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…
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…
This week’s entry in the weekly #MetallicaMondays series, in which Metallica dips into its robust archives to stream a classic gig for fans on YouTube, takes…
The past few days have been wrought with unrest, peaceful protests and looting in major cities across the United States, frustration stemming from the killing of…
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 About Fire
“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the…
Top 11 Songs About Doctors
“My doctor told me to stop having in,timate dinners for four. Unless there are three…
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…
True Music
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…
