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Hendrix Voted Greatest Guitarist Ever

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:49:01 CST

Rolling Stone assembled a team of top guitarists and industry experts to vote on the greatest 100 guitarists of all time and few will be surprised to find '60s legend Jimi Hendrix topping the list. Eric Clapton came second and Jimmy Page third, with Keith Richards and Jeff Beck also...

Kid Rock: Yeah, I Know My Name Is Dumb

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:50:13 CDT

Kid Rock has learned a lot over the course of his rock career. Perhaps most importantly, if you're going to beat someone up, at least do it in a Waffle House, as he did . "Could have been worse," he points out. "What if we were in a f***ing Ruth's Chris?...

Where Are All the Male Groupies?

Matt Cantor — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 11:32:05 CST

Male rock stars are notorious for their groupie magnetism—but the same just isn’t true for female rockers, Salon finds. “Ladies in bands don’t get ANY action,” Neko Case tweeted last weekend, prompting a flurry of agreement from fellow women in rock. (Case made clear later she was not complaining,...

Jimi Hendrix Flat Opened to Public

Rob Quinn — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:12:20 CDT

The London flat Jimi Hendrix called home for the last year of his life is being opened to the public next month for the first time since the rock legend's death 40 years ago. A museum next door devoted to George Handel—who would have been Hendrix's neighbor if he'd...

7 Rock Stars Who Are Major Headaches

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:09:59 CDT

We expect rock stars to lay in beds covered in money while drinking insanely pricey liquor and, umm, doing some other stuff. But we forget about the poor, poor souls—agents, concert promoters, record producers—who depend on them to be on time...and coherent. Cracked presents the 7 rock...

Elvis Costello Pulls Out of Israel Concerts in Protest

Rob Quinn — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:43:00 CDT

Elvis Costello has canceled two concerts he was due to play in Israel this summer to protest the nation's treatment of Palestinians. "There are occasions when merely having your name added to a concert schedule may be interpreted as a political act that resonates more than anything that might be...

'Courtney Love Is Dead,' Says Courtney Love

Kevin Spak — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:07:54 CDT

Courtney Love has had it with her stage name, which, to hear her tell it, has become more like a slave name. “The name Courtney Love is a way to oppress me,” she said in a recent interview with NME magazine. “Courtney Love is dead.” From now on, she'll go...

Steven Tyler Enters Rehab

Rob Quinn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:44:49 CST

Rocker Steven Tyler has entered a rehab facility to deal with an addiction to prescription painkillers. The Aerosmith singer denied rumors he was leaving the band and said he was looking forward to getting back on the stage as soon as possible, People reports. Tyler, 61, suffers chronic pain from...

Rock Star of the Year? Berlusconi

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:27:16 CST

He might be 73, paunchy, and balding, but Silvio Berlusconi is still a rock star, says Italy’s Rolling Stone . The Italian premier was named “Rockstar of the Year” by the mag because he has a “lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock stars,” the AP reports. We certainly know enough about...