A. Armada finds welcome spot among art- and post-rock pedigree Nov 13, 2008
It's possible to hear blends of different post-prog and math-rock elements but A. Armada also occasionally offers a nod to the godfathers of the British progressive rock movement, most notably in the coda of the unusually titled - and abridged here as "The Moon Shifts The Sea" - where the playing might remind some old-schoolers of the syncopation ascribed to King Crimson and Yes. "We are listening more now to British prog-rock stuff, so we'll see how or if that comes through on the next record,"... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Music: This is the music of the blogs Oct 24, 2008
Women, a four-man band from Canada, moved inexorably between the pointillistic guitar patterns of King Crimson and the enveloping squall of Sonic Youth, when they weren't singing about "the place where nobody has been keeping track.". But CMJ and bloggers also prize more standard pop songwriting. (International Herald Tribune)
Frivolity Reigns Oct 3, 2008
Music mostly non-traditional, says Cooke will be performed by the King Crimson s Jesters, otherwise known as the Beach Bums. Their signature tune this year will be Tom Petty s King s Highway, a paean to life in the underworld. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Flight of the young guns Aug 2, 2008
"Definitely growing up, his record collection pretty much set us off on our way. There are a lot of prog records and King Crimson were definitely the band that were like our calling.". Harrison laughs as he says this, adding: "I say that but 12 years on we are writing pop songs and wearing pastel suits.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Foreigner: The Billboard Q&A Jul 16, 2008
Recruiting an old mate, Ian McDonald from King Crimson, and some unknown American players, Jones created a juggernaut that's sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and enough hits to fill a double-disc retrospective ("No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner," due July 15 on Rhino Records). Critics may not have considered Foreigner the hippest band to ever tread the rock'n'roll boards, but it's hard to argue with that kind of successful track record and the enduring appeal that Jones and... (Billboard.com)
Joe Queenan on Abba's Waterloo Jul 2, 2008
Because of a fashionable derisiveness sometimes camouflaged as cheap, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert type-irony, it is easy to forget that, at least at the outset of their truly remarkable career, Abba was poised to become a band whose sophisticated, introspective lyrics could rival those of Procul Harum, King Crimson and perhaps even Pink Floyd for perspicacity, ingenuity and philosophical depth. The band that released Waterloo in 1974 - the band that reached far back into European history to... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
LUX5 Luxury Lifestyles Chicago event fascinating way to witness ultimate indulgences Jun 25, 2008
Keyboardist Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult and keyboardist-saxophonist Ian McDonald of Foreigner and King Crimson are 62. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 61. (Munster Times, IN)
Click for Full Story Jun 12, 2008
Rock singer-musician John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson) is 59. Rock musician Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) is 57. (KWTX.com, TX)
An All Saint's road back May 7, 2008
Non-purist and capricious in their approach to rock music, White Denim might wear their influences on their sleeve (Yes, Bruce Springsteen, King Crimson), but Let's Talk About It will only leave you looking forward to what comes next. Ashlee Simpson, Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya). (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Asia kicks off tour tonight in Wilkes-Barre Apr 4, 2008
Made up of members from such legendary bands as Yes, King Crimson, the Buggles and Emerson, Lake r, Asia formed one of the first true super groups of the video age ... In addition to Palmer on drums, Asia includes Geoffrey Downes (from the Buggles) on keyboards; John Wetton (King Crimson), bass and vocals; and Steve Howe (Yes) playing guitar. (Scranton Times, PA)
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Yes singer Jon Anderson takes a trip back with School of Rock All-Stars Mar 8, 2008
Outside of Yes, he has recorded more than a dozen solo albums and collaborated with the likes of Vangelis, Kitaro, King Crimson and Tangerine Dream ... It's not just you, it's a slight to the whole genre -- Genesis, King Crimson, etc. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Is Indonesia's native music fading? Feb 27, 2008
Art-rock bands like King Crimson and The Residents adapted gamelan's layered, interlocking rhythms for Western instruments. Gamelan is heard in the soundtrack to the American television series Battlestar Galactica. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: Serious humor Feb 15, 2008
The music is thorny, with rhythmic shifts that recall prog progenitors King Crimson and Yes, and intricately ornamented with glockenspiel, autoharp, Tibetan bells and dozens of other instruments. But the sound is organic to the group rather than calculatedly ironic or postmodern. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ease of reference Jan 19, 2008
Karim has Marc Bolan posters on his wall and favours the "tuneless" musical meanderings of King Crimson and Captain Beefheart. Coasting the streets of Bromley in his pink Vauxhall Viva, the manager of his friend Charlie's band plays the Byrds' "Eight Miles High" from thundering quadraphonic speakers. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2007 Jan 3, 2008
