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*Usher will collaborate with Macy’s to curate the concept, music and design for the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks show, which will be launched from barges off Manhattan. It’s the first time the company has worked with an artist on the concept for its annual show, Macy’s said Thursday. Usher will score the music for [...]
*Jimi Hendrix menswear? Thanks to his sister Janie Hendrix, it’s a reality now available at Bloomingdale’s, just in time for the holidays. Janie, the executor of his estate, partnered with lifestyle brand Lyric Culture for the line inspired by the late guitar icon. It includes graphic screen print T-shirts, featuring lyrics and images of the [...]
*You just have to respect Erykah Badu’s opinion, not because she’s always right, but because she speaks her mind with no limits. She recently went all in on Wayne Coyne, frontman of The Flaming Lips, after he released some unapproved (nude) visuals of the singer’s sister for the collaborative video “The First Time Ever I [...]
*Imagine – a film about Jimi Hendrix without any of his music. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Andre 3000, currently starring in a biopic about the guitar legend’s life, will cover lots of songs by fellow 60s acts – like the Beatles, Muddy Waters and Elvis Presley – but he won’t be performing any Hendrix [...]
*The estate for Jimi Hendrix has joined other estates – including those for Doors frontman Jim Morrison, and Marilyn Monroe – in considering the idea of holographic live performances following the Tupac hologram’s appearances with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at Coachella in April. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Janie Hendrix, the rock legend’s sister [...]
*Andre 3000 as Jimi Hendrix? The world is waiting to see how that turns out. Filming has begun on the Hendrix biopic called “All Is By My Side” and if all goes well we’ll see if the OutKast rapper has the chops to pull it off. Based on his previous outings, the prognosis is shaky [...]
*As Andre 3000 heads to Ireland to begin shooting the Jimi Hendrix biopic “All is By My Side,” the guitar legend’s estate has released a statement saying they are against the film, and will not allow rights to the music. According to the Wall Street Journal, Experience Hendrix LLC, the family-owned company that manages Hendrix’s [...]
*After years of buzz about the prospect of Outkast rapper Andre 3000 playing Jimi Hendrix in a biopic, the film is finally about to begin shooting this month in Ireland. According to the Irish Film & Television Network (IFTN), the film, titled “All Is By My Side,” will document the guitar legend’s period in England [...]
*Since Tupac was a hit as a hologram, Dr. Dre thought, why not all the greats?! The producer plans to hologram all the greatest performers, including Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix. Since Tupac’s ‘appearance’ went so well at Coachella last weekend, it looks like this may be the way to go to keep the greats [...]
*Sometimes you can pick up a book, and just can’t seem to put it down. Sweetback Blues by Kari Fretham (Lulu Publishers 2011) is one such book. It’s a tale of world-renowned Bluesman Henry Harris, aka Southside Slim. Fretham tells the story in the voice of the character which adds to the depth of the [...]
*The Hollywood Reporter has a review of the new tell-all book from legendary producer Nile Rogers. With his band Chic and later on his own, the musician helped define the sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s. From songs like “Le Freak” and “Good Times,” which he co-wrote with longtime musical partner Bernard Edwards, [...]
*Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Andre 3000, but you will not be playing the role of legendary rock star Jimi Hendrix in a biopic. According to reports, the deceased guitarist’s estate shot the whole thing down. Although the film project was just a rumor to begin with, his estate has confirmed more [...]
*Officials in Jimi Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle are asking fans to donate money toward the renovation of a park is to be renamed in the guitar great’s honor. The space will be called the Jimi Hendrix Park after undergoing a makeover to commemorate the rocker’s legacy. Designers have submitted proposals for features, including a live [...]
*Lil Wayne had a lot of time to read during his recent prison stint – even scrolling through the Bible for the first time in his life, he told Rolling Stone magazine. “It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he’d be dissing [...]
*A desire to memorialize his heroes — including James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Garry Shider and jazz legends such as Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis — drove Bootsy Collins to make “Tha Funk Capitol of the World,” his first new album in five years, reports Billboard. “In 2008 we went out and did a [...]
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