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"All of a sudden we play at blinding speed and unbearable intensity, and everyone starts to take notice and stand up": How King Crimson got started
By Sid Smith published
Recorded in just 10 days in 1969, King Crimson’s iconic In The Court Of The Crimson King has been called “the true point at which progressive rock was born”. We look at the making of a landmark album

Listen to Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins' new version of I Talk To The Wind
By Jerry Ewing published
An all-star reimaging of King Crimson's debut album, Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King, to be released in April

"I call Bill Bruford and blurt out 'how would you like to be in a rock band again?' Bill says, 'And do what? Sit around a luggage carousel all day?' But he gave us his blessing." Adrian Belew opens up on the formation of Beat
By Jerry Ewing published
Adrian Belew has formed Beat with Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai to perform King Crimson's 80s reportoire

2024 may be remembered as the year in which Robert Fripp got naked and pretended to open an OnlyFans account
By Fraser Lewry published
April Fool's Day may have come and gone, but some images will linger forever

“We were really screwing with the system, removing applause from live tracks to sound like studio tracks – the exact opposite of what people do today”: How King Crimson made stealth live album Starless And Bible Black
By Sid Smith published
King Crimson’s 1974 ”excruciating, teeth-pullingly difficult” album Starless And Bible Black sowed the seeds of their looming breakup

“You pick five interesting guys, lock them in a room together… and if they make an album without actually killing each other first, it will at least be an interesting album”: How King Crimson made Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
By Mike Barnes published
The 1973 release steered a new line-up into uncharted waters, resulting in a work that could only have been made by a band who were “prepared to jump off the cliff”

“Robert Fripp watched the show from the wings. As I was playing I was thinking, ‘Oh, I stole this line from Robert… that’s a riff from him too!’” Billy Sheehan’s obsession with King Crimson’s Red
By Grant Moon published
Mr Big, Whom Gods Destroy and Sons of Apollo bassist once spent two weeks listening to nothing else

Robert Fripp endorses new Adrian Belew Crimson project Beat
By Jerry Ewing published
Adrian Belew has teamed up with Tony Levin, Danny Carey and Steve Vai as Beat to perform King Crimson's 80s reportoire
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