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Scorched Jimi Hendrix guitar sells for 280,000

Friday, September 5th, 2008

The rock legend torched his 1965 Fender Stratocaster at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in March 1967. The stunt sent roadies rushing to put out the flames and left Hendrix needing treatment for minor burns. The guitar was bought for just over the estimated price. In case you’re wondering, that’s $492,000!

The guitar was bought for just over the estimated price at the Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock And Roll auction at the Idea Generation Gallery in east London, the guitar was snapped up for just over the estimated price.

Led Zepplin Back in the Studio

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Led Zeppelin could be on the brink of a 10th studio album after musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham said they had been working on new songs.

“Whatever it ends up as, to ever get a chance to jam with two people like that, it is a phenomenal thing for me. It's my life. It's what I've dreamed about doing.”