Haunted Happenings Oct 31, 2009
305-251-0400 or : Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium: Part of Halloween festivities, the 7,000-square-foot haunted house terrifies visitors with horror scenes depicting the living dead, graveyards, butcher shops and deceased creatures, all to the music of rock legends Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. May not be suitable for younger kids; 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; $5 with admission price. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Michael Jackson Guitarist Orianthi Is 'Bringing The '80s Back' With Debut Oct 27, 2009
" It's the type of music she listened to in the car growing up in Adelaide, South Australia, when her father was a musician and she was weaned on tunes from Santana, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. She laughed that a guitar is still her "security blanket. " With Believe, Orianthi wanted to re-create the sort of album-driven experience she remembered from her youth, a collection of tunes that is the perfect soundtrack for a road trip. "I hope they want to put it in their car and not want to change... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lily leads pop charge at Q Awards Oct 27, 2009
" Amy Winehouse was invited to present The Specials with the Q Inspiration award but she got "stuck in a lift" and arrived on stage after they had been given the golden Q prize. The singer, who recently joined the band on stage at the V Festival, later took the microphone and declared the recently reformed 2 Tone act "the most inspirational band of all time". Spandau Ballet, who first scored a string of pop hits in the 1980s, received the Q Idol award. Rock bands persevered in the more... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Brian Kahanek Oct 26, 2009
However, the hair bands and metal eventually gave way to the original Guitar Hero: Jimi Hendrix. "I was working the docks at the bookstore at University of North Texas, and someone left a cassette tape with Jimi Hendrix's 'Are You Experienced' on one side and 'Bold as Love' on the other," Kahanek recalls. (Suite101.com)
The truly original thing about ”Rapper’s Delight” Oct 25, 2009
Pop music had produced the occasional chorus-less song - Jimi Hendrix s blues-based Purple Haze, for example, or through-composed tableaux like Roy Orbison s In Dreams. But Rapper s Delight, spooling out over the simple machine of its backing track, was something else: fluid dynamics instead of architecture. (Boston Globe)
2009 WIU homecoming football game,tailgating party Oct 25, 2009
The Marching Warriors band will have a special half-time show A tribute to Jimi Hendrix. Tickets for the game are $5 at the gate. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Death: a nice career move Oct 24, 2009
They only really happen when a person of widely accepted talent and potential ; think James Dean, Jeff Buckley, Kurt Cobain, River Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly ; dies in their ;salad days; leaving everyone wondering what they might have achieved had they lived into their ;soup through a straw; days. Interestingly, the method of death ; driving too fast, going for a swim and accidentally drowning, suicide, too many bad drugs, flying in appalling weather ; seems to have little... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Home-Ice Advantage APRussian Plushenko hadn't skated in an official international competition since winning gold at the '06 Winter Games.Evgeni Plushenko's routine wasn't clean, but it was pretty enough to take the short-program lead at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, his first international competition since Turin 2006. Oct 24, 2009
Kozuka didn't try a quad in his speedy, stylish and loud program to the feedback-drenched guitar music of Jimi Hendrix. But his landings were as precise as Plushenko's and the calculated audacity of his music choice underlined how the once-punky Plushenko has become, at 26, almost a sedate elder. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Relix Lists Top 50 Concerts Of All Time Oct 23, 2009
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock is number four, and James Brown performing in New York in1962 for his "Live at the Apollo" album is fifth. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
Valley Music Scene Oct 23, 2009
The festival is called West Fest and at 10 a.m., Jon Popenoe and 2,999 other guitar players will be trying to set a new record for the "Guinness Book of World Records" for the most guitar players playing one song; the classic Purple Haze, done by Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock in '69. Later that same day at 2:40 p.m., Michael Hinton and Joli Valenti and their band take the west side stage for a set. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
New Book To Help Families Avoid Celebrity Estate Planning Blunders Oct 23, 2009
