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Jimi Hendrix

Expanded 'Jimi Plays Berkeley' Concert Documentary Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD

Posted 06/04/2012 at 3:20pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy Recordings have announced that a restored and expanded edition of Jimi Plays Berkeley will come to Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, July 10.

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Jimi Hendrix Estate Issues Statement on 'All Is By My Side' Biopic

Posted 05/10/2012 at 11:40am | by Josh Hart

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Earlier this week, we reported that rapper Andre 3000 had been confirmedAll Is By My Side.

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Jimi Hendrix Biopic, 'All Is By My Side,' to Star Rapper Andre 3000

Posted 05/07/2012 at 11:57am | by Damian Fanelli

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Rapper Andre 3000 will play Jimi Hendrix in a new Hendrix biopic, which will begin shooting in Ireland later this month. The film, which is titled All Is By My Side, was written by -- and will be directed by -- novelist and screenwriter John Ridley, who recently wrote the Tuskegee Airmen film Red Tails.

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Jimi Hendrix Tribute Breaks Guinness Record for Largest Guitar Ensemble

Posted 05/02/2012 at 10:21am | by Josh Hart

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Over 7,000 guitarists of all kinds — electric, acoustic, bass, classical — gathered at Poland's Thanks Jimi Festival yesterday in order to break the Guinness world record for "Largest Guitar Ensemble" with a performance of Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe."

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In Deep: Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

Posted 04/10/2012 at 11:31am | by Andy Aledort

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In this month's edition of In Deep, Guitar World's Andy Aledort takes a close-up look at Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing."

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Contest: Take Hendrix Lick Pack Challenge and Win 'Winterland' Box Set, 'Hendrix In The West' and Feature on GuitarWorld.com

Posted 03/27/2012 at 1:25pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Show us your chops and win a Jimi Hendrix Winterland 4 CD box set and the Hendrix In The West CD and be featured on the homepage of GuitarWorld.com, all courtesy of the Experience Hendrix Tour and Guitar World!

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Guitar World Lick of the Day App Introduces Jimi Hendrix Lick Packs

Posted 03/23/2012 at 8:13am | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World and Agile Partners announce three Jimi Hendrix Lick Packs are now available in Guitar World Lick of the Day, the popular app for learning guitar on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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Experience Hendrix Tour Features Buddy Guy, Billy Cox, Eric Johnson, Robby Krieger and More

Posted 03/21/2012 at 5:24pm | by Damian Fanelli

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The Experience Hendrix tour, a traveling show that pays tribute to the music of Jimi Hendrix, will head back on the road in March. Thirteen dates have been confirmed (See the schedule below), and several more dates will be announced soon.

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Interview with Roger Mayer: The Secrets of Jimi Hendrix's Guitar Setup

Posted 02/17/2012 at 2:14pm | by Peter Hodgson

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Nobody knows the ins and outs of Jimi Hendrix's guitar sound like Roger Mayer. Mayer introduced Hendrix to his Octavia, a unit that added an octave overtone to the original note. Hendrix loved the sound and used it on the solo to "Purple Haze." The rest, as they say ...

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Stratoblogster Labs: Book Review — “Guitar Zero”

Posted 02/16/2012 at 11:12am | by JP Holesworth

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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning is a recent book release by Gary Marcus, an author and MIT-educated cognitive psychology research professor who teaches at New York University.

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