THE BRITISH ARE COMING: JIMI HENDRIX INVADES NEW YORK CITY
2026-01-31 09:45:00
What started as a well-planned media event in the heart of New York City featuring a squadron of helicopters whisking British bands to the top of the Pan Am Building turned into a water-logged, caravan of tired musicians showing up several hours late to their own party. In the end, the British groups made their arrival—but they were headlined by American guitarist Jimi Hendrix who was leading his chart-topping group The Jimi Hendrix Experience fresh on the heels of their sophomore album release. Music editor Jay Ruby from Jazz & Pop was on the "battleground" that day and recounts his experience, plus a few of Jimi's own words from this fabled gathering. …
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YOU SEE A LOT OF THINGS IF YOU HAVE IMAGINATION
2026-01-30 13:00:00
On November 8, 1967 The Jimi Hendrix Experience headlined a concert at Manchester University's Student Union. Following the concert, writer Steve Barker interviewed Jimi Hendrix backstage for Unit magazine. where they discussed the group's forthcoming release Axis: Bold As Love, his inspirations, influences and future music direction. It's an insightful interview detailing some of Jimi's creative frustrations and the simple classifications that people try to label the group with. "I don't like classification anyway, regardless of the scene... it happens to us, but that's just anybody's opinion." …
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ONE LAST STAND: WINTER FESTIVAL FOR PEACE - JANUARY 28, 1970
2026-01-28 10:45:00
Ever since he played the "United Block Association Benefit" in Harlem on September 5, 1969, Jimi Hendrix had been telling friends and associates how he wanted to do more shows like that, more gigs, which gave something back to the community, in return for all it had given to him. On Wednesday, January 28, 1970, Jimi Hendrix heralded his Band Of Gypsys to Madison Square Garden to headline the "Winter Festival For Peace," a fundraising event to support the Vietnam Moratorium Committee (VMC) through arrangements with Peter Yarrow and local promoter Sid Bernstein. While the event raised $75,000 it also marked the last performance of the Band Of Gypsys. This classic story from the pages of Experience Hendrix Magazine revisits this fateful event. …
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DREAMING IN COLOR: JIMI HENDRIX DECEMBER 1967 INTERVIEW BY MEATBALL FULTON
2026-01-22 13:00:00
In the days following the release of Axis: Bold As Love, DJ Meatball Fulton visited Jimi's London apartment and conducted this insightful interview that explores Jimi's creative mindset, the new album and some of the mounting pressures to turn over new material at break-neck speeds. As Fulton himself later expressed, "My first impression of Jimi Hendrix was that his presence was so strong. It was sort of like stepping into a field of electricity... [Jimi] was so sensitive, he could see me listening and he opened up." Read this insightful interview now. …
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JIMI HENDRIX: VALLEY OF JAMS 1969-1970 AVAILABLE THIS MARCH FROM THIRD MAN RECORDS
2026-01-18 13:15:00
Appearing like a flash, Jimi Hendrix burst onto the international music scene of the mid 1960's like nothing ever seen before or since. Born in Seattle in 1942, early life experiences both in the United States Army and as a backing musician for the likes of the Isley Brothers and Little Richard on the Chitlin' Circuit helped serve as formative groundwork for what was to come.
Of particular interest is Jimi Hendrix's use of the studio, of improvisational creation, of jamming, as a foundational aspect to his creative process. Third Man Records, in partnership with Experience Hendrix and in connection with Legacy Recordings (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) is beyond humbled and honored to announce Jimi Hendrix Valley of Jams 1969-1970 is the 67th entry in Third Man Records' long-running archival audio series The Vault.
THE DEADLINE FOR THIS PACKAGE IS MIDNIGHT JANUARY 31, 2026. …
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2026 JIMI HENDRIX SIGNATURE CALENDAR
2026-01-13 14:00:00
FEATURED STORY: FIRST RECORDED IN 1733, AT THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STUDIO
2026-01-09 13:45:00
ROBIN TROWER: A ROMP IN 12-BAR BLUES
2026-01-07 12:15:00
English guitarist Robin Trower's early music is linked to psychedelia in the same way the public perceived the early work of Jimi Hendrix. Musically, the two created in the 1960s and (in Trower's case, also the early 1970s), what could be termed, an uncanny ability to tap into realms of sounds that jar the senses. Both guitarists shared a penchant for playing passages of guitar music punctuated by ethereal beauty and capable of executing mind-numbing, dissonant solos. Trower still summons that aural muse with enthusiasm and skill. Here, writer Bruce Madden explores this musical realm with a very candid Robin Trower in this classic 1997 interview from the pages of Experience Hendrix: The Official Jimi Hendrix Magazine. …
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CHEROKEE MIST / ASTRO MAN FROM THE ALBUM BURNING DESIRE
2026-01-07 09:30:00
On January 7, 1970 Jimi Hendrix was joined by Billy Cox and Buddy Miles at Record Plant Studios where they recorded "Cherokee Mist/Astro Man." This stunning studio exploration is featured, alongside seven other recordings on the Dagger Records exclusive release BURNING DESIRE available from Authentic Hendrix. Preview the release and order your copy on CD or vinyl today. …
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ON THE ROAD WITH THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - SECOND UK TOUR (NOV/DEC 1967)
2026-01-05 14:00:00
On the road with The Jimi Hendrix Experience. For 3 weeks in Nov/Dec 1967, aboard a fleet of buses which combed the British roads, leaving no major town unturned, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Amen Corner, Pink Floyd, The Nice, The Outer Limits, and Eire Apparent set out to bring a taste of swinging London to the provinces. …
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A HAPPENING FOR LULU: The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Last BBC Appearance
2026-01-04 08:00:00
It's early Saturday evening on January 4, 1969. This is traditionally the time for variety programs on British television, time for family viewing 'round the idiot box and this week, for the nation's pleasure, The Jimi Hendrix Experience are to play a couple of numbers on a show called Happening For Lulu. The live appearance turned out to be The Experience's last appearance on the BBC and has made for one of the most legendary moments in rock 'n' roll television history. …
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AULD LANG SYNE... AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
2025-12-31 14:00:00
THE BIRTH OF AN EXPERIENCE
2025-12-16 13:30:00
HORNET'S NEST - THE EARLY HENDRIX RELEASES
2025-12-13 14:15:00
For nearly 50 years a veritable "hornet's nest" of controversy surrounded a small collection of studio and live concert recordings captured in the mid-1960s that featured the talents of Jimi Hendrix, then a little-known sideman—Jimmy Hendrix—performing alongside the groups Curtis Knight & The Squires and The Lovelights. …
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