Guardian Music — Adam Ant's decision to tour Britain's coastal towns marks a welcome revival of a historic pop traditionIn June, Adam Ant will embark on a five-date tour of seaside towns – and revive a long lost tradition in the process. As an astute observer of po... more info

Guardian Music — Ready Steady Go!, the pioneering 60s pop show, takes to the stage as part of this year's Meltdown festival. Its producer Vicki Wickham recalls the impact – and fun – of the early yearsLike the Beatles' first LP and sexual intercourse, you might g... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — The yin and yang of Neil Young—acoustic/electric from Amsterdam, 2008. Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Download: Neil Young: RAI Theatre, Amsterdam: Part One @ Part Two 192kbs 2008 European Chrome Dreams Continental Tour 1. From Hank To Hendrix 2. Ambu... more info

ContactMusic — Tragic rocker Steve Marriott blew the Small Faces' chance to crack America by snubbing an offer to support Jimi Hendrix. The Itchycoo Park hitmakers were huge stars in their native U. K. and were being hotly tipped for success Stateside when... more info

Guardian Music — Classy, understated guitarist, venerated by fellow musiciansFor a time in the mid-1960s, the band of the great rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist King Curtis contained two guitarists. The first, Jimi Hendrix, stayed only a short while before going on... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Malian singer-guitarist Vieux Farka Touré plays desert blues with a personal charisma and technical finesse that have led some reviewers to dub him the North African Jimi Hendrix. It’s a useful, facile handle for Western listeners. But in his.... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Capitol / 2003(review)Rock and Roll from New York, Sounds like The Strokes crushed with Jimi Hendrix topped off with charity shop clothes and a healthy dose of pretensiousness.1 part(s) FSc, FLAC more info

Totally Fuzzy — Americana, Roots music, Rock/R&B album recorded over 4 years while traveling across 50 states of the US in a van (Brown's "American Hotel"), featuring Garth Hudson and a looong list of more-or-less famous guest musicians. 22 tracks, no less than 1... more info

Guardian Music — Ira Cohen, who died last month at the age of 76, is renowned for his Mylar Chamber images, in which he photographed Jimi Hendrix and others in his New York loft apartment. Here we take a look at his life's work more info

Guardian Music — Doyen of the Beat generation feted for his psychedelic photos from the undergroundIra Cohen, who has died of renal failure aged 76, participated in the 1960s artistic counterculture as a poet, publisher, film-maker and raconteur. In the middle of t... more info