All About Levin Torn White
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Oct 10, 2011
The new album by Levin Torn White is the subject of this review over at All About Jazz

Crimso Chart Action
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Oct 9, 2011
My thanks to Vinylex for letting me know that the 40th anniversary editions of S&BB and Discipline have made an impact in the Amazon charts. "These things change but by the hour but I was pretty stoked to see them up there!" writes Mr.V.

Here's the Bestsellers in the Rock category...

Guitar Circle Courses
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Oct 9, 2011
There are two more GC courses coming up. First up is a preparation course for the Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists V. Secondly, there is a beginner's introduction to the Guitar Circle. Both take place in Barcelona this coming November.

All About Discipline
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Oct 8, 2011
"Discipline stands out, along with Lizard, Islands and Starless and Bible Black, as entries which reveal so much more that they've finally become the albums they were always intended—and destined—to be." That's the verdict of John Kelman's All About Jazz on the 40th anniversary edition of Discipline. Read the whole review here. 

Tony's Tour Page
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Oct 8, 2011
Tony Levin's website contains a substantial update on the 2 Of A Perfect Trio tour. 

All About Starless & Bible Black
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Oct 7, 2011
"Starless and Bible Black (40th Anniversary Series) continues the winning combination of Steven Wilson and Robert Fripp's reinvigoration of the Crimson catalog, and an unbroken winning streak of definitive editions that are only predictable, at this point, in their documentary completeness and stunning sonic clarity." So says John Kelman's All About Jazz - read the full review here. 

Two For The Price Of One
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., Oct 7, 2011
Here's an interview with Tony Levin and Julie Slick!

Cassidy Goes To Court
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Oct 6, 2011
My thanks to Albemuth for flagging up this story about David Cassidy's court action against Sony. Albemuth highlights this particular quote from the story which will ring a few bells for RF diary readers."Despite promises in his 1971 contract to provide financial statements for merchandising, Sony has "either never provided such accountings and reports, or provided such accountings and reports only begrudgingly, inconsistently, inaccurately and fraudulently."  In a letter sent to Sony in May, Cassidy’s attorney Craig Marshall, requested a full accounting of the merchandise."

Pat In The Picture
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Oct 6, 2011
Here's a great interview with Pat Mastelotto who talks about the current 2 Of A Perfect Trio tour and his work with other bands. 

Aaron Jumps The Grooveshark
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Oct 5, 2011
My thanks to David Jennings who got in touch with this career update on a member of Grooveshark's team.

Robert Fripp went through Aaron Ford’s resume/cv in his diary.

And here’s the latest update to his career path, courtesy of Digital Music News

"Grooveshark Director of Content Acquisition Aaron Ford is now leaving the company, according to details shared with Digital Music News. We thought Ford had VP stripes, but that was quickly ’downgraded’... "Like many start-ups, Grooveshark is sometimes loose with titles for lower level employees," Grooveshark general counsel Marshall Custer corrected. "

So now Vice President and Director are "lower level employees"? Job title inflation is evidently rampant.