Going Schizoid With Record Store Day
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Sat., Mar 23, 2013
Inner Knot (those lovely folks who run the mail order shop) have announced details of their Record Store Day Package on April 20th which is an American-only release.

Going Schizoid With King Crimson includes ten live tracks spanning the band’s career.

1. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Live in Central Park, NYC 1974)
2. I Talk To The Wind (Live at the Marquee. 1969)
3. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Part 1 (Live at the Beat Club, Bremen, 1972)
4. Ladies of the Road (Live at Jacksonville, 1972)
5. The Sailor’s Tale (Live at Summit Studios, Denver, 1972)
6. Thela Hun Ginjeet (Live at Moles Club, Bath, 1981)
7. Elephant Talk (Live at Cap d’Adge, 1982)
8. People (Live on Broadway, 1995)
9. Funky Jam (Live VROOOM Sessions, 1994)
10. Seizure (The Roar of P4, Live in San Francisco 1998)

This compilation was first issued as The Beginners Guide To The King Crimson Collectors’ Club in 2000.

In addition to the CD the bundle includes a t-shirt, sticker and poster each depicting the iconic album artwork from debut album In The Court Of The Crimson King.

The pack also includes a copy of The Vicar graphic novel.

You can find out more about Record Store Day here.

Daily News Pick Stick Men
:: Posted by admin on Wed., Mar 20, 2013
Congratulations to Stick Men whose new album, Deep, is in the Daily News' Top Ten for this week.

Machine Man
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Mar 20, 2013
Co-producer of The Power To Believe can be seen in this video of Maryland band, Clutch, where the band are talking about their new platter, Earth Rocker. 

Make A Fripp Sound Here
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Mar 20, 2013
My thanks to Antonion for sending in this link to an interview with Gerry Leonard, David Bowie's MD.  

Ghost Of A Dance
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Mar 20, 2013
My thanks to Julien who has spotted that Ghost Dance the 1996 collaboration between David Cunningham, Michael Giles and Jamie Muir is being reissued on vinyl and download by the Staubgold label. 

Mister Stormy's Monday Selection
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., Mar 19, 2013
OK so it's not Monday but Mister Stormy has conspired to pull another goody from his ganderbag of audio delights. f you've ever wanted to get up close and personal next to the bass and drum parts of the track Discipline, well now's your chance

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.