Was Jimi Hendrix murdered?

As the world comes to terms with the death of Michael Jackson and all the speculation that surrounds his death new allegations have been made that another great black American musician, Jimi Hendrix, was in fact...

Runrig guitarist seriously ill in hospital

A guitarist from the Scottish band Runrig is in hospital after collapsing in a train station after returning from a gig on the Black Isle north of Inverness . Malcolm Jones is seriously ill in hospital after the...

Missing guitarist 'presumed dead'

14 years ago Richey Edwards, the guitariest for popular Wales rock band Manic Street Preachers went missing. Today he has been registered as dead, although fans have claimed to have sighted him around the...

Robert Dubwise - The Multi Talented Musician

A Superbly talented musician, Robert has been making quite a name for himself on and off the music-happy island of Jamaica. After school at the prestigious Jamaica College, Robert went straight into the family...

Dead Man Good to Go for Obama Benefit

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First Take on Metallica's 'Death Magnetic'

The lead-up to the release of Metallica's latest metal monolith, Death Magnetic, has been immense. The album is in stores Friday, September 12th, 2008, and here's a first take on what appears to be the band's...

Anstey Methodist Church

"Eric Clapton, arguably the greatest living rock guitarist, wrote a heart wrenching song about the death of his four year old son. He fell from a 53rd-story window. Clapton took nine months off and when he returned his music had changed. The hardship had made his music...

Rolling Stone Back To Rehab

"Ronnie Wood seems to be going through an after midlife crisis. Two bottles of vodka a day? He must be a riot to hang out with… His spokeswoman said: “Following Ronnie’s continued battle with alcohol he has...

'Awesome' Jay-Z beats Noel's rap at Glastonbury

"The rapper Jay-Z's position at the top of the Glastonbury bill has notoriously riled the likes of Noel Gallagher of Oasis, who implied it was the sort of thing that would never have happened in his heyday....

Pearl Jam Begin Work on Ninth Studio Album

Eddie Vedder and the PJ boys are, miraculously, still going strong and continue rocking along. Just thinking ahead here, they're going to have to come up with a creative name for their next album (their 10th) —...

Coldplay buy a bakery to use as base to promote album

Coldplay's latest offering will be available starting June 12, and ahead of that the band has bought a bakery in north London to promote their new album. The single Violet Hill can already be downloaded for...

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Get Married

It warms my heart to know that such talented and inspiring artists have found loving inspiration in one another. So cute! "US musician Lou Reed and his long-time companion Laurie Anderson recently married, the...

Richie Sambora Charged with DUI

Do you think Sambora was too drunk to see the highway sign reading "Slippery When Wet"? Just asking. "Richie Sambora was charged Tuesday with drunken driving following his arrest last month when his blood-alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit, prosecutors said....

Jeff Healey Dies March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008

Award Winning Jeff Healy dies of Cancer, a Cancer which took his eye sight so many years ago as a child.  One can be sure there will be many Guitar players gently weeping"."ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST ...

Eric Clapton could perform in North Korea - reports says

London (ANTARA News) - British rock guitarist Eric Clapton has been invited to perform in Pyongyang next year as part of North Korea's current efforts to build cultural bridges to the outside world, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. Clapton, 62, whose hits include...

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