Features Pro Audio David Gilmour reveals that he mixed Jimi Hendrix’s sound in 1970 by Luka Osborne Sound engineers are a very important component of live shows, however, they are easily overlooked or taken for granted. But maybe not in this instance. In a recent interview with…
News Here’s a sneak peak of Electric Ladyland’s massive 50th anniversary reissue by Happy Discogs Exclusives have shared the details for an upcoming reissue of Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix, to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary this year. First released on October 16th in 1968,…
News The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Electric Ladyland gets huge new 50th anniversary box-set by Happy Yes, that’s right. This October marks the 50th anniversary of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Electric Ladyland… and to celebrate, Legacy Records will be reissuing the iconic album as a huge…
Features Pro Audio A tidal wave of change: behind the scenes of progressive rock in the 60s by Pinky Latt If the 1950s was the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, then the ‘60s were dedicated to advancement in the form of a tidal wave known as “progressive rock.” In a…
News Holy moly, there’s a brand new Jimi Hendrix album coming out early 2018 by Happy A collection of unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970, the final two years of his lifetime, are set to be released next year. The 13-track Both Sides…
News Vinyl A massive Jimi Hendrix Experience box set has been pressed to vinyl for the first time by Happy An expansive collection of live and studio recordings from Jimi Hendrix, spanning 1966-1970, is being pressed to vinyl for a massive box set reissue. Christmas is coming early for fans of…
News Purple guitars, engraved lyrics and Hendrix-inspired sculptures. This is the 2.5 acre park dedicated to Jimi Hendrix by Jacinta Rets After three years in the works, a Seattle park dedicated to the iconic guitar god Jimi Hendrix has finally opened. Sony Music donated a $300,000 sculpture, while Jimi’s sister Janie provided the bulk…
Features News That time Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees by Happy It’s hard to imagine a time in the history of music when Jimi Hendrix wasn’t the monolith that he is today. But in the spring of 1967 – a time…
Features News Deliberate Distortion: counting back 50 years of Jimi Hendrix and Are You Experienced by Iain McKelvey Are You Experienced? In 1967, Jimi Hendrix asked us that question. It has reverberated through generations for five decades. Mutating with each year, spawning countless psychedelic explorers and seemingly holding…
Lists Slightly Stoopid reveal the stanky tracklist for the world’s first smokeable record by Happy It’s no secret that Slightly Stoopid loves the green. The stoner rockers have made a career smashing out ganja friendly tunes from Dabbington to Fat Spliffs. But about two months back they took…
Features Pro Audio The Vox-Mobile: the fastest guitar in the country by Steven Schouten 1967 was arguably the year of psychedelic rock music, when the Summer of Love melted the minds of an entire generation into a Day-Glo-dripped oblivion, sparking a phenomenal rise in…
Lists From war to wax to Woodstock: 8 things you didn’t know about the life of Jimi Hendrix by Liz Nash The truest guitar hero before Playstation ever laid a stake in the ground, Jimi Hendrix first rose up through the ranks of the U.S. Army before picking up the axe and…
Lists 9 of the most famous guitars in the world. You know the names of these guitarists, but do you know the stories behind their guitars? by Riley Fitzgerald Often key visual focal points, the ubiquitous guitars of popular culture carry close associations with the seminal riffs of those who wield them. While many a music fan might struggle…
