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Clip (short!) of new stuff:

http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2014-07-01/king-crimson-release-first-new-music

Thanks for posting that!  It might be my imagination, but it seemed like when it ends, they were about to start "Larks Tongue... II"

It wasn't just you, Jonathan!!! I'm thinking the 'new' piece could actually be a re-write of "LTIA Pt. 1."

Am I the only person that thinks the new Heroes is a little bit disappointing?

I heard the vocalist the other week on 6 Music and he wasn't exactly enthusing about it.

Not sure it brings anything to the party that the original doesn't have.

No it doesnt, it would be better if Dame David was singing but he isnt singing much these days i believe but it does have Bob doing it all over just like the original which is magnificent, and everybody and their granny has been knocking out covers for a while.

It looks like Keith Tippett needs our assistance:

https://www.dgmlive.com/news/Help%20Keith%20Tippett

Random and hilarious King Crimson references in the cold open on last night's Late Show With Stephen Colbert:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-X_G01homA

If anyone hears of a single ticket going for the Bournemouth show (29th Oct) can you let me know, please.  Ask your chums!  Ta.

Apparently, the boys are releasing 50 rare tracks from the archives throughout the anniversary year.  First one just released.  It's their 50th today  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHfZ8aH2fOY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1Lxi_BNvB4FhT2VUKcBymFSE3TGVay551OLZYYAAmaZrsM5wNOn3cThDk

King Crimson to stream entire back catalogue:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/king-crimson-albums-streaming-spotify-818686/

Jules

Quite some turnaround by the old goat.  Still, nice nonetheless...

That is indeed a turnaround. KC were one of the last bastions of resistance to evil Spotify.
I remember the halcyon days only a few years ago of not being able to stream Pink Floyd, The Beatles or even AC/DC...

Bill's taking another time out to be replaced on Keys by, er, Theo Travis.  I hope he brings his sax along too...

And his flute. I dream of Mel and Theo weaving flute lines around our Jude's vocal on I Talk to the Wind....

Best wishes to Bill Rieflin, I hope his (unspecified) family concerns can be addressed and surmounted.

Great story on King Crimson:  https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/king-crimson-robert-fripp-press-conference-819254/?fbclid=IwAR2fRJiuUguWmXKyNvrlM1SBpzSFuKh0lkwT-GSK7a4DsGBsLeZcdB87hTw

That’s a great interview.

There's a free King Crimson cover mount CD with Mojo this month.  :)

And also this:

https://www.uncut.co.uk/uncut-editors-diary/introducing-king-crimson-ultimate-music-guide-110523

Probably best to avoid WH Smiths this weekend  :)

It's a rather good uncut special. I'm about halfway through it.

Hmmm. Might have to invest....  :)

Which RAH show you going to Paul?

On a related note, I just finished watching "Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78" on DVD, and KC alum Ian McDonald is heavily featured on guitar, keyboards, saxophone, flute and backing vocals throughout. It's a very nice souvenir of a simpler time.

Nice little bonus with the new issue of Mojo which has just popped through my letter box. A King Crimson Anthology sampler CD. I am a complete KC virgin so this will make for interesting listening.

Thursday 20th

Oh yes, very, very yes, indeed...  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBBOZz0MmEo&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0lK9TqdSc6qNQWtvVX6jX8NIZOqn6j7cDVYkq0KXkRGyWQZT25GxLbe9w

... again...

Well, not exactly, but while they're not busy you can get Fripp to squiggle his signature and a few words for you.  Only £100 a pop https://toyahshop.ccsproducts.co.uk/product/aphorism-art-by-robert-fripp/

Mrs Fripp is only 60% as expensive https://toyahshop.ccsproducts.co.uk/product/lyric-doodle-by-toyah-willcox/

Who'd be stupid enough to fall for that nonsense, eh?  [My order was 1117]  ;D

I now know exactly what I will be buying Mr Bridgwit for Christmas.

Not Mr Fripp tho. I took Mr B to see King Crimson a few years ago. On the stairs on the way out of the venue we saw friends, who raved about the wonder we had just seen. "Well, I thought it was sh!t" says Mr B, a tad too loudly. The whole place went quiet. We got thunderous looks  :o
I've seen parents march their naughty children to the car saying "that's the last time we take you anywhere if you can't behave" . That.  :-[

Lol.  My other half thought much the same, although she's far too well brought up to admit to it loudly in public.  We had our rows in the car  ;D

Mike's "Ah tells it ow it iz" northern...  :-\

Good blog by the great Richard Williams on the new documentary film/box

https://thebluemoment.com/2022/12/13/in-the-court-of-robert-fripp/

That's a really nice piece, enjoyed that. The first thing I've read by Richard Williams for more years than I can remember, his work for Melody Maker in the 70s was always top notch and of course he also introduced the first series of the Old Grey Whistle Test but I lost touch with what he's been up to since he left the MM.

Fripp shared it with a comment that could be regarded as somewhat sharp... he seems to have annoyed lots of people by arguably getting the nature of Muir's departure "wrong".  Everyone's an expert!

I think somebody at Hornby likes King Crimson.

https://uk.hornby.com/products/valley-drifter-train-set-r1270m

Paul

😂😂😂

That's amazing!

For those who missed the second graphic.

Available from all good Toyah shops... I'll need to lay some new tracks first.  Next year it'll either be the Blondie special (runs on parallel lines), or a larger gauge model - Big Big Train.

(that's enough - Ed.).