This day, November 27, 1942, Jimi Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix) was born would have been 67. (passed away Sept 18, 1970 age 27).The Jimi Hendrix Experience is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and Hendrix is posthumously voted a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.
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QUEEN - BOHEMAIN RHAPSODY
The Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody? Is this just fantasy? Nope. To mark the 18th anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death (24 November 1991), Miggy Piggy, Animal and 60 or so other Muppet friends throw down in grand style on Queen's baroque classic.
Already the video (see it below) has become a must-see sensation: in just three days it's been viewed by over three million people, and no telling where it's going to stop. Ahhh, the power of Queen! The power of The Muppets!
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Foo Fighters, had the crowd on their feet during a taping for "VH1 Storytellers" October 28 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Fans can watch this exclusive performance when "VH1 Storytellers: Foo Fighters" premieres Tonight at 11:00 PM* on VH1.
The broadcast, which will air in 162 countries, marks the first-ever global premiere of the iconic series, "VH1 Storytellers."
The one-hour on-air special will feature Foo Fighters performing a selection of some of their most popular songs in addition to their latest single from the new album Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits. Following in the "VH1 Storytellers" format, Foo Fighters will answer questions from the audience and give viewers a unique opportunity to hear the inspiration behind such classics as "Everlong", "Big Me", "My Hero" and from their new album "Wheels" and "Word Forward."
Following the on-air premiere, the full show will be available online at - Storytellers.VH1.com
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Creed are in for a special treat this Holiday Season as Creed Live, the first-ever live DVD from one of the most successful bands of the past decade, hits stores and all major online retailers on December 8.
Creed Live, captured during the band's long-awaited "Full Circle" reunion tour, includes every favorite track a Creed fan would want, including "Higher," "My Sacrifice," "With Arms Wide Open" and "Bullets" plus new songs such as "Overcome" and "A Thousand Faces" from Full Circle, the band's first studio effort in seven years.
Full Circle recently debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts second only to Michael Jachson's, This Is It.
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In one of this year's loonier lawsuits, Depeche Mode's Martin Gore has been subpoenaed by an American videogamer and asked to testify on the subject of "alienation". Erik Estavillo is suing the makers of World of Warcraft, alleging that the game has alienated him from the real, orc-less world.
According to the San Jose, California resident, World of Warcraft is a "harmful virtual environment" and its developers follow "sneaky and deceitful practices". Despite this, Estavillo admits he "relies on videogames heavily for the little ongoing happiness he can achieve in this life". He just wants World of Warcraft to cost less money. And to stop making him so sad.
Which brings us to Depeche Mode. Estavillo's court filings put forward multi-instrumentalist songwriter Martin Gore as an expert witness on melancholy. Gore should be called to Santa Clara county superior court, Estavillio suggests, "since he himself has been known to be sad, lonely, and alienated, as can be seen in the songs he writes".
