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Jimi Hendrix is to battle a tyrannical intergalactic force in an official graphic novel
By Fraser Lewry published
The graphic novel Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze will follow the legendary guitarist on a psychedelic, extremely perilous quest to the very centre of the universe

20 banned album sleeves: when rock falls foul of the censors
By Nick Hasted, Fraser Lewry last updated
Rock’s often deliberately provocative cover art can lead to outrage. Here are 20 main offenders in our gallery of banned record sleeves

Watch Jimi Hendrix hang out with The Rolling Stones backstage in New York on his last ever birthday
By Liz Scarlett published
When The Rolling Stones played Madison Square Garden in 1969, Jimi Hendrix joined them backstage to chill out and play his guitar on what would be his final birthday

"It's a tragedy": Watch a shocked Led Zeppelin react to news of the death of Jimi Hendrix in rare 1970 interview footage
By Liz Scarlett published
Immediately after the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, a mourning Led Zeppelin got hounded by journalists asking about links between illicit substances and rock music

10 great heavy metal songs that came before Black Sabbath
By Joe Daly published
Black Sabbath may have been the official ground zero for metal, but these heavy-as-lead bangers all predate that classic first album

Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd went on tour: knife-throwing, guitar smashing and acid breakdowns followed
By Glenn Povey published
Syd Barrett was catatonic. Jimi Hendrix was encouraging Keith Emerson to throw knives at him. Lemmy was one of the roadies. Welcome to the cosmic variety show

Elvis Presley's grand-daughter Riley Keough credits Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix for inspiring her portrayal of fictional rock star Daisy Jones
By Paul Brannigan published
When Riley Keough wanted inspiration for her character Daisy Jones, she looked to some true icons of '70s music

Mick Fleetwood: What Jimi Hendrix means to me
By Henry Yates published
Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood on the genius of Jimi Hendrix: "He could fly into the stratosphere, but he would take the other players there with him"
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