Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction (AP)
AP - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Puns used in headines about the first guitar ... [Unchecked Boomer Nostalgia, Cont.]
Puns used in headines about the first guitar Jimi Hendrix torched onstage going for some $493,000 at an auction in London yesterday: "fire sale," "flaming bargain," "purple blaze." Somehow, no one thought to turn their story into a commentary on standing next to the aftermath of Hendrix's fire. Lost opportunities, people! [Press Association] 9:15 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008 By Maura Johnston

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Writer Related Entertainment RSS feed LONDON — A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The B

Eight Miles High / **1/2 (No MPAA rating)
By Roger Ebert She was Germany's uber-groupie, a provincial Bavarian girl who lucked her way onto a magazine cover, became a famous model, slept with Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, and had something a little more than that with Keith Richards. Along the way, she was also involved with a radical commune, was on the cover of Playboy, traveled the world with a playboy in the bus he constructed for her and gave a face to the word Eurotrash.

John Lennon Biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ Secures Director
It was announced in July that a new biopic was being made in the UK about John Lennon. The film would be based on Nowhere Boy, a book by Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird, and deal particularly with his early life being raised by his aunt Mimi. The film is being funded by the UK Film Council’s development fund for established film-makers, with the screenplay being penned by Matt Greenhalgh, the man who brought the short life of Joy Division front man Ian Curtis to the big screen in Control. More detail

Jimi Hendrix - Hendrixs Pr Talks Burning Guitar
Jimi Hendrix'S former press officer has been talking of the first time the legendary musician decided to set fire to his guitar.Tony Garland was present the first ...

Hendrix guitar sells for $497,500
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. ...

Scorched Jimi Hendrix guitar sells for £280000
The first guitar set alight by Jimi Hendrix fetches £280000.

John Lennon Will Hit the Big Screen Again with 'Nowhere Boy'
Bringing the story of John Lennon and Mark David Chapman to the big screen didn't help Chapter 27. But perhaps a story of his life, one without Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan, will fare better. And I raise that perhaps to a probably since this new biopic is coming from the writer of Control, which makes the news pretty damn sweet.The Hollywood Reporter posts that a new biopic centering on John Lennon is in the works. Titled Nowhere Boy, the film was written by Matt Greenhalgh and will be helmed by visual dire

£280,000 for burnt Hendrix guitar
The first guitar burned on stage by Jimi Hendrix goes under the hammer at a London auction for £280,000.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock'n'roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster that Hendrix set aligh

Hendrix's guitar sells for £280,000
The first guitar set alight on stage by rock legend Jimi Hendrix has been sold at auction for £280,000.

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia sold
A guitar set alight onstage by Jimi Hendrix during a concert in London was sold at auction on Thursday for $497,500 to a U.S. collector.

£280k for Jimi's 1st fire guitar
THE first guitar set alight on stage by Jimi Hendrix sells at auction for £280,000 in London

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis memorabilia up for auction
A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock 'n' roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster that Hendrix set ali

Hendrix, Beatles, Elvis Memorabilia Up For Auction
LONDON (AP) - A guitar burned onstage by Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein are up for sale Thursday, and auctioneers predict bidding could run to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Elvis Presley's fingerprints and the audio archive of legendary music producer Joe Meek are also included in the big-bucks London sale, which suggests the market in rock 'n' roll memorabilia is booming. The star lot at the sale, run by specialist auctioneer Fame Bureau, is a Fender Stratocaster th

Jimi Hendrix’s PR Talks About Burning Guitar
The former press officer for Jimi Hendrix recently spoke about the time the legendary guitarist first decided to set his guitar on fire. Tony Garland was present when Hendrix set his guitar on fire. The stunt was reportedly hatched by Hendrix’s manager at the time, and it was Garland’s job to see that the plan [...]

Hamburg, Germany To Be Home Of New Beatles Square On The Reeperbahn
Hamburg, Germany will be the site of a new Beatles Square that will occupy part of the Reeperbahn.  Work started on it this past May and the official opening of it will be on September 11.  The Beatles Platz, located near the famous Star Club where The Beatles played, will feature a 90ft. diameter granite [...]

Sold!
People are willing to pay big bucks for old Jimi Hendrix memorabilia. The first guitar that Hendrix ever burned on stage just sold at an auction in London yesterday for $495,000! It was his 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar that he torched after his performance in 1967 at London's Finsbury Astoria. Unfortunately for him, Hendrix had to be [...]

Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740
Elvis Presley's application for a concealed-gun permit for the state of California, as well as a set of his fingerprints, sold for $81,740 at an auction in London on Thursday (Sept. 4). The auction also offered a burnt Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix (sold for $497,500) and a management contract signed by the Beatles and Brian Epstein (sold for $426,000). RELATED NEWS Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740 Billy Bob Thornton Crosses Musical Boundaries With Boxmast

Exclusive: Hendrix Comes to Guitar Hero
The ultimate guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix, is finally coming to the Guitar Hero game franchise, according to Janie Hendrix, who oversees his estate. The Hendrix estate, which had difficulty locating the original masters until now, has delivered multiple songs - including Purple Haze, Foxy Lady and Little Wing - to GH's developers, although it's not yet clear which tracks they will use. The next edition of the game, Guitar Hero: World Tour, hits stores October 27th. The estate has also authorized an official

Sold Hendrix Guitar and Giant Black Hole: Celestial Discoveries
A Jimi Hendrix iconic guitar sold has been sold and the closest look at a giant black hole that sits at the heart of our own galaxy has been taken by astronomers.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/strange/article_212169991.shtml"><b>More</b>

Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740
Elvis Presley's application for a concealed-gun permit for the state of California, as well as a set of his fingerprints, sold for $81,740 at an auction in London on Thursday (Sept. 4). The auction also offered a burnt Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix (sold for $497,500) and a management contract signed by the Beatles and Brian Epstein (sold for $426,000). RELATED NEWS Elvis Presley's Gun Permit Application Sells for $81,740 Billy Bob Thornton Crosses Musical Boundaries With Boxmast

Torched Hendrix guitar sells for $495,000
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Boston, Mass., collector says he paid $495,000 at a London auction for the guitar believed to be the first Jimi Hendrix set on fire during a concert.