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Andre 3000 To Shoot Jimi Hendrix Biopic In Ireland
Rapper Andre 3000 is heading to Ireland to begin shooting a much-anticipated Jimi Hendrix biopic.The Outkast star is set to transform into the rock icon for All Is By My Side, which will depict Hendrix's...
By WENN on 07 May 2012
No Suprises: American Idol's Elise Testone Gets The Boot
Only five contestants remain on this year's American Idol, after 28-year-old Elise Testone from South Carolina, was booted off the show during Thursday's elimination round (April 26, 2012). The trained vocal coach had excelled during...
By Lew Irwin on 27 April 2012
Plan B Inspired By Arnold Schwarzenegger
Plan B was inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Who and Jimi Hendrix to succeed as a musician.The 'iLL Manors' rapper grew up in the Forest Gate area of London, and while he found it tough,...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 April 2012
Donald Driver Tops Dwts Leaderboard
Donald Driver topped the leaderboard on 'Dancing with the Stars' last night (09.04.12).The NFL star and his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd wowed the judges during rock week, with their paso doble to Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 April 2012
Ronnie Wood: Jimi Hendrix Didn't Like His Own Voice
Jimi Hendrix "never liked the sound of his own voice". The Rolling Stones axeman Ronnie Wood used to share a flat with the late guitarist and singer/songwriter in London and would constantly have to reassure...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 January 2012
Scandals Of 2011
1.THE DEATH OF Amy WinehouseWhen the news of Amy Winehouse's death broke on 23rd July 2011, one could imagine that the obituaries had been half-written for some time. For many years, Winehouse's drug addiction and...
By Lew Irwin on 24 December 2011
Jimi Hendrix Park To Open In Seattle
A park celebrating the life of Jimi Hendrix is to open in the guitar great's native Seattle, Washington next year (12).Plans for Jimi Hendrix Park, which will be located in the city's Central District, were...
By WENN on 05 December 2011
Jimi Hendrix Named Greatest Guitarist Of All Time
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitarist ever in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone Magazine. The axe man topped a list that included Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, THE ROLLING STONES' KEITH RICHARDS and...
By WENN on 24 November 2011
Jimi Hendrix Voted History's Greatest Guitarist
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest guitarist in history by Rolling Stone magazine.The revered music publication put the Purple Haze legend ahead of Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page, who came in...
By WENN on 23 November 2011
Jimi Hendrix Releases App
Jimi Hendrix's estate has released his first ever mobile application. The 'Jimi Hendrix - the Complete Experience App' is available for Apple devices, and can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store.The app...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 November 2011
Jeff Beck Envies Modern Songwriters
Jeff Beck is "jealous" of the Arctic Monkeys, Adele and Radiohead's songwriting abilities. The 67-year-old guitarist is envious of many current artists because he claims he doesn't know how to write popular songs in the...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 November 2011
Michael Jackson Tops Highest-earning Dead Stars List
Michael Jackson has been named the highest-earning dead celebrity of the past year. The late 'Thriller' hitmaker - who died in June 2009 aged 50 - has topped Forbes' annual list of the Top Earning...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 October 2011
Heavy Metal Fan Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum started off as a heavy metal fan. The jazz pianist and singer was initially drawn to an altogether darker music as a teenager, and thinks it gave him a good base to move...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 October 2011
Amy Winehouse Believed She Would 'Die Young'
Amy Winehouse predicted she would die at the age of 27. The 'Rehab' singer - who passed away at her home in Camden, north London, on Saturday (23.07.11) - believed she would become one of...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 July 2011
John Lennon Album Sells For 23k
An album signed by John Lennon hours before he was shot dead has fetched £23,750 at auction. The record - an edition of the former Beatles singer's 'Double Fantasy' album, signed in December 1980 shortly...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2011
Keith Moon Partied Too Hard For Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper used to hide from Keith Moon because he couldn't handle how hard he partied.The 'School's Out' rocker used to be a member of a drinking club called the Hollywood Vampires, which saw him...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 June 2011
Jason Derulo Turned Down Jimi Hendrix Film Role
R&B sensation Jason Derulo snubbed the chance to play guitar legend Jimi Hendrix in a big screen biopic - because he's eager to finish off his second album.The Whatcha Say hitmaker enjoyed a stellar 2010,...
