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

Guardian Music — Next time Christina Aguilera fluffs the words to The Star-Spangled Banner, she could face a whopping $25 fine. That'll learn her …An American state senator in Indiana has proposed a new law punishing anybody who changes the lyrics to The Star-Spang... more info

Guardian Music — Violinists may not be able to recognise a Stradivari, but the mystical relationship between man and instrument is strongIt's a critical commonplace to say, when a performance has touched the heights of instrumental brilliance, that the performer and ... more info

Detroit Free Press — A founding member of Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band, Royal Oak native Kenny Olson has also gigged and recorded with a ton of other major artists, including Les Paul, Hubert Sumlin, Sheryl Crow and Faith Evans. The lead guitarist is undeni... more info

Guardian Music — This three-piece rock band from Dublin will shiver your timbers with their primeval sound and on-stage pirate banterHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Mark Austin (vocals, guitar), Tom Cosgrave (bass, backing vocals), Shane Kinsella (drums, backing vocals)... more info

Gigwise — The likes of Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix passing... more info

411 Mania — Has Tupac Shakur had more posthumous releases than Jimi Hendrix? What is the best selling Christmas album of all time? What are the best compilation albums? All this and more covered this week in Ask 411 Music! more info

Guardian Music — Who needs singing when guitar playing is this good?Jimi Hendrix wrote it in 1967, Derek and the Dominos produced a rip-roaring cover in 1970, but it was Stevie Ray Vaughan who nailed it. Quite simply, if there has been a better guitar performance tha... more info