The British Royal Mail just unveiled a series of ten classic record covers made into stamps. The selection was based on the artwork, not the music, and includes the last record Brian Jones played on with the Rolling Stones, 1969’s Let It Bleed. The cover features the tone arm of a phonograph and a cake [...]

Turning thirty is a big deal. Many experience the last years of their twenties as a transitional phase between youth and maturity. Thirty marks the real entry to adulthood—an age where most people have completed their university degrees, found their vocation, and are comfortably settled in a relationship—or not. Renowned astrologer Rob Tillett, who spent the [...]

Richey James Edwards Born: December 22, 1967, in Blackwood, Wales, UK Disappeared: February 1, 1995, in Wales, UK Band: Manic Street Preachers Archives Of Pain – Manic Stree… Richey James Edwards of the Welsh Manic Street Preachers was a huge fan of Cobain and thought of him as a kindred soul who was also suffering from existential depression. After [...]

Robert Johnson Born: May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi Died: August 16, 1938, in Greenwood, Mississippi Cross Road Blues – Robert John… Robert Johnson lived and died in relative obscurity. He was a rootless, restless, sly, street-smart, womanizing, whiskey-drinking hobo with a guitar and a gifted ability to pick up and synthesize the music he heard in [...]

Jimi Hendrix Born: November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington Died: September 18, 1970, in a London hotel room Bands: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys One Rainy Wish – Jimi Hendrix The guitar was an extension of Jimi, a fifth limb he relied on as much as others would a leg or an arm. He played during [...]

Brian Jones Born: February 28, 1942, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England Died: July 3, 1969, Hartfield, Sussex, England Band: The Rolling Stones. Also recorded the Master Musicians of Joujouka Brian was true rock royalty and in the early days, the only bad Rolling Stone. He basked with blonde babes and fathered enough offspring to fill a soccer team. [...]