"" uses real stories to help readers steer clear of the same celebrity "estate errors" as they plan for their own "heirs." The stories cover well known legal fights over famous fortunes: including the recent battles over Michael Jackson's estate, along with other celebrities like Ted Kennedy; Anna Nicole Smith; Brooke Astor; Heath Ledger, Ray Charles; Princess Di; Jimi Hendrix; Frank Sinatra; Martin Luther King Jr.; and Rosa Parks. as well as many others that most people aren't even aware of. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'60s rock photography revisited Oct 22, 2009
Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix look boyish and angelic: The only hint of drug culture is in the dazzling psychedelic colors and swirling kaleidoscope images. There are references to "icons" and "iconic" in the exhibition notes. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Lenny Kravitz at the Orpheum Oct 20, 2009
The lad later went through a Prince-obsessed phase followed by a rock homage to Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and the Beatles. The 45-year-old pop rocker celebrates the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Let Love Rule, with a performance covering his 20-year-plus career. (Boston Globe)
Steve Ferguson, cofounder of rock band NRBQ Oct 19, 2009
While NRBQ had no Top 40 hits and never graduated from midsize nightclubs to theaters or arenas, it garnered enthusiastic reviews and a legion of fans, among them Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, and Elvis Costello. Mr. Ferguson spent most of his post-NRBQ career in Louisville, where he performed and recorded with his own groups. (Boston Globe)
That 80s Show Oct 18, 2009
Hes wearing three layers up top: a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt from Kmart, plus two gaudily colored sweatshirts. Completing the look are some appropriately retro patterned glasses from Mikes Optical, plus a pair of black skateboarding shoes. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Drummers march to a different beat Oct 17, 2009
Watching Jan play is mesmerising, as he sinks into a trance in which he appears possessed with the spirits of Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan. But no one would claim Jan is a great talker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Anka Credited For Co-Writing Jackson Single Oct 15, 2009
The same was true, to a lesser extent, after the deaths of rock icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin. A number of Lennon solo albums were also released in the years following his shooting death in 1980. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Michael Jackson's Memoir, 'Moonwalk': Read Excerpts Here! Oct 13, 2009
One can't help wondering what performances Marilyn Monroe would have put in or what Jimi Hendrix might have done in the 1980s. " This report is provided by Services: Popular Links: theFABlife: VH1Classic.com: 00000000. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Café hosts folk singer influenced by travels Oct 13, 2009
While Ross said that Keaveny's music often prompts comparisons to the likes of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, he cites Jimi Hendrix as one of his biggest influences. Though music is his passion, Keaveny hasn't limited his work experience to that of a musician -- he's been a dishwasher, a firefighter and a graveyard maintenance man. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Pearl Jam and Backspacer Oct 12, 2009
With their extended solo breaks, songs on Ten were an average of five minutes long and were built more around McCready and Gossard s Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn influenced playing than any pop influenced song aesthetic or craft. This gradually changed from album to album, each album offering something new as the sound of the band continued to evolve. (Suite101.com)
Singing from beyond the grave Oct 12, 2009
Thirty-nine years after his death, there are still enough unreleased Jimi Hendrix recordings to keep fans happy for another decade, his sister Janie recently said. Jimi Hendrix recorded a lot of material that was not previously released. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Kevin Frisch: You scream, I scream ... mostly, I scream Oct 9, 2009
He blasted Jimi Hendrix out a speaker lodged in the passenger window and he only sold stuff to the big kids. Our parents told us to stay away from him. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Music educator maintains light touch when teaching Oct 8, 2009
Mr. Koch's early inspiration came from Jimi Hendrix. In Hendrix he recognized the pure potential of the electric guitar. (The Augusta Chronicle)
David Gray Revisits His Roots Oct 7, 2009
The teens played everything from Led Zeppelin to the Cure, The Who and Jimi Hendrix. While many articles have reported that Gray's first band was a "punk band," he denies they deserved such a title, saying, "In our crude musicianship it was probably akin to punk but I don't think it was sort of that thought-out as that.". (ABC News)
