Altsounds — September 17th 2010: it will have been 40 years since the passing of rock's most influential and iconic electric guitarist – *Jimi Hendrix*. In many ways he wrote the book on the electric guitar, leaving behind an encyclopedia of sounds... more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s a crying shame that Love doesn’t get the credit they deserve, musically or otherwise. Hell, Jimi Hendrix copped his “Wild Man of Borneo” style straight from Arthur Lee, who was donning similar psychedelic garb when Jimi was still backing... more info

Guardian Music — Reports say Hendrix estate rejected mooted project involving director Paul Greengrass and actor Anthony MackieHollywood has been trying to bring a film about Jimi Hendrix to the big screen for decades, with actors such as Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Beady Eye are very pleased to announce they will be playing 2011's Isle Of Wight Festival. The festival - whose illustrious history includes headliners such as band favourites Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Paul Weller - takes place over the... more info

ContactMusic — ALICE COOPER owes JIMI HENDRIX his career - because the guitar legend introduced the shock rocker to his longtime manager.The School's Out legend has been represented by... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — During the 1960s and early '70s, as such rock royalty as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones burned up the charts, a prominent set of women played a key, but quiet, role in the proceedings. They were the... more info

melophobe — I find it hard to enjoy live acts that don’t look like they’re having fun on stage. I’m sure it’s hard to have fun after playing the same songs for months on end on the road, with the only variation being the order they’re played every nigh... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... Rare Harry Nilsson ORIGINAL IRISH CAST: The Point! (1977) FIRST TIME ONLINE: An obscure curio, a note-for-note cover of Harry Nilsson's album, The Point!... by an all irish cast. We'd never even heard of it before, yet here it is. Lis... more info

VH1 Blog — We’re excited to announce that on Friday, January 14 at 9pm ET, VH1 will be broadcasting the 16th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. While we’ve got a little over a month until we find out the winners, we’ve got the full list of the 2011 no... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Christmas Song of the Day: JINGLE BELLS versions by Gene Autry, Jack Johnson, Dean Martin, Chris Isaak, The Temptations, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles info on the song and links to albums also ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH numerous versi... more info