Reuters - With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts. more info

NME — Previously unreleased music by Jimi Hendrix, recorded with his band The Ghetto Fighters in the 1960s, is set to see the light of day. more info

Idolator — The classical music community is abuzz after the discovery of a new "melody sketch" of Mozart's found on a single sheet of paper in a library in Western France. I think for them, this is pretty much like the discovery of a new Hendrix jam or new Tupa... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Retna Unreleased material Jimi Hendrix wrote and recorded with twin brothers Arthur and Albert Allen — a.k.a. the Ghetto Fighters — may finally be released through software/multimedia company we-R-you. The Allen brothers, who now go under ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Friday Experience Hendrix 2008 Tribute Tour: Featuring Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Eric Johnson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford, Johnny Lang, Chris Layton, Eric Gales, Hubert Sumlin and Mato Ninji in a tribute to the legacy of Jimi Hen... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — After almost 40 years in the vault, the never-before-heard or -seen multimedia material produced by Jimi Hendrix and the GHETTO FIGHTERS is being readied for release and licensing through a subsidiary of the we-R-you Corporation, the technology, soft... more info

NME — The UK Music Hall Of Fame - which includes Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and The Beatles - has been axed. more info

All About Jazz — Umphrey's McGee Announces 2008 New Year's Run Umphrey's McGee For the past eight years, Umphrey's McGee has celebrated the final days of December in their hometown of Chicago, ringing in the New Year with a run of concerts at some of the city's f... more info

Rolling Stone — Guitar Hero: World Tour has finally released its full track list. While the list of 86 tracks isn’t as jaw-dropping as that of its counterpart Rock Band 2, there are a bunch of highlights, including a pair of tracks by Jimi Hendrix and Ozzy Osbourn... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Jessica Fargen of BostonHerald.com conducted a short interview with Danny Boucher, the guitar enthusiast from Massachusetts who outbid fellow high-rolling rock collectors for a Fender Stratocaster scorched by guitar god Jimi Hendrix. more info