Singer Joe Bagale draws on eclectic influences Oct 5, 2009
A natural talent who began making music at an early age, Bagale led his first garage band at 12, singing and playing tunes by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and the Allman Brothers (he wanted to sing like Greg Allman and Ray Charles). In high school, he set his sights on becoming a great jazz drummer, studying at his father's suggestion with Basie band drummer Rich Thompson, with whom he continued to study at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
‘Latin Music USA’ traces cultural impact Oct 4, 2009
The salsa revolution, we learn, got a rip-roaring start in New York in the late 1960s, and watching the Fania All-Stars essentially dismantle a packed Yankee Stadium with blazing beats and ferocious energy is the equivalent of beholding Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock. But as actor Jimmy Smits s narration points out, it was a watershed event that played largely to a Hispanic audience with little ripple outside the city s barrios. (Boston Globe)
For BLK JKS, being a wild card comes naturally Oct 2, 2009
The four-song Mystery EP (which included the ghostly signature song Lakeside ) was recorded at New York s historic Electric Lady Studios, built for Jimi Hendrix. There were two pianos, one black and one white, Ramoba recalled. (Boston Globe)
Stranger than fiction Sep 25, 2009
And it's going to be more trippy than Jimi Hendrix and Salvador Dali making love. . (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Phillips says she may have aborted dads child Sep 24, 2009
John Phillips, who also had an acknowledged history of drug abuse, co-founded the Mamas and the Papas and helped write its biggest hits, including "California Dreamin'" and "Monday Monday." He also helped organize the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, which helped introduce Jimi Hendrix to American audiences. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- News)
Robert Ginty, 60; actor in ‘Exterminator,’ director Sep 23, 2009
He was a rock drummer who played with Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin but was encouraged to try acting after his band appeared in a film. Mr. Ginty told the Los Angeles Times in 1989 that his work in Bound for Glory and Coming Home for director Hal Ashby had a lasting effect. (Boston Globe)
PLAYLIST: U2 is going 'Crazy Tonight,' plus Alicia Keys and more Sep 22, 2009
The Dublin-based Mexican guitar duo's sweaty fretwork pays unplugged homage to Jimi Hendrix. Funeral Singers Califone. (USA Today -- Life)
Theatrical giant Sep 18, 2009
"The first music I heard was Arabic when I was two months-old - and then I discovered Jimi Hendrix," says Copeland. It took him 11 weeks to write the Ben Hur score. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Catch Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concert on Friday at The Regent Sep 17, 2009
The Leon Hendrix Mysterience, which features Jimi Hendrix brother, will headline a show starting at 6 p.m. Friday at The Regent, 3353 Washington Way ... The show is dubbed the Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concert, falling on the 39th anniversary of Jimi s death. (Longview Daily News, WA)
All along the rock tower, Gibson greats go on show Sep 17, 2009
Jimi Hendrix in 1968 ... As rock photos go, it's an instant classic: Jimi Hendrix with eyes closed as if floating in a trance to the sound of the Flying V guitar in his hands ... Jimi Hendrix in 1968. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It was just 40 years ago today Sep 13, 2009
There are more than 50 million of us, each of whom was at least 10 years old when Neil Armstrong jumped down onto the surface of another world or when Jimi Hendrix turned the Star Spangled Banner into a screaming feedback anthem of American disillusionment on Aug. 18, 1969, at Woodstock. But wait. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
It's charmed life for jeweler Rodkin Sep 12, 2009
Then her lifelong friendships with Cher and Elton John, and her extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime experiences, such as being introduced to Paris by Salvador Dali and propositioned by Jimi Hendrix (she turned him down). It's no wonder that she's had two offers to option her life story. (Honolulu Advertiser)
What's Happening (367) Sep 12, 2009
Sutton's featured collection includes iconic legends such as Jim Belushi and Jimi Hendrix as well as abstract mixed media copper pieces. Three-dimensional metal artist and St. David resident Lindsay Roberts displays her "CurlyCu" copper jewelry and her most recent copper wall hangings. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
Nirvana Members, Courtney Love Not Happy With Kurt Cobain 'G Sep 12, 2009
