2 Of A Perfect Trio In Atlanta
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Sep 20, 2011
My thanks to Lee Landenberger for sending me this account of the first night of the 2 of a Perfect Trio tour. 

"Opening night of the Two of a Perfect Trio tour featuring the Adrian
Belew Power Trio and Tony Levin's Stick Men was pretty much like the
name implies -- perfect.

Stick Men stormed through a 45-minute set that included Super Collider
and a slice of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, nimbly handling some tricky material with plenty of joy and no visible jitters.

A 10-minute break later found the Power Trio thundering across some older songs like Young Lions and some newer ground like e. After a 15-minute
break, both bands returned and morphed into a double trio that meshed perfectly as they stonked through King Crimson favorites such as Sleepless, Indiscipline, and Thela Hun Ginjeet.

Fripp All Over The World
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Sep 19, 2011
Today Mister Stormy has come up with part of an interview Robert gave back in 1991 which talks about the background to the formation of 80s Crimso (amongst other things).

Pictures Of A Lounge...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Sep 19, 2011
My thanks to Antonion for spotting this video of Pictures Of A City being performed in a lounge jazz stylee incorporating a quote from Charlie Mingus no less.  

Just Follow The Fruit & Flowers...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Sep 17, 2011
A record company executive by the name of Jimmy Henchman has been arrested for allegedly running drugs via the offices of Interscope Records. Well.

KC Covered In Amsterdam
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Sep 15, 2011
Although it's been featured on this news page in the past, it's always good to see that record store in Amsterdam again.

Release Day Economics
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Sep 14, 2011
I'm grateful to Anil Prasad of Innerviews for pointing to this post by a band called Uniform Motion. They talk about what they earn from the various platforms where their album can be heard and bought. Interesting stuff indeed!

Model Man
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Sep 13, 2011
In addition to highlighting another letter to Grooveshark (remember folks, they’re real fans of KC), Robert’s diary update also contains a visit to a model village.

Here’s a delightful little movie from Pathe News made in 1960 featuring a model recreation of Robert’s home town of Wimborne. Watch out at around the 50 second mark and you’ll see a shot of the King’s Head Hotel, one of the places Robert and his pals frequented as teenagers.

Double Trio European Tour 1996 - 26 Gigs Now Available
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Sep 12, 2011
Mister Stormy has been busy over recent days preparing all 26 dates of KC’s European tour for download. “Rather than make the individual gigs available over the course of the next few years, we thought it would be great to get them all up there at once.

Should anyone wishing to grab all the gigs together they can do so and enjoy a healthy discount on the concerts at the same time. But if you want to simply grab the one show you were at and have wanted to hear again, then it’s there in the usual way.”

The tour begins at Le Krakatoa in Bordeaux, France on May 28th '96 and runs through to the last night in London at Shepherds Bush Empire on July 1st.

Tony Talks
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Sep 12, 2011
Tony Levin talks about the forthcoming Levin Torn White album in this interview. 

Under The Influence...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Sep 10, 2011
Phish front guy Trey Anastasio talks about improv and the influence of Crimso on his work in this Salon interview.