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Chris Willman Music WriterCan a band that seems to operate under rigid and even blatantly joyless conditions still produce music that sparks spontaneous ecstasy in listeners? That’s the sort of question that might not seem unusual if it were a classical ensemble we were talking about, or the ballet. But in a new documentary about the group King Crimson, it’s legendary guitar player Robert Fripp, as tough a taskmaster as anyone in the so-called finer arts, Robert Fripp, who’s keeping the musicians in his hire perpetually on pointe.“In the Court of the Crimson King” is really about as good as rock documentaries get, in capturing the essence of a group of musicians and how they relate to each other, the world and a muse whose demands result in literal and figurative calluses.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ – watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.In recent weeks, they’ve covered ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins and gave a special Valentine’s Day performance of ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’ by The Dead Kennedys; last week’s cover saw the pair deliver their take on The Black Keys’  ‘Lonely Boy’.For their reworking of ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’, taken from Young’s 1989 album ‘Freedom’, the pair take to the kitchen once more, with a backdrop which includes a poster that reads: “A free world for all is the dogs bollocks.”Fripp, donning a blue waistcoat, yellow tie, and a black stripe of makeup across his eyes, plays guitar at the front of the screen, while Willcox, wearing a Black body suit and a belly dancing skirt adorned with gold coins, and with the same makeup as Fripp, sings the song from on the top of their kitchen table.“Enough said…..

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of The Black Keys‘ hit ‘Lonely Boy’ – check it out below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020. The series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.In recent weeks, they’ve covered ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins and given a special Valentine’s Day performance of ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’ by The Dead Kennedys.Today (February 27), Sunday Lunch headed to 2011 with a hit single from The Black Keys’ breakout album ‘El Camino’.Watch Fripp and Willcox take on ‘Lonely Boy’ below.In August, Willcox released her 16th studio album ‘Posh Pop’, which she previewed with the single ‘Levitate’ featuring Simon Darlow and Bobby Willcox.Discussing the album in a recent interview with NME, Willcox explained how it came about. “When COVID stopped everything last year, it allowed me to concentrate on writing and recording the next album,” she said.

Roxy Music have announced a vinyl reissue series which will see the band reissuing all eight of their studio albums.The reissue series will begin on April 1 when the band reissue their self-titled debut album (which turns 50 this year) and its follow-up, ‘For Your Pleasure’.All eight of the albums have been newly remastered at half speed by Miles Showell at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.The reissues will also see the albums given fresh, revised versions of their artwork and laminated finishes.The albums will be reissued in pairs throughout 2022. Get all the details on how to get your hands on copies of the first two below.Announcing Roxy Music 50th anniversary LP reissues! Released in pairs throughout the year, half-speed cut at Abbey Road, revised artwork with lyrics and deluxe gloss finish.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ by the Smashing Pumpkins– watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which was launched in 2020.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of ‘Too Drunk To Fuck’ by The Dead Kennedys – watch it below.The special Valentine’s Day cover – which they’ve renamed ‘Too Drunk To Funk’ – is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which returned last month after a brief break for the holidays.Launched in 2020, the series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Ramones, Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week’s cover saw the pair perform Billy Idol’s ‘White Wedding’.

Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of rock bands King Crimson and Foreigner, has died. He was 75. According to McDonald’s spokesperson, McDonald passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in New York City. Cause of death has not been provided.

King Crimson along with hard rock titans Foreigner, has died at the age of 75.According to a representative, McDonald “passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family”. No cause of death has been officially provided.McDonald was recruited into King Crimson by Robert Fripp, along with Michael and Peter Giles, in 1968.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Billy Idol’s ‘White Wedding’ – check it out below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which has become a viral hit during lockdown and returned for 2022 last week with a Ramones cover.Launched in 2020, the series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.“It’s a Nice day to start again…. Flowers anyone?” the description for the new cover reads.Check it out below.Willcox revealed last February that her Sunday Lockdown Lunch video series started because her husband, King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp, was having withdrawals from performing.“He hated being on camera at first, but he was moved profoundly by getting messages saying our films, like us performing Swan Lake, saved their lives,” Willcox told NME last year of the impact of Sunday Lunch.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’ by the Ramones – watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which returned earlier this month after a brief break for the holidays.Launched in 2020, the series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week’s cover saw the pair perform The Clash’s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’. Filmed in their kitchen, Fripp played the guitar as Willcox, donning a sheer lace body suit, black stockings, a police man’s hat and the same heart-shaped, black nipple covers from last week, sung and danced around the kitchen.

