XLR8R — There's only a handful of artists that can justify a four-part series of full-length reissues: Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, and (of course) Drexciya. Even though pretty much no one would agree with that statement for various reasons, you ha... more info

Guardian Music — Rather than helping to create a rock'n'roll revolution, the unwillingness to pay for music means more assembly-line artistsEver since Lars Ulrich and his band Metallica experienced a massive public backlash for suing Napster, artists have been wary o... more info

Chicago Tribune — As a teenager in ‘60s San Francisco, Joe Louis Walker lived just blocks away from Sly Stone, roomed with Mike Bloomfield, and played shows with B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk. more info

411 Mania — From Eminem's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" and Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe" to Johnny Cash's "I Hung My Head," The Cure's "Killing an Arab" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 songs about murder! more info

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The Newsroom — Andre 3000 began filming All is by my side a biopic on the late Jimi Hendrix more info

E! Online — How's this for a flashback? André 3000 (aka André Benjamin) was spotted for the first time channeling Jimi Hendrix as he began shooting the upcoming biopic All Is by My... more info

Guardian Music — In the 40s and 50s, accordian wrestling was huge in Finland. Meet the man who's bringing it hereKimmo Pohjonen did not like playing the accordion when he was a child in the 1970s. "Accordion players were really uncool," he tells me at his studio in H... more info

Perez Hilton — If the wig fits, WEAR IT! Earlier this month, we reported that Andre 3000, formally of Outkast, was tapped to play the legendary Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic. Filming began this weekend in Dublin, Ireland and Andre was transformed into the guitarist ... more info

Guardian Music — At least one working-class 18-year-old is prepared to make it in the music biz the old-fashioned way… with an acoustic guitar and the inspiration of Hendrix and DylanJake Bugg is just back from rehearsing for his appearance on Later with Jools Holl... more info