Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Rock legend Jimi Hendrix (1942) "Family Matters" star Jaleel White (1976) "Melrose Place" actress Brooke Langton (1970) "Alias" star Michael Vartan (1968) Actress Robin Give... more info

Totally Fuzzy — O Melonauta said... The Blind Boys of Alabama - Spirit of the Century http://sonsglobais.blogspot.com O Melonauta Capt. Willard said... * THE DB's The Sound Of Music (1987) Re-upped @320 * THE DONNAS Spend The Night (2002) Re-upped @320 with Vinyl ... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley introduces his discussion with Simon Napier-Bell, former manager of Wham!, mentor to Marc Bolan and lover of pop and pop starsLet me count the ways that you could describe Simon Napier-Bell, and also the ways that confirm that if you want... more info

The Culture Of Me — Lemmy Kilmister, more than anyone else in the entirety of the living world, is the embodiment of true grit, noise and rock 'n' roll. Playing in bands since 1965, acting as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix in 1967, a founding member of Hawkwind and the only ... more info

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, rif... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — When new box sets from Bruce Springsteen and Jimi Hendrix arrive on the same day, there's only one thing to do: Flip a coin. more info

Guardian Music — He's sold 50m albums and won 10 Grammys. He is a multimillionaire CEO and married to Beyoncé. Not bad for a boy who was selling crack on the streets aged 12. Jay-Z talks to Simon HattenstoneThe American flag is flying proudly at 1411 Broadway. At th... more info

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Guardian Music — Singer-songwriter's memoir of life with photographer and within 1960s New York scene wins prestigious US prizePatti Smith's bitter-sweet memoir of a youthful affair with the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe won her a prestigious National Book Award i... more info

Detroit Free Press — Billy Cox heard Jimi Hendrix before he saw or met him. It was a rainy evening in 1961 at Ft. Campbell in Kentucky, and Cox and a fellow soldier were walking by a service club where "the window was up maybe a couple of inches." From that small opening... more info