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Miley Cyrus Landed Raunchy New Film Role As She ‘Loves’ Phalluses!

Miley Cyrus landed her latest film role as a plaster caster of men’s privates as she “loves” phalluses.The ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer, 31, plays the part in director Ethan Coen’s ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ alongside Margaret Qualley, Geraldine...

Beloved Folk Singing Legend Who Featured At Woodstock Dead Aged 76

Singer Melanie Safka has died aged 76.The US folk musician, best known for her song ‘Brand New Key’ and rendition of The Rolling Stones’ classic ‘Ruby Tuesday’, passed away "peacefully" on Tuesday (23.01.24), her family...

'The 10 Years I Knew Her Were Magic!' Kristin Chenoweth Announces Death Of Biological Mother

Kristin Chenoweth's biological mother has died.The 55-year-old Broadway star was adopted by Junie and Jerry Chenoweth when she was just five days old and did not meet her birth mother Lynn until 2012 but took...

Gene Simmons: ‘Artists Shouldn't Give A F*** If They’Re On Rolling Stone Magazine’S 200 Greatest Singers Of All Time’ List’

Gene Simmons says entertainers shouldn’t “give a f***” if they are on Rolling Stone magazine’s ‘200 Greatest Singers Of All Time’ list.The KISS singer, 73, branded the new league table – updated from the publication’s 2008...

St. Vincent Announces Rock History Podcast

St. Vincent is launching a new podcast on the history of rock music.The 40-year-old musician - whose real name is Annie Clark - delves into the Sex Pistols’ riotous US tour that led to the...

Zayn Malik Releases Jimi Hendrix Cover For Late Guitar God's 80th Birthday

Zayn Malik has released a cover of Jimi Hendrix's 1971 posthumous tune 'Angel' to mark the late guitar legend's 80th birthday.The former One Direction star, 29, has been praised by the Hendrix estate, who approved...

Ellie Goulding Was A 'Metalhead' As A Teen

Ellie Goulding was a metalhead and "Kerrang! girl" as a teen.The 'Easy Lover' hitmaker might be a pop star with a penchant for a ballad, but she is a rocker at heart and can't wait...

Sir Mick Jagger Narrates Poignant Short Film To Mark Royal Albert Hall's 150th Birthday

Sir Mick Jagger has narrated a poignant short film to mark the Royal Albert Hall's 150th birthday.The Rolling Stones frontman, 77, reads from WH Auden’s poem 'For Friends Only' in the 90-second clip titled 'Your...

Tainted Love, Hallelujah And Girls Just Wanna Have Fun: 10 Covers That You Probably Know Better Than The Originals

How many times in your life have you found yourself listening to a song that you think you know inside out, only to discover that that's not even the original version? We're guessing at least...

Album Of The Week: Remembering Jimi Hendrix And His Seminal Album 'Electric Ladyland'

It being Black History Month in the UK, it feels only appropriate to celebrate one of the most iconic rock albums of all time, brought to us by one of the greatest black musicians in...

Celebrating Black History Month: Are These The Greatest Black Artists Of All Time?

The annual celebration encourages us to honour black people and recognise their significant contributions to history, a key contributor being their extraordinary influence on the music industry.Whether you focus on Jimi Hendrix or Aretha Franklin,...

Jimi Hendrix's Electric Sunburst Guitar Fetches More Than £160k

Jimi Hendrix's Japanese sunburst electric guitar has sold for more than £160,000 ($209,000) at auction.The late music icon - who chocked on his own vomit and died at the age of just 27 in September...

Jimi Hendrix Covers Muddy Waters' 'Mannish Boy' In Unheard Recording

Jimi Hendrix shares his love of the blues with a stunning cover of Muddy Waters' 'Mannish Boy', released to the public for the first time as part of a new posthumous compilation of his archival...

Porn Star Mary Millington Honoured With Blue Plaque

Mary Millington, who died in 1979, holds a world record for the longest-running British film which played continuously for four years.Her famed soft porn movie Come Play With Me set a record when it was...

Jimi Hendrix's London Home To Become Public Exhibition

A London property at which the late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix lived in the late 1960s is to be opened to the public in early 2016, along with a neighbouring property once occupied by the...

Jimi Hendrix Home To Open In 2016

The musician lived on the top floor of the Georgian townhouse from 1968 to 1969 and officials have spent two years restoring the property into a permanent memorial to the late rocker....

Jimi Hendrix's Estate Sues Over Guitar

Members of Experience Hendrix LLC, who run the estate, have filed a lawsuit against Harvey Moltz, owner of Rainbow Guitars in Tucson, Arizona over a Black Widow acoustic guitar, which is believed to...

Madonna, Marvin Gaye And George Harrison Nominated For Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction

Blondie, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Sly Stone, the Isley Brothers, and Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards will also compete for a spot in the Class of 2016 as performers, while Motown legend Berry...

Isle Of Wight Filmmaker Wants To Revisit Definitive Festival Movie

The director was not a fan of Michael Wadleigh's coverage of the 1969 music festival, because it suggests the event was all love, peace and hippies - and he'd like to show the...

Rod Stewart's Poetry Book

Rod Stewart wants to release a book of poetry with Ronnie Wood.The 'Maggie May' hitmaker has always had a ''unique'' relationship with his Faces bandmate, to the extent they have their own language, and he...

Jimi Hendrix's Hair Up For Auction

It's the first time any such item has been offered. The 'hair charm' was one of many used for a widely publicised seance/interview staged by Guitar World magazine in an attempt to...

Amy Winehouse Sensed Early Demise

Amy documentary director Asif Kapadia reveals when he was conducting research for the project he discovered the Back to Black hitmaker predicted her early demise. He claims many friends and associates told...

Alice Cooper: I Came Within Two Or Three Weeks Of Dying

Alice Cooper was told he would die if he didn't give up alcohol. The 'Poison' hitmaker revealed he was drinking so heavily at one point that his doctor gave him an ultimatum that if he...

Kendrick Lamar Wants To Be Compared To Bob Dylan

Kendrick Lamar wants to be compared with Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.The 28-year-old rapper's latest album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly', has received widespread critical acclaim and he hopes the record will go down...

Paul Mccartney Honours Charleston Victims During Festival Performance

Shockwaves were sent around America on Wednesday (17Jun15) when a gunman opened fire at a weekly Bible study session at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine...

Isle Of Wight Festival Sees World Record Attempt In Honour Of Jimi Hendrix

On the 45th anniversary of his legendary set at the venue, the organisers of the Isle of Wight Festival 2015 have honoured Jimi Hendrix by attempting to break a world record.Amid the fun of four...

Jimi Hendrix World Record Attempt Planned For Isle Of Wight Festival

The rock icon played the U.K. festival in 1970 and organisers plan to commemorate the legendary performance by trying to break the record for the most fans in one place wearing masks at...

Lawsuit Launched Over Jimi Hendrix Guitar

The Acoustic Black Widow instrument, used by the rock legend, was left to his father following the star's death in 1970 but it has since changed hands and the current owner is reportedly...

Jimi Hendrix Biopic Moving Forward

The Captain Phillips moviemaker initially signed on for the untitled film four years ago, but at the time, Hendrix estate executors would not release the rights to the late guitarist's music....

Jimi Hendrix Memorabilia Up For Auction

Clothes and guitars owned by Hendrix were discovered in a box that had been locked in a storage facility in East Sussex, England since 2008 following the death of Mitch Mitchell, drummer with...

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