Monday, March 22, 2010
Jimi Hendrix’s Last Days and Lost Music: New Issue of Rolling Stone
On August 26th, 1970, Jimi Hendrix celebrated the official opening of his Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan’s West Village. It would be the last time he ever set foot in his beloved recording sanctuary; he died three weeks later in London at age 27 after ingesting a powerful dose of the sedative Vesperax. But a month prior to the party, the man Rolling Stone would later name the Greatest Guitarist of All Time laid down a few special tracks, including a jam with Steve Winwood on “Valleys of Neptune,” in Electric Lady’s Studio A. That song, in a different incarnation, is now the centerpiece of a new collection of previously unreleased Hendrix gems called Valleys of Neptune. In the new issue ofRolling Stone on sale at newsstands today, David Fricke dives into Hendrix’s last days and lost recordings, tracing the epic plans and earthly troubles that marked the guitar god’s final months.
Nas and Damian Marley Perform New Collaborations at SXSW
Considering Jamaican immigrants (and their soundsystem culture) were the driving force behind the birth of hip-hop, and that rap in turn inspired reggae’s evolution into dancehall, one would think the two genres would mix more often.
Maybe they will in the wake of Nasand Damian “Jr Gong” Marley’s upcoming collaboration ‘Distant Relatives,’ at least if their searing surprise appearance at the Fader Fort during SXSW is anything to go on.
Both are icons in their respective fields and after honing their act during last summer’s Rock the Bells tour and subsequent studio sessions, the duo are clearly a well-oiled machine with stage presence to spare.
Eclipse Stunts Made Nikki Reed Want to Die
Movie vampire Nikki Reed says she wanted to “die” shooting The Twilight Saga: Eclipse because it was so emotionally and physically draining.
“We’re always standing out in like 30-degree weather, with pouring rain, trying to keep our vampire makeup intact,”she told PEOPLE at designer Yotam Solomon’s fashion show in Los Angeles. “It’s hectic, it’s crazy, it’s very jam-packed full of emotion.”
“We were doing a lot of stunts, too much in too little time,” Reed, 21, said, calling life on set “tough.” “The hardest part is trying to fly around on cables in the woods at 6 o’clock, fighting the sunset and stuff. And looking like we’re not cold and super powerful, when we just want to die.”
But, she added, filming “really amazing scenes” with pal Kristen Stewartwas “lovely.”
“She’s my buddy,” Reed said. “We love each other. We had fun shooting together.”
Also see Nikki Reed behind the scenes in this video, entitled “No Rose Petals & Bubblebaths” by Sabrina.
Source: People
Lloyd Banks Saw Trina Naked, Talks Celebrity Nude Leaks
G-Unit's Lloyd Banks talks about celebrity nude photos leaking and how he protects himself from embarrassment.
VIBE: Have you ever had an experience with celebrity hacking that you were able to prevent?
LLOYD BANKS: Not with no pictures or nothing like that. [Laughs] But s**t, as we speak, my Gmail was hacked into a few days ago. It wasn’t the first time… It’s real dangerous out there ’cause they can redirect your mail so stuff will be going to them from your inbox.
Damn, like someone reset the password?
Yeah. I just immediately changed my password.
Is there anything you have on lock that, if leaked, would really embarrass you?
Nah. s**t, the fact of losing music is embarrassing enough, but all that other s**t like pictures and video… I don’t do any of that s**t. You gotta know who you are as a human. [Laughs] If you’re sending somebody your picture and you’re just a regular Mo, then that picture won’t mean anything. But you don’t have to be a celebrity to be embarrassed. You can be a regular person that turned into a celebrity later. So that goes for the regular Moes too. Be careful.
Even if you have the most gorgeous girl begging you to videotape or something, you won’t do it?
s**t, I’ll do it, but I’ll just keep the tape. And actually I don’t even trust myself, so I ain’t gonna keep the tape either. [Laughs]
So you just delete immediately?
Yeah, immediately. That’s my advice.
When a celebrity sees another celebrity’s naked photos leak, what’s your first thought?
It depends on who it is.
Okay, let’s say... Trina.
I’m like ‘Damn.’ That’s something I wanted to see for a minute. I ain’t mad at it. I mean, I don’t wish that on nobody, but it happened and I’ma look.
VIBE: Have you ever had an experience with celebrity hacking that you were able to prevent?
LLOYD BANKS: Not with no pictures or nothing like that. [Laughs] But s**t, as we speak, my Gmail was hacked into a few days ago. It wasn’t the first time… It’s real dangerous out there ’cause they can redirect your mail so stuff will be going to them from your inbox.
Damn, like someone reset the password?
Yeah. I just immediately changed my password.
Is there anything you have on lock that, if leaked, would really embarrass you?
Nah. s**t, the fact of losing music is embarrassing enough, but all that other s**t like pictures and video… I don’t do any of that s**t. You gotta know who you are as a human. [Laughs] If you’re sending somebody your picture and you’re just a regular Mo, then that picture won’t mean anything. But you don’t have to be a celebrity to be embarrassed. You can be a regular person that turned into a celebrity later. So that goes for the regular Moes too. Be careful.
Even if you have the most gorgeous girl begging you to videotape or something, you won’t do it?
s**t, I’ll do it, but I’ll just keep the tape. And actually I don’t even trust myself, so I ain’t gonna keep the tape either. [Laughs]
So you just delete immediately?
Yeah, immediately. That’s my advice.
When a celebrity sees another celebrity’s naked photos leak, what’s your first thought?
It depends on who it is.
Okay, let’s say... Trina.
I’m like ‘Damn.’ That’s something I wanted to see for a minute. I ain’t mad at it. I mean, I don’t wish that on nobody, but it happened and I’ma look.
Max B Granted Appeal For 75 Year Sentence
The 2006 robbery, which occurred at a Fort Lee, New Jersey hotel, also involved his then girlfriend, Gina Conway, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison and his stepbrother Kelvin Leerdamn who received a life term plus an additional 35 years.
Prior to being sentenced to prison, Max B had signed a three album deal with Amalgam Digital in 2008 and was slated to release his debut album Vigilante Season which never dropped. He had a successful career through his affiliation with The Diplomats and co-wrote several songs including Jim Jones' "We Fly High".
Max B's manager says that he has high hopes for the appeal.
Diggy Simmons Signs Record Deal with Atlantic
"Last week the buzz generated rumors that Atlantic Records signed Diggy Simmons, a small statement of denial was released due to at that time it not being true but as of Monday, March 22, 2010, the day after Diggy’s 15th birthday, the deal has been sealed; Atlantic Records has signed Daniel “Diggy” Simmons!! For all of those who have supported the project thus far, you are MUCH appreciated as this has been a FUN and VERY successful journey. It really does not stop with getting signed, more GREAT news to come SOON"
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