In 1967, the year Jimi Hendrix became the toast of London, a bartender at a working-class pub in Liverpool mistook the rock star for someone far less glamorous ...

Here’s how you make a movie about Jimi Hendrix without the participation of his fractious/litigious estate. You frame it within a brief window, just when his fame was blossoming. The film opens in ...

Charles R. Cross, who wrote the acclaimed “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,” spent the past four years researching the life of the biggest rock star ever to come out of the Northwest.

When veteran music journalist Philip Norman turns his attention to a musician, the word “definitive” is not an understatement. For while many of his subjects are themselves subjects of dozens—even ...

Kurt Cobain's biographer takes on the great rock guitarist's legacy and misses the mark. By Billboard Staff Kurt Cobain’s biographer takes on the great rock guitarist’s legacy and misses the mark.

Actress Hayley Atwell, currently starring in ‘Captain America,’ reveals that a long-rumored and talked about Jimi Hendrix biopic featuring Andre 3000 of rap group Outkast is edging closer to becoming ...

TOO much talking, not enough music. That's probably not something you expected to hear from a biographical movie about one of the greatest rock legends of all time. But sadly it's true. Jimi: All Is ...

1966, according to a groovy picture book by historian Hal Lifson, was “the coolest year in pop culture history.” TV had “The Munsters,” "The Monkees" and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” On the big screen, ...

For only four years, Jimi Hendrix was one of the biggest stars in rock music before his untimely death. Now, decades later, he is still recognized as a guitar genius -- his solos revolutionized rock ...