Previous "Guitar Hero" editions have featured the likenesses of Jimi Hendrix, Billy Corgan, Ted Nugent, Sting, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Barker and members of Aerosmith. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Cobain appearance in 'Guitar Hero' hits sour note Sep 12, 2009
The issue has raised concerns over taste in using the likenesses of legendarymusicians such as Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix in video games. Both have appeared or will appear in Guitar Hero titles. (USA Today -- Tech)
A Street Date in Menlo Park Sep 10, 2009
603 Santa Cruz Ave. (at El Camino Real): "One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small ..." You may find yourself singing the lyrics to Grace Slick's song "White Rabbit" while studying her paintings of Alice, the white rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, along with her portraits of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Garcia. (650) 322-2200. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Historic Ponce Inlet cottage getting needed attention Sep 6, 2009
"The more they knocked us down, the harder we fought," said Julie Davis, who practiced as a teen with an all-girls band in the cottage, complete with a black light and Jimi Hendrix posters. The women managed to rake in a competitive $223,195 Volusia ECHO grant matched by $162,455 from the town to restore the buildings. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Motown vignettes: Clinton, Judd, others talk music Sep 5, 2009
She said Eddie actually discovered James Jamerson, Motown's bass-playing phenom, before Jimi Hendrix. That her boys should develop a brand-new sound fits entirely with Baker's take on the town she still calls home. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Debora Iyall and the Story Behind R... Sep 4, 2009
Her influences include Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and early Fleetwood Mac. A lot of her inspiration also comes from her non-conformist philosophy which can be summed up by an inscription inside a CD cover describing their music as absurdist afterthought. (Suite101.com)
10 minutes with: Laura Schweitzer Sep 3, 2009
Sunrise and Jimi Hendrix playing the Star-Spangled Banner. The whole concert stands out. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Dave Mason & John Debney to Receive Outstanding Career Achievement Awards at the 2009 Hollywood Music in Media Awards and MIMI Conference Sep 2, 2009
Mason has a career spanning over 37 years with memorable bands such as Traffic and Fleetwood Mac, as well as recording with some of musics legendary icons, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and the Rolling Stones. He has penned and recorded enduring gold and platinum songs, including Feeling Alright, Let It Flow and his smash-hit single, We Just Disagree. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lee lightens up with 'Woodstock' Sep 2, 2009
This is anything but a Woodstock stage film; moviegoers looking to see who plays Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin will be disappointed. Lee and Schamus became students of the era, and the travelers walking down the road include fewer longhairs than the hippie legend has cemented in our minds. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Rolling Stones Guitarist Death Re-examined Sep 1, 2009
How about an investigation of Jimi Hendrix death too ... Jimi Hendrix was killed by pouring red wine on his head. (CBS News)
Police to review 1969 death of Stones guitarist Sep 1, 2009
From Jimi Hendrix to Eddie Van Halen, a subjective look at the best axe men in rock history. more photos. (MSNBC -- News)
Solid filmmaking bolsters Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock Sep 1, 2009
Names you might be familiar with such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who graced the stage in front of a massive crowd of over a half a million hippies who considered this concert to be a spiritual pilgrimage of sorts, a place where music played through the day and night, drugs were abundant, and peace reigned supreme. In the film "Taking Woodstock" from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain), the origins of the concert and how it snowballed into a cultural snapshot of a lost... (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
HINGHAM RETROSPECTIVE: Woodstock revisited, 40 years later Aug 30, 2009
On Monday morning, as we were sleeping in our tent at stage right, it was the peal of Jimi Hendrix s guitar in his rendition of Voodoo Chile/ Stepping Stone and Purple Haze that set the stage for the best performance of the Festival. Jimi Hendrix played an incredible improvisation of the Star Spangled Banner. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix Announce an Exclusive Licensing Partnership for Legendary Jimi Hendrix Catalog Aug 30, 2009
