Guardian Music — 29 August 1970: Number 38 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicThe coolest man on the planet took the stage at the Isle of Wight festival towards the end of the afternoon on Saturday 29 August 1970. He followed Joni Mitchell... more info

Guardian Music — Late 1930s: Number 9 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicDate it to when he acquired his Gibson ES250 in the 30s, or to the seminal records he cut after the second world war, but the electric revolution starts wit... more info

Guardian Music — 16-18 June 1967: Number 27 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicIt paved the way for Woodstock two years later, and in certain respects the Monterey International Pop festival of June 1967 was of even greater lasti... more info

Guardian Music — The legendary cosmic funkster is in London to talk about his obsession with the universe'You want to know about spaceships?" says the voice on the phone. "Well, one day Bootsy [Collins] and I were in a car. It was 11 in the morning, broad daylight, a... more info

Guardian Music — Pizza Express, LondonThe word is that every night of the current UK tour by the Anglo/US quartet the Impossible Gentlemen has been different so far, and given the technical firepower of the individuals and their swashbuckling confidence, it seems lik... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The rock revolution of the 1960's seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the infl... more info

Guardian Music — Seaclose Park, NewportWhile the metal mayhem of Download strains to start the festival season with a bang, Isle Of Wight, a decade after its resurrection, eases us in with some gentle nostalgia. Joan Jett, Iggy and the Stooges, ABC, Boy George, Tom J... more info

Guardian Music — August 1966: Number 11 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicIf Eric Clapton created the cult of the guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix was to supplant him. Hendrix already had years on the US touring circuit as a backing musician whe... more info

Guardian Music — November 1966: Number 12 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicJimi Hendrix didn't just have a British manager, bassist and drummer to thank for helping to focus his extraordinary but wayward talent. There was also Brad Plunk... more info

Guardian Music — 15-17 August 1969: Number 18 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock musicJust as the Glastonbury festival doesn't actually take place in Glastonbury, Woodstock didn't happen in Woodstock, either. The festival in Bethel, New York, ... more info