Finally, the guys in Yes, Rush and King Crimson can name drop a current band who they can point to as carrying the torch. You can clearly hear the influence of Rush's Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson on the stop-start frenzy of "Snare Hanger" or the whirling fury of "Rainbow" and "Tij." Guitarists Ian Williams and Dave Konopka's angular runs are note-filled, but sound thin and wire-y. (KIRO TV, WA)
Traveling band transports crowd past the blues Jan 2, 2008
On a free-form jam early in the set, the band's music sounded more like an intense King Crimson jam vehicle than any traditional blues band I've ever heard. All members turned in great performances, but Popper is clearly the leader here. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cheatham's passing marks 2007 Dec 28, 2007
The new album sounds like a cross between 1980s' King Crimson, mid-'70s Weather Report and Tool. And not since Jaco Pastorious died has there been a bassist more able to pull in new sounds from his instrument than Hellborg. (North County Times)
Beyond Bjork and Brian Wilson Dec 8, 2007
Both are fans of the Finnish squeeze-box player who has worked with everyone from Kronos Quartet to King Crimson. T-Visionarium. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Guy Fawkes burns bright Saturday night Oct 5, 2007
The 10th Annual Guy Fawkes Re-Enactment and Bonfire Night will be held at the Andrea Hotel, 89 Atlantic Ave., Misquamicut, on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. The event will feature the Misquamicut Players, a group of local actors, and King Crimson s Jesters, an ensemble of local musicians (aka The Beach Band) ... This year, the King Crimson s Jesters will be performing the new Paul McCartney single "Dance Tonight" from his latest album "Memory Almost Full," "Wooden Ships" by Crosby Stills Nash and... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Hall of Fame going down in flames? Oct 3, 2007
Of course, given that KISS and King Crimson have not been considered are still not in the Hall, the panelists don't give much thought to heavy metal and prog rock, both of which Metallica are heavily influenced by. They'd rather drink overpriced coffee and listen to James Taylor. (The Daily Texan, TX)
U-Melt offers fans melded style Sep 28, 2007
We started as your usual jam band with hints of prog, blues, Yes, King Crimson, metal from the 1980s. It's not that we don't like jam music, but we didn't have it in mind long-term. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Old Town Records keeps on spinning Sep 6, 2007
Primarily run by Don and Kathy ----- herself a Claremont native who grew up on goth and punk ---- Old Town Records is also home to Todd Miller, an individual who has the ability to talk your ear off on Sunday afternoon's when it comes to discussing Jethro Tull, Genesis, or King Crimson. But while running a record shop of your own may sound complicated, Weddle has the ability to turn it into a seemingly simple task. (North County Times)
Genesis' hit-making trio regroups for the first time in more than a decade with a show Sunday at Mellon Arena. (with audio). Sep 6, 2007
By the second album, "Trespass," Genesis was deep into the experimental sound of contemporaries such as Yes and King Crimson. Collins and Hackett came on board for 1971's "Nursery Cryme," opening with the jarring 10-minute epic, "The Musical Box.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tool's Maynard James Keenan Unleashes 'Body Candy' With Puscifer Side Project Jul 19, 2007
"This is purely body candy. It's meant to make you feel like I feel when I hear James Brown, when I hear some old Jackson 5 or or Aretha [Franklin]. It's just that good feeling music that makes you feel good. There's no math. Nothing wrong with math, but sometimes, it can be exhausting to be that forced, that focused. I'm a big King Crimson fan, but only when I have the energy to be. Sometimes I just want to hear Gnarls Barkley.". The yet-untitled debut LP from Puscifer, which Keenan has been... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Police patrolling again Jul 13, 2007
After the Police stopped (the band never officially broke up), he released more than 10 albums of his eclectic guitar playing, including a few knotty albums with King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, jazz-rock tributes to Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk and Brazilian music. For the reunion tour, chestnuts are being taken apart and reconstructed nightly onstage. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Today in History June 25 Jun 26, 2007
Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 61. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 60. (MSNBC -- Race)
5. Memphis radio's rock and roll revolution Jun 25, 2007
In the days of hippies, Hendrix, hooch and head shops, the FM 100 jocks introduced the city to groups like It's a Beautiful Day and King Crimson, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Lynyrd Skynyrd. They informed listeners that The Doors had a version of "Light My Fire" that was longer than 2:52. (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Return of the Video Stars Jun 22, 2007
In the era of sweatshirts with the sleeves cut out of them came Asia, a progressive-pop-rock supergroup that brought together guitarist Steven Howe (Yes), drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer), bassist John Wetton (UK, King Crimson) and keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles) ... "Nothing paralleled the success in America." Perhaps listening to the shouted audience requests for gems from the other groups, Mr. Downes says this is the first time Asia will trot out hits from Yes, King... (Cranbury Press, NJ)