Legacy Recordings Preparing For 2010 Launch of Monumental Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project Including Deluxe, Expanded Editions Titles Released During Jimi's Meteoric Career, Never Before Heard Studio Recordings, Alternate Versions of Classics, One of a Kind 'Live and In Concert' Performances and More ... The company has also sponsored numerous Experience Hendrix tours that have showcased contemporary artists performing the music of Jimi Hendrix in concert to underscore the never ending vitality and... (PR Newswire)
Bernie Williams makes some music at World Series Aug 30, 2009
"I'm going to make my impression of Jimi Hendrix without lighting the guitar on fire," the outfielder-turned-professional guitarist joked Saturday before the U.S. championship game. Williams' music is a little more subdued. (MSNBC -- Sports)
No comments posted. Aug 29, 2009
Consisting of Donny Simmons on guitar and vocals, Mark Fry on bass and John "Johnny B." Bartolotto on drums and vocals, the group plays some hard driving rock and pays homage to the power trio bands of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin. Of course they play other types of music, but if they get a request for a dance song like Brick House they will give it their spin and definitely make their own. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Sex, drugs, little rock 'n' roll in 'Woodstock' Aug 29, 2009
Forty years ago, when Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane et al took to the makeshift stage in a cow field in the Catskills, Lee was 14 years old and still living in his native Taiwan. James Schamus, his long-time producer and screenwriter, was just nine. (CNN)
Needmoregrabs more fame, fans Aug 28, 2009
They recorded their upcoming debut with A-list help -- producer Tom Keane (Whitney Houston, Kanye West), Grammy-winning engineer Wyn Davis (No Doubt, Sublime, Guns n' Roses), and mastering ace Joe Gastwirt (Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam). Needmore toured with Gym Class Heroes and has racked up more than 7 million plays on MySpace. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Woodstock pays dividends Aug 28, 2009
The orgy of retrospective that has greeted the 40th anniversary of Woodstock - not just the Ang Lee movie that opens today, but the books and box sets and endless tape loops of Jimi Hendrix torquing the national anthem - must seem like a self-indulgent nostalgia trip to today s 16-year-olds. But they ve internalized so much from the Woodstock-era counterculture (including the term nostalgia trip ) that they can t feel its edges. (Boston Globe)
Back to the garden Aug 28, 2009
Jimi Hendrix had yet to reach Taipei. Even so, they could see something was happening, even if they didn't know what it was. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Taking Woodstock' takes a dull path Aug 26, 2009
This is Woodstock from another perspective one without Jimi Hendrix or Janis Joplin. Perhaps this version is closer in spirit to what Joni Mitchell later sang about (but didn't herself experience): the anticipation while heading up to 's farm in August 1969, the desire to be "a cog in something turning.". (USA Today -- Life)
A piece of Michael Aug 25, 2009
Billed as the Music Icons auction, it will also feature items that once belonged to other late greats like Elvis Presley, Kurt Kobain, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon. Related Story. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Woodstock' gets Ang Lee serious about humor Aug 24, 2009
This is anything but a Woodstock stage film; moviegoers looking to see who plays Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin will be disappointed. Lee and Schamus became students of the era, and the travelers walking down the road include a lot fewer longhairs than the hippie legend has cemented in our collective minds. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Artist Profile - Anglique Kidjo Aug 24, 2009
She began performing at age six, with influences ranging from Afropop and jazz to Stevie Wonder and Jimi Hendrix. She recorded her first album here before moving to Paris, France. (Suite101.com)
Pop Quiz with Jack Black & Kyle Gass of Tenacious D Aug 24, 2009
Wasn't Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock. Didn't the Who play Woodstock. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Back to the garden for good Aug 23, 2009
By , Staff writer First published in print: Sunday, August 23, 2009. From the Times Union, Aug. 23, 2067. (Albany Times Union)
Michael Jackson, Woodstock Spark Surge In Music Memorabilia Aug 23, 2009
For this reason, it's items associated with bands such as the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Cher, and the Rolling Stones that have seen the biggest increase in value, Woolley said. In 2000, the piano on which John Lennon composed "Imagine" sold for 1. (Time.com)
Weirdstock: 3 days of peace, music, and weirdness Aug 21, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
