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Why Bill Bruford demoted himself from the King Crimson, Yes and Genesis league
By Sid Smith published
Bill Bruford retired in 2009 and later sold most of his equipment to Tool’s Danny Carey. Then he found he wasn’t finished on stage – and he’s come back re-energised

Toyah and Robert Fripp return to action with spirited cover of Tina Turner's evergreen sporting anthem The Best
By Fraser Lewry published
Better than all the rest, etc

What Steven Wilson learned about Robert Fripp from remixing King Crimson
By Jerry Ewing published
Admitting that arrogance played a role in accepting the challenge, Wilson was left with an even greater appreciation of Fripp’s achievements

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

“Think you’re heavy? Listen to this song from 1969!” Ivar Bjørnson’s gateway from metal to prog
By Grant Moon published
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist explains what the genres have in common, buying a synth just to learn one Pink Floyd song, and discovering musical airplane engines via his wife

"He was such an interesting man. A funny combination of intensity and craziness." King Crimson's Jamie Muir remembered...
By Sid Smith published
King Crimson biographer and Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to percussionist Jamie Muir, who died this weekend, aged 82

King Crimson percussionist Jamie Muir has died aged 82
By Jerry Ewing published
Jamie Muir, who featured on King Crimson's Lark's Tongues In Aspic before leaving to become a Buddhist monk, has died

Former King Crimson bassist Peter Giles now a gold medal-winning athlete at the age of 80
By Jerry Ewing published
How former Giles, Giles & Fripp and King Crimson bass player Peter Giles became a gold medal-winning athlete
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