Jonathan Cohen Daryl Hall will put the spotlight on his 40-plus-year solo career outside of Hall and Oates with the release of a new compilation and a solo tour with special guest Todd Rundgren this spring. The 30-track “BeforeAfter” will arrive via Legacy Recordings on April 1, the same day Hall returns to the live stage at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre.“I picked the songs I thought were right and significant and meaningful throughout this whole body of work,” Hall tells Variety of “BeforeAfter,” which spans his 1980 Robert Fripp-produced solo debut “Sacred Songs” up through 2011’s “Laughing Down Crying,” which was co-produced by Hall and Oates’ longtime associate, the late T-Bone Wolk.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of The Clash‘s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ – watch it below.The cover is a part of the pair’s ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series which returned last week after a brief break for the holidays.Launched in 2020, the series has so far seen the couple share renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and many more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week’s cover saw the pair perform The Undertones‘ ‘Teenage Kicks’. Filmed in their kitchen, Willcox, wearing a see-through half blouse and heart-shaped, black nipple covers, pulled tissues from a box as the pair got up close and personal with the camera.For their reworking of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, which originally featured on The Clash’s  1982 album ‘Combat Rock’, Fripp plays the guitar as Willcox, donning a sheer lace body suit, black stockings, a police man’s hat and the same heart-shaped, black nipple covers from last week, sings and dances around the kitchen.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have covered The Stooges’ classic ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ as part of their ongoing Sunday Lunch video series.The couple began the bitesize YouTube covers series at the start of the pandemic in 2020 and quickly went viral for their versions of famous songs by the likes of Nirvana, Metallica, Guns ’N Roses, Britney Spears and more.In this week’s (December 19) Sunday Lunch video, Fripp and Willcox put their spin on The Stooges’ 1969 single.

King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have shared their latest cover of a classic Christmas carol – watch their rendition of ‘Ding Dong Merrily On High’ below.The husband and wife duo, who have gone viral during lockdown with their eccentric ‘Sunday Lunch’ covers series, have taken to covering Christmas songs in recent weeks.After offering their takes on ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ in recent weeks, they’ve now covered ‘Ding Dong Merrily On High’, which you can

King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have continued their eccentric covers, getting into the festive spirit with a rendition of a classic Christmas carol.The husband and wife duo are decked out in holiday garb, with the word ‘HUMBUG!’ written across Fripp’s forehead.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week, Willcox, standing on a kitchen table top, performed a version of Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger’

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have covered Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger’ in the latest of their Sunday Lunch video series.The video specials began during the first coronavirus lockdown in the UK last year and quickly went viral as the couple put their spin on songs by David Bowie, Metallica, Britney Spears, Soft Cell and more.“Welcome to Toyah and Robert’s Sunday Lunch and here we are rocking out with T on the kitchen table,” Fripp introduced this week’s instalment.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of The Stranglers‘ ‘Peaches’ – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Shirley Bassey, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week, the pair performed a version of Right Said Fred’s ‘I’m Too Sexy’, with Fripp

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have shared the latest instalment of their Sunday Lunch cover series, this time tackling Right Said Fred‘s 1992 hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’.“We literally have no words for this [week’s] episode,” Willcox wrote in the video’s description, “other than this is Robert Fripp as you have NEVER seen him before!!”Fripp leads the vocal performance, boasting of his sex appeal in a suite of modified lyrics – including the declaration that he’s “too sexy” for the band that catapulted

Toyah Willcox has performed a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ for husband and King Crimson founder Robert Fripp – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week, Willcox, standing on a kitchen table top, performed a version of The Velvet

Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp have shared a cover of the The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’ – listen to it below.It’s part of their regular, ongoing series of “Sunday Lunch” online performances which see them perform a cover together at home in their kitchen – something they started during lockdown.In the latest edition, Willcox delivers a flamboyant rendition of ‘Venus In Furs’ whilst stood on a kitchen table top.Fripp is seen gazing up at Wilcox and chimes in with comments

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Shirley Bassey‘s ‘Goldfinger’ – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week, Willcox performed a version of The Cult’s ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ to welcome home Fripp, who had

Toyah Willcox has shared her latest Sunday Lunch Love Letters series with husband Robert Fripp – watch the version of ‘These Boots Were Made For Walking’ below.The new videos are an offshoot of the couple’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch series, and began when the pair were separated after Fripp went on tour in the US with King Crimson.In the Sunday Lunch Love Letters series, Willcox has so far put her spin on Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith’s ‘Because The Night’, Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’, Divinyls’

Toyah Willcox has shared a cover of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’ in the latest episode of hers and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch Love Letters series.The videos began as an off-shoot of the couple’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch series when Fripp went on tour in the US with King Crimson.In the fifth episode, which was uploaded earlier today (September 5), Willcox covered The Doors’ 1967 track from her kitchen.

Toyah Willcox has covered Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith‘s ‘Because The Night’ for her husband Robert Fripp as their YouTube series continues – watch the performance below.The cover is the fourth instalment of their Love Letters offshoot of the Sunday Lockdown Lunch series, with the couple’s usual lockdown covers videos having to be put on hold after Fripp headed back out on tour with King Crimson.So far in the Love Letters series, Willcox has covered Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’, Divinyls’ ‘I

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have shared the third instalment of their Love Letters offshoot of the Sunday Lockdown Lunch series, featuring Willcox serenading her husband with a cover of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’.The couple’s usual lockdown covers videos have had to be put on hold after Fripp headed back out on tour with King Crimson.This week’s video showed Fripp watching his wife’s latest cover from a hotel room somewhere in the US.

Toyah Willcox has performed a cover of Divinyls’ ‘I Touch Myself’ in a solo take on her and husband Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch videos.Fripp is currently on tour in the US with King Crimson, leaving Willcox to continue their popular series alone.“Yippee! My little wife has sent me a viddy!” Fripp introduced the new video, before filming his reaction to his wife’s cover. “A viddy from home.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of the The Who’s ‘My Generation’ – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.A couple of weeks ago, the pair performed a version of the Sex Pistols‘ ‘Pretty Vacant’ alongside