Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Beloved music mogul CLIVE DAVIS has taken back an influential post at Sony BMG Music Group, just months after he was stripped of his title as chairman and CEO of the ...
Anything Hollywood (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Try to act shocked at the above headline. Amy Winehouse death-watch is turning into the most boring, cliche this side of Lindsay Lohan snatch jokes. A few of Amy’s very close friends, decided to was in her best interest to blab to the Daily Star about her a recent little incident with a knife. Troubled Amy [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
BETTE MIDLER denies tragic rock star JANIS JOPLIN was the inspiration for her character in the 1979 movie THE ROSE. Midler starred as lead character Rose, a ...
VH1 (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
normblog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Germaine Greer thinks freedom is better expressed by music than it is by monuments. In her own words:Freedom cannot be built, but it can be sung.She may well be right. But she should have left out the political philosophy towards...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
"I wanted to be Janis Joplin," Betty Buckley told the crowd at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater on Friday night. "And my mom wanted me to be Julie Andrews. That's my problem in life."
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Janis Joplin passed away 38 years ago today of an accidental heroin overdose. She was found dead in her room at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood, California. It’s rumored that she had $4 in her hand, the change she received from her dealer for the aforementioned heroin. A sad end to one of the most [...]
Three Bits o Trivia (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The title of R.E.M.'s song, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" is a misquote taken from Dan Rather's mugger, William Tager. Big Brother and the Holding Company was the name of Janis Joplin's band. Lynyrd Skynyrd took their name from a high...
Luxury Holiday Blog - Tropical Sky (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Whether you want to experience the landscapes that inspired your favourite songs or see the stars in action, one thing’s for sure - you’ll find what you’re looking for in the USA . We have whittled down our favourite US music destinations…
Microweb News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The proof-or-draft virus is in be present form innocent, but can an inspiration source its furrow less child hackers, according to F-Precise. The virus, W32.Icabdi.A, injects an own code in the (xns-)files that uses become through InfoPath. [...]
Prophet or Madman (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
And this week, Secretary Paulson and his Wall Street friends sing a variation on the Janis Joplin classic: Oh politician, won't you pay for, my Mercedes Benz? The taxpayers all drive Yarises and Hybrids, I must make amends. Fleeced the public all my lifetime, with bigtime government friends. So politician, won't you pay for, my Mercedes Benz?
Market Wire - Lifestyle and Leisure: Recreation (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE) Innovative Designs, Inc. (OTCBB: IVDN) has entered into a licensing agreement with world renowned designer Phillip Prince.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Bowen Dean says antique Harley-Davidsons have been her passion "ever since I was 9 and saw a picture of Janis Joplin sitting on a chopper." On Tuesday, a federal civil rights agency sued the San Francisco woman's former employer for thwarting her dream to be...
The Garlic (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Janis Joplin - Cry Baby (live in toronto 1970) Among the things needed asap, is for Tom Hanks to march down into the well of the House, address John Boehner, Eric Kantor and the rest of the Reekin' Republicans and advise them, forcefully, that "There's no cryin' in Congress!" They aided and abetted the Bush Grindhouse in creating this mess, and now they cower from a few harsh words from Nancy "Off...
Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
For their third feature film, the Beatles decided to sit back and let others do all the work. Thus, the band “starred” in an animated fantasy-comedy that revolutionised the concept of cartoon features. Inspired by the Beatles’ hit song and designed in a psychedelic, pop-art style a la Peter Max . . . (Click below for the post and a larger video screen.)
