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Why you should visit Jimi Hendrix’s London flat
& why he chose to move to the city.
What Jimi Hendrix’s new album (Both Sides Of The Sky) sounds like
One of the upsides to not being alive through the 60s & 70s is not having to wait for the music to be released. It’s all there. The Beatles, Rolling Stones ect, with less than two clicks of a button or by simply asking a small robot to play it (this really is the future). …
Listen To Jimi Hendrix’s Muddy Waters Cover
Listen to the first track from Jimi Hendrix’s upcoming release. The track is a cover of Muddy Waters’ 1955 blues classic ‘Mannish Boy’. This is just one of the many recordings taken from 1968 to 1970 sessions. They are to appear on a new Hendrix album titled Both Sides Of The Sky. ‘Mannish Boy’ was …
20 Rock Albums Turning 50 Years Old In 2018
These essential rock albums are reaching the grand old age of 50 this year. The music of 1967 had a huge influence over the new year. The Beatles’ highly rated Sgt. Pepper concept album could be found in the fabric of many of the new records. The year before had been a great time for …
Jimi Hendrix Is Releasing A New Album
10 previously unheard Hendrix tracks will be released on a new record due out next year. The album Both Sides Of The Sky will be the final part of a trilogy which includes the previously released Valleys of Neptune and People, Hell & Angels. Eddie Kramer, the man who worked on every Hendrix recording while …
Playlist: 60’s Psychedelic Rock
Discover the late ’60s with our Psychedelic Rock Playlist. During the late ’60s, bands began to throw away their uniform attire and turn to a life of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Guitarists began to experiment with their instruments (some even set them alight) whilst producers began to push music further than it had …
Grace Slick’s Summer Of Love
50 years ago today, in 1967, the Summer Of Love began. It was the rise of the hippie counterculture and a time for love to win. People flocked to Haight Ashbury in San Francisco (dubbed ‘Hashbury’ by Hunter S Thompson) to become part of the movement. Jefferson Airplane singer Grace Slick was part of it …
Jimi Hendrix London Flat Opens To Public
’60s Guitar God Jimi Hendrix will have his Mayfair flat turned into a museum for fans to visit. His 23 Brook Street address has undergone a £2.4m restoration to give an idea of what life was like for the rock star. Rare and unseen photos will decorate the flat as well as a new studio …
Tin Pan Alley Heading For The Tin Can
There’s always been a home for degenerates and misfits. For years, people have found a place to come together to drown in misery, booze and other fellow rejects. Now, one of Soho’s last glimmers of rock and roll is being scrapped for new flats. Denmark Street, also known as Tin Pan Alley, has been given …