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Jimi Hendrix Has A Seattle-Area Post Office Renamed In His Honor

Jimi Hendrix Has A Seattle-Area Post Office Renamed In His Honor

Legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix is being honored posthumously by having a post office renamed after him near his hometown in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Times reported that a bill was unanimously signed into law in December that will officially change the name of the Renton Highlands Post Office to the James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix […]

5y ago

50 Years Later, Monterey Pop Festival Returns With Organizer Lou Adler, Norah Jones, Eric Burdon, And More

50 Years Later, Monterey Pop Festival Returns With Organizer Lou Adler, Norah Jones, Eric Burdon, And More

Celebrating its 50 year anniversary, the Monterey Pop Festival returned this weekend, and with much of the same spirit as the original three-day festival. Organizer Lou Adler, who helped bring the spotlight to several musical icons five decades ago, brought back some of those same acts as well as fresh talent from more recent years […]

6y ago

Classic Cover Versions Of Classic Songs

Classic Cover Versions Of Classic Songs

Pull up a pew and relish this rip-roaring hit parade of classic songs revamped, reinvigorated and revolutionized by the unique talents of other artists. A classic song attains its legendary status because for two, three, four, five, six, or in some cases, ten plus minutes, it invokes a state of pure perfection which the listener […]

7y ago

Jimi Hendrix’s Sister Wins Partial Injunction Against Maker Of ‘Purple Haze’ Themed Booze

Jimi Hendrix’s Sister Wins Partial Injunction Against Maker Of ‘Purple Haze’ Themed Booze

More than 45 years after the death of Jimi Hendrix, his estate has won a partial injunction against a company trying to ride on the late rocker’s fame. According to Bloomberg News, the Hendrix estate has successfully blocked Tiger Paw Distributors, LLC, from using the word “Jimi” on the bottles of the company’s Purple Haze […]

7y ago

Prince To Release Memoir, A Rare Glimpse Into The Life Of This Mysterious Musician

Prince To Release Memoir, A Rare Glimpse Into The Life Of This Mysterious Musician

Prince is a key figure in global culture and his creative genius has shaped the musical landscape of our lives. Prince, a musical prodigy, signed his first record deal at the age of 17. He is a virtuoso who writes, composes, and produces the majority of his music. He played more than two dozen instruments […]

8y ago

Experience Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 London Apartment, The Musician’s ‘First Real Home’

Experience Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 London Apartment, The Musician’s ‘First Real Home’

When Jimi Hendrix lived in the apartment at 23 Brook Street in London’s Mayfair neighborhood, he swore he saw the ghost of composer George Handel, who’d lived next door. Hendrix claimed the ghost stepped right through the wall and described him as “an old guy in a night shirt and grey pigtail.” Forty-five years later, […]

8y ago

Jimi Hendrix’s ‘First Real Home’ In London Opens As Permanent Museum

Jimi Hendrix’s ‘First Real Home’ In London Opens As Permanent Museum

Fans and music enthusiasts will be able to visit the home of rock legend Jimi Hendrix in London when it opens as a permanent museum for the public on February 10, BBC reports. Hendrix purchased the third-floor flat at 23 Brook Street, Mayfair in 1968, and referred to it as “the first real home of […]

8y ago

Jimi Hendrix And The Tale Of The Million Dollar ‘Black Widow’

Jimi Hendrix And The Tale Of The Million Dollar ‘Black Widow’

Jimi Hendrix was, to millions of people, the greatest guitarist of his generation. Hendrix was both innovative and distinctive. Jimi’s use of technology to augment his guitar playing became legendary. Despite the fact that Hendrix released just three studio albums during his lifetime, his place in the annals of rock history is assured for all […]

8y ago

Jimi Hendrix Biopic In The Works By ‘8 Mile’ Screenwriter And ‘Captain Phillips’ Director

Jimi Hendrix Biopic In The Works By ‘8 Mile’ Screenwriter And ‘Captain Phillips’ Director

The Jimi Hendrix estate has approved the creation of a biopic of the late musician. The film has been nearly six years in the making by Legendary Pictures. According to Rolling Stone, the film will be under the direction of Paul Greengrass and will be written by Scott Silver. The film will also reportedly include […]