By WENN on 08 March 2011
The Monkees Surprised To Influence The Sex Pistols
The Monkees are "surprised" they influenced The Sex Pistols.The family friendly 60s group - the first ever manufactured pop band - said they are astounded by the artists who admire them, in particular the outrageous...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 February 2011
Ronnie Wood Recalls Being Evicted With Hendrix
Ronnie Wood and Jimi Hendrix were thrown out of the flat they shared because of their dog. The Rolling Stones rocker shared a flat with the legendary musician and friend Pat Arnold in London's Notting...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 January 2011
Cooper Has Hendrix To Thank For Longtime Manager
ALICE COOPER owes JIMI HENDRIX his career - because the guitar legend introduced the shock rocker to his longtime manager.The School's Out legend has been represented by Shep Gordon since the 1960s - and it...
By WENN on 16 December 2010
Hendrix Guitar For Sale
A guitar used by JIMI HENDRIX to compose several of his classic songs is expected to fetch $225,000 (£150,000) at auction next month (Dec10).The Epiphone acoustic cost the rock legend just $22.50 (£15) when he...
By WENN on 17 November 2010
Mercury Misses Out On Moustache Honour
FREDDIE MERCURY and JIMI HENDRIX's famous facial hair has been beaten to the top of a poll to find the most recognisable moustache - by artist SALVADOR DALI.The surrealist painter received 24 per cent of...
By WENN on 04 November 2010
Iconic Music Venue Destroyed By Fire
An iconic English pier that once hosted concerts by the ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, JIMI HENDRIX and PINK FLOYD has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.Firefighters were called to Hastings Pier in East Sussex...
By WENN on 05 October 2010
Drake Pays Tribute To Hendrix At Grave Site
Hip-hop star DRAKE made an emotional stop at JIMI HENDRIX's grave in Washington state following his recent appearance at the nearby Bumbershoot festival - so he could finally pay his respects to his hero.The rapper...
By WENN on 16 September 2010
Lighter Anthem 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has been voted the greatest 'lighter in the air song of all time."The flamboyant pop group's million selling 1975 single was given the accolade by voters surveyed by lighter company Zippo, scooping...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 September 2010
Katy Perry Wanted To Be Voodoo Child
Katy Perry wishes she was Jimi Hendrix's daughter.The 'Teenage Dream' singer's mother Mary Hudson - who along with the star's father Keith is now a pastor - briefly dated the late guitarist in the 1970s...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Nugent: 'I Warned Hendrix To Give Up Drugs'
Rocker TED NUGENT has revealed he tried to ween guitar great JIMI HENDRIX off drugs in the months before he died in 1970.The Cat Scratch Fever star experienced the extent of his hero's drug intake...
By WENN on 21 August 2010
Ac/dc, Kiss And Slash Lead Rock Nominations
AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine, KISS and Slash are all up for two awards at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The four rock giants are all nominated for the coveted Band of the Year...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 August 2010
Hendrix And Dylan Paintings For Sale
Paintings by iconic musicians JIMI HENDRIX and BOB DYLAN are set to go under the hammer at an auction in Britain.A psychedelic image of a snake, painted by the Purple Haze hitmaker in 1967, portrays...
By WENN on 03 August 2010
Hendrix Estate Hit With Lawsuit
The estate of guitar legend JIMI HENDRIX has been hit with a lawsuit from the rocker's former collaborator, who claims one of his tracks was included on a tribute compilation without permission.Lonnie Youngblood befriended Hendrix...
By WENN on 13 July 2010
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