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The Isle of Wight Festival is celebrating the 45th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix playing at the historic event by attempting to break perhaps the world's creepiest record. The festival will attempt to produce the largest mass of people wearing the same mask in the same place, with the crowd theoretically all wearing a special Hendrix mask. -
Biopic to Feature Hendrix Hits
In an agreement with Legendary Pictures, Jimi Hendrix's estate closed a deal for an official biopic detailing the life and capturing the passion of the guitar legend. Paul Greengrass of United 93 and Captain Phillips is in talks to direct the film with a script penned by Scott Silver. -
5 Ways Muddy Waters Changed Music: Amplified Blues, Chuck Berry and More (A 100th Birthday Tribute)
Today marks what would've been the 100th birthday of blues legend McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfeld. Kind of. Still waters run deep, but Muddy Waters runs deeper. Here are 5 ways modern music would be different without the legend, from the amplification of the blues to the discovery of Chuck Berry. -
Jimi Hendrix Park to Begin Work in Seattle During April After Developer Bid Approved
Work on a park dedicated to the legacy of guitarist and frontman Jimi Hendrix is set to get underway in Seattle after four years of planning and fundraising. The city announced that ERRG, Inc. had won a bid to develop the simply-titled "Jimi Hendrix Park," and will begin next month, nearly nine months after ground was broken during August last year -
Jimi Hendrix Highest Paid Act at Woodstock With $18K
Jimi Hendrix already had three groundbreaking releases under his belt before heading to Woodstock in 1969 to dazzle more than 400,000 people. He joined acts like The Band, The Who and Janis Joplin, among others, and the event has gone down as one of the most famous concerts in history and a defining moment for music in the 1960s. 'Ultimate Guitar' recently revisited Woodstock, posting archived documents with how much money each band and artist was paid to perform. -
Watch an Animated Video of Jimi Hendrix's Final Interview
A week before Jimi Hendrix died, he sat down with Keith Altham for what would be his final interview. It was 1970, and the guitar legend already had three albums out with The Experience and one live LP with his Band of Gypsys. The PBS series Blank on Blank got their hands on the interview and worked their animation magic. Hendrix talks about his music in the clip, as well as his ideal living situation. -
American Exceptionalism, The '60s and Censorship: 7 Tracks Squashed from Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and More
The state of Oklahoma voted to get rid of the AP American History test this week, taking exception at the course's exception to American Exceptionalism. No decade better represented America trying to edit out what it didn't like about itself more so than the '60s however, as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Sunny & Cher found out. -
Early Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Knight & The Squires Dropping in March
Recordings from Jimi Hendrix's early career will be released next month, Ultimate Classic Rock reports. You Can't Use My Name: Curtis Knight & The Squires (Featuring Jimi Hendrix) The RSVP/PPX Sessions will feature 14 tracks from the guitar legend's days of trying to make it as a session musician. The collection also includes two songs that were written by Hendrix, "Hornet's Nest" and "Knock Yourself Out." -
Bob Dylan Receives MusiCares Person of the Year Award
A star-studded lineup showed up at the MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony Friday night, Feb. 6, to pay tribute to Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen, Beck and Jack White paid tribute by performing renditions of some of the folk legend's classic tunes before Dylan himself gave a speech filled with attitude. He thanked famous musicians who covered his songs in the past -- like Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash and Nina Simone -- while telling off critics like Lieber & Stoller and Merle Haggard. Unfortunately for fans, Dylan did not perform. -
10 Artists Whose Debut Singles Were Covers
Signing a brand new and therefore untested artist can be a risky move for most labels, so in order to get around this, some labels push their new artists to record cover songs for their debut singles as a sort of test run. Here are 10 artists who recorded cover songs for their debut singles. -
Syd Barrett's 'The Madcap Laughs': 13 Songs Ranked For Its 45th Anniversary
Today, Jan. 3, marks the 45th anniversary of The Madcap Laughs, the debut solo album by original Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett. Other than being a remarkable album musically, The Madcap Laughs is also significant for being a surreal document of Barrett's mental health at the time, which had been steadily declining ever since his departure from Pink Floyd in 1968. To celebrate the anniversary of this incredible album, here are its 13 tracks ranked, from weakest to strongest. -
John Lennon or Paul McCartney? Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, Fall Out Boy and More Choose in Mini Documentary [WATCH]
On paper, it's a simple question -- John Lennon or Paul McCartney? For "Lennon or McCartney: A Beatles Documentary," Scared Goose Productions compiled answers from actors and musicians and it's actually much more complex. Aaron Bruno of AWOLNATION may have put it best when he said, "Well, that's like saying, 'Who do you like more, your mom or your dad?'" The video is jam-packed with celebrities and members of Metallica, Arctic Monkeys and Fall Out Boy, and they all weigh in on the question. -
The Seven Most Expensive Guitars Ever: Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley and More Bring in Millions
Ten years ago on this date, a red Gibson SG was sold at auction for $570,000 at auction in New York City. As you can imagine, there was a story behind the value: George Harrison had used it during the recording of The Beatles' Revolver and John Lennon later sued the guitar while recording The White Album. Remarkably, that's far from the most that's ever been paid for a guitar at auction. In fact, seven six-strings have brought in more. -
8 Album Covers That the Artists Hate
Writing and recording an album can be a long and arduous process, which is why most musicians leave it up to their record label to design a suitable album cover, though as these eight albums prove, this can often lead to regrettable designs that the musician ends up hating. -
Jimi Hendrix Demo Bootleg 'Hear My Music' Getting Record Store Day Back to Black Friday Release
The honchos at Record Store Day keep adding juicy titles to the list of those available as Black Friday—the home to Record Store Day's secondary annual event—approaches. The newest addition to the list of exclusives is Listen to My Music, an "official bootleg" containing instrumental recordings from Jimi Hendrix
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