9y ago

New Jimi Hendrix Tune, ‘Station Break,’ Debuts Online After 50 Years

New Jimi Hendrix Tune, ‘Station Break,’ Debuts Online After 50 Years

A brand new tune by Jimi Hendrix, recorded prior to the founding of his solo career and never before made available to the public, has been released online ahead of a new collection of rare and unheard tracks by the legendary guitarist. The tune, “Station Break,” dates to a time before Jimi Hendrix was discovered […]

9y ago

Famous Rockers Who Died At 27

Famous Rockers Who Died At 27

Several famous rockers died when they were 27 years old. You’ve heard of musicians who have been taken before their time, and some who we’re surprised are still alive (like John “Ozzy” Osbourne), never mind still going at it. Most of the time, these rockers are taken from us as a result of drugs, either […]

10y ago

Andre 3000 As Jimi Hendrix: First Official Photo From Biopic

Andre 3000 As Jimi Hendrix: First Official Photo From Biopic

It’s been awhile since we’ve heard anything about the Jimi Hendrix biopic. The biopic called All Is By My Side stars Outkast front man Andre 3000. The last time we heard about the film it was going through some troubles with Hendrix’s surviving estate. Soon after director John Ridley agreed with the estate that they […]

10y ago

What A Glorious Time: Remembering Ray Manzarek And The 1960s

What A Glorious Time: Remembering Ray Manzarek And The 1960s

On Monday, May 20, 2013, Ray Manzarek, the legendary keyboard player of The Doors, passed away at the age of 74. Ray has moved on to join Jim Morrison in the great beyond, but the music he made with Morrison, John Densmore and Robby Krieger will live forever. Jim Morrison may have been the tortured […]

11y ago

Ex-Television Writer Sandra Harmon Pens Tell-All Memoir

Ex-Television Writer Sandra Harmon Pens Tell-All Memoir

Brooklyn-born Sandra Harmon, now 64, reminisces about being a writer on The Dick Cavett Show in the 60s in her upcoming memoir. The author and relationship counselor intends to reveal many of her exploits. From high school dropout to divorcing Larry Harmon, better known to the world as Bozo the Clown, Harmon began working for […]

11y ago

New Jimi Hendrix Songs To Premiere On ‘Hawaii Five-O’ [Audio]

New Jimi Hendrix Songs To Premiere On ‘Hawaii Five-O’ [Audio]

A bunch of new Jimi Hendrix songs will premiere after the AFC Championship game on January 20 during an episode of Hawaii Five-O. The CBS show will feature seven new Hendirx songs including “Bleeding Heart,” “Mojo Man,” “Hey Gypsy Boy,” “Inside Out,” “Crash Landing,” “Hear My Train A Comin’” and “Somewhere.” “Somewhere” made its debut […]

11y ago

Jimi Hendrix Lives: BBC Unveils Unheard Song ‘Somewhere’

Jimi Hendrix Lives: BBC Unveils Unheard Song ‘Somewhere’

Jimi Hendrix lives, musically at least. A previously unreleased song Somewhere was played by the BBC 6 Music on Monday morning and is part of a forthcoming album. The album, titled People, Hell, and Angels, contains 12 tracks and arrives on March 5. According to NME, the tracks were originally intended for First Days Of […]

11y ago

Jimi Hendrix’s Burned Monterey Guitar Is Sold At Auction

Jimi Hendrix’s Burned Monterey Guitar Is Sold At Auction

The guitar Jimi Hendrix is rumored to have set alight on stage in 1967, has been sold at auction for over £200,000. Hendrix’s black Fender Stratocaster was believed to have been set on fire by the rocker at the Monterey International Pop Festival. However, legend has it that the guitarist switched the instrument with a […]

11y ago

Previously Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Tracks Coming Soon

Previously Unreleased Jimi Hendrix Tracks Coming Soon

Posthumous music from Jimi Hendrix is due to be released early next year. The millions of fans of the rock superstar will be happy to know that March 5, 2013, is the release date for previously unreleased tracks from Hendrix, who many believe is the greatest electric guitarist of all time. The official Jimi Hendrix […]

11y ago

42nd Anniversary Of Jimi Hendrix’s Death

42nd Anniversary Of Jimi Hendrix’s Death

It’s pretty safe to presume that Jimi Hendrix’s name is securely fastened in rock and roll history. Whether this is due to the setting fire of his guitar at Monterey in 1967, his mesmerising rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock, or simply because he was one cool dude, there are plenty of reasons […]

11y ago

Oh No, She Didn’t

Oh No, She Didn’t

Oh, yes. She did. Beliefs about the younger generation’s taste in music, 100% confirmed.

11y ago

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