On June 14, Chris Robinson Brotherhood will release Servants of the Sun, the blues/rock ensemble’s six full-length album since its formation in 2011. Along with that…
Punk vets Bad Religion released another song from their forthcoming album, Age of Unreason, which will be released on May 3 via Epitaph Records, and “Do…
On Tuesday, the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival announced its lineup and details for its 2019 edition, which will take place August 9-11 at Golden…
The iconic imagery of David Bowie lives on, and thanks to Vans, fans will have an opportunity to wear some limited-edition sneakers inspired by the Thin…
In 2005, Bloc Party released its debut album, Silent Alarm, a record led by the single “Banquet” that put the band on the map in a…
Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith on Honoring His Hero, Bob Dylan, with The New Basement Tapes
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Top 11 Songs About Royalty
“You know, I do speak the Queens’ English. It’s just the wrong Queens, that’s all.…
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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: Recording Musicians in Kathmandu for the Waterbone Project (Part 1)
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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…
