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Peter Sinfield
Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to King Crimson, ELP and Roxy Music

By Sid Smith Published

Lyricist, art director, producer and all-round creative who aimed to enlighten, provoke or stir died in November 2024 without being fully aware of what he’d achieved

Biographies
John Wetton (1949 - 2017), of the group Asia, plays bass as he performs on stage at Kan-ihoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 25th September 1990.
This doom metal master listens to prog icon John Wetton constantly. Here’s why

By Natasha Scharf Published

He names the King Crimson classic that means the most to him, and credits Asia, Family and Camel among his other prog influences

Bands & Artists
King Crimson
King Crimson announce listening sessions in conjunction with London's Polygon Portal

By Jerry Ewing Published

King Crimson will release a newly mixed version of 1971's Islands on CD and Blu-ray and on vinyl in September

Albums
Robert Fripp onstage in 1984
Watch Robert Fripp give a hopeful young musician some unflinching truth in 1985

By Fraser Lewry Published

An insight into the place King Crimson's Robert Fripp calls the "centre of the universe"

Films & TV Shows
Snippets of 10 album covers
10 bands who peaked with the first song on their first album

By Fraser Lewry Published

Some bands just get it right first time

Albums
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox performing in their kitchen
The nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah's Sunday Lunch

By Fraser Lewry Published

Watch national treasures Robert and Toyah perform Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss

Bands & Artists
Gavin Harrison of The Pineapple Thief performs at Alcatraz on March 07, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)
King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief’s Gavin Harrison proves he’s a pro

By Rob Hughes Published

The award-winning prog drummer – who says he’s quite happy playing simple songs – on working with Kevin Ayers, Iggy Pop, Mic Karn and others

Bands & Artists
Beat studio portrait
Steve Vai on the challenges of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the change he's made

By Dave Ling Published

In 2024, four monster instrumentalists teamed up to play music from three killer King Crimson albums – and they're finally coming to Europe

Concerts & Shows
King Crimson studio portrait
King Crimson announce new 2014 New York live album will be released in July

By Jerry Ewing Published

2014 NYC heralds the start of a series of releases from the King Crimson line-ups from 2014-2021

Albums
Former King Crimson drummer Michael Giles in 2026
Former King Crimson drummer Michael Giles returns with Shadows/Solo, his first album for 25 years

By Jerry Ewing Published

Michael Giles' Shadows/Solo kickstarts a series of archival releases which incudes work with Jamie Muir and a five-disc box set

Albums
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