Crimson

King Crimson are a band usually described as prog rock, although metal, industrial, jazz, experimental and, my favourite, math rock have all been accurate-enough labels over their 50-plus-year career. They are also a bit of an acquired taste, and many of those who’ve acquired it are incredibly, zealously, maybe sometimes even a little dysfunctionally passionate, to the point where, say, Grateful Dead fans might counsel them to chill out. But the great thing about this thoughtful, intimate portrait of them is that one…

Large events that make it to the history books often subsequently remain in public memory as stand-alone incidents. We remember the single act of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre but we know little of the whys and the hows that led to it. Inspired by real events and historical figures, Navtej Sarna’s Crimson Spring recreates a turning point in India’s history and is a detailed look at the cascading effects of a single event upon the peoples of both India and Britain. Though a work of fiction, Sarna’s novel is meticulously…

| Nw comic book publisher 10 Ton Press launch two new titles in their August 2022 solicits and solicitations. Becoming Frankenstein by Mel Smith, Paul H. Birch and Frank Cirocco, looking at the origin story of Victor Frankenstein, the man who would bring life to the lifeless. "Herein lies the stories of those who suffered and died, with their corpses dissected to help make Victor Frankenstein's dream come true." And Brandon McKinney launches Crimson Storm about a patriotic hero in nineties America. "Can she walk the line…