here.