Guardian Music — No one can do tacky like the French Elvis, and that's why expats like me will be filling the Albert Hall for his comeback next weekHere's a list of things my home country, France, can't do particularly well. Hamburgers. Speaking any foreign language ... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonFor Muse the final night of the month-long iTunes festival is a relatively boutique affair, minus the hydraulic towers, inverted pyramids, acrobats and other hoopla they have embraced since their ascent to stadium class. By anyone e... more info

Guardian Music — This Canadian power trio are one of the more impressive rock bands of late, combining Beatles melodies with Big Black attackReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Toronto.The lineup: Alex Edkins, Hayden Menzies and Chris Slorach.The background: METZ... more info

Guardian Music — An appreciation of Jimi Hendrix, 'the voodoo myth of magic male potency, alive and pulsating on stage', who died in a Kensington hotel on 18 September 1970"Thanks for being so patient. Next time we will really try and get it together." Spoken two hou... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Forty-two years ago Jimi Hendrix died at the Samarkand Hotel, 22 Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill in London. Put on some Jimi and turn it up. Your neighbours will thank you, and if not, fuck 'em. Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be chan... more info

The Independent — On this day 42 years ago rock star Jimi Hendrix died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, apparently suffering from a drug overdose. more info

Guardian Music — Guitarist will tell his life story 'to help readers discover the sanctity, grace, and divinity in themselves'Carlos Santana has joined the parade of musicians writing their memoirs. The Grammy award-winning guitarist will publish his autobiography in... more info

Popdose — Certain albums in this series present a challenge even to a professional gasbag such as I. What can one possibly say about the most legendary albums in the history of rock that hasn’t been said before? Here are some random-yet-hopefully-interesting... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)American pianist Brad Mehldau has explored many styles and partnerships since his emergence in the early 1990s, but most of his recordings have been for an acoustic trio – drummer Jeff Ballard joined bassist Larry Grenadier from 2005 – ... more info

Guardian Music — Back in 1970, Leonard Cohen, on tour for the first time, captivated 600,000 people at the historic Isle of Wight festival. Mark Seacombe, then a 15-year-old schoolboy, was one of them. Last weekend he went to hear him againFlashback to the August ban... more info