Singer Joe Bagale draws on eclectic influences Oct 5, 2009
Stravinsky's "Firebird" shares shelf space with CDs by Tower of Power and King Crimson. A rack of guitars and basses, including a couple he built, sits near the keyboard and Mac laptop on which he often composes and arranges. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
In Pynchon’s tales, music is the backbeat Sep 20, 2009
If the Boards are a Day-Glo version of the Ventures, then Spotted Dick is King Crimson with their Mellotron stuck on pause. Both bands are inventions, as are Meatball Flag, Carmine and the Cal-Zones, and bluesman Droolin Floyd Womack. (Boston Globe)
'Guitar Hero' rocks on Sep 2, 2009
The GH 5 set list boasts more than 25 artists never heard in a music game before including Arctic Monkeys, A Perfect Circle, Brand New, Eagles of Death Metal, Gorillaz, Gov't Mule, Grand Funk Railroad, King Crimson, Peter Frampton, Spacehog, Sunny Day Real Estate and The Derek Trucks Band. (A personal favorite: Dire Straits' Sultans of Swing. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Fives: From Battlefield Earth to Vista to Rolling Stone's beautiful blue book, a world of wicked reviews Aug 26, 2009
"Hey Elvis, don't hold back. Tell us what you really think.In it, he goes on to say that the film is beyond conventional criticism and picks apart the gaping hole plots with the glee akin to a boy who gets a new magnifying glass and can't wait to try it out on the nearest ant hill.I'm a music snob. I openly admit it. But I wasn't always.It took years of reading Rolling Stone magazine and, more importantly, the magazine's bound counterparts, the Rolling Stone Record Guide, to become the snob I am... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Static Trio Album Review Aug 21, 2009
At any given time reminiscent of the lyrical melodic side of Daniel Lanois, the aggressive punch of King Crimson or the rapid fire breakbeats of Squarepusher and Aphex Twin, Static Trio is indeed a dynamic band. Their latest self-titled recording, released independently, offers the listener some truly interesting and remarkable pieces of music. (Suite101.com)
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King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man". Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire". (IGN PS2)
* MUSIC : Monsters of rock, coming through Aug 7, 2009
He and guitarist and co-founder K.A.Z. cite King Crimson and Motley Crue as influences. Taiwan has seen a relatively large number of big-name rock acts this summer, thanks in part to Summer Sonic, which alongside Fuji Rock is one of Japans major summer festivals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
One proggy evening Jul 30, 2009
Because Asia also includes former members of King Crimson (bassist John Wetton) and Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (drummer Carl Palmer), Rolling Stone called the Yes/Asia pairing "the proggiest tour of all time.". "It's nice of Rolling Stone to even be writing about prog," said Howe with a laugh. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Asia, Yes in concert at Station Square Jul 22, 2009
As a bonus, Asia drew on its prog-rock lineage, offering up a faithful version of "The Court of the Crimson King" (Wetton joined King Crimson three years after Greg Lake originally sang that song), and a bombastic "Fanfare for the Common Man" from ELP. From keyboardist Geoffrey Downes (also an alum of Yes) we got "Video Killed the Radio Star," an odd sounding song in an Asia set. Downes then pulled out the keytar for the closing "Heat of the Moment," ending one of the truly dorkiest displays of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Review: Yes and Asia Jul 11, 2009
Featuring Yes guitarist Steve Howe, former King Crimson bassist John Wetton, drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and keyboardist Geoff Downes, formerly of Yes and the Buggles, they played a tight hour of their biggest hits, including "Only Time Will Tell," "Don't Cry," which was performed "unplugged" with Howe on electric ukulele, and "Heat of the Moment," with Downes rocking out '80s style on the keytar ... Wetton quipped that Downes' hands were the first thing seen on MTVbefore they... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
ASIA Hits the Road With YES For U.S. Tour Jun 27, 2009
Howe, a cornerstone member of both groups, will perform both sets, with his YES bandmates and with ASIA's other original members, including ex-YES and Buggles keyboardist Geoff Downes, ELP's Carl Palmer on drums and former King Crimson and U.K. bassist/guitarist/vocalist John Wetton. "This is a monumental event and even though it will be a challenge, I am up for it," says YES and ASIA's Howe. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 Jun 4, 2009
