Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox reveal Fripp is recovering from a recent heart attack
King Crimson leader Robert Fripp recently underwent two heart surgeries in Italy
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox reveal Fripp is recovering from a recent heart attack
King Crimson leader Robert Fripp recently underwent two heart surgeries in Italy
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Box set featuring their first six records is enhanced with out-takes, live tracks and solo material by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn
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Tetrarch's The Ugly Side Of Me is the no-nonsense, earwormy slab of millennial metal you've been looking for
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Classy covers from late guitarist Bernie Marsden on Icons, the fourth album in a series of five
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Bowers & Wilkins brings studio grade audio to the premium mid-range with its all new Px7 S3 over-ear Bluetooth wireless headphones
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PUP's bizarrely optimistic nihilism shines through on their cathartic fifth album
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Steven Wilson delivers a masterclass in interstellar prog at his first solo show in six years
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Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII shines new light on a counterculture classic
Once the preserve of late-night viewings, Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii now comes striding into the daylight
Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII is a stunning historical artefact
Restoration shines new light on classic footage shot during a transitional moment that would change music for ever
Propagandhi are as confused about the state of things as everyone else on vital new album At Peace
Canada’s punk/metal iconoclasts aren’t sure what to do about the chaos across the globe, but their eighth album is poignant and poetic all the same
Neal Morse’s supergroup Cosmic Cathedral reassert their beliefs on debut album Deep Water
Former Spock’s Beard man with Chester Thompson, Phil Keaggy and Byron House offer strong virtuosic music – although preaching and genre-hopping may alienate some
