The past few days have seen powerful and, at times, frightening images of protest and civil unrest stemming from the killing of George Floyd at the…
Nandi Bushell is a 10-year-old “British and Zulu drummer girl” who knows her way around a handful of instruments — and recently, the musical prodigy showed…
This Top 11 Songs for a Better World piece original ran in 2013, but given the protests in the United States regarding the death of George…
After weeks of speculation regarding this summer’s scheduled Stadium Tour, a mega-tour featuring Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, word came…
On Friday evening, Boston punk rabblerousers the Dropkick Murphys staged a special concert at an empty Fenway Park, a fundraiser for Feeding America, Habitat for Humanity…
Rockers Recall The Most Impressive Live Acts They’ve Seen in Concert (Paul Stanley, Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather and More)
Whether it’s The Who, The Rolling Stones or Foo Fighters tearing it up in stadiums, witnessing KISS, Aerosmith or Madonna…
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Top 11 Songs For A Better World
This Top 11 Songs for a Better World piece original ran in 2013, but given…
Top 11 Songs About Fire
“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the…
Musicians Recall ‘The First Time I Heard Janis Joplin’
Janis Joplin was called “the greatest white urban blues and soul singer of her generation”…
Behind the Curtain: Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and the Magic of Music-Connected Memories
For his latest Behind the Curtain entry, rock and roll writer Steve Rosen recounts a…
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Janis Joplin was called “the greatest white urban blues and soul singer of her generation” by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 1995. Joplin’s powerful, gritty vocals made songs like “Piece of My Heart,” “Ball and Chain,” “Summertime” and “Me and Bobby McGee” uniquely her own. Joplin, who died in 1970 at age 27 of an accidental drug overdose, burst on the music scene in 1966 as vocalist of San Francisco’s Big Brother and the Holding Company. The band’s manager, Chet Helms, encouraged its members to make Joplin their lead singer. Joplin’s triumphant performances at…
