Sunday, May 10

Another Little Piece of Joplin

In the 1960s, blues rocker Janis Joplin turned the music industry upside down with her soulful ballads, becoming the emblem of San Francisco rock and the hippie movement. Read more...


Soundbite: Spiritualized

In June 2005, Jason Pierce, the main visionary behind Spiritualized's orchestral drug rock, was rushed to Royal London Hospital, where he was diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia and experienced a near brush with his longtime lyrical preoccupation: death. Read more...




A tribute to his attributes

Years before George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey or Tom Hanks, it was James "Jimmy" Stewart who was Hollywood's suave and sophisticated all-American actor. Read more...



Deviled eggs are a heavenly treat

Graduation season is one of the most cocktail party-heavy times of the year. People think for some reason now that they’re graduating it’s time to “class it up.” Unfortunately, that means you will probably have to bring an appetizer or other party-friendly dish to all of your friends’ end-of-the-year gatherings. Read more...