On July 12, Sir Paul McCartney will dip into the vaults once again for a series of reissues of live albums spanning more than four decades…
On Friday, veteran rockers 311 premiered “Crossfire,” an aggressive, riff-based new song that serves as the first track to their upcoming album, Voyager: Back in April,…
2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Brian Setzer and the Stray Cats, and to mark the occasion the band got back together to record its first…
Next Friday, May 31, Rocketman will take off in theaters as the iconic story of Sir Elton John is brought to the big screen — and…
Today, Sting released My Songs, his collection of re-imagined versions of songs from throughout his iconic career, both as a member of the Police and as…
Q&A: ‘Echo in the Canyon’ Director Andrew Slater on Bringing the Laurel Canyon Scene to the Big Screen
The “Canyon” referred to in the title of Andrew Slater’s Echo in the Canyon is Laurel Canyon. The co-writer/director’s 82-minute…
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Top 11 Covers of Rockabilly Songs
“That rockabilly sound wasn’t as simple as I thought it was.” –Carl Perkins “Train Kept…
Top 11 Covers of Bob Dylan Songs
“If I wasn’t Bob Dylan, I’d probably think that Bob Dylan has a lot of…
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: An Easygoing Encounter with Ronnie James Dio
In his latest Behind the Curtain column, Steve Rosen recalls making a return visit to…
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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…
