Jimi Hendrix has always been of my go-to classic rock artist that I play when I'm sick of listening to anything else on my iTunes. I really don't know exactly what it is about his music that has made me so fond of his psychedelic sounds. Whatever it is, it's definitely influenced some of my favorite artists as well. Below are some tracks that have sampled Jimi's music. 1. Are You Experienced: 2. Remember: [...]
Just One Of The Boys: Songs About Guys For those of you who were feeling left out last week, fear not. This week [...]
Happy Friday everyone. It's time for another round of Friday on My Mind, when we present you a different musical idea every Friday. These posts are a joint effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This week, we're discussing three seminal Seattle artists. Nirvana One of the world's most influential bands of the past 20 years is Seattle's Nirvana. In the early 90's, Nirvana single-handedly altered the landscape of rock music and the Kurt Cobain penned "Smells like Teen Spirit" brought grunge to the forefront of the world's mind, and confirmed the [...]
We've all heard the accusations, especially with older religious groups, that Rock n' Roll is the Devil's music. We've shrugged that off over the years and even evangelical Christian Rock groups have taken to the sound. But they not have been far off the mark if you believe in legends and have an open mind. If you are a music lover, musician, and are open minded, I invite you to take the time and listen to a legend. The legend of the beginning of Rock and Roll! Robert Johnson was a poor, African American man, born [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , Book Club Henry Diltz, Getty Images For veteran music journalist and author Harvey Kubernik (' Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon ' among other titles ), 1967's Monterey International Pop Festival is an event that rises above all of the other milestone music festivals. A Los Angeles teenager when the monumental festival took place, it had a profound impact on him, even [...]
For those of you that were hoping to stream The Black Keys new album El Camino via sites such as Spotify, MOG, Rdio and the like, may have been taken by surprise when the blues-rock act's record was nowhere to found. Well, it turns out that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney had a very legit reason for not allowing it to be streamed, as Carney gave this explanation to VH1 - "We decided for this album to not allow music services to stream the entire album, because it's becoming more popular, but [...]
So the young 'uns might not remember this, but back in 1995, following the release of Ozzmosis, Zakk Wylde actually had to bow out of Ozzy Osbourne's touring group. The reason? 'Cause Mr. Wylde was busy waiting to see if he got the second guitarist spot in the then-biggest band in the world, Guns N' Roses. GN'R's [...]
This video makes me laugh and also is amazing. Notes from YouTube: The opening act of the legendary Michael Winslow's hilarious performance in Michael Winslow Live at the Improv. Known universally as the sound-effects ninja guy from Police Academy, he continued to refine his noises and impersonations long after the movies disappeared from public view. He now returns with his amazing signature Jimi Hendrix impersonation along side other incredible acts later in the show including a Led Zeppelin performance and a host of other sound-effect related gags.
Our look at the best releases of the year kicks off today with an annual traditional around these parts that we don't see elsewhere – a list of the best live archival releases from the past 12 months. These are all albums which feature music pulled from the artists' archives that had never been officially released until 2011. All in all 2011 was an exceptional year for archival releases as more acts and labels are realizing the benefits of opening their vaults. For this list we focused on straight live archival releases, [...]
We at MetalSucks have dealt with the paradoxes involved with conducting a poll to determine great guitar players (read our 25 Best Modern Metal Guitarists poll here)! So we get that in a unweighted vote, the top-ranked axemen may just represent those liked by the largest number of voters; i.e. a dude who we agree is [...]
Another week, another review of a double live album. I could have sworn I wrote this one up a year or so ago for Ripple but was amazed that I did not. Good thing, too. I've been looking for a cheap copy of the LP to replace the one that went missing over 25 years ago and finally tracked one down last week. 5 bucks for this muther at a used place on Long Island in a bin full of crappy metal like Americade and Kane Roberts. I've had the remastered CD for many years, and it sounds great, but [...]
Photo by G. Art by Mr. Brainwash. Jimi Hendrix One of the gods of Rock and Roll, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942. Had he lived past his 27th birthday, he'd be celebrating number 69 today! It's hard to believe he's not with us anymore because aside from not being able to tour anymore, for obvious reasons, there's been a steady output of unreleased music released since his death. For Jimi fans, you'll really want to grab a copy of the 4 CD/1 DVD [...]
According to Wikipedia: James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix and known as Jimi Hendrix) (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing was influential on rock music. He is widely considered to be the greatest guitarist in musical history,and one of the most influential musicians of his era across a range of genres. One of my favorite Hendrix albums is "Blues" it is outstanding in my opinion. Song Title Time 1. Hear My Train A Comin' (Acoustic) 3:05 2. Born Under A [...]
"Jimi Hendrix sent the following letter to Reprise Records in September of 1968. It was essentially a set of fairly strict instructions with regard to the sleeve design of his forthcoming record, Electric Ladyland : a photo of the band surrounded by kids in Central Park, taken by Linda McCartney , was to feature on the front cover; various other black and white shots, by Eddie Kramer , were also to grace the packaging; as was a poem entitled "Letter to the room full of mirrors,". [...]
This is pretty cool. Shortly after forming The Jimi Hendrix Experience , the guitarist wrote to his father back ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ jimi-hendrix-writes-home/58469 /
Popa Chubby serves up a big ol' hunk of blues-rock to NYC.
As the trial of Michael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray wears on, Forbes reports that the onetime King Of Pop is #1 on the publication's annual list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. It's the second year in a row the music legend has topped the list, though Forbes points out that the $170 million his estate raked in over the past 12 months, via sales of his music and his stake in the Sony/ATV catalog, is a steep drop from the $275 million that landed Jackson at #1 on last year's [...]
Some of the best stories are told through music. It's been a while since I posted so I'd like to tell a little story of my own through songs. Bear with me because this is going to be a loose interpretation. I've been in a funk for the last month or so. Not the good, James Brown kind of funk; the kind of funk where you don't want to get off the couch. There are lots of reasons but I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say it's time to make some changes, whether [...]
In the post-Sgt Pepper era when rock n roll got "serious", the single was thought to be kids stuff and not a sufficient medium to relay a "heavy" message, ushering in the album rock era. While the album era certainly yielded its share of excellent LP's, it also encouraged excess. Jimi Hendrix was the consummate artist; one that put great care into what he released in his lifetime, and of course the LP's released in which he had creative control are nearly flawless. I can easily put on Hendrix LP's (of which I have listened to literally hundreds [...]
Michael Winslow is probably best known as the guy who makes funny noises in the Police Academy movies (winner of more Oscars than any other franchise in history), but I prefer to remember him as the "I've lost the bleeps, I lost the sweeps, and I lost the creeps" dude from Spaceballs. However you remember [...]
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