king crimson Archive
10 Jan 2025
BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Speaking of surprises, what, if anything, has surprised or impressed you the most about putting this project together? There was one thing that really surprised me. […]
09 Jan 2025
BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… The ‘80s lineup of King Crimson was radically different from what had come before; it had its own distinct sound and sensibility. How closely will BEAT […]
08 Jan 2025
BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 1 of 3)
Formed in 1969 in London, King Crimson was at the vanguard of progressive rock. Led by innovative guitarist Robert Fripp, the band made some of the most boundary-pushing, uncompromising music […]
07 Jan 2025
BEATing on King Crimson
New supergroup tour celebrates ‘80s era of groundbreaking progressive rock giants Though they had been one of the most boundary-pushing and critically successful bands to come out of the British […]
23 Dec 2024
Musoscribe’s Best of 2024: Reissue/archival
From my perspective, 2024 has been another great year for reissues and archival releases. I’ve reviewed nearly 60 of ’em since January 1. Among those, there are five titles that […]
21 Dec 2024
Album Review: King Crimson – Sheltering Skies
The reactivated King Crimson of the 1980s – that’s King Crimson Mk IV for aficionados – represented the most radical overhaul to date of the group’s approach, and that’s saying […]
12 Aug 2023
Take 5: Five John Wetton Recordings You Should Know
John Wetton was best known as the lead singer and bassist with Asia. Between 1982 and 1990 the supergroup landed ten singles on the U.S. mainstream hit singles chart; half […]
12 Mar 2023
Interview Roundup: King Crimson
When it comes to progressive music, King Crimson is the heaviest of heavyweights, the most gigantic of giants. Since their formation in 1969 and through myriad changes in personnel and […]
09 Mar 2022
March Through Time: King Crimson
I first discovered King Crimson in my freshman year of college. They had just reunited in their four-man configuration (Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin), and I found them thanks to […]
21 Sep 2021
King Crimson’s Brutal Finesse, Part Two
Continued from Part One… Songs like “Indiscipline” have undergone nearly total reinvention: where in the ‘80s, Adrian Belew delivered the song’s odd, inscrutable lyrics in spoken-word fashion, these days Jakko […]