411 Mania — From Kanye West's "Stronger" being done by 30 Seconds to Mars and The Cure tackling Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" to Leonard Nimoy singing Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" and more, 411's Wyatt E. starts his look at the top 24 worst cover songs of all-... more info

Guardian Music — Rustie, the quiet man of maximalist dance music, produced a groundbreaking album that could only have been made in 2011If Russell "Rustie" Whyte was anything like his music, interviewing him would be a tough gig. He'd be bouncing off the walls, screa... more info

411 Mania — From Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" and Rush's "Tom Sawyer" to the Grateful Dead's "Casey Jones," Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe" and more, 411's Christopher Bell breaks down the top 10 songs about guys! more info

411 Mania — Did Jimi Hendrix really open for the Monkees? Why do the Byrds have an album named (untitled)? Does someone really own the copyright for "Happy Birthday?" All this and more in this week's edition of Ask 411 Music! more info

Guardian Music — From India to Iraq, Sesame Street to outer space, the Kronos Quartet make music everywhere. They talk to Tom ServiceThey are the only musicians to have both gone into space and appeared on Sesame Street. All right, the Kronos Quartet didn't actually... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Stewart O'Shields Guitarist Warren Haynes talked to Billboard about the current state of rock. So, is rock is dead? Man, I've been hearing that for over 10 years, and I'm sure some elements of rock, particularly in the mainstream, appear to ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Over the weekend Erick Sermon delighted us with a track off his soon to be released Breath of Fresh Air mixtape, this time he is back again with a  Jimi Hendrix sample.   more info

Guardian Music — Hearing Jimi Hendrix convinced singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka that it was cool for a black kid to play guitar. Now the young Londoner with the mature voice has been picked for the BBC's 'Sound of 2012' awardThese might come to seem precious hours... more info

ContactMusic — Jimi Hendrix never liked the sound of his own voice The Rolling Stones axeman Ronnie Wood used to share a flat with the late guitarist and singersongwriter in London and would constantly have to reassure him about his vocal abilities Talki... more info

Guardian Music — Lead guitarist with Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970sThe long-lasting pop band Fleetwood Mac is also one of the most controversial, its several changes of style and personnel often arising from romantic entanglements rather than musical differences. ... more info