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How Adrian Belew and Steve Vai will tackle the King Crimson catalog for a supergroup tour
By Phil Weller published
'Beat' will tour the band's ’80s material later this year, and the group's guitar duo is working on a partnership that can do the Belew/Fripp double act justice

“Robert Fripp is one of our historical geniuses… I will be putting my best foot forward to respect this great music”: Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey reveal full details of new King Crimson supergroup tour
By Matt Owen published
The Fripp-approved band – which will revisit and reinterpret tracks from Crimson's Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair albums – will hit virtually every corner of the US and Canada this fall

From King Crimson to A-list hired gun with Talking Heads, Frank Zappa and David Bowie, Adrian Belew created his own language on the guitar – here are his 10 greatest guitar moments
By Ryan Reed published
With King Crimson, Talking Heads, as a solo artist, it didn't matter: Adrian Belew manipulated the guitar like no-one else, bending sound into new shapes

“Steve Vai is the only guitarist who could play my parts. I’m totally psyched for this”: Robert Fripp gives his blessing for a new King Crimson supergroup, featuring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey
By Phil Weller published
The star-studded lineup will perform tracks from King Crimson's ’80s albums – and it was Fripp who suggested the group's name

“I’ve always had a knack for emulating sounds or creating new ones”: Adrian Belew on the weird, wonderful and utterly unique tones behind his new solo album, Elevator
By Ryan Reed published
The former Frank Zappa and King Crimson guitarist keeps putting his decades-old knack for sonic invention to good use

Robert Fripp in-depth: his quest to combine Hendrix and Bartók, what made King Crimson “problematic” and why he has “no interest in gear at all”
By David Mead last updated
In this exclusive interview, we sit down with the brilliant and divisive progressive guitar icon to discuss the art of Guitar Craft and the highs and lows of King Crimson – and get an intimate look at his guitar collection

From somber blues guitar duels to Shadows-esque guitar-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Jonathan Horsley, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
The best in new guitar music – featuring fresh tracks from Hermanos Gutiérrez and Dan Auerbach, Buddy Guy and Jason Isbell, Fit For a King, Demi Lovato, the Wombats and more

Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren announce Celebrating David Bowie 2022 North American tribute tour
By Jackson Maxwell published
The fall trek is also set to feature Narada Michael Walden bassist Angeline Saris, Scrote, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, veteran session drummer Michael Urbano and more
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