Actress Larisa Oleynik ("3rd Rock From The Sun," "Boy Meets World) is 28. Actor Michael Cera ("Juno," "Arrested Development") is 21. June 8: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 82. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 76. Actor James Darren is 73. Actor Bernie Casey is 70. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 69. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 67. Singer Boz Scaggs is 65. Actor Don Grady ("My Three Sons") is 65. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 62. Actress Sonia Braga is 59. Actress Kathy Baker ("Picket... (Florida Times-Union)
Full Guitar Hero 5 Band ... Jun 2, 2009
IGN: Full Guitar Hero 5 Artist List Announced. SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN PS2)
The label that launched U2 and Marley May 24, 2009
" From that point on, Blackwell looked for artists who were likely to have long careers. "I tried to pick people who were not going to be a flash in the pan because I was always a bit scarred by Millie," he says. By the early 1970s, Island was one of the hottest labels in the country, home to rock and folk acts like Free, Traffic, Cat Stevens, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and King Crimson. During his Mini Cooper days, Blackwell had released the first single by one... (BBC News -- Americas)
Dave Schulz: Topping Off a Resume Filled with Superstars Like Fuel, Berlin, The Rembrandts and General Public, the Versatile L.A. Based Singer and Songwriter Comes into His Own with a Lift from Daniel Lanois, Tony Levin, Mike Porcaro, and B May 12, 2009
The instantly infectious 10 track collection also features extremely well connected players Schulz has admired for years, including Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan), bassists Tony Levin (King Crimson, Seal) and Mike Porcaro (Toto). Three tracks were produced by another longtime Schulz associate Matt Gruber, whose credits include everyone from Carrie Underwood and LeAnn Rimes to Queensryche. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dylan offers road map for life May 2, 2009
This is a place where fans of King Crimson, Return to Forever, and Metallica could meet, get along, and groove. That place Thursday will be Sherlock's, when Razor Wire Shrine plays a CD release party with Otis and Freak Tent. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Mastodon takes its metal to a whole new place May 1, 2009
" But Dailor is quick to point out that it's "a very small window of prog, like mid-'70s: early Genesis and King Crimson and Yes and Rush. ""It's extremely self-indulgent, but it's the way we have to do it," says Dailor. "Because if you start trying to chase what you think other people want to listen to, you get lost and you're setting yourself up for disaster I think. (Boston Globe)
A head full of stuff Apr 28, 2009
thela hun jingeet on : Bob Fripp regularly deserts the dinosaur compound of King Crimson to play in more groovily mobile projekts ( Special K. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Riverbend draws local, big-name artists Apr 16, 2009
The nineties favorite Train will appear along with, the Wailers, the B52's, the Commadores, Three Dog Night, Steven Curtis Chapman, Little Richard, Willie Nelson, Montgomery Gentry and Adrian Belew, who has played with King Crimson, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel and David Bowie. The Riverbend team known as, the Friends of the Festival began planning for this years line-up last August right after the previous Riverbend festival ended. (The University Echo, TN)
Chicago's Broussard chasing two dreams Mar 18, 2009
For the new record, he's gotten some big-time musicians to lend their support, including guitarist David Grissom (Joe Ely, Allman Brothers, Dixie Chicks), bassist Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson) and drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mr. Mister, XTC). Broussard, a Beaumont, Texas, native, started playing guitar at the age of 15 and played in a grunge cover band while attending college at McNeese State in Louisiana. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Free folk concert Saturday Mar 14, 2009
Lehto lists his eclectic influences as Miles Davis, King Crimson and Richard Thompson. Wright and Lehto perform the same material as with Jacobs, only in an "Unplugged" style. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Songs that Should be Games Feb 28, 2009
Artist: King Crimson Genre: Sci-fi/fantasy RPG Lyrical Tagline: "Neurosurgeons scream for more at paranoia's poison door.". King Crimson's atmospheric prog-rock concept album is just begging for game treatment. (IGN PS2)
House of rock Feb 7, 2009
There he established a reputation producing major label releases for such pop artists as metal band Tool, alt-rockers Placebo and King Crimson. Most notably, Mr. Bottrill has worked for many years with British rock musician Peter Gabriel. (Globe and Mail)
