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

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When folk singer Karen Dalton died in 1993 at age 55, she left behind two classic but unknown records made in the late 1960s and early ’70s and featuring session players who’d done time with Miles Davis, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin, among others. more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading archive of vintage music journalism – we bring you an interview with the late Etta James, by Cliff White for NME in 1978"Thanksgiving Day in November will be my silver anniversary: 25 ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Capitol Theatre (note the new URL), located in Port Chester, NY, was built in 1926 and has been the home for a number rock concerts over the years, including shows by Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead,... more info

Guardian Music — Singer of the eloquent soul ballad Get It While You CanThe sublime tenor voice of the American soul singer Howard Tate, who has died aged 72, lit up a string of immaculate recordings in the late 1960s. He is best known as the singer of Get It While Y... more info

Aurgasm — southern rock // soul Sothern rock bursting with soul! Alabama Shakes amplify my love for music. Their powerful groove and vigorous energy makes me a little less sad about great 60′s acts I was born too late to see live. Janis Joplin meets Nina Sim... more info

Guardian Music — The cult cartoonist's artwork for various artists has a vividness and oomph that is almost like music in itself'Yeah I'll do your album cover, but the only thing is, when I meet Janis, I want to be able to pinch her tit." It was not perhaps the most ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Alabama and soul music share a long and rich history, just think of the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and owner Rick Hall's legendary productions in the 60s. Connecting to that legacy of rythm and blues inspired soul music is the band A... more info

Swedesplease — Halina Larsson is an ex-pat from Sweden who has lived in LA and now resides in Brooklyn. She’s go a diverse sound and a variety of influences including Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist and Elliot Smith. She’s a trained jazz vocalist ... more info