In The Court On Radio 2
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Mar 19, 2013
Thanks to Tim Sokell for letting me know that The Court Of The Crimson King was played on today's Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2. The track appears at around 1.17 into the show, a result of 242 people liking the idea of playing Crimson on the Radio 2 Facebook page. 

It's A Jungle Out There
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Mar 18, 2013
My thanks to Jay for sending in the following item. "Best seller on amazon.com. the author made 12k" writes Jay "I didn’t think publishing was the same ripoff as the music industry. Time for an intelligentsia farting campaign!"

Careful With Those Axes Detroit
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Mar 18, 2013
There's going to be procession of guitarists out along the streets of Detroit this week. The work is the brainchild of guitarist and Guitar Craft alumni, Patrick Grant. You can find out more about the Detroit event here.  

Papa Bear's Pix
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sun., Mar 17, 2013
Tony Levin has posted some photos of the Crimson Project in Japan. 

Japanese Translator needed
:: Posted by David S on Thu., Mar 14, 2013

DGM continues its journey into the future. Last week we were looking for people to build Apps - this week we are looking for someone to translate The Vicar Graphic Novels for release in Japan.

Any Japanese speakers who fancy a challenge, should please contact dgm@dgmlive.com

I know that there was a problem with that email address when we put out our App appeal - it’s now fully functioning, and we’re still happy to hear from anyone.

Todmorden 99%
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., Mar 14, 2013
The PledgeMusic site reports that the orchestral version of Markus Reuter's hour-long epic, Todmorden 513 has reached 99% of its funding target. To find out more check out the site. 

A Happy Winner Writes...
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Mar 12, 2013
The winner of our recent Andrew Keeling competition, Will Cruttenden writes: "Here is a photo of my ugly mug with my wonderful prizes. Both arrived within a few days of my birthday and I've been enjoying them both ever since."

Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists Live In America
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Mar 11, 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

G3 2004 Soundscapes Now Available
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Mar 11, 2013
There are six soundscape concerts from the first leg of the G3 tour of 2004 now available to download.

The Art Of Asking
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., Mar 11, 2013
My thanks to Eric Best for sending in this TED talk given by Amanda Palmer. Eric writes "Given Robert’s posts on the greed within the prevailing culture of the music industry, I thought it apposite to share this piece of countercultural ’good news’"