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Guitarist Robbie McIntosh played guitar in the Pretenders in the Eighties, and went on to tour with Paul McCartney, John Mayer, and Norah Jones.

Whether grinding or eerie, bellicose or plaintive, the exquisite jazz- and classical-infused prog rock dirges disgorged by King Crimson over the last 54 years stand apart from the more accessible sounds made by their illustrious peers, including Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Yes, Genesis, Curved Air, and ELP. Given the discomfiting aesthetic of Crimson’s music – a fulminating anti-panacea, relentlessly modernistic – is it any wonder there was much misery in its making?

Before they were overwhelmed by Her Majesty, the obituarists had plenty to do memorialising “the rock generation”. I went to work in a black tie when

How King Crimson fractured, regrouped and fractured again as they created 1971s Islands album

Ahead of King Crimson's Fort Worth show, here are 10 songs proving it's the perfect band.

Helen Stiles Johnnie and Tiggy Walker share their playlist with us - Credit: Tiggy Walker We asked our Life is for Living) and her husband BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s presenter Johnnie Walker to share some of their favourite music tracks with us. In their new podcast Consciously Coupling, the Shaftesbury-based duo talk to other media couples about how their partnerships work, and ask them to share the musical soundtracks at the centre of it all. Couples they have interviewed in this fi...

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Alice Cooper's ‘Poison’ – watch it here.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Guns N’ Roses’ 'Welcome To The Jungle'

King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and his wife Toyah Willcox have delivered a cover of Metallica's 'Enter Sandman'.

Celebrity deaths in 2020: Beloved stars lost this year from Sean Connery to Caroline Flack We remember those who have sadly died, looking back at their lives, careers and the legacies they left behind Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at...