EMI IOU?
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Fri., May 13, 2011
Currently circulating the intertubes, is this jaw-dropping story of Bill Nelson's struggle to get his royalties from EMI.Does any of this sound familiar?

Ade & Ned
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Thu., May 12, 2011
Adrian Belew's blog talks about his latest project producing a new album by guitarist Ned Evett. You can find out how you can get involved by visiting Ned's kickstart page. 

KC & kd
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 11, 2011
My thanks to Taku for alerting me to k d lang's version of Matte Kudasai which can be seen and heard at around 24 minutes into this BBC Radio2 in-concert show. 

Old King Cole
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 11, 2011
My thanks to Dr Erock for sending me this link to an article by Lloyd Cole discussing the "relentless glamour of rock n’ roll" with a tangential connection to RF's policy on laundry.

Squerd For Beginners
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Tue., May 10, 2011
There's an introduction for beginners to Guitar Circle taking place in July. Directed by Robert Fripp, you can get all the details via the Guitar Circle site.

Mister Stormy's Monday Selection
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., May 9, 2011
Mister Stormy uncovers Phil Collins and John Wetton laying down a tasty slice of the dark stuff. 

Stick Men: From Tour To Store
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 4, 2011
Stick Men have a limited number of signed Absalom CDs left over from the Euro-tour and they can be ordered via the iapetus store here. 

Keeling Book
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., May 4, 2011
Andrew Keeling has published an edited version of his diaries from the old DGM site.

How do composers compose? And why?

Initiated by Robert Fripp, the Diary was intended from the outset to be the record of a living composer: one who stood with one foot inside classical music and the other in rock/folk music. Besides demonstrating the minutiae of the creative process, it also sheds light on Keeling's involvement with Fripp's record label, Discipline Global Mobile, as well as the Soundscapes orchestrations and the creation of the King Crimson Musical Guides.

Andrew Keeling is a composer, musician, improviser, arranger, teacher and writer who lives in the North West of the UK. His music has been performed and broadcast by many leading musicians and released on several record labels. It has also been published by Faber and PRB. He has written three musical guides on the music of King Crimson and has orchestrated and arranged the music of Robert Fripp. Andrew plays flute in an improvisation duo with former King Crimson violinist, David Cross. He is also a keen fell walker.

P2 Bundle Goes Live Today!
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Mon., May 2, 2011
Here’s a great opportunity to get your lugs around ProjeKct Two’s first proper tour. Listening to these twenty dates back to back you’ll get a real insider’s view of how these pieces were shaped and gradually came together.

You may also need to lie down in a silent darkened room for three weeks after doing so.

 Brash, fiery and not what anyone was expecting back in 1998 P2 carved future Crim repertoire out of the rarefied atmospheres of numerous clubs and swinging hot spots to create a fascinating music with often unpredictable results.

Whilst P2’s trail-blazing path is now easily recognised and broadly assimilated thanks to hindsight, at the time both performers and audiences had embarked on a journey into the unknown. 13 years on it sounds wild and thrilling still.

As with other bundles we’ve done, if you’ve already purchased the five concerts that were previously available but want to buy the tour bundle we’ll give a free concert of your choice from elsewhere in the archives. Send an email to soundrequests@dmglive.com to claim your freebie.

Go take a peek at the fabbo-to-the-max P2 tour bundle here

MAD Men Return
:: Posted by Sid Smith on Wed., Apr 27, 2011
The new album from Michael Giles’ MAD Band featuring guest player, Keith Tippett is now available for pre-order over at Burning Shed.