Brooklyn Vegan — Capitol Theater projection test (photo by theater's production manager Jon Dindas) As mentioned, the historic Capitol Theater, which is located in Port Chester, NY and has been home to the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, ... more info

Guardian Music — These Vally girls are building considerable buzz with their cacophonous combo of vocal howl and primitive bashHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Lindsey Troy (voice, guitar), Julie Edwards (drums).The background: We've had boy-girl primal blues-rock d... more info

411 Mania — From Joan Jett, Shirley Manson and Stevie Nicks to Janis Joplin, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, Patti Smith and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 women in rock music! more info

ContactMusic — Dance music sensation Skrillex is following in the footsteps of Janis Joplin The Band and the Grateful Dead by embarking on a whistle-stop tour of Canada by train The legendary artists teamed up for the famous 1970 Festival Express tour which took th... more info

Popdose — A closer look at Janis Joplin's swan song more info

Impose Magazine — 1. The Obvious Let's get every obvious legend out of the way: Biggie, James Brown, Otis Redding, dead Beatles not named John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake, Janis Joplin, etc. These are no brainers and there are plenty others. 2. Ian Curtis... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Summertime has been covered about 4000 times. One of the best can be found on Cheap Thrills, the classic Big Brother and the Holding Company album, with Janis Joplin on vocals. Last year Dutch blogger E-mile Says Songs Do The Matter posted 666 othe... more info

Guardian Music — How a band from smalltown Alabama made a big noise and attracted fans from Bon Iver to Russell Crowe along the wayIn Athens, Alabama, Tony the tiny taxi driver is showing me his gun. It says in the big book of cliche that a Guardian writer in the Ame... more info

411 Mania — From Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" and Johnny Cash's take on Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" to Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee," Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 cover songs of all-time! more info

Detroit Free Press — Stephen Dietz's play "Fiction" opens and closes with the meet-cute moment in which Michael (Aaron H. Alpern) and Linda (Julia Glander), both aspiring writers, argue at a Paris café. He proclaims that the best rock vocal of all time is John Lenn... more info