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Friday, January 23, 2026

The Who's live sound in the late 1960s may have sounded metallic, but their studio work was definitely more comparable to that of emerging prog-rock artists.

In 1969, many professionals and music fans began to compare The Who to Robert Fripp's formative band, King Crimson.

Like The Who, King Crimson valued complex composition and evocative themes and also had a huge influence on the heavy metal wave, especially with the enduring classic '21st Century Schizoid Man'. read more


James Talarico speaks from inside the Christian tradition to call out the hypocrisy of Christian nationalism -- not by attacking faith, but by actually taking Jesus' words seriously. read more


Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are meeting in Abu Dhabi today for the first trilateral talks since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 - here's what we know


Thursday, January 22, 2026

Central Florida officials and immigrant advocates on Monday criticized a possible new ICE detention facility here as the region sees a surge in undocumented immigrants arrests. read more


Pope Leo is among world leaders invited to join Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" according to Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vaticans top diplomatic official.

Leo, the first U.S. pope and a critic of some of Trump's policies, is evaluating the invitation, he said. read more


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King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")
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Blood rack, barbed wire
Politicians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire

[Refrain]
Twenty-first century schizoid man

[Instrumental Break: "Mirrors"]

[Verse 3]
Death seed, blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs

Twenty-first century schizoid man

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (Album Visualiser)

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(Could have been written for you know who.)

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