Famous five: Why The Traveling Wilburys are the ulimate supergroup Jun 21, 2007
ELP almost became HELP when in 1970 Jim Hendrix considered joining the band, but the rock guitar legend was found dead weeks later, leaving Emerson (The Nice), Lake (King Crimson) and Palmer (Atomic Rooster) to go it alone ... Featuring King Crimson bassist and vocalist John Wetton, ELP drummer Carl Palmer, keyboardist Geoff Downes from Buggles, with Steve Howe (Yes) on guitar, Asia were the logical successor to 1970s progressive rock bands. (Belfast Telegraph)
Why do gyms play such crappy music? (65) Jun 18, 2007
Letters: Why do gyms play such crappy music. Monday, Jun 18, 2007. (Salon)
Warberries, Wilburys . . . (Scott Galupo) Jun 15, 2007
But I wouldn't bicker were you to nominate Bad English (an amalgam of Journey and the British singer John Waite) or Asia (a pop-heavy side project of prog-rock vets from Yes, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake r. Even the estimable Jimmy Page was reduced to slumming in rickety supergroups following Led Zeppelin's 1980 demise -- one with Free/Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers (the Firm), another with co-principal David Coverdale of Deep Purple and Whitesnake fame. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
Reunited Asia Begins Recording New Album... Jun 14, 2007
"We're starting the process of recording, and we feel good about that -- partly because we're getting on well and we think, 'Why not?'," says Howe, who retains his membership in Yes and formed the prog rock supergroup in 1981 with bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep), adding drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and keyboardist Geoff Downes (the Buggles, Yes). "We're trying to make an album that isn't terribly predictable for us," Howe adds. (Billboard.com)
Boston Modern Orchestra Project amps up classical music May 18, 2007
"Knowing the instrumentation I would have to work with -- two drum sets, and so forth -- I had this whole tradition of orchestral rock in my ear, King Crimson and that sort of thing," he says. The musical materials evoke the popular music of Ziporyn's youth; the hard drive of the title is as much a repository of memory and experience as of data. (Boston Globe)
Message in a Bottle May 9, 2007
Named for the saxophonist in King Crimson and a now-obscure violin prodigy, Ian Josiah Rans was born 31 years ago in Bloomington, Indiana, and grew up in the tiny college town of Muncie. There, Dad ran a basement all-ages club in the '80s called the No Bar and Grill, so named because it had no bar and no grill. (City Pages)
Bands back together Apr 7, 2007
Steve Howe was in Yes; John Wetton was in King Crimson and UK; Carl Palmer was one-third of Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and Geoff Downes was in Yes and the Buggles. Will it last. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sir Elton hosts NYC birthday bash Mar 26, 2007
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Trailblazers Mar 25, 2007
David Dunn of Cedar Falls will join the group April 14, playing electric guitar on a King Crimson funk rock tune, for example. Bach and Celtic tunes are also on the program. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Rocket ManSixty facts to mark Sir Elton John's landmark birthday Mar 24, 2007
Sir Elton auditioned for prog-rock bands King Crimson and Gentle Giant - he was rejected. 9. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Marquee: DR. O goes from cursing to recording Mar 16, 2007
To me, there are strains of David Bowie and King Crimson that drift through the tracks. The band was even dubbed "The Supergroup of Cyberspace" by Yahoo. (Sun Herald, MS -- Entertainment)
Today in Entertainment History Mar 9, 2007
The band was made up of former members of Free, King Crimson and Mott the Hoople. Also in 1974, the Grand Ole Opry put on its last Saturday night show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. (WSJA.com, AL)
Shuffle & Play - March 04, 2007: Mar 5, 2007
Twisted uses the longer format to explore mesmerizing guitar and rhythm work in a instrumental feast reminiscent of King Crimson. Elevator begins with mellow, sparse, faded guitar before Power gets the chance to show his true capabilities as a vocalist. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Linkin Park Mixing Album, Single Due Next Month... Feb 3, 2007
"They've outdone themselves." Rubin steered the band toward recordings by Pink Floyd, Elton John, King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as reference points for different emotions. "The Moog [synthesizer] has been sitting in the studio since day one," MC Mike Shinoda in November. (Billboard.com)
Rock out at local shows Jan 12, 2007
Keneally has also worked with fellow guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson fame. By coincidence, the California Guitar Trio which features three of Fripp's fleet-fingered proteges from Beligium, Japan and Salt Lake City perform Tuesday night at. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Rock Hall of Fame cheers Van Halen, snubs more worthy artists Jan 9, 2007
At the very least, Roxy Music, King Crimson and Peter Gabriel-era Genesis should have earned their wings by now. Boston continues to get short shrift as well, with only (and one-time resident Bonnie Raitt) there to represent the city. (Boston Herald)
