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Painting from Clapton's collection nabs record price

4496 days ago
CNN ShowbizBritish guitarist Eric Clapton added a few million pounds to his fortune Friday, when a painting out of his private collection garnered a record sum at auction in London. more info

Eric Clapton Sells Richter Painting For £21m

4496 days ago
Sky NewsThe abstract painting, by German artist Gerhard Richter, was sold for an auction record after a telephone bidding war. more info

Watch Eric Clapton, Bobby Bland and more talk about BB King

4502 days ago
Guardian MusicIn a clip from BB King: The Life of Riley, a new documentary directed by Jon Brewer, Bobby Bland, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Walter Trout, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayall, Aaron Neville and Eric Clapton talk about the great bluesman more info

BB King: The Life of Riley – film trailer

4502 days ago
Guardian MusicWatch the trailer to the new documentary BB King: The Life of Riley, directed by Jon Brewer. The film tells the story of the life of the great bluesman and features contributions from, among others, Bono of U2, Dr John, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and... more info

Carlos Santana to publish memoir

4525 days ago
Guardian MusicGuitarist will tell his life story 'to help readers discover the sanctity, grace, and divinity in themselves'Carlos Santana has joined the parade of musicians writing their memoirs. The Grammy award-winning guitarist will publish his autobiography in... more info

Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton Selling Abstract Painting For $19 Million

4525 days ago
ContactMusicRock legend Eric Clapton is set to bank as much as 19 million 11 88 million after putting an abstract painting by German artist Gerhard Richter up for sale The singer and avid art collector is offloading a piece called Abstraktes Bild 809-4 and auct.... more info

From the archive, 14 September 1969: Prague's pop kids fall under the spell of flower power

4530 days ago
Guardian MusicColin Smith witnesses beat group the Blossom Toes take their subversive 'Asian jazz' to CzechoslovakiaIn the dressing room after the concert in Prague, a couple of Czech teenagers drift up to the British beat group and ask for hashish. The group, th... more info

Criminalising squatters will hurt British pop music

4536 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom the Clash to Boy George to Ian Dury, musical creativity and squat culture are inseparable – which is why this new law is such a bad ideaThis weekend a new law came into force that makes squatting – the occupation of empty buildings by otherw... more info

From the archive, 10 August 1995: Jerry Garcia dies in clinic

4560 days ago
Guardian MusicLeader of the Grateful Dead passes away of natural causes in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centreJerry Garcia, leader of The Grateful Dead, the ultimate San Francisco hippie band, was found dead yesterday in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation cent... more info

Ceremony's throbbing soundtrack adds aural excitement to a visual spectacular

4573 days ago
Guardian MusicDanny Boyle's track selections for the Olympics opener ranged from the Sex Pistols to Elgar, and all points in betweenA wide variety of different British musical styles provided the soundtrack to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.Here ... more info

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