Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - James Gurley, guitarist with Big Brother and the Holding Company, the psychedelic blues acid rock band from San Francisco who helped Janis Joplin on her rise to music history back in the late 1960's died from a... more info

Rollo & Grady — The Little Death is Laura Dawn (lead vocals), Moby (bass, guitar), Daron Murphy (guitar, bass), and Aaron A. Brooks (drums). The band is offering several tracks from their self-titled debut album – due out “officially” on January 26th. You can ... more info

All About Jazz — Philadelphia, PA -- Much sought after out-of-print solo LP by San Francisco/Chicago guitar legend Nick "The Greek" Gravenites, best known for his work with Janis Joplin, The Butterfield Blues Band, Big Brother and Holding Company and Quicksilver, get... more info

5 Acts — Maxskansascity.com is an online community dedicated to continuing the artistic trajectory of Max’s Kansas City. From the late 1960s through the early ‘80s, Max’s Kansas City was a gathering place in NYC for all things hip and, as ... more info

The Independent — The Recording Academy in the United States announced its newest additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame on November 25, adding 25 singles and albums to a list that now includes 851 titles. Inductees for 2010 range from 1923's "Dipper Mouth Blues" by Ki... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Wyman/WireImage.com; Walter/WireImage.com Recordings by the Beach Boys, Bob Marley, the Doors, James Brown and Janis Joplin have been named as 2010 inductees to the Grammy Hall of Fame. Twenty-five recordings from a variety of genres will be a... more info

Guardian Music — (Salvo)It must be getting harder to find new Slade material to trudge out every Christmas but this is a treat, tracing the Black Country rockers' fascinating 1969-72 progress from a band Tony Blackburn introduces as "the skinhead set" to the biggest ... more info

All About Jazz — LUCINDA WILLIAMS DEBUTS SONG AT ROCK HALL'S AMERICAN MUSIC MASTERS JOPLIN TRIBUTE Lucinda Williams The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University celebrated Janis Joplin during the 14th annual American Music Masters... more info

Undercover, Australia — Songstress Lucinda Williams has debuted a new song written in honour of Janis Joplin at a concert called Kozmic Blues: The Life and Music of Janis Joplin last night. more info

Dlisted — St. Angie Jo and Billy Goat Brad floated down from their majestic crystal cathedral in the heavens to attend MOCA's 30th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles last night. Maddox didn't go, because if he wants to look at art, he'll just glanc... more info