On the 5th of August, 1962, troubled beauty and famed actress Marilyn Monroe was found nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in…
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Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin was a free-wheeling soul and the first true female rockstar. Though fame came with its fair share of trials and tribulations. Debilitating drug…
Around 1 a.m. on 4 Oct, 1970, Janis Joplin skin popped a dose of ‘China White’ heroin at Room 105 of the Landmark Motor Hotel….
What is our obsession with the beautifully broken? There is something of a mythologising aura surrounding musicians who die at the tender age of 27….
On the list this week is Janis: Her Life and Music, the tale of the counter-cultural icon, How Good’s Australia is our country’s coming of…
A monumental decade of social and political upheaval, the 1960s saw the Civil Rights Movement, The Cuban Missile Crisis and the assassinations of both Martin…
It’s starting to look like Woodstock 50 won’t go ahead. However, while we won’t be celebrating the anniversary of the iconic event with a festival,…
Christmas for wax lovers is just around the bend and the bells are surely ringing.
Record Store Day is fast approaching and on April 13th…
