“There must be some kind of way out of here…” is the first lyric sung so prophetically by Jimi Hendrix on “All Along The Watchtower” recorded in 1970, the same year Jimi Hendrix passed away mysteriously. Regarded as one of greatest musicians to ever record, Saturday 18th September 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of his death in London, England.
James Marshall Hendrix, otherwise known to the world as Jimi Hendrix played his last show in the area of Soho located within the city of Westminster in late summer of 1970. Little did those people at that concert know it would be the last time we would hear something from the virtuoso guitarist and singer/songwriter.
Forty years after his passing, a multitude of
On Thursday night Bruno Mars was the latest emerging talent to grace the infamous stage at west London's weekly hip-spot, YoYo (in the Notting Hill Arts Club). Like any YoYo night, the small basement club was packed beyond capacity with fans, industry heads and London's contrived 'cool kids'.
Following an energetic performance from Mike Posner, Bruno took the stage with fellow Smeezington Phillip Lawrence and the rest of his band. He opened with "Other Side", which, on wax features Cee Lo and B.O.B. Bruno coaxed the sound engineers through the microphones' technical difficulties during the song, which detracted from the opening.
However, the shaky start was only a hiccup, and Bruno and his boys easily won the crowd over with his interpretation of "Nothin' On You", his hit with B.O.B.
"I've always dreamed of performing Hendrix in London, can I play some Hendrix?" Bruno asked before rocking out on his electric guitar to Jimi Hendrix's "Fire". He followed this up with "Billionaire".
“There must be some kind of way out of here…” is the first lyric sung so prophetically by Jimi Hendrix on “All Along The Watchtower” recorded in 1970, the same year Jimi Hendrix passed away mysteriously. Regarded as one of greatest musicians to ever record, Saturday 18th September 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of his death in London, England.
James Marshall Hendrix, otherwise known to the world as Jimi Hendrix played his last show in the area of Soho located within the city of Westminster in late summer of 1970. Little did those people at that concert know it would be the last time we would hear something from the virtuoso guitarist and singer/songwriter.
Forty years after his passing, a multitude of
On Thursday night Bruno Mars was the latest emerging talent to grace the infamous stage at west London's weekly hip-spot, YoYo (in the Notting Hill Arts Club). Like any YoYo night, the small basement club was packed beyond capacity with fans, industry heads and London's contrived 'cool kids'.
Following an energetic performance from Mike Posner, Bruno took the stage with fellow Smeezington Phillip Lawrence and the rest of his band. He opened with "Other Side", which, on wax features Cee Lo and B.O.B. Bruno coaxed the sound engineers through the microphones' technical difficulties during the song, which detracted from the opening.
However, the shaky start was only a hiccup, and Bruno and his boys easily won the crowd over with his interpretation of "Nothin' On You", his hit with B.O.B.
"I've always dreamed of performing Hendrix in London, can I play some Hendrix?" Bruno asked before rocking out on his electric guitar to Jimi Hendrix's "Fire". He followed this up with "Billionaire".